Category: Reflect 365
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365 | Reflection :: San Francisco, USA, 2017
I have to admit this third installment of Project 365 was harder than I anticipated. Yet at the end of it all, it was just as rewarding as the first two. The past few years have been filled with adventures, not only in terms of travel, but in terms of personal growth. I don’t think…
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363 | Reflection :: Iceland, 2014
After 362 days, and quite a lot of lagging behind and catching up, I’ve finally come full circle. It’s been a pretty cool journey, looking back at all these years through the photos I’ve taken, thinking about the places I’ve been, things I’ve done, people I’ve met. I have come to realize that the best…
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362 | On the Road Together :: Norway, 2018
Of all my travel buddies XX and I have been friends the shortest amount of time, and she’s closer to my sister in age than myself. Given her professorship sometimes people forget how young she is, and doesn’t cut her the slack she probably deserves. We are both super direct, and often say hurtful things…
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361 | On the Road Together :: Antelope Canyon, USA, 2015
Speaking of girl trips, this was definitely one for the books. As with many road trips, there were a few surprises on this one. We got lost on the way to Zion and ended up being too late for a hike I wanted to do. We decided to do a different one instead, and when…
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360 | On the Road Together :: Cartagena, Colombia, 2015
After being roommates for many years, Elaine and I have fully acknowledged our differences. I’m used to checking into a hostel with no particular itinerary in mind, and she’s well, probably the opposite of that. I have to admit I was a bit nervous when we first decided to take a trip to a developing…
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359 | On the Road Together :: Angkor Wat, Cambodia, 2012
It just so happened that Dru was doing a stint in Tokyo when I quit my job, so I naturally started my around the world trip there. Given his relaxed schedule, we ended up running all over Asia together, meeting up with other friends along the way. We were those annoying tourists doing inappropriate poses…
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358 | On the Road Together :: Machu Picchu, Peru, 2011
Masha and I were spending practically all our time together in a cramped conference room when we decided to take a break from work. We had been accumulating thousands of Starwood points and had plenty of free nights to use after a year of work related travel. We spent a luxurious two weeks in France…
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357 | On the Road Together :: Sapporo, Japan, 2004
Before I went to Japan, I had never traveled with anyone but my parents, and definitely never traveled by myself. The second day after we landed in Osaka, Lucy convinced me to take me to Hiroshima with her, even though we had never even taken the train before. In that one short year, thanks to…
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356 | On the Road Together :: Grand Canyon, USA, 2006
Even before I could remember, my parents were taking me along on road trips all over China. That tradition continued after we moved to the US. We didn’t have a lot of money, but all we needed was a car and a couple of tents, and we’d never run out of places to explore. This…