The first half of 2025 was marked by an uncharacteristic amount of domestic travel for me as I bounced between New England and the Bay Area for both business and leisure (or “bleisure”), and just generally catching up with friends. This was all a slow build to my first international trip of the year: Portugal. … More Lisbon and São Miguel
Japan. It’s a country that’s almost always been on the top of my to-visit list, but until recently the closest I came to journeying to the island nation was a poorly timed trip that was derailed by the start of the pandemic. Since then, I hadn’t prioritized a vacation to Asia and my travels over … More Tokyo 2024
The vast majority of my photography experience has been digital. When I first began messing around with this hobby I started small, opting for a Sony point-and-shoot as an easy travel companion. Eventually I moved on to a Fuji interchangeable lens camera as I began mixing and matching different types—and eras—of glass with different camera … More Florence and Chianti
It’s been six years since I was last in Athens, Greece. In March, 2018 I visited the city for the first time and absolutely fell in love with the vibe, the aesthetic, the people, and of course, the food. Even though I’ve been looking forward to another visit since then, my recent trip was somewhat … More Athens…again.
As sure as the annual summer heatwave that descends on NYC, I recently found myself back in the Bay Area once again for work, and to escape the humidity of the East coast. My last blog post from California was in early 2018, but I’ve been back at least one more time in 2019 before … More SF 23
It’s been nearly eight years since my first visit to Barcelona. It was June of 2015 and I was headed there with a group of colleagues for what was maybe my 5th or 6th meetup for Automattic. I was less than two years into the job and I had yet to discover my (annoyingly expensive) … More Barcelona 2023
I haven’t done much traveling over the past few years since, like most people, the pandemic completely transformed my day-to-day life and for a long time going overseas was just not in the equation. Other than a brief visit to the Bahamas in January 2020 just before the Covid outbreak, my last time leaving the … More Europe on Film
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