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Go Wild: A Beginner’s Guide to Backcountry Hiking

PASSION PASSPORT

 
 

MY WORDS have been published by Passion Passport, Daily Hive x Mapped, Inside Himalayas, World Footprints, and more. Explore some of my most recent work here.

 
 

Nepal’s Honey Hunters

HIMA JOMO

 

Discover Ladakh:
Land of High Passes

HIMA JOMO

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A Taste of Porto: Must-Try Food & Drink in Portugal

PASSION PASSPORT

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Why everyone
should consider
slow travel

MAPPED

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Long Term House Sitting: Home Away from Home

PASSION PASSPORT

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7 Days on a Canadian Rockies Road Trip

PASSION PASSPORT

7 Packing Tips for Your Multi-Day Adventure

MAPPED

A Weekend in
Slovenia’s Capital

PASSION PASSPORT

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Pilgrimage to the Source of the Ganges

INSIDE HIMALAYAS

Japan’s Population is Shrinking

MAPPED

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Road Trip to Ladakh’s Last Village

INSIDE HIMALAYAS

 
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Wild Skating : Paul Zizka and Elladj Baldé

TRAVEL ALBERTA

 

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Climate Change in the Himalayas

HIMA JOMO

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Help a Polar Bear This Arctic Sea Ice Day

MAPPED

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Proof That the Plastic Problem Runs Deep

MAPPED

Iceland’s Open-Sea Beluga Sanctuary

MAPPED

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Giant Panda Park Triple the Size of Yellowstone

MAPPED

 
 

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Driven to Explore: The Photography of Paul Zizka

PASSION PASSPORT

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Best Cameras for Outdoor Photography

LUMOID

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8 Best Film Cameras

LUMOID

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8 Best Underwater Cameras

LUMOID

 
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Japan Exposed: A Month on Film
Japan Exposed: A Month on Film

Reflections from a month-long adventure in Japan photographed on film.

Gear Review: PGYTECH OneMo 2 Camera Backpack 25L
Gear Review: PGYTECH OneMo 2 Camera Backpack 25L

An honest review of the PGYTECH OneMo 2 Camera Backpack 25L.

Launching ChimeTV: The First Asian-American and Woman-Owned US Network
Launching ChimeTV: The First Asian-American and Woman-Owned US Network

ChimeTV launches on January 22, 2023, becoming America’s ONLY English-language AAPI channel. Learn more about this groundbreaking network and my role on the Programming team.

Walk With Me: Making Movie Magic in a Pandemic
Walk With Me: Making Movie Magic in a Pandemic

In the late summer of 2020, I was invited to join the team behind Walk With Me, a short film about a singer named Becky who returns to her small hometown to find her estranged father.

Vile & Sweet: Best Ghost Story at HorrorFest International
Vile & Sweet: Best Ghost Story at HorrorFest International

Vile & Sweet follows a grieving woman who is gifted a supernatural object: a strange music box that, when opened, breaks the barrier between the living and the dead. I co-wrote the short film with Charles Vuolo in 2020 and was thrilled to hear about its festival success!

2021: A Year of Abundance
2021: A Year of Abundance

A recap of the experiences and opportunities that made 2021 a year of growth and clarity.

Discovering the Canadian Rockies with Paul Zizka Photography
Discovering the Canadian Rockies with Paul Zizka Photography

Every new assignment is an adventure — especially with adventure photographer Paul Zizka.

36 Hours in Tokyo: Reminiscing Through Photos
36 Hours in Tokyo: Reminiscing Through Photos

36 hours of exploration in Tokyo pulled from the photo archives. I hope this transports you there!

Looking Inward and Reaching Outward on Earth Day
Looking Inward and Reaching Outward on Earth Day

Articles, books, films to digest in the spirit of growing where you’re planted this Earth Day.

My Freelance Journey
My Freelance Journey

My freelancing journey across India, Slovenia, Portugal, and Canada.

Budapest Bath Culture
Budapest Bath Culture

Budapest and its bathhouse traditions.

Measuring Time in Ancient Varanasi
Measuring Time in Ancient Varanasi

Exploring the meaning of time in an ancient city that is “older than history”.

Ladakh: Land of Irrevocable Change
Ladakh: Land of Irrevocable Change

We explore the mountainous and Tibetan-influenced region of Ladakh on foot, travelling by foot from ancient cities to remote settlements and monasteries.

Pilgrimage to the Source of the Ganges
Pilgrimage to the Source of the Ganges

Recounting a magical trek to the source of the Ganges in the Garhwal Himalayas.

Off the Beaten Crag in Badami
Off the Beaten Crag in Badami

The sandstone climbing crag and Buddhist cave temples of Badami.