Vagabonding Images

May 2017 marks seven years since I moved abroad to explore an expat’s life in Asia, first in Cambodia and then India. During that time I’ve visited some 25 countries: United States (where I hail from, which is kind of cheating), Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Ukraine, Russia, India (where I live and work currently), Nepal, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mali, Tanzania, South Sudan, United Arab Emirates, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama. Some of these I have been fortunate enough to visit multiple times now.

Each country has its own unique qualities and underlying aesthetic that makes it stand out and be a stand alone experience. The following images are from travel these past seven years, and attempt to capture some of the qualities that made each experience so meaningful. I’ve broken them out by region to make it a little easier to digest; enjoy!

Africa

Soldier in rural South Sudan who attempted to sell me his goat (2016)

Girl collecting water in South Sudan (2016)

Girls posing for a group photo in South Sudan (2016)

Girl posing with her siblings outside their family compound in South Sudan (2016)

Boys competing for lens space in South Sudan (2016)

An inebriated man poses with one of his wives in South Sudan as kids look on (2016)

Lots of hands to hold whilst out for a run in rural South Sudan (2016)

Dust-covered boy en route to a community well to collect water in South Sudan (2016)

Cattle on walkabout in South Sudan (2016)

Man using a spearhead to butcher a goat for a barbecue in South Sudan (2016)

Sun setting over tukels in South Sudan (2016)

Mummified animal remains for sale at Bamako’s infamous Death Market in Mali (2015)

Kids posing for a photo in a village outside Bamako, Mali (2015)

Mothers and their children gathering in a village outside Bamako, Mali (2015)

Young girl gathering firewood atop Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains (2016)

Trekking guide taking in the amazing views at Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains (2016)

Our armed escorts during the trek atop Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains (2016)

Children mugging for the camera in one of the world’s largest refugee camps in Tanzania (2016)

Azure skies, verdant vistas in rural Tanzania (2016)

Makeshift toilet amidst tent homes in a refugee camp in Tanzania (2016)

Goofing around with some of the kiddies in a refugee camp in Tanzania (2016)

Suspicious young boys seeing what’s what in a refugee camp in Tanzania (2016)

Sun setting over boats moored off Zanzibar’s Stone Town (2016)

Boy collecting driftwood as the sun rises over Bwejuu, Zanzibar (2016)

Central & North America

A volcano peeking through the clouds and jungle in rural Nicaragua (2011)

Volcano looming over small town in Nicaragua (2011)

Street art in Panama’s Casco Viejo district (2011)

Jungle rolling out as far as the eye can see in Honduras (2011)

The sun sets as waves roll in and fires burn on El Salvador’s Playa San Diego (2011)

Honest Abe looks out from his perch in Washington, DC, USA (2013)

“Lightning makes no sound until it strikes” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his memorial in Washington DC, USA (2014)

The day’s catch from a lobstering session in the Florida Keys, USA (2015)

Patrick & the Swayzee’s performing at Key West’s Green Parrot, USA (2015)

Sun setting over a distant sailboat off Key West, USA (2015)

Perfect day for a baseball game at New York’s Yankee Stadium, USA (2015)

View of midtown Manhattan from Hoboken, NJ, USA (2016)

Insane sunset in northern New Jersey, USA (2016)

Sunset over the field and hills across the street from my childhood home in Allegany, NY, USA (2014)

The “Big Crick”, complete with swings, at the back of my parents’ property in Allegany, NY, USA (2015)

Drifting away on the Big Crick in Allegany, NY, USA (2015)

Summer sunset as seen from my parents’ backyard in Allegany, NY, USA (2014)

Europe

Gilded domes and ornate architecture in a square in Kiev, Ukraine (2010)

Gilded saints on display at a church in Kiev, Ukraine (2010)

Entering Moscow’s Red Square in Russia (2010)

Golden domes as seen from Moscow’s Red Square in Russia (2010)

The Monument to the Conqueror’s of Space in Moscow, Russia (2010)

A sea of nesting dolls on sale outside Red Square in Moscow, Russia (2010)

Taking in the sunset in Santorini, Greece (2010)

Red stones, blue water in Santorini, Greece (2010)

Men selling their wares in Antalya, Turkey (2010)

Spices and treats for sale in Istanbul, Turkey (2010)

One of the canals in Bruges, Belgium (2014)

Cows amongst the fog outside Wiesbaden, Germany (2014)

Middle East

The Burj Khalifa looming over the Dubai Mall in the United Arab Emirates (2013)

Taking off from Dubai just as a sandstorm sweeps into the city, UAE (2013)

Catching the sunrise whilst stuck in the Riyadh, Saudi Arabia airport for a day (2013)

South Asia

Piggyback ride in a Bhubaneswar, India slum (2012)

Boy showing off a 20 rupee note n Bhubaneswar (2012)

Woman washing her clothes at a community water point in a Cuttack, India slum (2013)

Sunset at Elephant Beach in India’s Andaman Islands (2012)

Girl smiling for the camera in a Bangalore, India slum (2013)

Siblings sharing a laugh outside their home in a Bangalore, India slum (2013)

Girls just totally thrilled with having their picture taken in Bangalore, India (2013)

Sister steals the show while her mother and brother look on. India (2013)

Bright eyes and brilliant smiles in Bangalore, India (2013)

Photobomb #1; Bangalore, India (2013)

Photobomb #2; Bangalore, India (2013)

Rabbit ears and a scowl in Bangalore, India (2013)

Camel showing of its good side at the Pushkar Camel Fair; India (2012)

The Taj Mahal in Agra, India (2012)

A boy, his belly, and his billy goat; Nepal (2012)

A vendor selling veggies on a roadside as a cow dominates the street; Bhubaneswar, India (2014)

Amritsar’s Golden Temple; India (2014)

A Kingfisher takes in the view at Amritsar’s Golden Temple (2014)

Sunset it Goa, India (2014)

A tea plantation in rural Tripura, India (2014)

One of the many gods carved into the stones at Unakoti, Tripura; India (2014)

Slum dwellers inspect the damage following a cyclone in Cuttack, India (2014)

Snow-capped Himalayan mountain peaks in India’s Parvati Valley (2012)

Candles in honor of Tibetans who have self-immolated in protest of Chinese occupation, in India’s McLeodganj (2012)

Temple and prayer flags in India’s McLeodganj (2012)

Carvings on the Sun Temple in Konark, India (2012)

Man caught in some rays of sun in India’s Punjab (2014)

Pink dragonfly relaxing by the river in Chikmagalur, India (2016)

Sunrise over a coffee plantation in Chikmagalur, India (2016)

Kids hamming it up for the camera in India’s Punjab (2014)

Southeast Asia

Sunset over Thailand’s Koh Kood (2015)

Fruit vendor catching a nap at Phnom Penh’s Russian Market in Cambodia (2012)

Lotus flower blooming in one of Angkor Wat’s reflecting pools; Siem Reap, Cambodia (2012)

Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia (2012)

Golden Buddhas beneath paper lanterns in Kek Lok Si Temple; Penang, Malaysia (2010)

Fisherman on Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay (2011)

Woman hawking dog meat in Hanoi, Vietnam (2010)

Man dispatching a cobra for lunch in Siem Reap, Cambodia (2010)

Bird following a fishing boat on Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay (2010)

One of the houses in a floating village on Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake (2010)