night markets

 

halong bay

A day trip to Halong Bay

And, my photo from this same spot 10 years ago:

https://amandaschwengel.blogspot.com/2012/12/halong-bay.html

The sun - always like this in southeast Asia.

street scenes

Some scenes around town

hanoi, vietnam

A day of travel to get here, and it's good to be back...

The amazing jazz artists at Binh Minh Jazz Club

Hotel Metropole, where Anthony Bourdain stayed

2022 in review

I attempted to go through my best photos from 2022... and it is difficult! There are too many good moments to choose from. Suffice to say I feel I lived it up even though it still feels like it was just 2019. Big themes are travel, nature, work/storytelling, family, personal and professional growth, and amongst it all, trying to notice moments like these.

It was an epic year of traveling surrounding states of Colorado to ski - New Mexico, Utah and seeing good friends

Diving in Miami!

Checking out new places (and old) in Colorado - Aspen, Palisade, Twin Lakes, Mesa Verde, Fairplay, Evergreen, Estes Park

The priviledge to get back to ALASKA! (and living in a van, kayaking alongside icebergs, and wildlife galore)

Getting back to Minnesota and old stomping grounds

Going home to Wisconsin multiple times!

And New York, just as often

Going back to Chicago, still my favorite city

Having a night in Boston, and weekend in beautiful Rhode Island

Exploring the Pacific Northwest - Portland and Seattle

Trying my luck in Vegas with oldest friends

Documenting moments like these of best friends

Working in between it all

Making this Covid retrospective video, with Covid still around

https://red.msudenver.edu/video/two-years-after-classrooms-went-dark-a-college-campus-reflects-on-its-pandemic-journey/

Running a trail race

Covid still lingering

Lots of Red Rocks concerts

Going back to FRANCE and DENMARK with more of my oldest friends! Picnics along the Seine, wandering all day to cafes, seeing Monet's garden... a dream

Cheers to 2023!