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Visiting the “Avatar” Mountains of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China

Brendan van SonJune 2, 2017

It's funny how planning a trip to China is so different than planning my first ever backpacking journey 9 years ago is. Back then, I picked up a guidebook at th... Read More...

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Bariloche is All Kinds of Beautiful

Brendan van SonMay 3, 2017

I'm a big fan of returning to places I've been before; especially if I wasn't really feeling them the first time I visited them. I know, it seems backwards. Mos... Read More...

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Ok, Let’s Catch Up – My Month in Buenos Aires

Brendan van SonApril 30, 2017

It's almost comical how far I get behind on this blog. Even when I only update it once a destination, I just get way behind. It's not even that I have an excuse... Read More...

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Finding Work as a Travel Photographer: ITB Round Up

Brendan van SonMarch 28, 2017

I left The Philippines - quite sadly, I might add - and headed toward Berlin. I had a conference in the city called ITB. It's essentially the biggest travel c... Read More...

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El Nido is Next Level Beautiful

Brendan van SonMarch 21, 2017

El Nido, on Palawan Island, is the place I was most excited about seeing on my Philippines trip. I first learned of the area back when I still had my travel ma... Read More...

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Siquijor: Chilled Out and Adventurous

Brendan van SonMarch 3, 2017

If you've been following along with my adventures here in The Philippines so far you'll know that I didn't really plan the trip out. On the way to the airport i... Read More...

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Join us in Peru and/or Iceland!

Brendan van SonFebruary 24, 2017

Of all the places we get requests to run tours, Peru and Iceland and far and away the most popular. I get emails almost every week asking when our next Peru tr... Read More...

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Chocolate Hills and The Wonders of Bohol

Brendan van SonFebruary 24, 2017

I planned for 5 days on Bohol because of The Chocolate Hills. In fact, my entire reason to coming to Bohol was for The Chocolate Hills. But, as I did some res... Read More...

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Epic Photo Location: The Banaue Rice Terraces

Brendan van SonFebruary 19, 2017

Of all the places in the Philippines, I think it was Banaue that I was most looking forward to. The images of the landscapes and rice terraces are all over the ... Read More...

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Manila, Sagada & First Impressions of The Philippines

Brendan van SonFebruary 16, 2017

After a visit to Spain that felt shorter than it actually was, I was off again. This time, I was heading to The Philippines – a new country for me. Not only ... Read More...

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Some Days in Barcelona

Brendan van SonFebruary 13, 2017

With less than a week left in Spain, I was kind of left with a choice. I could head to Granada and Ronda and try to shoot both locations, or I could go to Barce... Read More...

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Meet the Intern

Brendan van SonFebruary 6, 2017

After spending a couple pretty chilled out days in Valencia getting caught up on work and taking some time to relax, I headed to the city of Alicante. The reas... Read More...

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A Couple Days in Cuenca (Spain)

Brendan van SonJanuary 31, 2017

Though I only just arrived in Madrid, I really wanted to get out and explore some of the other towns and cities. I got a nice little break from travel in Medel... Read More...

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Getting Settled in Spain

Brendan van SonJanuary 26, 2017

I've said it a couple times over the past few blog entries, but the theme of 2017 is home. Or, at least the idea of starting to look at options for a future hom... Read More...

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