Alex and Madie
Traveling for a year throughout SE Asia, India, and South America.
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A Year of Travel — India: Working with Worldreader in Delhi
A Year of Travel — India: Working with Worldreader in Delhi
Just before our flight out of Delhi, I had the opportunity to spend a few days photographing in the field with Worldreader, an organization…
A Year of Travel — India: Off the Beaten Path in Bundi and Udaipur
A Year of Travel — India: Off the Beaten Path in Bundi and Udaipur
Bundi
A Year of Travel — India: Medieval Agra and Jaipur
A Year of Travel — India: Medieval Agra and Jaipur
Agra
A Year of Travel — India: Venerable Varanasi
A Year of Travel — India: Venerable Varanasi
Another taxi from the airport, along the countryside of India, continues to glue us to the windows.
A Year of Travel — India: Colorful Kolkata
A Year of Travel — India: Colorful Kolkata
Arriving in a new country is always something.
A Year of Travel — Myanmar: Inle Lake’s Peace
A Year of Travel — Myanmar: Inle Lake’s Peace
We make our way to Inle Lake on another long bus ride — the bare countryside passing by, sadly with too much trash on the sidelines.
A Year of Travel — Myanmar: Yangon’s Grit to Bagan’s Temples
A Year of Travel — Myanmar: Yangon’s Grit to Bagan’s Temples
Myanmar, the rough and gritty, the country you have to go to before it becomes Thailand, or so we read on many blogs.
A Year of Travel — Stopovers in Taipei & Singapore
A Year of Travel — Stopovers in Taipei & Singapore
These two small cities have little alike and are not even close on the map.
A Year of Travel — Japan: Takayama to Tokyo
A Year of Travel — Japan: Takayama to Tokyo
After realizing the snow monkeys near Nagano will not greet us while bathing lazily in the onsen this time of year, we opt for another…
A Year of Travel — Japan: Kuidaore in Osaka, Ukiyo in Kyoto
A Year of Travel — Japan: Kuidaore in Osaka, Ukiyo in Kyoto
We’re on a short flight from Shanghai to Osaka, Japan.
A Year of Travel — China: Beijing, Xi’an, and Zhangjiajie
A Year of Travel — China: Beijing, Xi’an, and Zhangjiajie
A flight from Hong Kong takes us to China, a country not on our roadmap at first.
A Year of Travel — Hong Kong: 36 Hours in the Concrete Jungle
A Year of Travel — Hong Kong: 36 Hours in the Concrete Jungle
We arrive on the island city-state, staying only for two nights and a day. We had already settled on the usual sights, but we’ll quickly be…
A Year of Travel — Vietnam: Sapa, Three Days with Pê´
A Year of Travel — Vietnam: Sapa, Three Days with Pê´
It was a difficult choice between Sapa and Halong Bay, but we opted for what fit us best — far from crowded boats, polluted waters, and…
A Year of Travel — Vietnam: Hoi An To Hanoi with Joe
A Year of Travel — Vietnam: Hoi An To Hanoi with Joe
Hoi An
A Year of Travel — Vietnam: Saigon and The Easy Riders
A Year of Travel — Vietnam: Saigon and The Easy Riders
We couldn’t wait for Vietnam — so much that we decided to spend an entire month there.
A Year of Travel — Cambodia: Mondulkiri, The Elephants’ Bath
A Year of Travel — Cambodia: Mondulkiri, The Elephants’ Bath
Close to the border with Vietnam, on the far east of Cambodia, is Mondulkiri, a region seldom visited by tourists who can only think of…
A Year of Travel — Cambodia: Angkor (or the Temple Overdose)
A Year of Travel — Cambodia: Angkor (or the Temple Overdose)
We almost went to Laos instead.
A Year of Travel — Malaysia: 36 Hours in Kuala Lumpur
A Year of Travel — Malaysia: 36 Hours in Kuala Lumpur
One advantage of traveling through Indonesia from East to West and ending in Sumatra: we’re a short 30-minute flight from Kuala Lumpur…
A Year of Travel — Indonesia: Greens & Oranges of Bukit Lawang, Indonesia
A Year of Travel — Indonesia: Greens & Oranges of Bukit Lawang, Indonesia
We are on the last leg of our trip in Indonesia, heading to its west-most island, Sumatra.
A Year of Travel — Indonesia: Candis, Colors & Pastels in Yogyakarta, Java
A Year of Travel — Indonesia: Candis, Colors & Pastels in Yogyakarta, Java
After a short break in Surabaya, we are on a scenic train ride to Yogyakarta in Central Java, a city known for its nearby Buddhist and…
A Year of Travel — Indonesia: Fiery Blues of Kawah Ijen, Java
A Year of Travel — Indonesia: Fiery Blues of Kawah Ijen, Java
We leave Bali on a local bus, from the Mengwi bus station to Banyuwangi, on the East tip of Java.
A Year of Travel — Indonesia: Ubud, Bali (or The Tri Hita Karana)
A Year of Travel — Indonesia: Ubud, Bali (or The Tri Hita Karana)
Ah, Bali. The top destination of Indonesia — the one people fly to — the one people come to eat, pray & love, and to perfect their yoga.
A Year of Travel — Indonesia: A Week in Komodo
A Year of Travel — Indonesia: A Week in Komodo
On our last night in the Philippines, my friend Joe and I were cooking for 10 people for our last DemiPeche in a while.