Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts

Friday, October 3, 2008

Spain - On the Road Again

There is no better place on earth than Spain; having lived there, gotten married there, and figured a ton out about myself there, Spain is that place where, once you leave, you start immediately trying to get back. The nostalgia hurts in way that hurting feels good:

Spain - On the Road Again


(higher resolution)

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A frothy Guinness to you for stopping by and another for coming back,
Stagekid

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Video Vault: Zipline in Whistler

Insanely exhilarating! Next up: skydiving or bungee jumping:





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A frothy Guinness to you for stopping by and another for coming back,
Stagekid

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Photo Vault: Whistler 2008

A much needed mini-vacation to Whistler (first time we had been there; TripAdvisor review forthcoming):



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A frothy Guinness to you for stopping by and another for coming back,
Stagekid



Saturday, July 12, 2008

Next Weekend: Whistler Zip

What will my wife and I be doing next weekend? Where will we be?



Bring it on.

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A frothy Guinness to you for stopping by and another for coming back,
Stagekid



Friday, June 13, 2008

Spain: More Cell Phones Than People

Source: PBS.org, MediaShift
Post:"Spain’s National Obsession with Mobiles, Texting"
Written by: Jennifer Woodard Maderazo

Having lived in Madrid in 2001, it was crazy to see how much more advanced they were then with their telecommunications than we are even today in the US : free incoming calls, free texting, recharging minutes in grocery stores. Maderazo writes up a fairly detailed description of the culture of text messaging and personal computing in Spain:

"To say that Spain is crazy for cell phones is an understatement. Approximately 44 million people live in Spain, but in January of this year the number of cell phones in the country reached 50 million. There are more phones than people here. While Americans might also be addicted to the cell, the Spanish relationship with the cell phone has evolved differently from ours for reasons that are clear and others that remain a mystery..." (keep reading)

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A frothy Guinness to you for stopping by and another for coming back,
StageKid

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Branding and History

Random:
The branding of history is everything. Film will always be synonymous with the glitz, glamor, and the golden age of Hollywood; because of its branding of history, no other country or region will ever be able to truly compete with Hollywood. It's the same reason Paris will always be one of the destinations for people around the world.

Robert Scoble recently published an great blog post capturing his documentation of The New York Times' new Time Machine. The Times' investment in re-defining (as well as sustaining) their brand is nothing short of brilliant; they are the Hollywood of publishing.

The same goes for New York: it will always be the most popular destination in America. Its branding (art, culture, progress) and history will never be matched. Other cities may, within time, establish their own history and unique branding, but they will never rival the original.

Monday, October 8, 2007

New York City & Salisbury Trip

UPDATED: One of the greatest trips I will ever take...hands down. The pictures/videos have been updated to include those taken from Ryan's camera (don't forget to the click on the photos labeled "Video").

Sunday, September 23, 2007

Travels: Randomness to the East

The grass is always greener—an overused cliché, but a valid one nonetheless. I tend to seek new beginnings as a way to combat complacency; I entertain ideas of moving to random places, looking for the perfect spot—seeking an area that fits. My trip to the East Coast opened my eyes to the fact that I'm proud to be a West Coast kid: I'm proud to have been raised in sunny California; I love being from a place that leads the world in innovation, ideas & action, and, of course, film & art (having lived abroad, the level of influence that California has—with regards to art and entertainment—is insane); I love being from a place that values good health, good sushi, and good coffee.

More on grass chat some other day.

A quick side: It's not easy to maintain a blog. There is a ton I want to write about, but finding the time/setting is tough. I'm one of the people who needs a comfortable setting to write: dim lighting, no surrounding chaos, etc. To those who care, hang in there.

I've decided to suspend the beginning-middle-end writing rule—such posts are becoming a bit daunting and trite. Randomness is much more efficient and fun. Let's try:

More NYC/Maryland pictures (taken from my brother's camera) will be posted soon.

I wonder if I still have any readers? I use to have thousands.

I think I am going to start a screenplay; I think I've been saying that for years. I think I'm serious this time. You can't quit if you haven't started.

My brother passed along a good article on making the perfect cup of coffee—Thanks Ry.

If this happens I would cry—seriously.

Is it weird that I love using the emdash (—)? I use it way too much, but I can't help it—I love it. It's almost as good as the colon and semicolon. Sometimes I convince myself that I use these 3 tools correctly.

I think it's time to go.

Coop

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Vancouver, B.C. Trip

It won't go down as one of my favorite trips, but there is definitely no question Vancouver is a beautiful city. Traveling out of the country on a holiday weekend was not the best idea: the border crossing was horrific. A relatively quick two and half hour trip slowly turned into a four and half hour headache; I think I'll chalk this up as a rookie traveling mistake.

Bike rides into and out of Stanley Park with Emilia; walks along the promenade; Robson street's European-style oasis (tons of shoe shops, banana and Nutella crepes, Zara, seemingly everyone speaking a different language); late night drinks in the lobby—not bad for a one day vacation.