After a much needed (and enjoyed) trip to spend time with the family, now it’s time to make the long journey back to NZ. First stop on an epic 3 day trek… LA.
This amused me far more than it probably should have. I was thinking I should do a quick post about Barry, the TV show, which I’ve been binge watching recently. It’s awesome, love it. You should totally watch it if you like a bit of dark humor. So, I did a little search on my portfolio for “Barry” to see if any images would fit… this is what the SmugMug algorithm decided you should see. From the Barri Gòtic area in Barcelona. Anyway, less chat from me, more watching Barry for you. (OMG, I LOVE Hank… so funny…)
It’s not always a mad sunrise or sunset in Iceland… occasionally things are moody too weather wise. I love that aspect too! That and they have some of the greatest winding roads to drive on. So much more fun that some long, straight road.
Some of the places I visited on this ancient, original stretch of the Great Wall were almost too covered in vegetation to navigate. Thick conifers and strange plants would block this way and that. I listened to music as I explored and that made everything even more surreal. It was fascinating to see just how different the sections were to the more pristine, touristy areas.
I had a wonderful week here in Montana. I’ve been lucky enough to be invited to this private conference here in Yellowstone a few times now. We get together and talk about science, art, Libertarianism and all sorts… It’s a very cool and interesting collection of people each time. One evening while processing my thoughts I took a walk around the main cabin. The horses come graze all around the meadow in the evening and I finally convinced one of them to stand still for a bit.
The vastness of the Louvre is beyond words. You really don’t get it until you’ve spent several hours inside. It’s one of the greatest places in the world and always fun to explore. Although you’ve gotta be kind of into museums, I suppose…
You may remember this restaurant from the fight scene in Kill Bill with that deadly Japanese girl. It wasn’t filmed here, instead they recreated it, but still it was cool to visit, and the food was fantastic.
I took the train from Paris to Nimes in the middle of the day and ended up here at the Gare du Nord with half an hour to spare. I had just enough time to get some pastries and some HDRs. What else does a person need in life?
This photo was shot about two hours outside of Austin in a little town called Brady. You’d like it. They have a Sonic there.
I took a long hike one morning here on the edge of Chile. It was quite a vertical ascent too, and I did it without any water, hoping I would find some freshwater lakes along the way. Luckily enough, I came across this one where I filled up my bottle with some of the best water I’ve ever tasted.
