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Sailing the Bosphorus

  For millenia the Bosphorus has served as an influential gateway that has, and continues to leave a powerful footprint on human society.  It has been a key actor and primary muse in the generation of...

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Rain Over The Scottish Highlands

  Located in the heart of Scotland, this wonderful lake and overlook draws tourists in part because its shape mirrors a map of Scotland. Each time I visit Scotland I find my way back to it – Loch...

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Elephants Feeding – Weekly Travel Photo

  Wild elephants are incredible creatures.  They are intelligent, curious, and have a certain personality to them that conveys a compassionate spirit.  Their relationships with other members of their...

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When Sky, Fire and Water Meet

  The sweat from my palms soaked the steering wheel as the tense muscles in my hip throbbed.  My body was on edge and had been for the entirety of the drive south.  Upon arriving in Zambia, I’d been...

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Berlin Bike Graffiti – Weekly Travel Photo

  Berlin is famous for the graffiti along the Berlin Wall. Beyond that though, it has also fostered a graffiti culture across a many parts of the city.  Situated just off of Alexanderplatz/Hackescher...

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Prague’s Bridges at Night – Weekly Travel Photo

  One of the best parts about Prague is its incredible series of bridges.  They line the lazy bends in the river and create a unique texture that somehow snags the eye and pulls it in.   By day the...

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Bubbles Against The Alps – Weekly Travel Photo

  While visiting Innsbruck I had the pleasure of connecting with local and fellow travel blogger Lea from Escape Town.  As we enjoyed an incredible spring day while watching a local snowboarding...

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Turning 28 abroad, reflecting on success

  As I sit here in a small internet cafe on a blustry Turkish day in the small coastal town of Bodrum, I find it hard to believe that I’m already celebrating my 28th birthday.  I suppose it isn’t the...

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Oslo Culture Clash – Weekly Travel Photo

  Today’s feature highlights an interesting cross-section of history. Snapped in the Oslo Fjord, it is of a small fisherman’s church (or shrine, I’m not sure which) situated on a tiny piece of rock....

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Life Abroad and the Loss of Innocence

  As I stepped off of the curb and down onto an old cobblestone street in the historic district of Innsbruck, I found myself musing.  A few minutes earlier a light mist, far too mild to even be...

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Turkey at Sunset and the Hoboroll – Travel Photo

  In celebration of my recent return from Turkey, here’s a flashback to last year’s trip.  I’m in the process of editing more than 20gb of photos from this year’s trip, so you can expect to see new...

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312 Boot Shots, 5 Years and 5 Continents

  A few years ago I decided that I wanted to craft a signature photo. Something that I could easily carry with me, that I could insert into photo after photo that would help humanize shots.  I wanted...

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Monkey Soccer Mom – Weekly Travel Photo

  While we may differ from monkeys in more than a few ways, some things remain the same.  Young baboons are every bit as curious, rambunctious, and entertaining as human children. They also appear to...

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Snow, Ice, Water – Obergurgl, Austria

  This story begins high above the alps.  It is a story of change. Of transition and of voyage.  It is a story of simple contrasts, long trips, and the small details that define the world around us....

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Snowboarding the Alps – Weekly Travel Photo

  A few weeks ago I took my first shot at learning how to ski in Obergurgl, Austria.  It was an awesome adventure. It was also a smudge easier than I expected. Probably in large part due to the awesome...

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A Cat In Kos Castle’s Court

  While the sound of men at arms, craftsmen  local officials, and traders has long since vanished from the stone walkways and carefully fitted walls that shape Kos Fortress one small army still...

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Introduction to Austrian Saunas

  My palms were far beyond clammy.  They were completely committed now to downright slick and sweaty. As I grimaced and wiped them on my towel, I couldn’t help but imagine them turning prune-like....

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When It Rains – Weekly Travel Photo

  The life of a street performer isn’t all showmanship and entertainment. I captured this patient, and more than a little forlorn, costumed street statue during a light spring rain in the historic part...

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My Fantastic Packing Mistake

  I had a comfortable late-morning flight to Rome.  The route to Copenhagen airport is an easy one.  Hop a reliable bus for a 5 minute ride, switch to the metro for a 35 minute trip and boom. Next...

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You’ll Never Make Friends Sitting In A Dark Room

  It has been 22 months since I arrived at Copenhagen Airport lugging three over-sized suitcases and a backpack.  I arrived in Denmark with lots of assumptions and unknowns and very little concrete...

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