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Tag: Travel

  • Back Home Safe and Sound

    Back Home Safe and Sound

    Today we concluded our 2026 road trip. We don’t do it every year. This is only the second time we went on a road trip in the U.S. At this particular moment, I’m not sure if we would ever do it again. We certainly enjoyed every second we spent with our friends, but the driving, the traffic and people’s reckless behavior dampened the whole experience..

    While I’m composing today’s One Photo A Day, a extremely loud thunder almost startled me. It’s not a total shock since I had been anticipating that when I captured today’s image.

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  • Driving Towards Home on AZ-87

    Driving Towards Home on AZ-87

    We are back in our home state but not yet home. We’ll be staying overnight in Gallup and concluding our road trip tomorrow.

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  • Fleeting Highway Scenery

    Fleeting Highway Scenery

    After more than four hours of driving from Palm Springs, we arrived in Phoenix in the late afternoon. This image was captured while my companion was behind the wheel..

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  • Visiting Our Multimedia Artist Friend

    Visiting Our Multimedia Artist Friend

    Today we made a visit to our friend’s home in Palm Springs. He is an extremely hardworking multimedia artist who finds joy and purpose in creating art. I met him on Instagram long, long before I deleted my account permanently. We remained in contact and met in person for the first time four years ago. He then became a good friend with my companion as well even though our interactions were mainly via text messages and video chats.

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  • The Man in the Reflection

    The Man in the Reflection

    We arrived rather late in Palm Springs this afternoon. Haven’t really had enough time to rest, we already needed to be on our way to meet up with a friend for dinner.

    Now we’re back in our hotel room. The whole day has gone by and I didn’t capture any photos during today’s trip. I grabbed the camera and documented what’s out there through the window. I saw my own reflection and the question came to mind: what am I doing all this for?

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  • One Night in Sin City

    One Night in Sin City

    This is our second time being in Las Vegas. Quite frankly it is one city that didn’t feel quite “connected” with us and we never planned to return after the first visit. While I do enjoy the flashing, blinding neon lights, its hyper materialistic atmosphere makes me uneasy and feel like an outsider.

    We are just passing by, and one night in Sin City is quite enough..

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  • A Glimpse of Chama

    A Glimpse of Chama

    Almost every time we drove through Chama, I would take a picture or two of this site. The first time we passed by and spotted this place was before we even moved to New Mexico. You wouldn’t miss it because it has a trailer-size sign that says MADE IN CHAMA and in slightly smaller font NOT IN CHINA right below.

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  • On Our Way Back..

    To be continued..

    Constant nightlight while I dozed off.. We’ll be back to the Land of Enchantment soon..

  • A Glimpse of Other People’s Lives

    A Glimpse of Other People’s Lives

    The truth is that we only know a fraction of who people really are. Most of the people we encounter in our entire lives, we measure them by first impressions. Consciously or unconsciously, they are usually biased. Perhaps it’s human nature, and we are flawed from the very beginning..

  • Asymmetrical Reality

    Asymmetrical Reality

    Woke up this morning and read some of the “headline news” from the country where we call home. Honestly, with all the unfathomable nonsense and tragedies that have been happening, I’m not looking forward to going home even though we’re both feeling fatigued from this trip at this moment.

    Please wake me up when this nightmare ends..