From a rooftop in Ho Chi Minh City I enjoyed the January sun, humidity, and an ice-cold Heineken. A city of almost 9 million people looks like a billion with an endless horizon of multi-colored buildings.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 2018.

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The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur are a spectacle any time of day, but especially at night. Standing at 88-stories high, they were the world’s tallest buildings from 1998 through 2004. I remember learning about them as the tallest when I was in elementary school… They are now the 9th tallest globally.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2022.

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Damn… right? This is the Adiyogi Shiva statue of the Hindu god Shiva the destroyer. I found out about this new statue finished in February of 2017 located outside of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu and had to go see it. It is 112 feet high built entirely out of steel. Shiva is one of Hinduism’s most important gods so the statue gets a ton of traffic year round. I was lucky to see it after a storm had passed so there was an eerie, powerful energy in the air.

Booluvampatti, India. 2018.

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Like a school of fish, people move effortlessly through the mayhem of Old Agra. Dirt and dust, plastic wrappers, puddles, cats and rats, samosa crumbs and cockroaches all live in harmony on a mild February day in the home of the Taj Mahal.

Agra, India. 2020.

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Al Ula, Saudi Arabia is home to some of the most stunning geological formations I’ve ever seen. It also contains the Nabataean tombs of Hegra, the sister site of Petra in Jordan. This photo is of Elephant Rock, which at night turns into quite the vibe of hookah and music under the stars.

Al Ula, Saudi Arabia. 2022.

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As a lover of Anthropology, my trip to Mexico City in March of 2016 was truly eye opening. One can only imagine what the city of Teotihuacan was like when it was at its peak. It is said that the entire city was painted intricately with natural materials.

Teotihuacan, Mexico. 2017.

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Old Delhi — the world capital of wires and lines tangled to the point of spontaneous combustion, yet fully functional. The knotted nest is one of my favorite things to photograph.

Delhi, India. 2020.

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The rainy season can be a dangerous time in Nepal due to mud and landslides, but this storm over the city was a captivating sight to experience. The vibrant colors of the sea of buildings stood out to me against the gloomy sky over the Himalayan foothills in June.

Kathmandu, Nepal. 2018.

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Located near the border of Argentina, Portillo is a legendary ski resort in the Andes Mountain Range of Chile. With 5 chairlifts and 9 surface lifts, it is a fairly small resort. But when the snow is dumping, skiers have access to endless fresh runs. And what’s the best part? Chile is in the southern hemisphere which means the ski season runs July-October. Yep, I skied in August. I loved this snaky road to the base of the mountain. One of the chairlifts soars above it which added a little fun to our ski days when we waved to Chilean and Argentinian truck drivers and they honked back.

Portillo, Chile. 2017.

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The Ganges River is considered the holy river of Hinduism. Hindus believe that bathing in it causes the remissions of sins and breaks the cycle of reincarnation after death. Here in Varanasi, many Hindus come to die. Cremation ceremonies run 24/7 on the base of the river. After each person is cremated, their ashes are scattered into the Ganges where they are said to be freed from another cycle of life and death.

Varanasi, India. 2016.

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One of my favorite urban settings in the world: Hong Kong. A city with southeastern Chinese culture and a history of British colonization, it is truly a unique blend of worlds. It is a global financial hub so there is a high level of sophistication while at the same time a casual Asian flare. Pictured here is the Bank of China Tower on the left and the HSBC Headquarters on the right. I love a good blend of modern & traditional realms.

Central, Hong Kong. 2016.

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The Futuro house is a flying saucer-looking structure built in the late 1960s and early 1970s by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen. These collectable homes were first made as portable ski chalets, however after 100 were built, they discontinued the production of Futuro houses. This is 1/100 in Espoo, Finland (outside of Helsinki) at the WeeGee Exhibition Center.

Espoo, Finland. 2022.

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Tamil Nadu’s temples are my absolute favorite. The colors and details make these Hindu gods and stories all the more powerful.

Chennai, India. 2021.

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Tainan City — heaven for Taiwanese Mandarin signs… written language is one of my favorite things to photograph. On the coast of the South China Sea, Tainan has the best fresh fish. Perfect to pair with a cold Taiwan Beer.

Tainan City, Taiwan. 2018.

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At my home in Kochi when I was working there, we were fed interesting lunches. Many volunteers protested the food, which was normally just different forms of cooked okra or what Indians call “ladyfingers”. We were lucky to get egg curry once in a blue moon, but you could always expect fat Kerala rice with ladyfingers, and if the chef was feeling generous she’d through in a plastic bag of chopped onion.

Kochi, India. 2018.

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The caption says it all.

Beijing, China. 2016.

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This six-syllabled Sanskrit mantra is spoken in order to transform one’s impure body, speech, and mind into the pure body, speech, and mind of Buddha. These mantras are written on the prayer flags that hang from Buddhist places like the Boudhanath Stupa pictured here in Kathmandu, Nepal. One of the largest stupas in the world, the all-seeing eyes face every direction watching over the city as a figure of peace.

Kathmandu, Nepal. 2018.

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Dehydration is an understatement. I took an overnight bus with 2 of my friends from Mumbai to Udaipur, India which was supposedly a 12 hour trip. Almost 6 hours had passed and we were still in the traffic of Mumbai. That’s “Indian time” for you. However, I liked my little “personal coffin” (as I called it) on the bus. I observed the hectic city of Mumbai below as I laid in my little cell. What an interesting way to experience the busy streets.

Mumbai, India. 2018.

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One morning at sunrise in Kochi, I went to a local fish market to see the auctioning off of the fresh catch. The fish and prawns laid dead on big blue tarps on the ground and barefoot men in lungis hopped sporadically around and between them.

Kochi, India. 2018.

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One of my favorite terms amongst my friends: “oooh he’s Kerala cute”.

Kochi, India. 2018.

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Teotihuacan: an archaeological complex found 30 miles outside of modern day Mexico City that is predicted to have been settled around 400 BC. It is home to the Pyramid of the Sun, the 2nd tallest pyramid in the world. With an advanced social hierarchy, this place once ruled ancient Mesoamerica. Human and animal sacrifice was a common practice for Teotihuacanos and the road called the avenue of death is where many of these deaths occured.

Teotihuacan, Mexico. 2017.

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A hazy sunrise at the Taj Mahal in February 2020. Sunrise is a peak tourist time here for people looking to get the ideal photo in front of this wonder of the world. Asian tourists swarmed the property, it was far from the empty Taj everyone is looking to find early in the morning. This was just days before India cut off all flights from China due to the spread of coronavirus.

Agra, India. 2020.

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One of the world’s highest motorable passes, outside of Leh, India sits at almost 18,000ft. Definitely the highest place I’ve ever gone to the bathroom outside of a plane…

Ladakh, India. 2018.

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A tourist trap, but an eerie mystical one. Rishikesh is a destination for yogis from all over the world. The Beatles even had their ashram here. Despite the hype, it holds a special place in my heart with its view over the holy Ganges.

Rishikesh, India. 2018.

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At the Rainforest Hotel in Athirapally, Kerala they have the most quintessential south Indian thali: daal, fat rice, coconut curries, chutneys and spicy pickle, all on a big banana leaf. Hands only of course ;)

Athirapally, India. 2018.

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Another web of wires in Bhaktapur, Nepal.

Bhaktapur, Nepal. 2018.

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The Meenakshi Amman Hindu temple in Madurai, India. An magical sight sat high above the chaotic city. A place of pilgrimage for many Hindus from around India, this vibrant and detailed temple was worth my 7 hour drive to Tamil Nadu from Kerala. The best part about this place is that the temple has a collection of cows inside that you can feed and pet, but you have to be dedicated enough to step barefoot in cow poop… but I did it anyway!

Madurai, India. 2018.

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My favorite things I own are little trinkets from around the world. I love my blue Krishna so much. I bought him at a shop in Sundar Nagar, New Delhi.

Denver, USA. 2021.

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Crystal blue rivers, ancient Himalayan rock, and longgg desolate car rides. My friend Liv and I explored the natural wonder of this north Indian state with a cultural influence from Tibet.

Ladakh, India. 2018.

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The holy birthplace of yoga, Rishikesh, is home to the best collection of cows in India. They roam, they wander, and they don’t mind the occasional pet ;)

Rishikesh, India. 2018.

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Most accurate advertising I’ve ever seen in the red light district of Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Amsterdam, Netherlands. 2016.

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Sagarmatha in Tibetan/Nepali for Everest, directly translated means “sky” and evolved into “head”. Everest is literally the top of planet Earth. I took a flight over the sacred mountain range and was excited to see the mighty mountain himself.

Mount Everest, Nepal. 2018.

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Many Saudi towns have a sign perched on a rock or hill with the town’s name on it. On our 15-hour journey from Dammam to Al Ula we passed by Outhal and I liked their simple white Arabic text. Quite an enjoyable car ride when you have multiple liver, falafel, and egg sandwiches on deck from the local boofiya.

Outhal, Saudi Arabia. 2022.

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Who doesn’t love money with a sloth on it? Costa Rica knows what’s up.

Tamarindo, Costa Rica. 2015.

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Neon lights, on neon lights, on neon lights.

Tokyo, Japan. 2016.

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The Avenue of the Giants, northern California is a magical experience. The redwoods hold a timeless space of wet air and silence. Not to mention that there are massive yellow slugs who live among the fallen, decomposing trees.

Highway 101, Northern California, USA. 2020.

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Yangon Airways, from Yangon to Bagan, Myanmar. Bagan is home to around 14,000 Buddhist religious monuments. From stupas, to monasteries, to temples, Bagan is buddha-ful.

Bagan, Myanmar. 2016.

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Cambodia is a place with a dark history — 1.5 to 2 million people were killed during genocide in the 1970’s. Angkor Wat has a sense of peace and balance amongst the tragic past. It stands as the largest religious monument in the world.

Angkor Wat, Cambodia. 2016.

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The best daal of all. Homemade from a friend of our Women’s Empowerment Project Lead, we ate her daal for lunch every day while working at SDPY Boys School in Palluruthy, India. Hands only of course ;)

Palluruthy, India. 2018.

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The world’s highest civilian motorable pass… at over 18,000ft of elevation in Ladakh, India. We drove in a beat up van with almost no tread on the tires (not my idea). I also saw a yak on the way down the other side :)

Ladakh, India. 2018.

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We stumbled upon a group of hitchhiking Harvard graduates stuck with a broken down car in the middle of Kashmir, so we rescued them and returned them to Leh.

Ladakh, India. 2018.

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Meow Wolf Santa Fe is a must when in New Mexico… You can walk into a refrigerator and down an alien-like hall, play the bongos on glowing mammoth bones, slide down the inside of a washing machine, and sit in a room of howling eyeballs. My kind of night.

Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. 2018.

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Varanasi — a place of intense spirituality. The sacred Ganges where people constantly bathe in the holy water, yet this is what the river bank looks like.

Varanasi, India. 2016.

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Signs and lights and lights and signs in Mong Kok, Hong Kong.

Mong Kok, Hong Kong. 2018.

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Touring slums always gives me a voyeuristic feeling. I have been to 4 thus far in my life — one outside of Delhi, one in Mumbai, one within Delhi, and this one in San José, Costa Rica.

La Carpio slum is located between two polluted rivers and the city’s landfill. Over 30,000 residents reside there. I spent a week painting homes as part of a community service trip I led in 2015.

La Carpio, Costa Rica. 2015.

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Iconic Santorini, Greece. Nothing beats a island with Greek architecture, Greek wine, Greek food, and an infestation of cats. Can you spot one here?

Santorini, Greece. 2016.

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He created this marble masterpiece to honor his wife Mumtaz Mahal. It is made entirely out of white marble, one of the strongest marbles in the world - all brought from Rajasthan on elephants during the 1600’s. The Mughal empire was Muslim, Jahan was born in Lahore, Pakistan.

Agra, India. 2020.

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Tsukiji Market, Tokyo, Japan — best fresh, cold sushi I’ve ever had in my life…

Tokyo, Japan. 2016.

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The blue fishing boats in Kochi are from Kerala, and green are from the neighboring state of Tamil Nadu. When I worked there I loved watching the men boat in at sunset with their daily catch.

Kochi, India. 2018.

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A nice cloudy drive across the Golden Gate Bridge amidst the global pandemic, COVID-19. Nothing beats getting out of the house to smell some salty misty air.

San Francisco, California, USA. 2020.

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The Kerala Folklore Museum is a must when in Kochi. Anything and everything is there — jewelry, statues, Hindu paintings, south Indian puppets, and stone work. One could call it a “hoarder house” but its antiquity is fabulous. I wish I could live inside.

Kochi, India. 2018.

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Niles, California — where my fiance, Matt, grew up. Best pizza spot and cute little downtown street at the base of the hills. This is my favorite house there because of its giant cactus. Couldn’t help but snap a pic with the old jeep in front.

Fremont, California, USA. 2020.

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From the neon signs, steamy food stands, and sky scrapping buildings, Hong Kong has a piece of my heart.

Central, Hong Kong. 2018.

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Have you even been to Singapore if you didn’t try Hainanese Chicken Rice? What a delicious, yet shockingly simple dish to be so deeply ingrained in Singapore’s identity. This meal is from Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice in Maxwell Food Centre. Hot, moist, and topped off with the spicy orange sauce. A must try.

Singapore, Singapore. 2022.

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The Maori name for New Zealand, “the land of the long white cloud”. Dunedin on the South Island is low key and laid back. Fresh beer, fish and chips, Albatross (my favorite bird), a massive amount of BYOB Indian restaurants, penguins, kelp, and fields and fields of sheep.

Dunedin, New Zealand. 2018.

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Supposedly a random place to visit in between Taipei and Kaohsiung City according to the Taiwanese, but one with its own unique spirit. Taiwan beer, jade, meat markets, boutique shops, Confucius and Buddhist shrines and temples, all on the coast of the South China Sea. My favorite place in Taiwan.

Tainan City, Taiwan. 2018.

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The northern suburbs of Chicago (where I’m from) are anything but exciting. However, nothing beats summer in mom’s vast blooming garden followed by a jump in the pool.

Winnetka, Illinois, USA. 2017.

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After one hell of a storm. Tahoe was hit with a record breaking blizzard in 2017 that ended up in skiing being cancelled, cabin-fever levels rising, monopoly games being played & margaritas being made daily… with mandatory driveway shovel breaks every 2 hours.

Truckee, California, USA. 2017.

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I love photographing other written languages. Luckily, I was able to get a fix of that during the 2020 pandemic in Chinatown, San Francisco.

San Francisco, California, USA. 2020.

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My home in Kochi 2018 — Fort Nagar. Home to stray cats, dogs, goats, and the occasional cow.

Kochi, India. 2018.

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“Keep Tahoe Blue” or “Drink Tahoe Brew”?

Lake Tahoe, California, USA. 2020.

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Iconic to Fort Kochi, these ancient bad boys actually work with the help of stones to make this stationary lift happen.

Kochi, India. 2018.

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Ski Portillo, also known as the “cruise ship”, is a massive bright yellow hotel in the crease of the Andes, on a glistening lake. The view from my “cabin” was to die for.

Portillo, Chile. 2017.

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Lake Tahoe in late August is hard to beat, despite the annual summer fires in California. However, the view from Garwoods (our favorite lakeside restaurant) was still gorgeous. Wet Woodys and smoke for the win.

Lake Tahoe, California, USA. 2020.

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The original Chinatown, San Francisco, CA is home to the world’s largest Chinese population outside of China. Good dumplings, cold Tsingtao, and plenty of market cats on the shelves.

Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA. 2020.

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The Singapore Botanic Gardens is one of three gardens, and the only tropical garden, to be named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This garden is 163 years old, and while there are many jaw dropping aspects, the orchid garden is especially magnificent.

Singapore, Singapore. 2022.

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I’m obsessed with Hindi Sanskrit. Storefronts & signs are my main attractions. Udaipur, India was a great spot to get my fix.

Udaipur, India. 2018.

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Bend, Oregon — home to the iconic Deschutes River, Deschutes wilderness, and Deschutes Brewery. However, make sure to bring a float from home if you’re trying to raft in the river during the summer. Otherwise every store will sell out and you’ll have to buy a deluxe air mattress instead…

Bend, Oregon, USA. 2020.

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Kaohsiung City, Taiwan — home to the Lotus Pond and the Dragon and Tiger Pagodas. Although slightly Disneyland-esque, who doesn't like a good walk into the mouth of a dragon?

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. 2018.

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Perfect finding = bike, plain wall, colorful Islamic-style door.

Jodhpur, Rajasthan. 2018.

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The mighty Mount Fuji on a bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto. Its last eruption was on December 16, 1707, but it could explode at any time. Ash would completely cover Tokyo…

Mount Fuji, Japan. 2016.

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I stumbled upon this Coke ad in Amritsar, a city mainly populated by Sikhs.

Amritsar, India. 2018.

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Fun fact: Kerala, along the Malabar coast, was colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch, French, and British. Due to this there was a large settlement of Jewish people . The Cochin Jews are the oldest group of Jews in India.

Kochi, India. 2018.

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This Buddha’s got bud - I loved this cannabis shop sign I saw at a gas station on the Oregon Coast. Fun fact: all gas stations in Oregon pump your gas for you… no need to get out of the car.

California-Oregon border, USA. 2020.

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Athens, Greece — the iconic Parthenon. May in Greece is one of the best months to visit. Off season for tourism = cheap hotels, less crowds, and fewer cruise ships.

Athens, Greece. 2016.

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My favorite attraction of Reno, Nevada. Right next to an In-N-Out Burger too…

Reno, Nevada, USA. 2020.

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Best view in Chile, Tio Bob’s is the spot for a Portillo burger, pisco sour, and a cold crisp Escudo after a sunny ski day. They’ve got a wood burning fireplace too - most fun mountain hut of the Andes!

Portillo, Chile. 2017.

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Puye Cliff Dwellings — archeological ruins of the Santa Clara Pueblo people of New Mexico. Up on a ridge so that they could see any approaching enemies.

Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. 2018.

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Periyar National Park, India — serious life vest use, monkeys, vibrant sarees, and zero animals @ 5am.

Periyar National Park, India. 2018.

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There’s nothing like a drive on the Bay Bridge during the COVID-19 lockdown to help ease your anxieties.

San Francisco, California, USA. 2020.

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San Francisco, California, USA. 2020.

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