Madinet al ayat — Saturday, same anchorage - hunting in the morning, same place, wind chilly - groups of sheep and buffaloes passing here and there between the palm trees, driven by a ragged child and by a woman; the w...
Madinet al ayat — Friday. Pulled with a rope in the morning for four hours; we moor near the village of Kafr El-Ayat, where the higher banks protect us from the wind a little. A few boats are moored nearby. We spend t...
Tokushima — I walked from Temple 1 to Temple 6 or 35 KM or more. My feet hurt. I’m burned from the sun. I feel absolutely amazing. It’s a spirit journey for me and weaving around farmers fields, bamboo forests a...
Yoshinogawa — While walking, someone booked me in to sleep at this temple. The cost was steep at 6,000¥ but included dinner and breakfast. It was a place to sleep and something to fill my belly. I arrived tired an...
Sanagouchi — Its been tough today. There were more open areas without the protection of trees from the sun. I think I’m more burned then yesterday. For some reason my back pack is heavier then yesterday. I’m so ho...
Nishinomiya — I have always really enjoyed watching baseball live as long as I was with some family or good friends. It was a chance to get caught up on our lives and what was going on in the world since the game m...
Hong kong — I have never been a huge fan of amusement parks. There are too many people. The food and drinks are over-priced. The kids tend to be hyper with some yelling and screaming. Being outside in Hong Kong c...
Hong kong — “Where should I go?” “Which side of the boat should I be on?” “How do you turn this F$*@ boat!!!!” It was some of the comments I made this weekend as I took my first sailing lesson at St. Stephen’s B...
Hong kong — Today was one of my best teaching days in a long long time. I had my parents come to school to see me teach and I also had them teach a few lessons as well. My mom has seen me teach in Korea, but I ne...
Hong kong — “You’re not here just to teach them English but also be a mentor to them.” — Sophia Kim, a teacher I worked with while in Korea in my second year there. I was reminded of this at our school Christmas...
Hong kong — Dance the night away. I went into the bar to have my phone fully charged before heading back to my home in Taipo. I had just finished a nice little hike. I had my backpack and camera with me. I was d...
Thiruvananthapuram — Breath in. Hold. Breath out. Breath in. Hold. Breath out. All I can hear is the waves from the near by beach. There is a gentle breeze. It’s the top of my hotel. It’s a completely different experienc...
Kumarakom — India was everything I wasn’t expecting. I was expecting to find massive poverty but I didn’t. I thought I would see massive amounts of people like in China, but I didn’t. All I saw was the green of t...
Hong kong — My friend and I were having brunch at a place called the Frying Pan here in Hong Kong. The place serves up some great breakfast food at a reasonable price. My friend was busy on his phone while someth...
Tosa — The hike started with me seeing lots of people with the white clothing of the pilgrims. The beginning of the walk was great as I just watched the countryside moved along. The mountains got bigger and ...
Tokushima — The day started great but got hard quickly. The place I am staying woke me up at 6 am and prepared breakfast for me. I paid for dinner and breakfast as it was part of the price. I took some pictures o...
Tokushima — She was a traditional Korean dancer and singer. She came to Japan when she was 38 years old and fell in love with the head of temple 13. Every night, he would say “thank you for today.” Every morning ...
Komatsushima — The chimes went off at 540 and i got up. When you sleep in a temple there is always a ceremony either in the morning; like this one or in the evening; like the one I am at tonight. Traditionally the c...
Shenzhen — Going through the border between Hong Kong to Shenzhen via Lo Wu is an experience. What is striking is the amount of people. It feels like hundreds if not thousands of people are just walking through ...
Hong kong — I met Sue and Justin Tiffin, while in Korea. It was my 4th year there. I met them through mutual friends who are now living in Hong Kong. I found them both really friendly and sociable people. They we...
Hong kong — I was at black tie event a few weeks ago with the “Sai Kung Crew” to support a friend of ours who was hosting a Tennis Ball at the Hong Kong Football Club. Everyone was dressed their best in tuxedos, ...
Pittsburgh — In everything I have read, the best experience at PNC Park is to walk to the park and that is what I wanted to do. It is why I wanted to be at a hotel in the downtown area. It is kind of what I wanted...
Hong kong — I had no lessons to day for the Christmas concert. It is an odd day as I don’t have a lot to do. All of the concerts are in either Cantonese or Putonghua. The P1-3 are cute and doing songs or mouthing...
Prambanan — The alarm went off at 345 am. Luckily I had packed the night before. It was going to be a long day and I hadn’t gotten a lot of sleep the night before. There was no sun to greet us when we left our h...
Tosari — My alarm went off at 3:30 am. I was already dressed since it’s cold in the lava lounge. I didn’t brush my teeth or anything but just headed out the door. The sky was black but filled with stars. It’s ...
Cagliari — storia che Vi porgo, Signore, giunge da una città lontana. Sta laggiù, davanti ai Vostri occhi, ma in fondo, oltre l’orizzonte dove il mondo si piega, dove l’occhio dell’uomo non arriva. Un mare, legg...
Hong kong — For almost half the cost of a chocolate bar, the Star Ferry is THE best deal in Hong Kong. If I have the time, I always prefer to cross Victoria Harbour on the ferry. It is slow. It can be a bit stink...
Semporna — Em and I sailed to Pulau Gaya for a break. Gaya was plain — a small “O” of coral and mountain, with the cliffs plunging straight into water, and the sounds of the bugs already deafening within 4 m of...
Tokyo — I was leaving on a trip to run a marathon on the West coast, my first marathon, and my son was wishing me good luck on his pre-school’s doorstep. Nothing abnormal in appearance but I was in shock as h...
Charlottesville — Live at UVa.
Sevenoaks — It’s a standard joke the world over that it’s always wet and cold in England. Ordinarily I would argue strongly against that assertion, but I have to admit that just lately is has indeed been rather ...
Aireys inlet — Bushfires, sometimes quite distant, can create this effect.
Accra — “This is so wrong… how can they build a mall in Osu and especially on the Oxford street. ” This was practically everybody thought when this mall was being built. Osu oxford street already has inte...
Singapore — Thankfully one of these laser shows happens twice a night at the Marina Bay Sands and I took this chance to capture it. I was out walking with my good friend of over a decade, Celia. She has been liv...
Cholargos — When a social network is wishing you Happy Birthday, you know you are living in the age of Aquarius. And if you find it endearing, rather than disturbing, then you are an Aquarius. And if you dig the ...
Washington — Walking around the Capitol Reflecting Pool I came across this child and who I can only assume was his mother. He had climbed up onto the side of the Reflecting Pool. He got down on his knees and was r...
New york — Picture-taking was technically prohibited— I couldn’t help myself. The point of “Funky Turns 40” was to celebrate all the realistic, positive black characters that revolutionized Saturday morning ca...
Ash shorafa wa al ateyat — Thursday morning, the 7th. When I go on deck, we are very close to the bank. The color of the earth is exactly the color of the Nubian girls I saw at the Slaves Bazaar. We haul the boat with ropes; t...
Belfast — We are heading to Bled in four weeks and staying near to where the webcam is situated. There is been something of a natural disaster to the south west of Slovenia, but Bled is looking fab!
Hangzhou — “Do not travel during Spring Festival” Ask anybody and they’ll tell you right away: “It’s just insane” or “Avoid it at all costs” are also heard quite often. Chinese New Year has the dubious prestig...
Tokyo — A friend of mine had made ginger syrup for me. Ginger syrup is a concentrated mix of ginger and sugars which you can use to mix with for instance sparkling water. I do mix it with Sochu (an inexpensiv...
Aireys inlet — This fine machine stood up to my pounding on it several hours a day for about 25 years, starting with a crash course in touch typing (6 hours a day for three days). In 1983 I acquired an Apple IIe co...
Aireys inlet — It’s been good to know ya. I’ve been singing along with Pete in spirit for over fifty years. And here is my daughter Susannah’s favorite lullaby that we sang thirty years ago.
Accra — I don’t know what the meaning of this is. People love differently…. People express love differently… And sometimes people tell you how much they love you. But you think it not true. You think it n...
Zamalek — On the Nile. On the morning of Wednesday, 6th. We hear people playing pool at Soliman’s. We run a small errant in a bark to the tip of Roda island - our sailors are quite surprised to see Cawadjas li...
Bled — I had wandered around this lake during the day and thought it was cool, but not as amazing as I was hoping it would be. I went the whole way around it, up to the castle and back down to the village. ...
Semporna — Me & E. It took three days for us to know each other’s secrets, but not yet the secret idiosyncrasies that are unconscious and observable. There weren’t a lot of places to go, but we managed, spl...
Seattle — If you’ve considered seeing Philomena, be ready for a roller coaster. From the charming Irish accents to the dark side of the Irish convent system. From the quaint ‘daft’ comments made by Philomena t...
Tübingen — It’s probably a melting process. Often we feel weak afterwards, in a very agreable way. Even our knees, the most important joints in our bodies, have lost considerable strength. It feels so good to mo...
Vancouver — I come here daily. I don’t have an office - I don’t need one. I go up to the 6th floor and find a seat by the window. The workday begins. Every day is different: sometimes I write code, sometimes I w...
Clifton — Turn the radio on, people chirp about the snow. Turn on the tv, people warn about the snow. You can keep your warnings and first-world fears, I’m making bacon, putting it in a bowl, and taking a pictu...
Budapest — Despite this being a bachelor party / stag do, I had nonetheless brought some minimal camera gear along; my DSLR, one lens and a GorillaPod. As seems to be the way with a lot of my photos, I had been...
Tokyo — At an izakaya near the office. I ordered ホッケ - my favorite, which was so good I promptly forgot to take a photo afterwards, licked my chops and walked home in the freezing cold!
Cairo — Dinner at Soliman Pasha’s with Mr Machereau, former arts teacher at the Gizah school (closed). At 8, to bed in the cangia boat. Eaten by the fleas to inaugurate it.
Ma'an — I had gone to Jordan just to see Petra. There were (a few) other nice places, but this ancient city was the main attraction. My first time there was during the day and it was ‘alright’, but not partic...
West malling — I bought this Ordnance Survey map dating from the mid-1950s off ebay the other day. It covers the area where I live and the surrounding villages and countryside, including West Malling (pronounced so...
Seattle — If you’ve considered seeing Captain Phillips, do your research first. The whole thing will be much less stressful if you know what’s going to happen. If, instead, you are one of those weird people wh...
Seattle — If you’ve considered seeing Blue Jasmine, enjoy the one-woman show that is Cate Blanchett. She’s a stunner in this one. Please don’t assume I’m degrading Blanchett’s performance to a glib comment abo...
Semporna — Arrived in Tawau, debit-card less and loaded with baht. No change desk. Begged a ride off of friendly bus drivers out front, drove to Semporna, on the Malaysian side of Borneo. One hour, increasing ...
Port townsend — …we walked in the Winter Cold, and now drink pumpkin tea, she touching and walking through the house, and I read, listen.
Turin — I was very sad this evening, when I entered the metro. I found this. And now I have a smile in my pocket, just for me.
New york — The Met is a beautiful place to explore. Every time we go, we find something new or forgotten. The Met hides surprises in it’s nooks and crannies, and if you’re willing to follow your nose (or a guide...
New york — Seven AM is about when they open the gates. By “they,” I’m referring to the NYC Parks Department and the staff that open and close the gates to over 1,700 municipal parks in the five boroughs of NYC. ...
Toronto — Most Canadians have had enough at this point. Of winter, that is. With a challenging season that is only half through with us, and all of the biting cold and snow, wrapped in high wind chills (breathl...
Malacca — When I went to Malaysia, I was mainly staying in Kuala Lumpur, but myself and my good friend and photographer Danny Xeero took a day trip down to Malacca / Melaka to catch the sunset. I got some stan...
Portland — This is my first visit to Portland, and the stakes are high. Our family made the decision to try to leave South Africa and move back to the US. Portland is our current city of choice, and I’ve been se...
Berlin — When I finally made it to the tree, I noticed a cross wrapped in leather, two planks really, and an epitaph from 2004, the tree was a tomb as well. The crows left in a croak. I wanted to leave a cigar...
Belfast — Last time I was in KG was 53 weeks ago. Then in September Dawn and I were in Ljubljana and Bled. We are going back to Bled in early March. I hope there is still snow in KG when we go there for a day.
Tokyo — How many people pay attention to their shadow? Sometimes so clear and sure, sometimes nothing but a wispy hint. For some reason, I started noticing today as I walked home from work. The street lamps p...
Istanbul — Intercity Istanbulpark one of biggest and perfect Formula 1 track in the world. If you’re getting bored from the f… traffic, you can try Intercity Park. And also you can rent luxury cars and gun the...
Moscow — To tell you the truth, I wasn’t too enamoured with Moscow. This may have been partly due to the weather being grey for nearly the entire time. Another problem was the fact that you have to queue for h...
Montpellier — Always the same route. Day after day, the same swallowed kilometers. Townes Van Zandt on the radio, the injured singer’s voice tears the veil of dark clouds. For a brief moment, the sun illuminates t...
Berkeley — I remember sitting on my mom’s lap when I was small and being amazed that she could type without looking at the keyboard. She’s been through some life-changing struggles, including a war and partitio...
Seattle — If you’ve considered seeing The Great Gatsby, remember what Baz Luhrmann is all about. Do you really like that style? Yeah? You sure? Okay, then go for it. If, on the other hand, you remember what Ba...
London — The winter days have gotten stronger and more bitter, so cold that my teeth hurt. Snow is almost a certainty at this point. Just weeks ago we had a Saturday so clear and beautiful that it could be sum...
Tübingen — There is a magician in Massachusetts. He can make your voice sound better because he has a way with microphones. You send him your affordable device, he casts his magic spells and upgrades it to the l...
Hanoi — It’s nearly three in the morning in Hanoi, and I’ve awoken not from the random calls on the street below, or the occasional strange noise coming from the toilet in my bathroom, but the thoughts in my ...
Seattle — If you’ve considered seeing Gravity, go right ahead. Really, be my guest. This is an unabashed endorsement. I was undeniably excited for months leading up to the U.S. release of Gravity in October. F...
Yangon — While waiting for a bus to Mawlamyine. Aung Mingalar terminal. Also wondering how hi.co does away with portrait pics :)
Le vésinet — She passed away last week in her 90th year after having held 14 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren in her arms. Merci Mamie.
West — The aurora borealis is currently the most beautiful thing I’ve seen in this world and I have a feeling that is unlikely to change any time soon. What really hooked me was the feeling that this green a...
Seattle — If you’ve considered seeing The Croods, don’t do it unless you have to. Before you judge me for even writing this brief review, thus implicating myself to have watched what might be one of the most h...
Aireys inlet — This is the first of a planned series of Science Fiction titles called to mind from youth — stories that made me, or at least contributed to what I became. The project (my mission should I choose to...
San luis obispo — As I stared down the most photographed alley in California I felt an opportunity. My son and I were walking downtown. Escaping a too small hotel room for a few hours before “bedtime.” As we walked pa...
Holmdel — Today marks the third anniversary of my mother’s passing. I drive by this farmhouse weekly on my way to the market and appreciate the feeling of peace it shares with all who pass, but especially toda...
Mississauga — As a Canadian living abroad I often find myself comparing Spain to Canada. It’s a tired, but irresistible conversation topic: I talk about what I like, what I miss and what I could live without. Depe...
Aireys inlet — The sea, shining with a soft slightly wavering light, shimmering with heat waves, yet cool, oh yes cool, when the breeze touches the skin. I’m a landlubber myself, but I treasure a memory of sailing ...
Phoenix — Our ties were born of mutual ties: two women that have shaped our lives in ways that will ripple until they end. Laura and I found ourselves without them this spring. Each of them walked away from us ...
Accra — She is many things : beautiful, talented, refined, has good taste but can’t read nor write. Not that she’s never been in the classroom… But somehow she was not able to learn how to decrypt the code. ...
Atlanta — So I hadn’t even remembered signing up for Hi until I received my invite today. As a theatre teacher and artist, I’m fascinated by the way technology can impact storytelling, so Hi piqued my interest....
Athens — First time I actually saw ‘Unagi’ written on a menu and it made me smile. “Say we are Unagi, say it!” “It’s not something you are, it’s something you have!” Well, I am never gonna have this Unagi…...
Cartago — Yesterday 31st of January, I experienced something that I would really love to avoid. I haven’t eating the whole day, just a mango, and I was waiting for my parents and my sister to arrive at home and...
New york — The weather had looked quite stormy all day, but I decided to risk going out to capture the majestic Manhattan cityscape from Brooklyn Bridge Park. I’d seen this view from a lot of other photographers...
Abu dhabi — This is the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. We had no intention of going to Abu Dhabi. In fact, we’d no real intention of doing to the United Arab Emirates, but here we are. This will probabl...
London — I managed to take this quick snap out of my office window first thing this morning, before the clouds moved aside and the rainbow disappeared. Although not very clear, it is actually a double rainbow...
Tokyo — All drinkups should have whiteboards from now on. We had a drinkup in this wonderful space a few days back. All we had to do was seed the board with a few scribbles and it filled up with wonderful dra...
Minneapolis — “The rain continued. It was a hard rain, a perpetual rain, a sweating and steaming rain; it was a mizzle, a downpour, a fountain, a whipping at the eyes, an undertow at the ankles; it was a rain to...
Córdoba — My daughter, age 30 minutes, was already doing a Pearl Jam tribute. How awesome is that?
Aireys inlet — As an historian of technology, I am perhaps overly sentimental about the passing of particular devices, implements or technological systems. This image shows the last incandescent light globe/bulb st...
London — It’s not unusual to see large Georgian houses like this with bricked up windows. This was because the rate of Window Tax, as the name suggests, was linked to the number of windows a property had. Hav...