Travel Notes

We share stories and essays that bring places and people closer: through reflections, impressions, and guides rooted in real experiences.

We explore the social and cultural dimensions that shape our world. Our goal is to bridge distances and help create a more tolerant, connected, and loving world.

  1. Read more: California Days: Point Reyes National Seashore
    Coastal cliffs at Point Reyes with lighthouse silhouette at sunset, California — film photography by Loud Etudes

    California Days: Point Reyes National Seashore

    A quiet journey to Point Reyes, from the open coastal road to the pelicans overhead and the windswept cliffs by the closed lighthouse. A reflective walk along one of California’s most striking shorelines.

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  2. Read more: The Art of Belonging is Longing
    The Art of Belonging is Longing

    The Art of Belonging is Longing

    I often find myself in places and states where I observe what's happening: quietly, attentively, genuinely longing to belong somewhere. I move thro...
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  3. Read more: Author's Essay: Solo Hike above Pokhara
    Green hillside villages above Pokhara with morning mist and the Himalayas, Nepal — Loud Etudes

    Author's Essay: Solo Hike above Pokhara

    I told my yoga teacher that I was going to the Himalayas for a few days, to Pokhara from Kathmandu. The weather had finally turned good for that l...
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  4. Read more: Notes on Samarkand: Warmth in the Meros Paper Mill
    Garden with flower beds and decorative ceramic plates on the wall at Meros Paper Mill, Konigil village, Samarkand, Uzbekistan — film photography by Loud Etudes

    Notes on Samarkand: Warmth in the Meros Paper Mill

    Samarkand was the Central Asian's capital of silk paper production, a legacy that lasted until the 18th century. Samarkand paper was of higher qual...
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  5. Read more: Notes from Tajikistan: Cascade of Seven Lakes
    Mountain gorge with turquoise water in the Fan Mountains, Tajikistan — Loud Etudes

    Notes from Tajikistan: Cascade of Seven Lakes

    We traveled from Samarkand, Uzbekistan, and kept thinking of visiting the Seven Lakes in Tajikistan. The route from Samarkand was: an hour by car t...
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  6. Read more: Notes from Hong Kong: Rituals in Motion, Man Mo Temple
    Temple attendant before the main altar at Man Mo Temple, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong — film photography by Loud Etudes

    Notes from Hong Kong: Rituals in Motion, Man Mo Temple

    Tucked away in the lively streets of Sheung Wan, surrounded by towering skyscrapers and the hum of modern Hong Kong, stands a quite lonely but stri...
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