Photo Essays

Sometimes you want to read a blog post and other times, you just want to look at pretty pictures. Whether you want to read the stories behind my favorite travel photos or just flip through them, these posts spotlight the best of my world travel photography.

Cartagena’s Island Paradise: Playa Blanca

Playa Blanca is an idyllic paradise that will make you feel shipwrecked — and, if you’ve only booked a day trip, like you should stay longer.

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French Colonial Cool in Hoi An, Vietnam

Hoi An is a marvelous intersection of Vietnam’s French-colonial past and the local culture that has been sustaining people long before the arrival of the French, all in a beautiful coastal setting.

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Ecotourism in Minca, Colombia

Take a day trip from Santa Marta to Minca to trek through rainforest, swim at the base of a waterfall and take a tour of an organic, hydroelectric coffee farm.

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May Day Travel in Bogotá, Colombia

By the end of my first day in Bogotá, Colombia, I was trapped in a women’s bathroom with a dozen other people.

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Banaue Rice Terraces in the Philippines

According to some anthropologists, the Banaue Rice Terraces are the oldest existing example of human agriculture, and date back more than 5,000 years.

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Why You Must Make It To Melbourne

Melbourne might not be as massive, well-known or as in-your-face beautiful as Sydney, but the city is without a doubt Australia’s capital of cool.

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Exploring the Australia Zoo

As zoos go, the Australia Zoo is top-notch, providing an experience that’s exciting to visitors without compromising the welfare of its animals.

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7 Super Shots: My Best Travel Photos

The premise of this post is extremely simple: Here are seven of the best photos I’ve taken throughout my travels.

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Photos of My Beat-Up Passport

One of my proudest inanimate travel items is my passport, my tore-up, beat-down passport. I’m going to narrate it here for anyone who’s interested.

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Bangkok Photo Essay: City of Angels

Whether you’re a previous visitor to Bangkok, or a future Thailand traveler, these Bangkok travel photos will transport you to Thailand’s “City of Angels” without having to leave your seat.

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