Places, Moments, and Miles Traveled
Photos from the journeys that made me pause, look twice, and quietly hit the shutter.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.”
— Mark Twain
Measured in Miles, Remembered in Moments.
Some lives are measured in years—mine, in miles. Since I started tracking my travels on TripIt back in 2010, the numbers have taken on a life of their own: 674,385 miles logged—enough to circle the globe more than 27 times—across 114 trips, 801 days on the road, 46 countries, and 160 cities.
But those figures only tell part of the story. They don’t capture the earlier years, the unrecorded miles, the places that slipped through before everything was neatly logged and quantified. What they do reflect is a rhythm of movement, a habit of curiosity, a life shaped by departure boards and unfamiliar streets.
Some places stopped me in my tracks—caught my attention so completely that I returned to them again and again, drawn back by something I couldn’t quite name. Behind every mile is a moment—some fleeting, some lasting—and together they form a map that stretches far beyond what any app can measure.
This is where those moments find their voice—through the lens, across continents, and into memory—because in the end, it’s not the distance that defines the journey, but the moments that refuse to let you go.
Been. Seen. Loved.
Every destination leaves a mark. Here are the cities, trails, and hidden corners I’ve explored—and the moments that made them unforgettable.
“O Rome! my country? city of the soul.”
— Lord Byron
Fontana di Trevi
Fontana di Trevi
Fontana di Trevi
Fontana di Trevi
Fontana di Trevi
Temple of Saturn, Roman Forum
The Forum
The Colosseum
The Colosseum
The Colosseum
The Colosseum
The Colosseum
The Pantheon
Tiberinus, Palazzo Senatorio
Temple of Apollo Sosianus
Ciudad Colonial, Santo Domingo
“India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition.”
— Mark Twain
Taj Mahal, Agra
Taj Mahal
Agra Fort
Taj Mahal, Agra
Taj Mahal, Agra
Hawa Mahal, Jaipur
Jal Mahal, Jaipur
Hindu Musician, Pushkar
City Palace Museum, Jaipur
Gyarah Murti, New Delhi
Hamyun's Tomb, New Delhi
India Gate, New Delhi
Tomb of Sultan Isla Khan
Lotus Temple
Agrasen ki Baoli
Guggenheim Museum, New York City
“In the green and serene valleys of Estonia, I found solace for my restless soul.”
— Herman Hesse
Tallinn, Estonia
Flowers Bloom in Tallinn
Wedding in Tallinn
Monk Statue, Danish King's Garden
Danish King's Garden
Old City, Tallinn
Helsinki Cathedral, Finland
“Ecuador is a land of wizardry where reality rivals fantasy.”
— Gabriela Alemán
Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco
Rising from the heart of Quito's Historic Center, the Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco has anchored the city’s spiritual and cultural life since 1536. The oldest and largest colonial religious complex in Ecuador, it has long been known as the “Escorial of the New World”—a title earned not just for its scale, but for its quiet grandeur.
Basílica del Voto Nacional, Quito
Iglesia de San Francisco, Quito
Basílica del Voto Nacional, Quito
Basílica del Voto Nacional, Quito
Iglesia de San Francisco, Quito
Virgin de Panecillo
Iglesia Católica Santa Clara de San Millán
Stained glass inside Basílica del Voto Nacional, Quito
Juana Azurduy, Buenos Aires, Argentina
“Colonia, on the banks of the world’s widest river, has become a monument to human mortality, drawing no distinction between the beauty of life and its own conserved and perpetuated death.”
— John Lyons
Colonia del Sagramento
Colonia del Sacramento is a sleepy little time capsule on Uruguay's coast, with cobblestone streets so old and uneven you feel like you've walked into a Portuguese postcard. You climb the lighthouse for a few coins, watch the sun melt into the Rio de la Plata, and suddenly three hours have disappeared. It's quiet, cheap, and the perfect escape from loud, crazy Buenos Aires just a ferry ride away.
Municipal Palace of Colonia, Uruguay
Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
¡Que Tupé! Restaurant, Uruguay
Colored Houses, Uruguay
Bougainvillea, Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
Colonia del Sacramento Lighthouse
Cristo Blanco, Cusco, Peru
“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.”
— Ernest Hemingway
Mona Lisa, Louvre Museum, Paris
Eiffel Tower, Paris
Spiral Staircase, Arc de Triomphe, Paris
Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre
Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre
Sorbonne Université, Paris
Arc de Triomphe, Paris
Arc de Triomphe, Paris
Le Départ de 1792, Arc de Triomphe, Paris
Acueducto de Segovia, Spain
“By day Lisbon has a naive theatrical quality that enchants and captivates, but by night it is a fairy-tale city.”
— Erich Maria Remarque
Elevador de Santa Justa
Alfama Stairway
Padrão dos Descobrimento
Doca do Bom Sucesso
Praça do Comércio
Alfama neighborhood
Calcada Portuguesa
Memorial slab for Portuguese writer José Saramago
Los Presentes, San José, Costa Rica
“Iceland, a land of dreams and myths, where reality and fantasy dance together under the midnight sun.”
— Oliver Peterson
Hallgrímskirkja Church
Sólfar
Hafsulan ferry boat
Ode to Mother Mural
Harpa
Faxaflói Bay, Reykjavík
“The Musician" by sculptor Ólöf Pálsdóttir
Antibes, France