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September 30, 2015
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Asia, Experiences
This is part 2 of my introduction to ‘the Stans’ of Central Asia. You can read part 1 “Where the Heck is Kyrjikistan” here; or view all three photo-essays from the region here TWO WEEKS BEFORE I LEFT PERTH, a new friend at a party asked me a simple question I hadn’t been asked before
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September 27, 2015
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Asia, Experiences, Photo Essays
Kyrgyzstan is often called “the Switzerland of Central Asia”. Wondering why this strange moniker? Well, not for its secretive banking sector. Nor for its high GDP and stable currency. And not for its yodelling. Nor for its cuckoo clocks or practical pocket knives. No, Kyrgyzstan is compared to
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September 14, 2015
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Asia, Experiences, Photo Essays
A photo-essay in my ongoing series from Central Asia. Scroll down for all the photos. Find other posts from the ‘Stans here AS ANOTHER LADA trundled past me – unequivocally Kyrgyzstan’s favourite car – I made an offhand comment to the local I was chatting up. “It’s a shame all these folks have to
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August 29, 2015
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ONE Proj blog, Practical and How-To
From the first humans to migrate out of Africa 60,000 years ago, to the first men that walked on the moon 46 years ago, travellers throughout the ages have been pondering a deep and important question: “Cash, card, or travellers cheques?” And it appears they still are, as I recently noticed on a travel
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August 21, 2015
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Asia, Experiences, Photo Essays
In the far north east of Kyrgyzstan lies an enormous lake. It’s called Issyk-Kul, which means “hot lake” because it never freezes, owing to geothermal currents and endorheic salinity. Issyk-Kul is both the second largest salt lake in the world and the second largest alpine lake. It is fed by countless
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August 21, 2015
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Asia, Experiences
AFTER EXPLAINING MY ITINERARY, she paused on the other end of the line. “Where the heck is Kyrjikistan?” You know you’re going somewhere interesting when your travel insurance company has never heard of it. Let me introduce you to somebody There are few places in the world that, when mentioned, will invoke in
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August 17, 2015
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ONE Proj blog, Practical and How-To, Travel Philosophies
On an sunny August evening in 2006, I sat in a shanty bus shelter near the bottom of Bolivia’s famous “death road”. I was waiting for a bus. And I was particularly anxious – not just because I’d spent the previous 12 hours dying in the bathroom, and was concerned about orifice control – but also
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August 7, 2015
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Asia, Experiences, Photo Essays
There is a province in north Sumatra, beyond even North Sumatra. It was known for centuries for its strategic position guarding the Strait of Melacca. Then, for decades as the centre of a bloody civil war. And now, what images does the name “Aceh” conjur? Probably tsunami devastation, owing to Boxing Day 2004.
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July 31, 2015
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ONE Proj blog, Travel Philosophies
A few years ago my sister said something unexpectedly frank. “I wish I could travel like you do. But I’m just too fussy – I could never ride those busses, or sleep in those hotels. I like to be comfortable.” I immediately thought to myself, “But I like comfort too! Only a masochist would enjoy being
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July 23, 2015
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Asia, Experiences
ONE: The Hunt AS I SHUFFLED DOWN the stairs to begin a decidedly lazy day, Uli my hotel owner greeted me with a smile. “They’ve seen one!” His eyes were wide. “You must go today, or you will miss it!” I half-feared this would happen. My plan that day was to go precisely nowhere. My …
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July 21, 2015
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Asia, Experiences, Photo Essays
In central Sumatra after rice harvests, the empty paddies provide excellent areas to celebrate and play. Though famous for other festivals, the highland area around Bukittinggi is also home to kite competitions. After most of a day exploring winding roads the width of western sidewalks,
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July 18, 2015
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Improving Your Photography, ONE Proj blog, Practical and How-To
There are countless reasons why we take photos: To tell a story, to share a big moment, to convey our emotions, to demonstrate how fun we are, or to help remember an event. The last reason is what many casual photographers tell me is their main one. And if “to help me remember” is also why you take photos,
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