Travel Posts from the Past

Disappear - Mango, Andre Frauenstein, Ludik

I cannot believe it has been so long since I've written anything. The past month has been a whirlwind of work, classes, papers, exams, writing, dancing, dancing, dancing, and graduating. I would love to just stop everything for a moment, grab my camera and explore... anywhere! For now, these posts from the past will have to satisfy my artsy travel urges...

A fancy polo match in New York? Sure! I've been invited to this year's Mashomack International Polo Challenge, but last year's photographs will have to do... Polo in New York

I have never been to Istanbul, but I've always wanted to go there. One day, I will share the photographs of Hagia Sofia that I've taken!

Madrid is my home away from home. I know transit there better than I do in my own city! Next time I think I'm going to befriend Plaza Mayor's stout Spiderman!

If not Madrid, I would be perfectly happy surrounded by the blues of Ibiza. Everywhere I pointed by camera, I captured island blues... Ibiza Blues

Luckily I won't have to wait very long before I'm packing my suitcase again. I'm off on a tropical trip to the Philippines this summer and I am finally going to visit the beaches of Dumaguete...

But until then, I'll just have to replace my wintry pictures of Vancouver with new ones of the summer sunshine...

Give Up Tomorrow

Hola mis amigos! How are you all? I am, as usual, plowing through work and school (it never ends). I have to get a little serious with today's post.
On Thursday I saw one of the most incredible and heartbreaking films I have ever seen: Give Up Tomorrow (*warning: some of the images in the film trailer/website can be graphic).It is a true story about a high profile rape/murder case in the Philippines that brought out the worst and most frustrating of corruption and cronyism. Paco Larrañaga (along with six others) was accused and pronounced guilty of the crime which he could not have possibly committed.

"Amnesty International, the government of Spain, Fair Trials International, and the United Nations are unequivocal in the belief that for more than a decade, Paco has been paying with his freedom for a crime he did not commit. Indeed, some 40 people including classmates and teachers from the culinary school he attends – along with photographic evidence – place him hundreds of miles from the grim crime scene."

It's difficult to sum up a two hour film that sums up a 14 year case in one blog post but please take a moment to check out the film website. Please help free Paco with you support.
Thank you and more pleasant topics to come!

Vintage Photos

Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual

It's funny how short he looked in this photo, when really he was quite tall!
Love these old shots of my maternal grandparents. So much style and so little effort. My grandpa used to love Tom Jones!

Happy 25th Anniversary!

It seems as though everyone around me is either getting engaged, thinking about getting engaged, are engaged and getting married, planning their wedding, going to dress fittings or celebrating their anniversaries! Okay. I may be exaggerating a little but I've been to two different weddings so far, two friends have gotten engaged, another friend just celebrated their one year anniversary, and today is my parents 25th wedding anniversary!

Happy Anniversary to my mother and father! Cheers to the next 25!

There is a story to my grandfather's expression but I can't remember what it is!

Waiting and walking...

Ahh! The hand off. And at least the smile is back on my grand-pop's face!

You may kiss the bride!

I should really scan these instead of take a photo of a photo with my cell phone!