HOW TO TAKE TRAVEL PHOTOS THAT DONT SUCK

Posted by on Aug 29, 2013 in BLOG | 0 comments Just out in the Sept 2013 Issue of Outpost. I wrote this for Hostelling International, one of my great sponsors. I hope you like it and it and it is helpful for you to “turn up the good, and turn down the suck” These should display below from pages 1 to 3… sorry if the twitter postings appear on the right over the first page… I am working on that.
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RUNNING THE GRAND CANYON. A GRAND ADVENTURE.

Posted by on Oct 31, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments What a grand adventure indeed! Last week I had the exhausting pleasure of running most of the Canyon and back. 28 miles from Phantom Ranch to North rim and back. I did that in 6:30 and am pleased with that. The real full deal is doing Rim to Rim to Rim, but with the North rim being closed, and with that being 70 plus km (44 miles) if I did Rim to rim to rim, I would not been able to do much else...
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OFF THE WALL COURTENAY SHOW

Posted by on May 5, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments Yahoo! They really liked it!! A great crowd showed up for the May 5 premiere of the show in Courtenay. Feedback was great and this was a pleasant crowd coming in from Courtenay, Comox, and Campbell River were really fun to work with. This photo is of William wearing his silly Chinglish shirt with a photo in behind of one of the best shirt sayings he saw on this trip.
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OFF THE WALL SHOW FOR TWO

Posted by on May 1, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments I always try to test the show for a very exclusive pair to test the flow and content etcetera… this time I had my friends Eric and Terry and Terry is a Global TV producer so he would come with an extra scrutinizing eye! I am thrilled to say they both said things like “Fantastic” and “Brilliant” along with a couple minor tweaks I have now implemented. So all is...
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JOINING REFRESHING DIPS FOR A REFRESHING DIP

Posted by on Jan 3, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments Yep, did it again. All great fun! The only drag was having two kids come up and say the first button I had on my jacket (the first year I did it) was ALSO the year they were born! Egads. Great fun as always. If you want to join in next year let me know and I would be pleased to escort you into the water 🙂 COOLEST REPORTER EVER:
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GREAT WALL MARATHON!

Posted by on May 21, 2011 in BLOG | 0 comments What a cool event. Capacity crowds and a really great day. I did the half marathon distance but now wish I did the full just for the pleasure of covering that section of the wall again. People from 52 countries came to partake and everyone seemed to have had a good time. Not a fast time though since those walls are steep!)This South American fellow raced it pretty much barefoot!
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TRYING TO GET TO REMOTE HUANG HUA… FIASCO EXTRAORDINAIRE

Posted by on May 21, 2011 in BLOG | 0 comments It might seem easy enough, but getting basic transport to the small town where the marathon was taking place was just a crazy adventure… an array of subways, trains, buses, cabs, hitchiking, etc. A 3 hour trip took me SEVEN HOURS!Little did i know the village I was asking for was SO tiny that no one really knew where it was and how to help me.Fastest train in China. 339 km per hour…...
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MONKEYS ALWAYS WIN

Posted by on May 9, 2011 in BLOG | 0 comments Monkeys on the trail up Emei Shan are infamous for taking exactly what they want. Very Aggressive. Bringing up a plastic bag here!? Not a good idea at all. Great to watch the mayhem from silly tourists who ignored all warnings. (Location: Emei Shan, Sichuan, China)
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20 HOURS IN BED. SICK SUCKS

Posted by on May 8, 2011 in BLOG | 1 comment I dont know what I got, but it was rough. Didn’t really leave bed for 20 hours. Totally listless and in pain. Harsh yucckiness for days.(Location: Chengdu, Sichuan, China)
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THIS DVD PLAYER DOES NOT PLAY ACTION FILMS

Posted by on May 6, 2011 in BLOG | 0 comments The first DVD player made that clearly prefers films to be less violent.(Location: ZHAOXING, Guanxi, China)
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