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Thailand

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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

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Avenue of Comic Stars | Hong Kong

The painted stairs at Kowloon Park (often called the “Avenue of Comic Stars” staircase) are decorated with colourful, larger‑than‑life depictions of beloved Hong Kong comic characters.

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2024

All Who Wander Are Not Lost.

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

2024

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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.

2024

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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