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Becoming a Full-Time Photographer: A Conversation with Victor Cheng
Victor Cheng is the photographer behind the popular Instagram account @veeceecheng, where he posts colorful, eye-popping images from around the world. Although Victor previously worked at a creative agency, he recently left his job...
Some Things Just Are
It must have been 6:30 a.m. when I woke up. There wasn’t any way to know for sure, since the electricity had been out for the past week and I’d been unable to charge...
The Pathway to Peshawar
Throughout history, Peshawar, Pakistan, has gone through many changes. It has been an imperial capital, a base for the Mujahideen, and a center of trade, education, and religion. Persians, Macedonians, Arabs, Afghans, Sikhs, and...
Photographing the Pacific Northwest With ONA Bags: A Q&A With Andrew Kearns
To celebrate Passion Passport’s five-year anniversary, we teamed up with ONA Bags and created a collection of travel-inspired camera bags in five limited-edition colors, each chosen to represent the vibrant nature of travel and...
Looking Back at the Paris Agreement: Where Are We Now?
On December 12, 2015, the world had a major reason to rejoice. It was the penultimate day of COP21, a 14-day summit in Paris that scrutinized climate change from just about every angle. The...
Anna Mazurek on How to Make Money While Traveling
There are a lot of reasons not to travel. “I’m afraid of flying.” “It’s too dangerous.” “I don’t have the time.” But perhaps the most common excuse is money — who among us hasn’t...
A Holiday Escape for Every Type of Traveler
It’s the most wonderful time of the year — that glorious season when relaxed work schedules, school breaks, and winter weather collide. And for jet-setting travelers, it often means getting away from the grind...
Montana: An Average Land-Locked State or a Paradise?
Google the word “paradise,” and you will find it described as “an ideal or idyllic place or state.” But what is ideal or idyllic to you may not be so for another. That is...
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9 Holiday Traditions From Around the World
We hope that the holidays bring you joy, time with loved ones, and maybe even a well-deserved break from work or school. But this special time of year also comes with traditions, and one...
The Forgotten Structures of Hoi An
My penchant for rummaging through abandoned buildings for fun started in Hoi An. This may seem strange given that I’m from London, a city with an abundance of construction sites and neglected structures. But...
Traversing Canada by Rail: Then and Now with Kal Barteski
When Kal Barteski boarded her train at Toronto’s Union Station, she was met with a familiar scene. She had taken the same route, bound for Vancouver, nearly 30 years prior and was shocked by...
The Realities of a Traveling Videographer: A Q&A with Dave Culligan
Dave Culligan is a filmmaker and entrepreneur based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Over the last few years, he has shot and edited countless travel videos, started a production company, and journeyed around the world...
17 Years on a Train
On the third day of the train journey from Toronto to Vancouver, just as you enter mountain country, there’s a bend in the tracks that seems particularly designed for adventure photographers. Here’s why: if...
Travel Writing Tips: How To Deal With Your Inner Critic
You’ve been here before. It’s the morning after returning home from a life-changing trip. You’ve admired countless amazing sights, immersed yourself in the local culture, learned so many things about yourself and the world...
Searching for Bears in Shenandoah National Park
A warm, dense fog encapsulated us, clouding every lookout point and, at times, limiting our view to just 10 feet in front of our car. Though disappointed to be visiting a park chock-full of...
Lessons in Travel Photography from Simone Anne
Simone Anne started out her photography career in the wedding world, even though travel had always been her biggest passion. She had hiked the 220-mile John Muir trail solo, visited five continents, and documented...
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5 Days in Paris: A Pick-And-Choose Itinerary
Travelers heading to Paris often feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of possibilities the city offers. And that’s completely understandable. Paris is dotted with gorgeous monuments, and it also has its fair share of...
Hiking the Jordan Trail with Ali Barqawi
Ali Barqawi is a Jordanian photographer and filmmaker who specializes in documenting adventure expeditions around the world. Back in 2016, Ali learned about the newly-formed Jordan Trail Association (JTA). As the association began planning...
4 Writers on Native American Visibility in the U.S.
Like many countries around the world, the United States has a history littered with accounts of colonizers abusing Indigenous groups. From coast to coast, white Americans have long forced Native American groups to resettle...
Learning Time-Lapse Photography with Florian Nick
I’ve always admired the great outdoors for the beauty it has to offer. In fact, that’s why I got into filmmaking and photography in the first place. About three to four years ago, feeling...
A Dog-Friendly Guide to Copenhagen
Welcome back to the Travels with Quigley series, featuring travel tips from my adventures with a jet-setting rescue terrier. This is our third edition in a series of dog-friendly guides to cities around the...
Chasing Northern Lights: A Q&A with Alex Broadstock
When photographer Alex Broadstock arrived in Norway, he stepped off the plane wearing Teva sandals and shorts. Faced with the blisteringly cold Nordic weather, his friends thought he was crazy.
But after a series...
A Pit Stop Along the Pamir Highway
Of all the travel destinations I’ve fallen in love with, the Pamir Highway caught me the most off guard.
In the highlands of eastern Tajikistan, only one shabby road — the M41 — surges through...
A Layover with Helin Bereket
Traveling immerses us in the world, but sometimes in the less eventful moments between destinations, we just need to escape. “The Layover” is a weekly roundup of books, music, podcasts, and other forms of...