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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Photo | Feeling Old Fashioned
Coney Island, Brooklyn It’s funny how a bathroom can be so architecturally appealing when you’re sitting on Coney Island’s boardwalk eating a corn dog from Ruby’s. The old fashioned form of it can make you forget for a moment that … Continue reading
Documentary | The Endless Summer (1966)
Describe any film as “quintessential” and it’s going on my watch list for sure. This 1966 documentary film follows surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August as they chase summer around the globe, in search of the perfect wave. Despite it’s … Continue reading
Posted in ~Inspiration~
Tagged chase summer around the world, documentary, film, inspirational film, The Endless Summer, travel, travel film
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Photo | Lobster Like A Local
Portland, Maine Looking to eat a lobster with the locals? For residents of Portland Maine, that would be Gilbert’s Chowder House. Though it’s history of feeding the dockworkers and fishermen during long and strenuous work days has recently been offset … Continue reading
Thermos | Making Airplaine Dinners a Thing of the Past?
As I poured the last cup of coffee out of my shiny new Thermos container almost 9 hours after it’s initial brewing, I marveled at the still hot temperature of my beverage. The brilliance of this spectacular item would be … Continue reading
Photo | Coastal Cefalù
Cefalù, Sicily The beautiful coastal town of Cefalù (Sicilian: Cifalù) is named one of the most beautiful villages of Italy, part of a unique group of small towns scattered throughout the country which stand out for their artistic, cultural, and … Continue reading
Posted in Italy, The Mother Home (Sicilia), ~Photography & Video~
Tagged beaches, Cefalù, Cifalù, Cifalù Sicily, coastal town, Italy, most beautiful towns in Italy, photo, Photography, Sicilia, Sicily, travel
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Photo | Cyclone at Astroland Park
Coney Island – Brooklyn, New York The Cyclone remains a well known landmark of Coney Island’s Astroland Park to this day. After almost being demolished in 1972 for the proposed expansion of the aquarium, the “Save the Cyclone” campaign enabled … Continue reading
Posted in Homeslice (Brooklyn), New York, ~Photography & Video~
Tagged Astroland Park, Brooklyn, Coney Island, Cyclone, Cyclone rollercoaster, ny, NYC, photo, Photography, save the cyclone, travel
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My Travel Writing Scholarship 2011 Entry for Rough Guides
“Simple Pleasures Delfina’s face wore wrinkles of laborious survival, as weathered as the textured wood surface in front of me. In a sea of tables, tarps, and tin, her crudely built stand is one of few that could be locked … Continue reading
Posted in Guatemala, ~Adventures~
Tagged Guatemala, Rabinal, Rough Guides, travel, Travel Writing Scholarship, World Nomads
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Photo | Guatemalan Breakfast
Guatemala My very first morning in Guatemala, this was the breakfast plate placed in front of me. Eggs, fried sweet plantains, and what? Bean paste with tortilla chips? I don’t generally like beans, but I tried it anyway…turned out to … Continue reading
Posted in Guatemala, ~A Fork & Knife~, ~Photography & Video~
Tagged breakfast, eggs, Guatemala, photo, Photography, travel
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Photo | The Last Slice
Naples, Italy That’s right, it’s the last slice…something I usually never get to. And after that, Damany and I split another pie. It was that good. Napoli being the home of pizza, we kind of lucked out by happening upon … Continue reading
Posted in Italy, ~A Fork & Knife~, ~Photography & Video~
Tagged Italy, L'antiga Pizzeria da Michele, Naples, Napoli, Napoli style pizza, photo, Photography, the last slice, travel
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