Halloween Post: Cemeteries 2012

Oct 25

The last time I wrote a post about cemeteries, I didn’t time it so well. It was not long before Christmas and I realize death and cemeteries, may not be most people’s ideal for holiday time merriment. But for me I oddly love cemeteries and I think they are always appropriate to write about. But, given… Read more

Beirut: A Personal Account

Posted in Beirut| Lebanon

Oct 23

Late Thursday night I put a post on my Facebook wall which simply said “Missing Beirut a little bit right now…”. I left Beirut about 4 months ago and even though not every day was easy there, I have so many things that I do miss about that city. So I casually threw up that post… Read more

Following the Music

Posted in Japan| Kyoto| Music| RTW

Oct 19

I had been following the mountain path for about an hour or so through the countryside of Kyoto, Japan. I had already spent much of the day contentedly wandering around ancient temples turned pink with thousands of cherry blossoms and through soaring forests of bright green, swaying bamboo plants. In my opinion the day was already… Read more

Paris en Vert

Posted in France| Paris| Photography

Oct 16

This is Part 3 of a personal photography challenge I took on while in Paris in August. Part 1 focused on subjects en Rouge, Part 2 was en Bleu and the focus of today’s photographs are all about the color of spring, of growth, of nature and of life: Green! Rodin’s Thinker hidden among the hedgesOscar… Read more

A Tale of Two (Surprising) Cities

Oct 12

Paris. Rio de Janeiro. New York City. Tokyo. There are certain cities you just expect to love even before you’ve visited them. They are iconic of a certain lifestyle, a certain culture, a certain “vibe”. You’ve seen them in movies, read about them in glossy magazines and heard about them in song lyrics and you just know… Read more

Favorite Souvenirs from 2012 Journey

Posted in Gifts| RTW| Souvenir| Travel

Oct 9

While I definitely wouldn’t call myself a shop-a-holic, I do appreciate finding interesting, creative, artistic and sometimes just plain weird things when I travel. Whether its something for myself or for friends and family, if I see the perfect gift, I often find myself digging for my wallet even if I’ve just made a solemn promise… Read more

Lisbon Street Performer

Posted in Lisbon| Portugal

Oct 5

The hotel where I stayed in Lisbon was located on a major pedestrian street just off of one of the city’s main plazas. The kind of street that is filled with souvenir shops, currency exchanges and outdoor cafes with menues in English, French, German and oh yeah…Portuguese.Central pedestrian area in LisbonThis street also always had some… Read more

Paris en Bleu

Posted in France| Paris| Photography| RTW

Oct 2

About a week or two ago, I wrote a post about a little photo challenge I gave myself while in Paris. The challenge was to take photos based on a specific color scheme. This post is part 2 where I focused on finding scenes of Paris related to the color blue. Here’s a few favorites that… Read more

Capoeira Around the World

Posted in Capoeira| Travel

Sep 28

It’s Batizado Week!! For those of you who do not know the Brazilian marital art of Capoeira, batizado week is an event full of workshops, music, international visitors and parties which ends with a festival and graduation ceremony. If you’re not a capoeirista you may wonder what this has to do with my blog or why… Read more

Not Your Average Trip to the Museum

Posted in Beirut| Lebanon

Sep 24

When you travel long enough, many of the museums around the world begin to look alike. There’s the glitzy fine arts museums, the ultra chic modern art museums, moody and hip photo exhibits and the underfunded but well loved community museums. It’s not to say they are not important in their own right, but if you… Read more