More than 10,000 people will march in the Sydney Mardi Gras this weekend with hundreds of thousands cheering them on. It was five years ago that I marched in the parade in speedo and body paint. The Sydney event is a massive celebration of pride and diversity. For those celebrating Mardi Gras in Sydney, Happy […]
Category Archives: Travel
February
21
Word Cup Brazil
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
My next adventure is coming up fast. Me and my friends from Google are heading to World Cup Brazil. This all just got real. I am the first to admit that I am not an avid soccer fan. I am however a fan of random adventures and trips with friends. But first a little context, […]
February
20
Paradise
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Recently I have been savoring good photos of interesting places. This fascination has included shots of my home town San Francisco, the islands and shoreline of Hawaii, and the mountains of Fiji. As Wikipedia defines it: “Travel is the movement of people between relatively distant geographical locations, and can involve travel by foot, bicycle, automobile, […]
January
08
Returning Home to San Francisco
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
It is always a joy to come home to San Francisco. I never get tired of city views from driving in. Here are some facts about my home: 1) The cable car is the only moving National Historic Monument in the World. 2) The Chinese Fortune Cookie originated in San Francisco. 3) San Francisco was […]
January
03
The 2014 FIFA World Cup on ESPN
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
In 6 months, my friends and I head to Brazil for the World Cup. This is more excitement than a boy can handle. Now I am not a soccer fan, however I do love soccer players. ESPN just released its first ad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Check it out. Who will rise […]
December
04
Berlin Moments
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
“Du bist verrückt mein Kind, du mußt nach Berlin.” (“You are crazy, my child. You must go to Berlin.”) – Franz von Suppe, composer, 1800. Franz con Suppe was an Austrian composer of operas. He wrote the Light Cavalry Overture and many of the works. His overtures have appeared in many cartoons and children’s entertainment. However, […]
October
14
18 Life Lessons Learned From Traveling The World
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
via Thought Catalog. I never thought I would still be nomadic. My original round-the-world trip was only supposed to last one year before I went back home, found a “real” job, settled down, and by now, be married, have a house, 2.5 children, and complain about my retirement fund to my friends. Yet life took […]
July
29
Tubing on the Salt River, Arizona
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Why haven’t I ever been tubing until now? Perhaps the thought of cobbling together a raft or maybe the possibility of floating in a stream of urine turned me off. Either way, neither deterrent was evident this weekend. A group of five of us went early Sunday. Luckily, I wasn’t the only virgin on the […]
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