You'd Never Leave Home Without? My digital camera(s), which are currently a Nikon D3000 and Coolpix S4. I am waiting for the next swivel-lens model to hit the market though.
During the 22nd annual Oakland Chinatown Streetfest, these two lion dancers leaped onto elevated stilts that were at least six feet off the ground. Amazing.
Landing in Mazatlán
If you look closely, you
can see me kicking my
feet. I'm not sure what
I was hoping to
accomplish -- staying up
longer? avoid plummeting
into the water? Onc...
Parasailing in
Mazatlán,...
At least the wind covered up my screams when I tried parasailing in Mazatlán for the first time.
A black sand beach on the southern coast of the Big Island has plenty of sea turtles.
Big Island sunset
Why is it that sunsets always seem so more spectacular while you're on an island?
Big Island from the plane
This is what you see from the plane as you're landing at the Kona airport on the Big Island. Not a bad way to start a beach vacation.
Autumn in Central Park
Autumn in Central Park
Bay Bridge
San
Francisco...
The Ferry Building on
the Embarcadero is
packed with artisanal
food stalls. At night
it's a bit of a ghost
town, except for some
restaurants like th...
Some people start off the new
year with diets, exercise, and
other lofty goals. I kicked off
2008 by visiting New Orleans for
the first time and gorging myself
for six glorious days.
My friends and I stayed at the W
in the French Quarter, an area
that was remarkably untouched by
Hurric...