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Banaue   For thousands of years the rice terraces have adorned the hills. 

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just a glimpse, stay tuned for more to explore  ·  MilesAstray unfolds in retrospect. I was living these stories full time, now I’m penning them down. Head over to the countries page for the latest places/stories.

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glimpse: KINDNESS AMONG STRANGERS | One of my favorite human gestures are random acts of kindness among strangers. I’ve witnessed and experienced many good deeds over the years, and often the tiniest action is the purest and can yield the deepest appreciation and heartiest response. Such acts are not just about giving, helping, or being selfless. It could be a fleeting smile between elevator doors; or saying thanks to your bus driver; or these guys here asking me to take their picture and share their jovial microcosmic instant, while millions around us surged through the palpitating heart of Manila for the Black Nazarene celebration.

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Manila   seafront luxury

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Legazpi   It's one of these perfect cone-volcanoes.

 

 

 

 

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photos | essays

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Disposable Nature

 

Man emptying his convenience store

 

Walks into nature like a convenience store, grabs a bunch of animals and trees, a few liters of ocean, until the shelves are empty. see more

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photos | people

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Outside Job

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when your office isn’t anywhere near an office

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...nobody robbed us of our freedom; it was an inside job we signed up for. Outside jobs, by contrast, are not always a deliberate choice and oftentimes the harder labor, but they come with a certain spatial freedom... see more

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photos | urban

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South(east) Asia

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crisp cultures, humble homes, beta blueprints

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And if it really were deities who had made it all, they had done a wonderful job, freehand and with a wink. see more

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photos |  landscapes

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Asia

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neon-rice & snowy white

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In a realm so contrasting that it juxtaposes the world's highest peaks with some of its most paradisiacal beaches, there's naturally much to see: gargantuan caves, neon green rice paddies, bizarre monoliths, brackish lagoons, blue lava and a volcano inside a volcano to name but a few. see more

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in South(east) Asia

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