Google Maps Buddy
There’s a couple of sites that I rely on a lot whenever I make a trip overseas: one’s Tripadvisor, and the other is Google Maps. The latter is especially handy, since for every journey I have to plan for during
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日本へようこそ
“Welcome to Japan” Ling has had a fascination with visiting Hokkaido for ages now on account of the amazing flower blooms they’ve got each season. I’ve technically been to Japan before – but only in Transit and at Narita Airport,
American Midwest
Here comes the proverbial post on traveling and destinations I’ll like to visit at some point! Ling has visited most of Europe (I’ve only been to Denmark bleh) so whenever I bring up Central Europe for instance as a possible
San Francisco Videos – SF Seagulls
The last video in the series. By far, the single most exhilarating moment of the 8 day trip was the flock of seagulls that flew alongside our cruise ship at San Francisco Bay. Original write-up and more pictures here, with
San Francisco Videos – Golden Gate Bridge
It sure was hard juggling between the D300 and the Panasonic HD Cam while trying to hold myself steady during the chopping cruise ride at San Francisco bay. But I managed to get a bit of video footage. Pardon the
San Francisco Videos – Transportation
A short video segment of transportation in the city. This one was taken while the tram was traveling along Market Street on my way back from Pier 39 one afternoon.
San Francisco Videos – Palace of Fine Arts
The Palace of Fine Arts is one of the iconic spots in San Francisco, even if it’s less well-known or visited than say the Golden Gate Bridge. The dome, adjacent lagoon and park has been used as a backdrop in
San Francisco Videos – Union Square
Union Square was a short 5 minute walk away from my hotel, and it was a major transportation intersection for the city. The plaza boasts of many big name stores, including Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, Barneys New York, Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue,
San Francisco Videos – Yerba Buena Gardens
The about 8 hours of HD video I took during the San Francisco trip have been left on the computer hard disk for a while, so I finally got round to encoding some small snippets. I’ll be uploading these video
Buccaneers Arrrrrrr!!
One of the funniest things about travelling across countries is the amount of smuggling that goes on. I mean, when Matt came by to visit us a year ago, he had a backpack loaded with camera gear for me. And
Airports
One of the nice freebies of being on vacation is the opportunity to get good looks of the airport you fly to or depart from. Many airports themselves these days are tourist attractions, especially considering the way they’re done up
Photographic post-mortem
Every trip I make I get a more refined idea or perspective of what to do the next time. So, photographic post-mortem of the 8 day trip: Leave the Sigma 10-20mm UWA lens at home. I like the lens, but
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