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Asia 2025 Photographic

A woman standing on a riverbank at dusk in Ao Nang, Thailand, looking at the water and distant mountain, with a palm tree in the foreground and a partly cloudy sky.

Thailand

Asia 2025 Photographic

City skyline of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with the tall and distinctive Merdeka 118 skyscraper in the distance, viewed from a rooftop pool area during dusk.

Malaysia

Asia 2025 Photographic

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FIRST STOP | Sri Lanka

Asia 2025 Photographic

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Kanto Lampo Waterfall

Kanto Lampo Waterfall located in Village Beng, a quiet village relatively untouched by tourism in Gianyar Regency, Bali.

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Making Rubber

Today, most rubber tree plantations are in South and Southeast Asia, the top rubber producing countries in 2011 being Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Vietnam.

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It All Starts In Thailand…

On April 2nd, I will be leaving Florida for Thailand. Follow me into Qatar, and onto the island of Koh Phi Phi, off the coast of Thailand. This will be a six-week beach, surfing, hiking, and adventure exploration of Thailand, Bali, The Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, and finally Japan.

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All Who Wander Are Not Lost.

Kanto Lampo Waterfall in Village Beng, Bali, with a person climbing the rocks under the cascading water.

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Kanto Lampo Waterfall | Village Beng, Bali

Kanto Lampo Waterfall located in Village Beng, a quiet village relatively untouched by tourism in Gianyar Regency, Bali. Kanto Lampo Waterfall gets its name from a rare type of fruit. It grows abundantly around the area. The unique fruit has a green color when it’s raw, and then rip into yellow and red colour.

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Canggu | Ubud | Bali | Indonesia

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Thailand 2024

Surfing Jobos

Blake & Ellie | Summer, 2024

Old San Juan

Blake & Ellie | Summer, 2024

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Base. Camp.

Delray Beach, Florida

Ellie’s EarthCare.

Surf & Service

I believe in rolling my sleeves up and helping when and where I can. I believe in responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, sustains the well-being of the local people, learning about our earth, while maintaining a local cultural awareness and respect.

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Somewhere West of Boulder

COLORADO


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Delray Beach, Florida

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