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Hi everyone, just wanted to write a quick update on our travels. We are currently making our way down Vietnam from the North down to the Southern tip before we go through Cambodia to Thailand.

It’s a been a fascinating week of exploring an entirely different world. The culture is so different that our first reaction when we arrived in Hanoi (Vietnam’s capital) was that we could have a great time just sitting in one spot and people watching for days. The way of life is just SO different here.

One of the most interesting experiences we’ve had so far was visiting the Hmong ethnic minority villages in Northern Vietnam. To paint a visual just imagine never-ending hillside rice patties, water buffalos, geese, dogs, pigs, and villagers dressed in traditional clothing all living together. It is truly breathtaking.

Naturally, we are taking more photos than we’ll know what to do with and we can’t wait to share them. We’ll continue to write updates to our blog when we’ll have a chance.

Happy New Year’s!!!!!! Hope you are all doing well.

Mike and Natasha

Woo hooo… some of the shots from our trip are now ready! We had a great time unwinding and checking out the beautiful rocks and landscapes of the Valley of Fire state park. You can probably see why it was given this name… :) Enjoy!

The elephant rock:

A few of the beaver tail cacti were already in bloom:

Relaxing at sunset:

Mike

So we are back home to our California winter, to the sweaters and jackets. Looking through our vacation pictures it’s hard to believe that somewhere not that far away it’s hot and humid right now. I think that the warmer the weather the better, so the only thing stopping me from moving to Florida are all the wild animals rescue shows which we watched on TV while staying in Miami. While California’s version of the show usually features people rescuing cats and dogs – Florida’s version has people calling about crocodiles in their backyards. I wouldn’t want to find one of these in my own backyard!

Honestly, Miami didn’t leave a great impression on me – it was big, flat, and a bit too showy. Even the famous Art Deco architecture of South Beach left me feeling a bit indifferent. I’d love to come back to Florida again and may be check out some of the other parts and maybe drive through the state along the coast. Here are some more photos from the trip!

The beautiful Everglades:

Would you want to find this guy in your backyard?

We got to see baby crocs up close following the Everglades boat ride:

A real photographer on vacation :)

Absolutely loved the quiet and village-like Key West:

A male relative of the chicken family from our last post:

Just loved the light here! No wonder they call it the magic hour:

We’re very excited to have recently been featured in a professional photographer magazine in regards to our awesome print-fulfillment service: Zenfolio. We’ll be glad to share all the details with you in the next few upcoming days. Woo hooo!!

Natasha