Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Was startled by this Visa ad looping on the wall during my layover in Abu Dhabi. I shot it several years ago and had never actually seen it before.
September 2011 Archives
Moscow, Russia
Took a zippy, shiny train from Helsinki to St. Petersburg. Then rode a lumbering, Soviet-era hulk overnight to Moscow. Guess which one was more fun. Someone handed me this today. It's going in my office.
St. Petersburg, Russia
Today I joined Napoleon and Hitler in wildly underestimating just how many Russians there are in Russia.
Helsinki, Finland
This is the cruise ship that ferries thousands on the 50 mile journey from Estonia to Finland. The passengers were almost all male, most sprawled across the hallway floors, making the journey to buy beer at a lower tax rate. … Continue reading
Edinburgh, Scotland
A toast I learned from a guy in a kilt over a plate of Wee Haggis with a shot of Deanston Scotch in my hand at a pub called Dirty Dick's: "Here's tae usAnd wah's like usThere's gie fewAnd they're … Continue reading
Stratford-Upon-Avon, England
Performing on stage at the Royal Shakespeare Theater. I aint doing Macbeth, though.
London, England
My second-favorite novelist, after the great Anusleak Fartwhistle.