Posts tagged travel

Hello again, world.

After long absence from the blogosphere, I finally able to find the time to share some bit and pieces from my latest stint in Europe in the past two months. Okay, another reason is because the sunny blue sky that one usually enjoys in Santa Monica choose to desert me today.

So enjoy these panoramic photos of Lago D’Orta, San Guilio, Northern Italy. These series were taken entirely using iPhone 4s with no filter. I decided not to bring my Leica in this trip and counting solely on the iPhone. I reckon, they ain’t too shabby of a pix, no?

Afternoon walk along Victoria Harbour continued with BBQ on a boat…

Afternoon walk along Victoria Harbour continued with BBQ on a boat…

View of Melbourne at night from the bank of the Yarra River…

View of Melbourne at night from the bank of the Yarra River…

Melbourne Museum at a glance…

Melbourne Museum at a glance…

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Timelapse video of an evening at TianZiFang, Shanghai, shot using iPhone 4 mounted on gorilla-pod.

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Timelapse video (shot with iPhone 4 mounted on Gorrilapod) of morning skyline in the English countryside - The Oxenford Gatehouse, Surrey, England.

Where are we going? - http://t.co/FBymy62R - a beautiful tilt-shift timelapse video that inspire your travel..

This is what London look like when it’s sunny and gorgeous…

This is what London look like when it’s sunny and gorgeous…

The traveller sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see. The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
View over the river Thames from Tate Modern museum…

View over the river Thames from Tate Modern museum…

Watch Aurora Borealis while flying from San Francisco to Paris.

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Zip-lining in Laos (part 2)

Here’s more video of the how I spent my time hanging out in the jungle in Laos ^_^ There were about 8-10 different zip-line routes, but some of them were a wee bit too scary that I had to focus on enjoying the experience; so no videos were taken. 

The colourful design of Lao Kip bank notes. Even though 1 USD = 8,067.00 LAK, travelling in and around Laos, surprisingly, isn’t as cheap as one thought; especially when compared to neighbouring countries like Vietnam or Thailand.

The colourful design of Lao Kip bank notes. Even though 1 USD = 8,067.00 LAK, travelling in and around Laos, surprisingly, isn’t as cheap as one thought; especially when compared to neighbouring countries like Vietnam or Thailand.

Waltz your way through Airport Security with Biometric Card

For frequent travellers, nothing is worse than enduring an endless queu at airport security. Although this is a necessary evil, I have to say that the process can be significantly streamlined, especially at certain airports in the US.

Enter CLEAR Biometric, a smart li’l card that embeds all your personal info and promise to help you cut down the waiting lines at TSA security check.

An novel and effective concept indeed had this been applied worldwide, except that it only works in Denver and Orlando airports - at least for now anyway. A (rather) frequent traveller myself, I couldn’t help but emailing the company and asked if they could at least include more major US airports, plus some more in Europe and Asia. I’d be content if they include at least LAX, SFO, JFK, SIN, HKG, NRT, ADL, CDG, and LHR. Let’s see what’s cooking in the next few months, eh?