This weekend I decided to celebrate my birthday a bit early and visit South Padre Island. Although the beaches are not as nice as Destin it is a much shorter drive. I booked the Courtyard by Marriott on the gulf coast of the island. The hotel was so new that the satellite view in Google…
Road Trip to the Painted Churches of Schulenburg, Texas
Third day of a weekend road trip to Fredericksburg, Texas. Stopped in San Marcos on the way back to Houston.
Second day of a weekend road trip to Fredericksburg, Texas. This post includes an amazing aerial video of the Enchanted Rock.
First day of a weekend road trip to Fredericksburg, Texas
Here’s a nice video I captured of the city skyline during the magic hour today. I’ll be posting more exciting locations soon.
A few weeks ago I bought a DJI Mavic Air 2…. It seemed reasonable compared to my Canon (SLR now mirrorless) camera. I’ve completed the first step in using the drone for ‘commercial purposes’ – such as posting videos on my website, Facebook page, or Instagram… A passing score is 70% (that’s the same for…
Return from Destin Florida, including a stop in Mobile, Alabama to visit the USS Alabama and USS Drum
A lazy, but dreary day at the beach. The beach was still beautiful even on a dreary day.
A beach sunrise, gumbo festival at the Village of Baytowne Wharf, beach sunset at Henderson beach and a magnificent dinner at a hidden restaurant.
Start of a road trip on a long weekend to Destin, Florida
This morning I woke up early and checked out of the hotel shortly before 6:00 AM. My flight is at 9:05 AM – so under normal circumstances I would generally be at the airport by then. I took a quick taxi to the Kowloon airport station (45 Hong Kong Dollars). The Cathay Pacific check in…
This morning I attempted to wake up early. I went to breakfast and took a few pictures of the Victoria harbor before attending the lion dance at the hotel at 10:00 AM. The show was quite good, but was more a party for the hotel managers and workers. I was still glad to see the…
This morning I had a quick breakfast in the buffet and disembarked the ship. I took a taxi to the hotel for only 100 HKD. I decided to stay at the Sheraton in Kowloon as I was upgraded to a large 800 sq ft harbor view room. The view from the hotel was so nice…
This morning the ship arrived at 7:00 AM. It was dark, so I didn’t bother setting up the timelapse. Since the museum I wanted to go to didn’t open until 10 AM I rested a while before going out. The weather was quite foggy and dismal as well. One of the malls organized a free…
Today was an easy day. I had breakfast in the main dining room. I went to the origami class today and made a samari hat… Though it was a bit too small for me. I had lunch in the main dining room with a bunch of the other solo travelers. I visited the bridge viewing…
This morning I woke up early to set up the time lapse videos of the sail in to Ha Long Bay. I set up the new GoPro on the starboard side and the old one on the port side. The scenery was quite amazing. The visibility isn’t wonderful, but I guess that adds character to…
This morning the ship arrived in Chan May. I was a bit disappointed how small and desolate the area was. I packed my bag of laundry. Because I’m Platinum I don’t have to pay the $19.95 I had a tour from the ship to the Imperial City of Hue. The bus ride was over an…
Today was the only tendered port of the cruise. The ship was scheduled to arrive at 9:00 AM. I had scheduled a private tour through Viator that was to start at 9:00 AM. I set up my GoPro for a timelapse video as entering the harbor was quite scenic. The ship anchored very near to…
This morning we arrived in Phu My, Vietnam. This is the port for Saigon (aka Ho Chi Minh City), however since I have visited Saigon before I decided to visit the Cu Chi tunnels. The bus ride to the tunnels took us through Saigon, so the trip was over 3 hours each way. Once we…