Leaf: Rae, I have loved seeing the world through your eyes which find all the beauty and quirk in every place. And now we stand on the same bridge in a place we can finally call "Our Town". I love you Rae. (Pai, Thailand)

Rae: What a year, beloved friend! Your heart shines through your pictures and this has been such an amazing way to see more of you. Now, what next? (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: With these two boys adoring her she's got a good life ahead. This is our first morning back at home. (Pai, Thailand)

Rae: Walking over a flower-lined bridge. (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

Leaf: She is the newest love of my life. I'm so in love and I'm so so tired. (Yarramundi, Australia) 

Rae: I got Khao Soi for lunch and had to take a photo of this shop because there is something so beautifully, quintessentially Thai about it. Maybe it is the shop owner, who is gracious and traditional, or her photo of the King's family or the photos of the time the princess came to Pai and she met her. (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: This is a new experience for me…the sweetness that it is to see one child of mine caring for another. (Yarramundi, Australia)

Rae: They sure know how to pack a lot on a truck in Thailand. (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: I wish I could send an Indian marching band to your house today with more 'quirk' than you could ever dream of. May today be full of smiles and dancing. You are so beautiful! Happy Birthday Rae! (Varanasi, India)

Rae: I'm thirty-four today. For me the year ahead is about learning to live in joy. I've developed some impressive skills at absorbing sadness, but I'm not so good at happiness. I want to learn! (Pai, Thailand- this picture was taken elsewhere but it doesn't matter where, really.)

Leaf: Many of my neighbours make their life and livelihood on the Ganges River; washing clothes, bathing, fishing, swimming, and offering boat rides. (Varanasi, India)

Rae: The moments of love between my oldest and youngest sons often take my breath away. (Arambol, India)

Leaf: The boyz! Brendan says that Jazza's hair is "Hipster at the front, duckling at the back." (Varanasi, India)

Rae: This is a typical Goan Catholic shrine. They're strewn all over this state. (Siolim, India)