A trip to Los Angeles!

California and the Disney Concert Hall _______ You may or not may know that I lived in California for about 2 years right after college, so while (at least at the time) I was happy to move back East, I still hold a soft spot for it. I try to visit every couple of years…

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Disneyland After Dark – Throwback Nite 2018

A Disneyland special event – Throwback Nite Not a wedding post (of which i’m REALLY behind on – but something a little a little different for your saturday) I can pretend that I didn’t work my entire visit to California last week around this event – but i’d be lying. The first late-night Disneyland After…

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Bodie Ghost Town

Bodie-Ghost-Town

Sierra Nevada mountains | Mono County, California Back in 2007 (seems a million years ago,) I took a personal trip to the Sierra Nevadas simply for personal photography. I always try and take a trip a year (sometimes more) to make photographs simply for myself. Sometimes I show these images and sometimes – unfortunately – they just…

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Scotland and London – April 2016

Glasgow – Edinburgh – London | travel 2016   This past April I had a rather whirlwind month of travel with a trip to Hong Long (previous posts!) and then for a few days to Scotland and London! Starting off – a few random shots around Glasgow… The view from our AirB&B! The University –…

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Hong Kong part two – Around The City

Hong Kong – some images from around the city So here in part 2 of images of my rather whirlwind trip to Hong Kong, I want to share a handful of images form ‘around town’. These are mostly ones taken while wandering the city here and there. These first few were taken at the The Man…

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Hong Kong part one – The Big Buddha and Po Lin Monastery

Ngong Ping, Lantau Island The Big Buddha and Po Lin Monastery were definitely one of those travel surprises you don’t expect and was certainly one of the highlights of my trip to Hong Kong this week.. When I heard about it I sort of thought to myself, “Oh, ok–it’s just going to be a really…

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A Slow Boat To China (or a 16 hour flight…)

Somehow April has become travel-month for me this year, which is always exciting. Tomorrow morning I take off for a 16 hour journey to Hong Kong! A little over a year or so ago I had the rare chance to visit Shanghai, Beijing and Tokyo. This time around it’s strictly Hong Kong, which i’m told…

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Trafalgar Square fountain

OK, well this certainly isn’t the most earth-shattering post i’ve done but I just wanted to simply share an image! I’m heading back to London in late April  (actually spending more time in Scotland, but still…) and havent been there in many years. This old scanned B&W film image is one i’ve always loved and…

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vintage motels in Las Vegas

Roadside America | Mid-Century Hotel Signage in Las Vegas   Well I figure while i’m discovering these old files why stop now while on on an old motel roll?! This set is from the outskirts of Las Vegas. If you are at all familiar with Vegas, this was all located past that downtown “Fremont Street…

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a retro blast from the past: Old Chicago Motels

roadside america | Mid-century motel design So this is what I get for poking around in some old backup drives looking for files from way back: a little trip down memory lane and some time wasted. I found all sort of photos (baptisms, Christmas, holidays and vacations) and then I came across these. I REMEMBERED…

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