One of the most impressive sites along the Dalmatian coast is Diocletian’s Palace within the city of Split, Croatia. The Palace actually constitutes much of the old town of Split. Built between the 3rd and 4th century AD by the Roman emperor Diocletian near the city of Salona (the Roman capital of the province of Dalmatia). The Emperor, … [Read more...]
A Spring Ski Weekend in Zermatt – Day Two
The tough part about quick weekend trips is that the days end up being really long as you try to fit everything in. This weekend was no exception as we attempted to rise early (after a semi-ok night sleep, and loud music playing from our upstairs hostel neighbors) to get back out on the slopes and get a day’s worth of skiing in before our train to … [Read more...]
A Spring Ski Weekend in Zermatt
As I have said I’m a bit behind on the travel updates…so this is from back in April. We were going to be in the UK for a few weeks and figured that this would be a good opportunity to see if we could get some skiing in. However due to work and it being late in the ski season we were very limited on where we could go. It seemed like … [Read more...]
12 Tips for Eating Cheap While Traveling
Travel can be expensive...and one of those large costs can be the amount of money it takes to eat on the road. Eating is sometimes one of my biggest costs and one of the things I tend to splurge on while travel, I just try to "splurge smart". I splurge on the unique activities in the places if you can. And for everything else … [Read more...]
How to Improve your Photography Before Pressing the Shutter
I love photography, I just wish I was better at it! But it is a hobby thankfully and not a profession for me, but honestly, that doesn’t mean I don’t want to get better. I’m always working to try to improve my photography, and I would love to try to help people improve theirs’ if I possibly can as well. Usually, a lot of the advice out there is … [Read more...]
Top Packing Tips for the New Traveler
Lets face it, we are all new to things sometimes. I get a lot of questions and comments and complaints about travel and packing and what not, so here are a few tips to help you get started. What to Buy Backpack or Suitcase? Well that is the question always on people’s minds. Do you need a backpack if you are a backpacker? Think … [Read more...]
State of the Blossom: Washington DC
Mr. Speaker, Vice President, members of the blog community, distinguished readers, and fellow photographers. It’s spring time and that means Cherry Blossoms here in DC and many parts of the world and that means it is time for flowers. Nothing seems to light up DC more than the annual blooming of the cherry trees. I’ve been getting a … [Read more...]
Walking the High Line — New York City
In many cities, old unused train lines end up becoming big eye sores, but in New York City it gets turned into a park. The high line is an old elevated train tracks on the west side of Manhattan. What could have ended up as an unused piece of track or torn down for some other development ended up becoming a great park to wander through and hang … [Read more...]
Travel Show and Cherry Blossoms — Washington DC
As part of my quest to really start to explore the areas around where I live and to keep up with the travel bug, I decided to check out the Travel and Adventure Show this past weekend in Washington DC. The Travel and Adventure show is an annual show that showcases travel companies and destinations in several US cities (Atlanta, Dallas, … [Read more...]
Eastern Market — Washington DC
It’s funny really how often we forget to explore the areas around where we live. I used to try to make it down to Washington DC to explore when I got the chance, and now that I live in the area, I seldom actually do any exploring. I can become an expert exploring around places like Tokyo, but yet not really know local cities where … [Read more...]
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