Below you will find pages that utilize the taxonomy term “Travelogue”
San Francisco Trip Day 5: Off to Livermore
Today’s post makes the series name somewhat inaccurate, hence the subtitle. We awoke and, having spent the week debating the best course of action, decided it made the most sense for us to all go to the airport to pick up the rental car since it cost the same to get out there whether it was just me or all of us. Additionally, we’d spend less gas than having me circle back around to pick up the girls.
San Francisco Trip Day 3
[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“375”] Crazy boutique Hotel Diva Blackout Curtain[/caption]
We awoke wondering what shape Scarlett would be in. We were instructed to only give her Pedialyte or ginger ale. Scarlett, being her usual picky self, was having none of it. So we decided to try milk. She was OK. The vomiting was over.
San Francisco Trip Day 2
When traveling through time zones the first few days are often spent on the home city’s timezone. I ended up spending the entire trip on EST thanks to Scarlett. And that is fine because it made going back to work easy.
As I mentioned yesterday, there were a bunch of diners around our hotel. We spotted Lori’s Diner when we went to get water at Walgreens. It’s a 1950s-style diner with vintage stuff all over the walls and floors. Great breakfast (for a diner) and great staff.
San Francisco Trip Day 1
We flew to San Francisco to attend my brother-in-law’s wedding, but Danielle and I had wanted to go there for years so we decided to have a week-long vacation. Scarlett was amazing on the airplane. It was her second flight in her short life. However, the flight to Florida is so short that if you can time it with a nap, it’s EASY to travel with her. The 6 hour trip to San Francisco is another matter entirely. However, we kept her entertained and that kept her calm. There were a lot of other little kids on the plane including a 2-3 year old who spent 30 minutes crying. Scarlett never cried although she does whine every now and again if she doesn’t her needs met - it only lasts a minute or two. We brought crayons and painter’s tape (to stick to the seat) and that seemed to keep her pretty well entertained. When she grew bored of that, I walked her up and back the aisle. She seemed to love seeing so many people. We went back and forth a half dozen times before I grew tired of almost falling onto her when going towards the back of the plane. (The plane was angled up)
Grand Canyon: 9 Oct 2010
While on my trip to the Grand Canyon I kept a journal of my experience in order to create an after-the-fact travelogue. This is the last entry of an edited version + photo essay of my trip. ( First entry here) --- 9 Oct 2010 1530
The drive to Phoenix was uneventful. I did finally get a cactus photo.
I also finally got to eat at an In-n-Out Burger after having heard its praises on the Giant Bombcast and countless other west coast podcasts.
Grand Canyon: 8 Oct 2010 Part 2
While on my trip to the Grand Canyon I kept a journal of my experience in order to create an after-the-fact travelogue. Presented over the next few days is an edited version + photo essay of my trip. ( First entry here) ---
8 Oct 2010 2051
I feel completely differently at the end of today. My feet don’t hurt and I’m not exhausted. I have some mild aches in my legs and very mild aches in my feet. It’s because today was a much milder day.
Grand Canyon: 8 Oct 2010 Part 1
While on my trip to the Grand Canyon I kept a journal of my experience in order to create an after-the-fact travelogue. Presented over the next few days is an edited version + photo essay of my trip. ( First entry here) --- 8 Oct 2010 0720
Yesterday was awesome and today I have the sore legs to prove it. My legs have not been in this much pain in a long time. I’ll get to the cause of that in a moment. First of all, we went yesterday to see the sunrise3 at Desert View (near the Watch Tower). Let me stress again that the park is huge! We got up at 0430 and ended up nearly missing the 0600 sunrise. We arrived at the inner part of the park at 0520 and I thought we’d be at Desert View by 0530 (my target time to arrive). But no, from the South Entrance near the visitor center, it’s 25 miles to Desert View! We made our way through the pitch black roads and ended up in the parking lot by 0550. The drive was extra nervous as we saw the sky getting brighter and brighter despite not yet having arrived. Then we had to frantically find our way to the lookout. It was dark and even the outlook area was huge! We got there as the sun was just getting ready to peek out. The sunrise was magnificent, but I’m not sure any of the photos can match how amazing it looked. Surprisingly enough, there was only one couple there. A family later arrived.
Grand Canyon Trip: 6 Oct 2010 Part 2
While on my trip to the Grand Canyon I kept a journal of my experience in order to create an after-the-fact travelogue. Presented over the next few days is an edited version + photo essay of my trip. ( First entry here) ---
6 Oct 2010 2022
Today was both overwhelming and underwhelming. Overwhelming because of how massive the park is. We barely scratched the surface and yet we felt very tired at the end of the day. Overwhelming at how many different nationalities were present. We heard french, german, japanese, vietnamese, and The Queen’s English. There was a constant cycling of tourists foreign and domestic at the Grand Canyon Village. To stand there is to constantly be surrounded by Grand Canyon green horns. It was also amazing to see so many animals. We saw a neat type of squirrel, a mouse/chipmunk thing, dear, a woodpecker, and a beautiful blue bird. It was so awesome - especially the blue bird. At the end of the day, it was amazing how dark it was and how many stars there were in the sky. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a camera that could properly capture the night sky. That’s why I want to get a film 35mm Canon camera.
Grand Canyon Trip: 6 Oct 2010 Part 1
While on my trip to the Grand Canyon I kept a journal of my experience in order to create an after-the-fact travelogue. Presented over the next few days is an edited version + photo essay of my trip. ( First entry here) ---
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I forgot to mention yesterday how neat it was to see cacti in the wild. It’d seen them in arboretums and botanical gardens, but this was the first time I saw them growing in their natural environment. Biggest impression: unlike cartoons, the “arms” are not even. Some of them even have only one “arm”.
Grand Canyon Trip: 5 Oct 2010
While on my trip to the Grand Canyon I kept a journal of my experience in order to create an after-the-fact travelogue. Presented over the next few days is an edited version + photo essay of my trip. ---
5 Oct 2010
Tomorrow I get to see the Grand Canyon! I’ve been waiting to see it for years. Today was pretty awesome because I got to see another thing I’d wanted to see for a while now - I saw a hummingbird for the first time. The best part is that it was completely accidental. We got into the rental car and, as Danielle set up the GPS, I looked up at the some flowers and saw a hummingbird. It quickly left, so it was just being there at that exact time that allowed me to see it. Unfortunately, I didn’t have my camera with me. Hopefully I get to see it again.
NYC Tet Trip Day 4
?This is part of my NYC Tet Travelogue.
See part one here, part two here, and part three here.
Unlike the previous entries, this one was written a week after the events, but it covers events from 14 Feb 2010.
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NYC Tet Trip Day 3
This is part of my NYC Tet Travelogue.
See part two here.
?this was originally written on 14 Feb 2010
Life sure is strange. This morning I was sure I’d be buying a Holga today. After talking to Danielle, it even seemed that SHE would get one too. She wanted to have one loaded with color film and one loaded with black and white film. Then she asked a few questions. I can’t remember the exact words, but it got me thinking. Do I REALLY want a Holga? I mean, the biggest attraction for me was the ability to medium format film. As I mentioned on 12 Feb, it’s a connection with the past and a chance to shoot with better film than I ever did. But the more I looked at other photographers’ Lomo results, the more I wondered if this was how I wanted to re-experience film. What put me off the most is the fact that the results are so random. I don’t understand how people go on vacations to places as far away as Asia with a Lomo as their sole means of capturing their experiences. They could be getting completely blown out photos the whole time and come back without any photo memories.
NYC Tet Trip Day 2
Part of my NYC Tet Travelogue. See part one here.
this entry was originally written on ?13 Feb 2010
I went to the Lomography store yesterday and it was a very interesting experience. The store matches the aesthetic of the Lomography movement. It has a very casual feel to it. It definitely belongs in Greenwich Village. The wall is a huge collage of Lomo prints; most appeared to be of or taken in New York City. There was a lot of repetition and it had the feel or working well as a larger work of art. It’s worth visiting the store just to see the wall. But the layout was also great - all the cameras are sitting on a table in the middle and you can touch them and handle them and get a feel for the camera. I have a feeling they would have probably let me load some film in and take some shots for them to keep. (And I might have if I hadn’t been there with others) The table has an outline of each camera beneath it with the price of the camera listed. The staff (well, the one woman there at that time) was very knowledgeable and helpful. Definitely a good hire. There were also tons of books and magazines wholly consisting of Lomographic images.
NYC Tet Trip Day 1
After reading Dan’s great Japan travelogue, Super Ichiban Travel Blog, and another source where someone had his children always keep a journal when they travel, I decided I wanted to do this as well. To practice for when I go to some place that’s foreign to me, I decided to start keeping a journal when I travel to places I’ve already been. Here’s the first entry from last weekend’s trip.
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