By Carrie on July 5, 2012
A travel tale of our journey from Tbilisi to the tiny mountain village of Kazbegi in the Caucasus Mountains, just a short 10km away from the Russian border.
Posted in Features, Georgia Travel Guide | Tagged Caucasus mountains, food and culture, Food and Drink, Georgia Travel Guide, Georgian supra, Gergeti, Kazbegi, Mountains, Short Stories, Travel Journal, Villages |
By Carrie on June 14, 2011
Travel in Georgia can be charming, but life in a Georgian village is not easy. Often there is no running water or electricity for a day or two. Life tends to be slow-paced, with much of the work being done during the months of spring, summer and fall.
Posted in Features, Georgia Travel Guide | Tagged Eurasia, Georgia Travel Guide, Kakheti, Signagi, teach in Georgia, travel Georgia, Villages |
By Carrie on December 17, 2008
This is what traveling is all about. A hiking expedition in Northern Laos brings us to a small mountain village situated along a peaceful riverbank.
Posted in Laos Travel Guide, Photography | Tagged Hiking, Laos Travel Guide, Mountains, Photo Moment, Photography, Travel Advice, Travel Photography, Villages |
By Carrie on December 3, 2008
While trekking through Northern Lao, we happened upon a village high in the mountains. There are still places in Asia where foreigners are a rare and unexpected treat. This was one of those times.
Posted in Laos Travel Guide, Photography | Tagged Asia, Laos Travel Guide, People, Photo Moment, Photography, Portraits, Travel Advice, Travel Photography, Villages, Women |
By Carrie on October 12, 2008
A photo essay of some of the mountain villages we passed through while traveling along the mountain ranges of Northern Laos.
Posted in Laos Travel Guide, Travel Advice | Tagged Asia, Cultural Travel, Laos Travel Guide, Luang Prabang, Mountains, People, Photo Essay, Travel Journal, Travel Photography, Villages |
By Carrie on August 8, 2008
Jibei Island in the Penghu archipelago boasts some of Asia’s best beaches. Read on to learn about this beautiful little island off the coast of Taiwan.
Posted in Travel Advice | Tagged Beaches, Islands, Penghu, Photography, Taiwan Travel Guide, Travel Advice, Travel Journal, Villages |
By Carrie on July 28, 2008
I promised a full update on my adventures in Penghu and since we are ‘hunkered down’ on a typhoon day here in Taipei, I figured this afternoon would be the perfect time to catch up on my blog to-do list. As I am looking at my travel notes and photos though, I’m realizing that I’m [...]
Posted in Travel Advice | Tagged Architecture, Beaches, Friends, Holidays, Islands, John, Penghu, Taipei, Taiwan Travel Guide, Travel Advice, Travel Journal, Travel Photography, Villages |
By Carrie on May 22, 2008
San-Zhi Pod Village is an abandoned luxury vacation spot in Taiwan. There are several stories surrounding the circumstances of its abandonment, but no one seems to know exactly why or how the site fell into such a state of disrepair.
Posted in Photography, Taiwan Travel Guide, Travel Advice | Tagged Photo Essay, Photography, Photography Taiwan, San-Zhi, Taipei, Taiwan Travel Guide, Taiwan's Eastern Coastline, Travel Journal, Travel Photography, travel Taiwan, Villages |
By Carrie on September 9, 2007
“Once in a while it really hits people that they don’t have to experience the world in the way they have been told to.” – Alan Kneightley Hand-carved boats sitting in storage. Believe it or not, our first day in Siem Reap was not spent at the ruins of Angkor Wat. Whenever John and I [...]
Posted in Cambodia Travel Guide | Tagged Angkor Wat, Cambodia Travel Guide, Cultural Observations, Cultural Travel, Photo Essay, Remote Communities, Siem Reap, Tonle Sap, Travel Advice, Travel Journal, Villages |
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