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Biking in Wachau Valley Video
Austria – 9/7/2016 A collection of random video taken while riding through Wachau Valley, just outside Vienna, Austria. Please excuse the shaky picture – I don’t have video stabilization on my Samsung Galaxy s6 (at least I don’t think I do). Thanks to Marco from Vienna Explorer for being our guide and letting us hit up 3 places to drink wine instead of 2. Enjoy 🙂
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From the Archives: A 45 Minute Journey into Sound
Originally written (not posted) 2/7/2009 6:39 AMThe day breaks the dark winter sky with shades of pink and orange. The street lamps in the parking lot cast a subtle glow over the frosty car below. The train… already 3 minutes late.The platform … covered with salt.The air … crisp, mid teens with a wind coming in from the northMe … cold I get on the train and sit next to another passenger who’s made himself quite comfortable in the leather two-seater. Part of his thigh is on my square. Making no attempt to give me any room he continues to read his morning paper. I take out my pass and…
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Fall ’96 – Car Accident
Originally published December 27, 2015 Its dark around me, with the exceptions of a few red and white faded lights, like headlights in fog. Why am I sitting here? My hands touch the ground as I try to get up, I’m sitting on the street – I pause and try to turn around but unable to. How’d I get here? What’s the last thing I remember, what’s the last thing I remember, what’s the last thing I remember? I remember being abruptly woken up, seeing lights coming at us and possibly going unconscious. I heard a knock on the window and with glazed over eyes see someone pointing at the…
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Bali Breezed
Bali, Indonesia 1/18/2020 Yes, breezed. I’ve heard so many great things about Bali, I had to make a stop over. On my way to Singapore for work, I took a little weekend trip to Dubai (read about it here) then shot off to the little pre-dominantly Hindu island in an otherwise Muslim nation named Bali. I was there nearly a week and it felt like I needed more time. There’s are essentially 2 parts of Bali most tourists go to and rightfully so; the cultural side and the beachy more resort style. Let’s start off with the former. Ubud This is basically the epicenter of Bali tourism. Ask anyone who’s been to Bali…
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Bangkok
2/23/21 Krung Thep better known as Bangkok, which basic means ‘the place with lots of olive trees. This capital city of Thailand boasting a strong population of 10.5 million people and growing has yet another name. The official name is insanely long, ready? Ok try pronouncing this: “Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahinthara Yutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udom Ratchaniwet Mahasathan Amonphiman Awatansathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukamprasit” no joke. This roughly translates to something along the lines of:The city of angels, the great city, the residence of the Emerald Buddha, the impregnable city (of Ayutthaya) of God Indra, the grand capital of the world endowed with nine precious gems, the happy city, abounding in an enormous…
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Paradise
Originally published December 27, 2015 Its paradise. I found it, I found what my eyes see as paradise. Whether it’s a state of mind, a place or how I’m feeling at any given moment in time, makes no difference. Alone with my thoughts on a 12 day journey through parts of Europe left me with a sense of awe and wonder. I was amazed at the greenery when cutting across Austria on a train from Munich to Slovenia and eventually Croatia. What do people do in the valleys, how about in the hills that are so spread apart. How bad is winter and do they get a lot of snow in the…
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Envy
Originally published January 14, 2015 She was crippled by envyrealizing perfect she will never beTears with jagged edges she cried Disillusioned she maybe asher true wish was to be a bride Cautionary tales of tomorrowhope was the only thing she borrowed. Wavy blood lines of emotionget twisted and turnedinto a messy display ofunkept devotion
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The Mask
Originally published January 14, 2015 Throughout his life and in the eye of his menhe stood on a raised platform But inside, this man struggled His struggles took him to searchfor a reason A reason unknown,he questioned a higher power With no answer in sightthe man continued to struggle A hidden force took control andheld him back A faceless wonderdefeated him with every victory But this man has bled Bled through lifes battleshe carries his scars With an eye fixed on the horizon of hopehis battle continues Finding a source of energyand a glimmer of hope His quest for victorybecame his searchfor the higher power This lead him to look up…
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The grass is always green
Originally published Jan 14, 2015 There are different shades of green but green nonetheless. “Why’d you go back to your old job” is the question I get asked most often, “I guess the grass wasn’t greener on the other side, huh?” said with a grin. I find this question or reasoning quite false. Grass is always a shade of green when you leave. What shade depends on your interpretation. Why is it green? Because you’re optimistic about the new opportunity, new company, new challenges, role, people, etc… It’s a new beginning to a chapter that’s ended. It’s a bright, healthy, energetic green. So what color should it be should you…
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Berliner
Germany – 7/16/2015 What a brilliant mess of a city. It took 4 hours to get from Frankfurt to Berlin on a high speed ICE (Inter City Express) train that made several stops along the way. Not sure where ‘Express’ plays into it if it’s making a bunch of stops. With the exception of being caught as a tourist, not aware of where I’m at and jumping into rounds of games that ended up costing me a little. Berlin is an excellent, dynamic and culturally innovative city. For a city this size (not to mention being the capital of Germany), it’s relatively moderate in terms of cost and a lot cheaper…
