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Spartan Race Photo Essay
Spartan Beast at Soldier’s Hollow, Utah The following images were taken at the Spartan Beast held June 28th, 2014 in Soldier’s Hollow, Utah. Â About an hour outside of Salt Lake City, this was a gorgeous location, and the weather was perfect for the event. Â I tagged along with my brother and a group of his […]
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Photo Essay – CicLaVia Iconic Wilshire Blvd
CicLaVia is LA’s take on CiclovÃas, events that started over three decades ago in Columba and now take place all over Latin America and the US.  Cars are kicked off the streets (temporarily) along a chosen route and people are given the freedom to bike, skate, jog, skip, jump, run, walk, and bounce down the streets […]
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Photo Essay – SXSW Music
A selection of images from the Music portion of the 2012 South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.
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Photo Essay – SXSW Interactive & Film
I just finished volunteering for my first year at the SXSW (South by SouthWest) Festival in Austin, Texas. The festival is a mixture of Film, Music and Interactive (think tech/business/internet), with the first half focusing on interactive, the second half on music, and film running the entire length of the nine-day conference. As a volunteer, […]
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Photo Essay – Austin Kite Festival at Zilker Park
The 84th Annual Zilker Park Kite Festival was held on Sunday, March 4th in Austin, Texas. You couldn’t have asked for a better day with all the sun and wind anyone could ask for. Under an umbrella of thousands of kites, the festival offered the usual American-festival goodies like games and face-painting for the little […]
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Photo Essay – Mardi Gras Parades in New Orleans
Contrary to popular belief, Mardi Gras isn’t just about Beer, Beads and Breasts. The festival and parades were actually described to us by one locals as being put on “for the locals, not for the tourists”. A family affair, outside of Bourbon street you’ll see festival revelers of all ages, and even a few local […]
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Photo Essay: Western Australia Road Trip
A week after I arrived in Australia, I managed to find a group doing the exact road trip I was seeking.  We left Perth and drove up to Exmouth in 7 days stopping along the way at The Pinnacles, Shell Beach, Monkey Mia and a dozen look outs and national park stops.  We spent 3 days […]
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Photo Essay – Can Cau and Bac Ha markets, North Vietnam
The Can Cau and Bac Ha markets are weekend markets on the Vietnamese side of the border between China and Vietnam.  They are frequented by a variety of hill tribes including the very colorful Flower Hmong tribe.  Most people traveling to this region use the town of Sapa, Vietnam, as a home base, which is about eight […]
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Photo Essay – Cultural Songkran (Part 2 of 2)
Last week’s photo essay focused on the water works that Songkran is famous for. Â This week’s essay is on some of the cultural activities that are also part of Songkran, but perhaps a bit less famous.
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Photo Essay – Songkran Festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand (Part 1 of 2)
The official dates of this year’s Songkran (aka. Thai New Year) were April 13-15, but they got underway a day early in Chiang Mai. Â Anyone backpacking or flashpacking through Thailand in April should make every effort to take part in the festival. Â Even though it’s known locally as the “seven dangerous days” due to the […]