It was freezing today, even with the sun out. It never got above the freezing mark. Not even close.

Did I mention it was freezing here today?

Those are not weird Photoshop colors you see. The sky really was that shade of purple above and blue below, which reflected nicely onto the water.

We interrupt this vacation narrative to bring you a video you absolutely must see. A friend brought it to my attention, and I’m sending him my Kleenex bill.
Please take a seat. This’ll choke you up too.

Finish strong, my friends. Finish strong.

One thing that struck me while walking around Old San Juan was how it felt like I was walking through European streets. Which was so cool for me, because I’ve never been to Europe and have always dreamed of someday spending considerable time in that part of the world.

The restored 16th- and 17th-century Spanish colonial buildings were what lent it [...]

What do you do when you’re stuck in a small hotel lobby, waiting and guarding the suitcases that couldn’t fit in the car for the first run to the port?
You whip out your camera and start aimlessly shooting the stuff around you.
These flowers were fake. I couldn’t fathom how a hotel in a tropical island surrounded by lush vegetation can [...]

I almost missed this shot because I was busy assisting the pilot calculate the optimal cruising altitude given the current cloud density taking a nap in my seat. I had gotten used to seeing fields of clouds out my window that I forgot to keep checking regularly in case the scenery changed.
There’s just something about rivers from the air that [...]

Nine days ago, I boarded a plane in the early hours of the morning – about an hour before a snowstorm was set to begin.

Look at that pretty skyline. It’s even prettier when you know it’s going to be blanketed in snow very soon, but you won’t be there to shovel any of it.
Sorry, I just had to rub that [...]

I’d like to take this opportunity to apologize to Southern California for griping about the chilly weather throughout my recent visit. While I lamented the fact that I wasn’t able to wear shorts and walk around in December, it was nothing compared to what greeted me back home.
First, I slipped on black ice not even an hour after leaving the [...]