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You could pay a travel advisor $500 for a Japan itinerary, or you could get 20 years of a photographer's eye & everything I actually did on the ground, for a fraction of that. No stock photos. No generic "top 10" lists pulled from other blogs. Inside: → Where to stay (Tokyo + Kyoto) → A full Google list of what to do, see, and eat → The pro tips I wish someone told me before I landed Built from firsthand experience, not a template. Link in bio. by @moodovermarketing
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You could pay a travel advisor $500 for a Rome itinerary, you could spend days combing the internet for the same five places everyone else is going, or you could get everything I actually did from a photographer who’s spent 20 years learning what makes a place worth remembering, for a fraction of the price. No stock photos. No generic “top 10” lists pulled from other blogs. Just real recommendations from someone who’s been. Inside: → Where to stay → Which airline to fly (and which cabin to skip) → A full Google maps list of what to do, see, and eat → The pro tips I wish someone told me before I landed Built from firsthand experience, not a template. Link in bio. #romeguide #travelguides #rometravel #romephotography taken in Roma, Italy by @moodovermarketing
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Victoria is what the British named it in 1887. The locals still call it il-Rabat, the Arabic word for suburb, from the Arab occupation of 870 AD. That tells you something about how Gozo keeps track of time. The town below the Citadel is relatively young by Maltese standards because until 1637 the entire population of the island was legally required to sleep inside the fortress walls every night. The settlement outside those walls only became permanent once it was finally safe. This statue stands against the same honey-colored globigerina limestone that has been quarried and used to build with on these islands for thousands of years. It's the only building material the island's ever had. The last twenty minutes of light on this stone is something you need to see for yourself. by @moodovermarketing
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I had no idea these banners were handmade, but it's easy to tell when you're up close. Every banner that hangs during a Maltese festa is produced by a single artisan family, often a tradition passed down across generations. The gold leaf, the embroidered figures, and the fringe are all made by hand, often over months of preparation for a single weekend. Xagħra's banners honor Our Lady of Victories and they're baroque in scale, designed to be read from a distance against pale limestone. Up close they're true works of art. by @moodovermarketing
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This is the version of Gozo that doesn't make it onto the travel brochures, but it should. Xagħra's alleys are so narrow that two people passing each other have to turn sideways. They were built for a pace of life that had nothing to do with tourism, and everything to do with staying cool in the Mediterranean heat. The limestone walls absorb warmth all day and holds onto it in the evening, which is why Gozitans have always moved at a certain rhythm: out early, inside at midday, back out again at dusk. I walked until the alley narrowed to a perfect frame and stopped. No filter. No staging. Just a street that's looked like this for centuries. by @moodovermarketing
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3 days ago
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I happened to be in Gozo during the festa and genuinely didn't know what I was walking into. The Xagħra festa honors Our Lady of Victories, and always falls on September 8th, which is also Malta's Victory Day (a national holiday marking the end of three separate sieges across three different centuries). The preparation takes months. The clock tower you see here belongs to the Collegiate Basilica that anchors the town square, and the last light of the day was hitting it from exactly the right side. If you ever have the chance to be somewhere during a Maltese festa, cancel whatever you had planned and stay. by @moodovermarketing
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4 days ago
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I almost didn't take the ferry to Gozo. I am so glad I did. These enclosed wooden balconies are called gallariji, and they're everywhere on the island. Interestingly, they were originally designed so women could watch street life without being seen. Gozo's version tends to be more weathered and less polished than what you'll find in Valletta, which is exactly why they caught my eye. Xagħra, the town where I shot this, is home to megalithic temples that are older than Stonehenge. The light on this limestone at 6pm isn't something I was prepared for. by @moodovermarketing
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5 days ago
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There's a church in the Marais that has been standing in some form since the 500s, and most people eat lunch directly in front of it without knowing its name. Eglise Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, just east of the Hotel de Ville, is one of the oldest parishes in Paris. Construction of the current building began in 1494 and took over 150 years to complete, which is why the interior is Gothic and the facade, finished last, is one of the earliest examples of French Baroque architecture in the city. On Good Friday 1918, a German shell struck the church during mass, killing 92 people. The Minicafe terrace that sits in its shadow today is blissfully unaware of all of it. I framed the gargoyle against the sky and let the terrace crowd anchor the bottom of the frame. taken in Le Marais by @moodovermarketing
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8 days ago
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This is the Paris that doesn't make it onto the mood boards but should. The Marais is one of the few central Paris neighborhoods that survived Haussmann's 19th century renovation largely intact, which is why the streets are still narrow, the buildings still medieval in scale, and the color still this saturated. La Galerie Rouge has occupied this corner long enough to become part of the neighborhood's visual identity. The blue shopfront next door, L'Emouillante, opened in 1998 and has been a neighborhood anchor ever since. taken in Le Marais by @moodovermarketing
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9 days ago
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Paris is the only city where a man painting alone by the river doesn't make anyone stop or stare. En plein air painting has been part of Parisian culture since the Impressionists made it famous in the 19th century. Monet, Renoir, Pissarro? They all worked outside, in the light, in real time. The tradition never left. On any given afternoon along the Seine you'll find artists working in that same light, in front of the same water, with the same unhurried focus. That's what makes it so special. taken in Seine River by @moodovermarketing
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10 days ago
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Nobody looks up on this bridge. They should. Each of the decorative sculptures along Pont Alexandre III was created by a different artist, commissioned specifically for the 1900 World's Fair. The nymphs on the sides of the bridge represent the Neva River on one side and the Seine on the other, a reference to the Franco-Russian alliance the bridge was built to celebrate. The four 17-meter pylons at each corner are topped with gilded horses and the figures of Fame, designed to counterbalance the weight of the single steel arch below. by @moodovermarketing
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11 days ago
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The most honest photograph you can take of a hotel room is the one after the guest has slept in it. The mural above the headboard at Les Jardins du Luxembourg is hand-painted toile de jouy, a textile and decorative tradition that originated in Jouy-en-Josas, just outside Paris, in 1760. The style became synonymous with French interior elegance and has never really gone out of fashion. Paired with the amber velvet bolsters and white linens still warm from the night, this room communicates something no amenities list ever could. The morning light was perfect. taken in Hotel Les Jardins du Luxembourg by @moodovermarketing
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12 days ago
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