A narrow winding road curves through coconut trees and dense green countryside in the Philippines.

A different way into new places

Journeys through places, people, and cultures.

Beginning with one home in Barangay Malama, Philippines.

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Albay, PhilippinesOriginal project photograph
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The map is the table of contents.

Across begins where ordinary travel guides often end: with local people, the places they know, and the roads that connect them. The first journey begins with a family home in Malama and extends outward into Albay.

The Road to Malama

Not a checklist of attractions. A journey anchored by one place, unfolding one relationship at a time.

  1. ManilaArrival
  2. CagsawaHistory
  3. MalamaHome
  4. Kawa-KawaLocal landscape
  5. DonsolThe sea