Hi there, ciao, 你好. Welcome to my travel & photography blog!
I started this blog in 2018 as an escape from a demanding career and since then, it’s grown much more than I could have anticipated.
When we aren’t traveling, we make our home base in our lovely hometown, Indianapolis. If I’m not blogging, you can find me exploring the city with baby, doing my best on the Peloton, or sipping a cocktail on Mass Ave!
Growing up, I never had just one culture or group of people to identify with.
That’s how The exPLOre began.
I let my curiosity drive me, and set off to see the world. I went on to live in the US, Japan, Peru, France, and Australia. My restless feet took me to 60 countries and I’m not even halfway through my bucket list yet. The more I traveled, the more I became fond of photography as well. I taught myself how to shoot with a DSLR and began documenting my adventures. You can find all my recommended gear here.
One day, I decided to share my travel photos on Instagram. Little did I know, my audience grew from 0 to 125K+ in 1.5 years, and I discovered a new passion: inspiring others to see the beauty of the world through my lens. Especially the places that aren’t often visited or talked about; those that are unfortunately misrepresented in the media, and that truly deserve way more of our attention.
In fact, if there’s one thing I’ve learned from globetrotting around it’s that the countries that are typically deemed “unsafe” (such as Iran, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan) are often actually the safest and most remarkable ones. They also have some of the kindest and friendliest locals I’ve ever met. There are so many cultural misconceptions out there, and I hope with this blog, I can debunk as many of them as I can.
Happy Travels!