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Max Roper

Explorer · Founder · Photographer · Musician

max & hailey

After years of working hard with little time to travel, we put everything into storage in March 2022 and haven't been home since — chasing the best, and the most local, everywhere we go.

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418 flights · 509,164 miles · 296 airports

The journey, wrapped

1,172 Hotel nights

274 Unique hotels

296 Airports

128 Airlines

345 Wonders seen

15.2M Steps walked

The whole world, so far

Touring around Kabul — Afghanistan — Afghanistan Touring around Kabul

Spain Tomatina Festival in Bunol

Hegra in AlUla — Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia Hegra in AlUla

Marshall Islands Through a downed WWII plane

Lido Beach in Mogadishu — Somalia — Somalia Lido Beach in Mogadishu

Peru Andean Explorer to Arequipa

Door to Hell — Turkmenistan — Turkmenistan Door to Hell

Norway Dog Sledding in Lapland

Exploring in Iceland — Iceland — Iceland Exploring in Iceland

Bolivia Uyuni Salt Flats

Yemen A hitchhiking flutist in Socotra

Nepal The final mile (for Hailey) to Everest Base Camp

Visiting sumo training in Tokyo — Japan — Japan Visiting sumo training in Tokyo

Iraq Entering the mosque in Baghdad

India Rickshaw through New Delhi

Mokoro ride through the Okavango Delta — Botswana — Botswana Mokoro ride through the Okavango Delta

Spain Running of the Bulls in Pamplona

At the Monkey Forest in Bali — Indonesia — Indonesia At the Monkey Forest in Bali

Turkiye Balloons over Cappadocia

At the Timket Epiphany celebration in Addis, Ethiopia — Ethiopia — Ethiopia At the Timket Epiphany celebration in Addis, Ethiopia

Riding camels through Giza — Egypt — Egypt Riding camels through Giza

Yemen A needed pacer in Socotra

Morning balloon ride in Bagan — Myanmar (Burma) — Myanmar (Burma) Morning balloon ride in Bagan

Bungee Jumping in Queenstown — New Zealand — New Zealand Bungee Jumping in Queenstown

The Monastery (Petra) in Jordan — Jordan — Jordan The Monastery (Petra) in Jordan

Iraq Saddam Hussein's Palace

South Sudan Curious kid from the Mundari Cattle Trip

Turkmenistan Door to Hell

Ethiopia Local brew at an Ethiopian village wedding

Christmas Markets in Cologne — Germany — Germany Christmas Markets in Cologne

Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur — Malaysia — Malaysia Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur

India Through the streets of New Delhi

Somalia Shark market in Mogadishu

Chinese New Year in Bangkok — Thailand — Thailand Chinese New Year in Bangkok

Bhutan Circling a stupa

Via Feratta in Gimmelwald — Switzerland — Switzerland Via Feratta in Gimmelwald

Switzerland Crossing the bridge on the Gimmelwald Via Ferrata

Vietnam Rickshaw in Hanoi

Dia de las Muertos in Oaxaca — Mexico — Mexico Dia de las Muertos in Oaxaca

Afghanistan Cruising through the Afghan desert

Iraq A nice song on the Tigris River

Moai statues in Easter Island — Ecuador — Ecuador Moai statues in Easter Island

Botswana Morning snack

At the camel trading market — Somaliland — Somaliland At the camel trading market

Marshall Islands Through a WWII Wreck

Visiting the Sistine Chapel in Rome — Italy — Italy Visiting the Sistine Chapel in Rome

Congo Flipping chimps

Dragons Blood tree in Socotra — Yemen — Yemen Dragons Blood tree in Socotra

Japan Drinking in Tokyo

Sigiriya Rock in Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka Sigiriya Rock in Sri Lanka

South Korea A step into North Korea

Kayaking in Antarctica — Antarctica — Antarctica Kayaking in Antarctica

Enjoying street food in Damascus — Syria — Syria Enjoying street food in Damascus

Peru Accommodations ON the mountain

Balloon ride over the Masai Mara — Kenya — Kenya Balloon ride over the Masai Mara

Uganda Searching for the shoebill stork

Selling shoes — Somaliland — Somaliland Selling shoes

Zambia On the edge of Victoria Falls

Italian Dolomites — Italy — Italy Italian Dolomites

Fish market in Mogadishu — Somalia — Somalia Fish market in Mogadishu

Eritrea The "Metal Gods" of Medeber Market in Asmara

Market in Myanmar — Myanmar (Burma) — Myanmar (Burma) Market in Myanmar

Bhutan Monk Saturday debates

Indonesia Manta ray the size of a car

Dia De Los Muertos in Oaxaca — Mexico — Mexico Dia De Los Muertos in Oaxaca

The Mundari Cattle Tribe in South Sudan — South Sudan — South Sudan The Mundari Cattle Tribe in South Sudan

Spain Closing ceremonies at the Running of the Bulls festival

Injury in Socotra — Yemen — Yemen Injury in Socotra

Ukraine Underground Coffee

A game of chess 75 feet deep in Dubai — United Arab Emirates — United Arab Emirates A game of chess 75 feet deep in Dubai

Vietnam Some street performances in Saigon

Iceland Heli over a volcano

Pakistan The Wagah-Attari border ceremony

Visiting DRC in Burgundy — France — France Visiting DRC in Burgundy

Venice Carnival — Italy — Italy Venice Carnival

Egypt Merchants hooked to our boat down the Nile River

Italy Alone in the Sistine Chapel

China Clubbing in Lijiang

Northern lights in Tromso — Norway — Norway Northern lights in Tromso

Kyrgyzstan Cutting it a little close

Shinkansen into Tokyo — Japan — Japan Shinkansen into Tokyo

India Laundry for Mumbai

Bungee from a gondola — Switzerland — Switzerland Bungee from a gondola

New Zealand Zip-lining

On the delta — Botswana — Botswana On the delta

Greenland Boat ride through icebergs

Somaliland Football match in Hargeisa

Christ The Redemer in Rio De Janreio — Brazil — Brazil Christ The Redemer in Rio De Janreio

Antelope Canyon — United States — United States Antelope Canyon

India Through the market in Calcutta

Hang gliding in Switzerland — Switzerland — Switzerland Hang gliding in Switzerland

Ecuador Seals on the beach in the Galápagos Islands

Ballooning over Burgundy — France — France Ballooning over Burgundy

Bolivia Uyuni Salt Flat

Rainbow Mountain — Peru — Peru Rainbow Mountain

Belize Shark Diving

Rafting down the Nile River — Uganda — Uganda Rafting down the Nile River

Turkmenistan Military drills for the only foreigners in the country, us

Christmas Market in Colmar — France — France Christmas Market in Colmar

Nepal Porter strength in Sagarmatha

Bombed out wreckage in Aleppo — Syria — Syria Bombed out wreckage in Aleppo

Philippines An incredible school

Bombed out Buddhas of Bamian — Afghanistan — Afghanistan Bombed out Buddhas of Bamian

Rwanda Silverback showing who's boss

Burundi Crocodile teasing at the Bujumbura Zoo

Myanmar (Burma) Ordination ceremony in Mandalay

Myanmar (Burma) "Monks Dinner" at Mahagandayon Monastery in Amarapura

Taj Mahal in Agra — India — India Taj Mahal in Agra

Togo Voodoo dancing

Burundi Crafty cyclists in Bujumbura

Peru Andean Explorer

France Cruising through Bordeaux

Vietnam Testing some guns in the Co Chi tunnels

Norway Sleigh ride in Tromso

Scuba diving — Maldives — Maldives Scuba diving

Making friends at the Uzbekistan/Turkmenistan border — Turkmenistan — Turkmenistan Making friends at the Uzbekistan/Turkmenistan border

Enjoying the Great Wall — China — China Enjoying the Great Wall

Tonga Swimming with the humpbacks

Japan Games with geishas in Kyoto

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