Julie L. Kessler
lawyer traveler writer

Out & About

In South Africa

Jan. 16, 2017

Honing my spearing skills with new friend Majola in KwaZuluNatal, near Shakaland, South Africa.

Heaven's Handiwork

Dec. 20, 2016

Perhaps the most beautiful sunset I've ever seen. Taken while on Uncruise's Safari Explorer ship, in Kaunakakai, Molokai, Hawaii. December 2016.

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Paso Robles

Nov. 20, 2016

 

Glorious views at DAOU Vineyard & Winery. Paso Robles, CA, November 2016.

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San Miguel

Nov. 20, 2016

 

Home on the range at Work Ranch, San Miguel, CA. November 2016.

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In Fiji

Nov. 20, 2016

 

The smiling faces of school kids at Bukama Village, Yasawa, Fiji. October 2016.

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Yasawa Island

Nov. 20, 2016

 

Incredibly beautiful Yasawa Island from my seaplane's vantage.

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Lumatapopoho Village in the Solomon Islands

Nov. 20, 2016

Sweet Dalissa of Lumatapopoho Village in the Solomon Islands. Named after Condoleeza Rice according to her grandfather, Primo.

 

Sweet Dalissa of Lumatapopoho Village in the Solomon Islands. Named after Condoleeza Rice, according to her grandfather, Primo.

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In the Solomon Islands

Nov. 20, 2016

 

It's not every day one gets to walk on an uninhabited atoll in the middle of the South Pacific. Marairaro, near Honoa and Tavairaro, off the eastern tip of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. October 2016.

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Perfect Paris

Sep. 27, 2016

Some things in Paris are simply perfect. September 2016.

 

 

NCAA 2016 College Football Championship

Aug. 24, 2016

In Sydney for the NCAA 2016 college football championship games between University of Hawaii, Manoa (my alma mater) and University of California, Berkeley. Rainbow Warriors Running Back Steven Lakalaka on my left and Wide Receiver Marcus Kemp at the other end. Go Bows!

Lake Moraine

Jun. 29, 2016

The incredibly beautiful Lake Moraine, near Banff, Alberta, where it truly looks like the glossy postcards on sale at tourist shops.

Paws Up, Dude!

Jun. 17, 2016

 

Julie at beautiful Paws Up dude ranch in western Montana, enjoying a two-hour ride with wrangler Dustin and friend Jill.

Around and About

Jun. 3, 2016

A few shots from my wanderings over the last year.


Julie, far right, with new friends, after rafting the Jordan River in Israel in March 2016.


Near the Inca Trail in Machu-Pichu, Peru, October 2015.


With some Western Highland tribe members near Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea, in November 2015.

 

With members of the Wurup clan from Pulga village, Papua New Guinea, in November 2015. This matriarch and her offspring are clad with white clay, used ceremoniously to ward off neighboring warring clans.