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It’s cold in Seoul in the winter. And I’m not a fan of the low temperatures. But from time to time I do appreciate seeing different places in the different seasons. I had been to Seoul’s Gyeongbokgung Palace before in the summer, but Juno, a native of Seoul, was eager to show me her [...] Read more »
Nikiszowiec Historic Working-class Housing Nikiszowiec was built as housing for miners between the years 1908 to 1919. It’s a district in the city of Katowice, in Silesia, in the southwest of Poland. The densely populated region is rich in resources and is heavily industrialized. It’s not the type of place you would read about in your [...] Read more »
You can’t see the Northern Lights from Reykjavik. On the rare occasion that you can, you need to view them from a particular spot when they are particularly active. But it’s not like seeing them outside of Iceland’s 200,000-inhabitant strong capital. So that’s why we drove off with Erich, a Canadian we meet at Reykjavik [...] Read more »
I mentioned before in a post about Tampere, Finland that I’m inspired by industrial landscapes. Rail yards definitely fit that bill. When we pulled out of Wroclaw Main I had my camera ready. Although the station looked newly remodeled, the train itself was a classic. This five-hour journey through southern Poland reminded me of my [...] Read more »
I sort of nominated myself for the Capture the Colour Contest by commenting on Suzy Guese‘s post. Capture the Colour is a travel photography contest sponsored by Travel Supermarket asking bloggers to post five travel photos according to the colors blue, green, yellow, white, and red. Judges will select the best entries to win the [...] Read more »
Shaxi’s Friday Market was by far the most interesting of the markets we had had visited in China’s Yunnan Province. Sha Ping Market, the previous Monday, was big, lively, and interesting. But Shaxi’s market was even bigger, seemingly engulfing the whole town. It had a more culturally diverse population compared with the Bai-dominated market at [...] Read more »
This photo essay is the visual accompaniment to my previous article: What it’s like in Luang Prabang. except this post tends to let the beauty and tranquility of the town shine. In my written description about what it’s like to visit Luang Prabang, I wanted to skip the travel literature glamour and just give you [...] Read more »
Thanks to Runaway Juno for nominating me for 7 Super Shots started by Hostelbookers.com. You can read her 7 Super Shots post here. Basically, you choose the photos that best fit in the categories listed. You can check out the rules here. And see other round up posts on twitter #7SuperShots These are my 7 Super Shots: Photo [...] Read more »
Last spring, before flying out to Bangkok for my Southeast Asia trip, I spent a day in Philadelphia with my brother. We met up with his friend, Suzanne Tenuto, a photographer. She asked for our help testing out her new remote flash, because she often shoots weddings and the daytime sun can be challenging. So [...] Read more »
Jeonju is a traditional city with a strong culture. It is also one of the best cities in South Korea to see preserved architecture in the form of historical monuments and houses. I took a stroll downtown, through the busy pedestrian-only shopping thoroughfare until I reached the Jeonju gaeksa—an elegant structure once used as a [...] Read more »
Buckchon-ri, Jeju Island, South Korea I wanted to give everyone an idea of what a small village is like on Jeju Island. This is where the English Camp I’m working at is located. Everyday at 5pm when my lessons are finished I brave the high winds and take a walk along the winding narrow roads [...] Read more »
Here Gilbert readies to take a shot on the pool table in this country dive bar just on the Nevada side of the border south of Amargosa Valley. It was one last chance to gamble, shot pool, and drink a Bud in a bottle before driving down into Death Valley. The outside of the bar [...] Read more »
By Stephen Bugno Leaving Winter Park on our way south we would cross the Continental Divide three times before day’s end. A few miles before Vail we exit I-70 towards Breckenridge, where we stopped at Breckenridge Brewery’s Brew Pub to share an eight-glass sampler. Through the Hoosier Pass, we just barely descend into Alma, the [...] Read more »
We were lucky enough to be in Colorado for the peak of wildflower season. At all elevations in every place we hiked: Rocky Mountain National Park, the Fraser Valley, on Torreys Peak, we saw a beautiful diversity of species with brilliant colors. Most spectacular are the alpine flowers among the wild grasses and rock among [...] Read more »
Photo from the Road: Tbilisi Outdoor Cafe Here my old Peace Corps friend, Jett, pours a glass of wine at an outdoor café in the old streets of Tbilisi, Georgia. We traveled through the Caucuses back in 2007, spending about a month between Armenia and Georgia where we were visiting some good friends. They had [...] Read more »
By Stephen Bugno Last Sunday I caught the Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. While the photos themselves are not necessarily extraordinary as the Washington Post will attest, the exhibit as a whole offers us an extraordinary look into the Beat generation through the [...] Read more »