Escape From New York

Los Angeles Bound

2012-01-24T09:13:00.007-05:00

I’m flying to Los Angeles, California later today. This trip, the first of the year, involves visiting good friends, curing the winter blahs and photography of course. This time of year can yield...

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Street Scenes: Puebla, Mexico

2012-01-21T20:15:00.000-05:00

A blank wall can present itself as a canvas waiting to be filled. The man on the bicycle rode into this canvas in the historic center of Puebla, Mexico a UNESCO World Heritage site...

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2011 Travels In Photographs: What Makes You Want To Go?

2011-12-31T14:43:00.002-05:00

The aim of travel photographers is to capture a destination in a way that instantly takes you there and makes you want to go. Beautiful scenery is an easy way to achieve this but travel photography...

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Offbeat Eats From Around The World

2011-12-12T15:08:00.001-05:00

Nothing can highlight a cultural divide more than food. One person’s delicacy can be another’s horror. Chapulines, fried grasshoppers, have been on the menu for thousands of years in...

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Passports with Purpose – Building Libraries in Zambia

2011-11-30T06:59:00.004-05:00

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Published Photographs: Dubai Edition

2011-11-19T14:45:00.000-05:00

Each destination has its icons new and old. In Dubai both new and old include a fair amount of bling like the Burj Al Arab Hotel and gold souk pictured below. Also pictured are the Bastakia...

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Puerto Rico Bound

2011-10-31T06:47:00.000-04:00

I’m flying to San Juan, Puerto Rico today for a short three-day trip. A cheap flight, the need to reach elite status on the Oneworld alliance and the destination of course prompted me to...

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Shopping Like a Chef on the Cote D’Azur

2011-10-28T12:46:00.000-04:00

France is the epicenter of Western cuisine and if you want to shop like a chef on the Cote D’Azur take a break from the region’s glitz and visit its local markets. The culinary artisans to whom food...

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France Bound

2011-10-09T08:06:00.000-04:00

I’m flying to France via London later today, where I’ll be spending the next 9 days on the Cote d'Azur. It’s been about 10 years since I’ve traveled to France, somewhere I used to travel often...

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Mannequins From Around The World

2011-09-29T10:00:00.000-04:00

It seems that wherever you travel most mannequins appear to have European features. Perhaps there is some worldwide monopoly on the often freakish figures, much like Monsanto has on soybeans?...

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Cape Cod Bound

2011-09-25T09:44:00.000-04:00

I’m heading to Cape Cod tomorrow for the rest of the week. If the weather cooperates, this is a good time of the year to go – after the summer crowds and before the gloom of the end of the year kicks...

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Street Scenes: Where Time Stops In The Haight

2011-09-16T11:44:00.001-04:00

Haight Ashbury in San Francisco was the epicenter of 1960s hippie culture in the U.S. Today some remnants of that era still survive if you don’t include the touristy shops selling tie dye and...

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Conveyor Belt Sushi Tokyo

2011-08-22T12:18:00.001-04:00

Japan is a foodie county and the only one I know that combines gizmos with dining. Pictured below in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district is a conveyor belt sushi restaurant a few steps below street...

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Mexico City’s House of Tiles

2011-07-30T11:00:00.000-04:00

Not many cities can boast a department store housed in a historic national monument. A few blocks from Mexico City’s massive Zocalo is the House of Tiles or Casa de los Azulejos, the most...

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Chapel Hill’s Unofficial Town Hall

2011-07-24T12:04:00.001-04:00

Small towns and villages all over the world have unofficial town halls if you look hard enough. They are where locals gather over food or drink to share news, gossip, joke and seek company amongst...

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Mexico Bound

2011-07-05T13:58:00.001-04:00

Every summer I tell myself I’ll stick close to home, take advantage of the warm weather in the Northeast, photograph my own city and take day trips and travel further afield in the fall. And every...

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Traffic From Around The World

2011-06-30T21:15:00.000-04:00

A holiday weekend, Independence Day, is approaching which means the exodus from the city will result in epic traffic. From a distance it can look beautiful in the right light. The FDR will take...

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The Witches’ House, Mexico City

2011-06-21T12:05:00.000-04:00

Built in the early 1900s La Casa de las Brujas, the Witches’ House, can be found on the eastern side of Plaza Rio De Janiero in the fashionable neighborhood of Roma in Mexico City. Most likely a...

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Street Scenes: No Parking Sign With Attitude NYC

2011-06-01T19:14:00.001-04:00

If the $800 fine doesn't deter you the tone of this no parking sign spotted on the Upper East Side of Manhattan might. Do you hear a man or a woman's voice yelling at you when you read the sign?...

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Kerouac’s Alley

2011-05-25T23:27:00.000-04:00

In between a bar and a bookstore in North Beach, San Francisco is an alley where Jack Kerouac was chucked after a particularly boisterous night of boozing. The bar, Vesuvio, and City Lights...

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Scenes From A Mexican Market

2011-05-15T04:07:00.001-04:00

A lot can be learned about a culture when wandering a local market where few tourists tread. The food, dress and even how a culture celebrates can be revealed. Xochimilco, located in the far south...

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Xochimilco, Mexico City’s Ancient Floating Gardens

2011-05-08T16:50:00.000-04:00

Floating through ancient canals in a colorful gondola or trajinera might not be what you would immediately associate with Mexico City, one of the largest cities in the world. The ancient canals of...

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Bridges From Around The World

2011-04-30T21:17:00.000-04:00

Some of the most iconic travel images worldwide are of bridges. The Golden Gate Bridge is amongst the most photographed bridges in the world and on many travelers’ itineraries when visiting San...

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San Francisco Bound

2011-04-19T08:39:00.002-04:00

I’m heading to the airport shortly to catch a flight to San Francisco where I’ll spend the rest of the week. I haven’t been to San Francisco, which I used to visit regularly, in about 10 years. ...

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Street Scenes: Architecturally Correct Dentist Mexico City

2011-04-10T16:49:00.000-04:00

I wonder if the dentist who commissioned this structure has a sense of humor, wanted to get creative with marketing or a little of both. This molar can be found in Condesa, Mexico City. The...

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