Photo Essays - Flashpacker HQ https://flashpackerhq.com Inspirational travel photography and stories for the independent traveler. Fri, 11 Sep 2026 22:46:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 Spartan Race Photo Essay https://flashpackerhq.com/spartan-race-photo-essay/ https://flashpackerhq.com/spartan-race-photo-essay/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2014 23:16:51 +0000 https://flashpackerhq.com/?p=1589 Spartan Beast at Soldier’s Hollow, Utah The following images were taken at the Spartan Beast held June 28th, 2014 in Soldier’s Hollow, Utah.  About an...

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]]> https://flashpackerhq.com/spartan-race-photo-essay/feed/ 4 Photo Essay – Austin Kite Festival at Zilker Park https://flashpackerhq.com/photo-essay-austin-kite-festival-at-zilker-park/ https://flashpackerhq.com/photo-essay-austin-kite-festival-at-zilker-park/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:19:43 +0000 https://flashpackerhq.com/?p=1106 The 84th Annual Zilker Park Kite Festival was held on Sunday, March 4th in Austin, Texas. You couldn’t have asked for a better day with...

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]]> Photo Essay: Western Australia Road Trip https://flashpackerhq.com/photo-essay-western-australia-road-trip/ https://flashpackerhq.com/photo-essay-western-australia-road-trip/#comments Sat, 28 May 2011 01:58:18 +0000 https://flashpackerhq.com/?p=746 A week after I arrived in Australia, I managed to find a group doing the exact road trip I was seeking.  We left Perth and...

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]]> https://flashpackerhq.com/photo-essay-western-australia-road-trip/feed/ 1 Photo Essay – Can Cau and Bac Ha markets, North Vietnam https://flashpackerhq.com/photo-essay-can-cau-and-bac-ha-markets-north-vietnam/ https://flashpackerhq.com/photo-essay-can-cau-and-bac-ha-markets-north-vietnam/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:21:09 +0000 https://flashpackerhq.com/?p=675 The Can Cau and Bac Ha markets are weekend markets on the Vietnamese side of the border between China and Vietnam.  They are frequented by a variety...

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]]> https://flashpackerhq.com/photo-essay-can-cau-and-bac-ha-markets-north-vietnam/feed/ 2 Photo Essay – Irish Murals from Derry and Belfast https://flashpackerhq.com/derry-and-belfast-murals/ https://flashpackerhq.com/derry-and-belfast-murals/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:54:54 +0000 https://flashpackerhq.com/?p=567 After wrapping up my summer in Ibiza, I spent a couple weeks flashpacking through Ireland.  I was lucky enough to spend a week traveling through...

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]]> https://flashpackerhq.com/derry-and-belfast-murals/feed/ 3 Photo Essay – Panjiayuan Market, Beijing, China https://flashpackerhq.com/photo-essay-panjiayuan-market-beijing-china/ https://flashpackerhq.com/photo-essay-panjiayuan-market-beijing-china/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 01:16:48 +0000 https://flashpackerhq.com/?p=499 The Panjiayuan Market (aka. the Dirt Market) is a huge flea market held on the weekends that should be visited by all travelers and flashpackers...

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]]> https://flashpackerhq.com/photo-essay-panjiayuan-market-beijing-china/feed/ 2 Flashpacker Photography Tribute to Japan https://flashpackerhq.com/flashpacker-photography-tribute-to-japan/ https://flashpackerhq.com/flashpacker-photography-tribute-to-japan/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:09:26 +0000 https://flashpackerhq.com/?p=446 I’ve never been through a hurricane, tornado, blizzard or tsunami.  Growing up in Los Angeles, however, I have ridden my fair share of earthquakes, the...

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]]> https://flashpackerhq.com/flashpacker-photography-tribute-to-japan/feed/ 3 Photo Essay: Ibiza – The Clubbers https://flashpackerhq.com/photo-essay-ibiza-the-clubbers/ https://flashpackerhq.com/photo-essay-ibiza-the-clubbers/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 02:09:11 +0000 https://flashpackerhq.com/?p=370 This week’s essay is part four of four and is the last part of the Ibiza series. If you haven’t been following, Part one focused on...

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