King Tides
When the earth and the sun and the moon align, they cause increased gravitational pull on the Earth's oceans, producing the highest tides of the year. They are called "King Tides". This occurrence also...
View ArticleThe Nothingness of Namibia
If getting out in nature and getting away from it all is your thing, then Namibia should be at the top of your list. Located in one of the most desolate corners of our planet, Namibia is an African...
View ArticleRomance is for the Birds
Nature has made it pretty clear that birds rule when it comes to mating displays and courtship rituals. Many types of birds are known to pair up and mate for life, while few other species do. So with...
View ArticleCuba from the Heart: Mourning and Music
The evening before I arrived in Cuba, the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was announced. I suspected it might be somewhat relevant, but I did not guess how much it would alter the first few...
View ArticleWhat the Halifax is a Moosehead, eh?
Because timing is everything, and travel is all about the unexpected, this post is all about one single day, which turned out to be anything but ordinary. It was apparently the most important day of...
View ArticleRoad Trip for Cameras: Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore (part I of II)
Starting Point: Halifax, where there's an airport. Destination: Guysborough's Authentic Seacoast...really far from where there's an airport. Right, so if you're looking at a map, I'm crossing a region...
View ArticleRoad Trip for Cameras: The Guysborough Gallery (part II)
Some would argue that the right weather can make any place beautiful. But Guysborough has proved to me it's the other way around. The right place can make any weather beautiful.The sky was blue and the...
View ArticleNiagara Falls - Getting It All Wrong...and Being Allright
Sometimes, I’m just an idiot. Sometimes, I get it all wrong. Sometimes, opportunities present themselves for which I hesitate, or consider passing on altogether. That’s because I’m an idiot. That’s...
View ArticleHappy Bastille Day! A Tribute to Paris in Moods
My very first trip overseas landed me in France, where I celebrated both Bastille Day and my 16th birthday all in the same week, in Paris. I still remember being addressed as "mademoiselle"...sigh....
View ArticleInstagram Retrograms: If IG'd then, what IG now
Welcome to my Instagram Travel Thursday (#IGTravelThursday) debut! Stand Up Paddling on the Yangtze River, old style (iphone3, 2009)Admittedly, I arrived late to the Instagram party - I only started...
View ArticleRooms, Views, Rooms with Views
It's Thursday already! Wow, where did this week go? Given limitations of time, I'm multi-tasking with this post for both #igtravelthursday on instagram, and #frifotos on twitter. To accomplish both...
View ArticleAmazon Skies
The Amazon is not just a river, it is an entire region, a basin, a rainforest, a biome. It has been termed the "lungs of our planet" because the vegetation continuously recycles carbon dioxide into...
View ArticleSharing Instagrams, Videos & Watershots from Nicaragua
Ready to head out at Playa Remanso (GoPro Hero II)Recently I had the immense pleasure of traveling to Nicaragua to experience the Chicabrava Surf Camp in San Juan del Sur. These instagrams highlight...
View ArticleThe NEW LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal
I felt something was different as I made my way through the TSA Security checkpoint and was directed into a clean empty hallway. "To all Gates" read the sign above an elevator. Escalators were a bit...
View ArticleBack on Track off my Back after a Hack
Dear Readers,I'm back. The inspirational travel post of photos and stories from my recent travels to Bhutan can wait. What I am writing now is far more important and I hope that you will read through...
View ArticleCuba Cubed: Instagram Travel Thursday Feature
Oddly enough, Cuba was the first destination from which I created and shared instagram photos with the world (having only started using instagram in January 2013). I expected not to have access to...
View ArticleGeometric Patterns in Art and Architecture
Geometry is a fascinating subject - it can be as simple as a line drawn on paper, or as complex as string theory physics. It's like the "gateway math" for appreciating countless forms of art and...
View ArticleAround the Tree and Around the World - 3 more years!
"Around the Tree and Around the World" was originally created and shared for Christmas 2010, and has been one of my most popular posts. Now that I've had 3 more years of travels, I've collected many...
View ArticleFrozen Frames of Surf
While most of the country is frozen in winter weather, I can only complain of cold toes after surfing. So when I agreed to co-host this week's #frifotos on twitter and we selected the theme of...
View ArticleBhutan on Instagram
Last October my travels took me back to Bhutan, and with iphone in hand, I shared much of the experience on instagram. Here are a few highlights for Instagram Travel Thursday (#IGTravelThursday):The...
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