Category Archive for: ‘Travel’
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Some Thoughts on Cruising
I’m incredibly saddened by what’s been happening with the Costa Concordia, and, as a former cruise ship crew member, I thought I’d write some points from that perspective. First, I’m shocked that the captain left the ship. I’m more shocked that the staff captain did …
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Photo Friday: Hawai’i
Taken at the Hawai’ian Tropical Botanical Garden, just north of Hilo, on my trip last year.
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Joining the Tumi Luggage “Cult”
You know, I never should say anything like I don’t want to join a cult in jest like I did here, because the universe is a perverse place. I’d narrowed down my luggage choices to four, and I’d have been happy with at least three …
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Photo Friday: Sagrada Familia
I have been meaning to post some photos. Sadly, I relied on my camera’s 40-year-old light meter and, well, it works fine in daylight, but not so much indoors. With that disclaimer, I still think this photo of the windows is pretty even though it’s …
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Human! Learn to Use the Device!
Rick and I just had one of those, “Human! Learn to use the device!” moments. But maybe I should step back and say where that comes from. In 2008, when we were going to see the last gasp (at the time, it’s since been revived) …
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Friday Photo: Morocco Street
I do a lot of photography but haven’t been posting a lot lately, so I thought I’d post a photo every Friday. Today’s photo was taken on the road between Rabat and Casablanca. It was taken with my Panasonic GF-1 (micro-4/3) camera and converted to …
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My Most Popular Post
…from the last year is this one, a photo of an Apollo capsule.
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Kilauea Up Close and Personal
There’s something oddly calming about a volcano like Kilauea. Sure, it smells hot and sulferous and you hear the lava creaking and flowing and drizzling into the sea. The constancy, though, that can lull one into a false sense of security.
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Venice Beach
One of the things I love most about Venice Beach is the skateboard park.
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Friday’s Monterey Bay Aquarium Trip
Friday, we visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Had a great time, walked myself to exhaustion, and got a couple of cool pictures, including this one of a cuttlefish. Not bad for an iPhone photo!
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