Only a month into my last trip, I had my very expensive Sony Cyber Shot stolen on a train in Italy. I was totally bummed and thought that that would be the end of my photo taking career. Fortunately, a few weeks later in Sicily, I managed to get a hold of a cheap (140 […]
Kids of Ethiopia
Hitchhiking around Ethiopia this past month, I ran into a lot of kids. Every mountain I climbed and every lonely road I walked down, little kids would pop out of nowhere. They would run out from their homes, jump out of trees, or climb out of deep gorges just to greet me. Although they were […]
Runaway Photo of the Week: 3/14/12
It was moving day, Sudanese style. Sudan is a relatively recluse and geographically isolated country. As a result, there really aren’t many westerners here. So when these Sudanese guys saw me, a tall lanky blonde guy, riding atop some furniture atop a truck, just like them, they went NUTS!
Runaway Photo Of The Week: 12/12/11
This photo is of the Nile River from Elephantine Island in Aswan, Egypt. As the Nile navigates north, passing and smoothing out its surroundings, it looks like something out of Egypt land at Disney World. It makes for some exciting exploring and Felucca sailing. Though the waters of the Nile look enticing, when the current […]
Runaway Photo Of The Week
Often confused by tourists for it’s ornate facade as London Bridge, this is in fact London’s Tower Bridge. The real London Bridge is the next one over and is one of the plainest bridges on the river Thames. Apparently an Arizonan man held a similar misconception and bought the London Bridge, believing it was Tower […]
Runaway photo of the week
We were meant to attend my friend’s cousin’s meeting in Petaluma, northern California. Instead, we decided to ascend one of countless majestic hills to catch a glimpse of the setting spring time sun. We definitely made the right choice. Among the beautiful scenes that I have had the privilege to see, this definitely ranks in […]