Tag: strangers
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355 | We Were Once Strangers :: Sipadan, Malaysia, 2014
My last solo dive trip was to Sipadan, Malaysia, at the recommendation of the same friend who persuaded me to learn diving in the first place. The trip started out a disaster. Through no one’s fault but my own, I missed my connection and had to sleep at the airport, and ended up almost missing…
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354 | We Were Strangers Once :: Guilin, China, 2013
I met Soraya and her then boyfriend on a day trip to the terrace farms in Guilin. She was young and vibrant, eager to learn about Chinese culture and found me to be an interesting intermediary whom she could pose otherwise sensitive questions. Our time together on that trip was short, but we kept in…
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353 | We Were Strangers Once :: Tibet, 2014
As a non-Chinese citizen, getting to Tibet is not easy, so I decided to take that trip before leaving the country. We arrived in Lhasa and joined the rest of our tour group, 3 teachers from an international school in Nanjing and a lone Italian train conductor. There was way more driving than I expected,…
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352 | We Were Strangers Once :: St. Petersburg, Russia, 2013
Sheila and I met at the hostel in St. Petersburg. I have to say Russian hostels seem to be less friendly than other countries. As two Americans, we hit it off pretty quickly, and agreed to be companions during our remaining time in the city. She took some of my favorite photos frolicking in the…
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351 | We Were Strangers Once :: Christchurch, New Zealand, 2012
On the first day of the tour, we accidentally left one person at the hostel in Auckland, and had to turn back 30 minutes later to retrieve her. Thankfully that was the only time it happened, and it remains one of my favorite travel experiences. I thought my most recent trip to Norway was just…
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350 | We Were Strangers Once :: Berlin, Germany, 2014
I met Catalina on an alternative walking tour in Berlin, and liked each other enough that we continued to tour the city after the official one was over. She’s Colombian, and was on her way to Switzerland to receive an award for her research on abused women in Colombia. We had both recently gotten out…
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349 | We Were All Stranger Once :: Koh Tao, Thailand, 2012
When I first started planning my around the world trip, a friend told me I should get a diving certification. Might as well start there! I thought, and made Koh Tao my first destination. In hindsight that was one of the best decisions I ever made. Things started off well. I met a really cute…
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054 | Strangers :: Cartagena, Colombia, 2015
My last stranger hails from Cartagena, Colombia. I’m not a great photographer and my project is more about the stories than the photos themselves, but this is one I’m quite fond of from the photography perspective. The street vendor just happens to be in the perfect place at the perfect time and wearing the perfect…
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053 | Strangers :: Mandalay, Myanmar, 2014
Myanmar has been in the news lately for the genocide of the Rohingya people. When I visited in 2014, I had heard similar news, but on a much smaller scale. I loved the country’s natural beauty, magnificent temples, and friendly people, and it’s heartbreaking to listen to the horrifying stories today and associate them with…
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052 | Strangers :: Bali, Indonesia, 2013
Our Bali cooking class started with a tour of the Ubud country side, so we could see for ourselves where our food came from. It was harvest season, and farmers were busy cutting down the ripened rice stalks in the field. This lovely lady saw me point the camera at her, and flashed the brightest…