So here I am with a travel blog and amateur skills in both writing about the places I go and in photographing them. I've been a frequent offender of the automatic function on my 10.2 megapixel Sony A200 D-SLR--and by frequent offender, I mean that I have never used the manual settings. Ever. Like, since … Continue reading Photojournalism: Assignments 01-03
The Hollywood sign, Griffith Observatory, downtown Los Angeles and the beach. How to best see it all (and comfortably) from a Runyon Canyon hike.
It was worth a blog post. I first purchased my domain on New Years Eve, which left me with $37 to my name as I'm broke as a joke. That meant that I had to be "responsible" and wait to spend $13 more to map that domain on WordPress. Today, it was so! I squeee'd a little. … Continue reading Domain Mapped
I was reminded by my buzzing buddy of the importance of “practice flights” and starting local. He didn’t give up when he didn’t make it past my palm. He kept going just a little further each time. It’s as if he was a little messenger, reminding me, “Test your gear. Test your wits. Test your abilities. Then soar.”
As travelers, we need a direction. I'm constantly dreaming of where to turn when I can. Save cash to go north with a parka? Eastward from JFK with a leather journal and a quest to discover my favorite Parisian bridge? What's just as important as a destination to a traveler's soul though, is the ability to look inward for … Continue reading One-word resolutions for the broke and grounded traveler
I used to loathe the industrial cranes in the Port of Los Angeles for polluting the bottom of our beautiful sunsets and today I am not sure of how I'd feel without them.
You'll read L.A., see it in motion, hear its words. Whatever I can give you, I will. And then hopefully one day not long from now, I'll give you all much more from lands far, far away.
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