Get Out the Map

When Phish announced Festival 8 this past July, my first instinct was to buy two travel packages (one each for Cathy and me).andnbsp; Check that andndash; it wasnandrsquo;t an instinct, it was a reaction.andnbsp; My first instinct was to see how much it cost and see if we could do it.andnbsp; It...

If you’re an energetic person like me, it tends to wear on the people around you if there’s no place to burn off said energy.andnbsp; And it wore on the people around me because it had been wearing on me for a while.andnbsp; I’ve decided the best move is for me to get away for a couple days, but I...

The New York Jets travel to Oakland to play the Raiders today.andnbsp; And while this has nothing to do with travel or photography, it's one of my favorite moments in American sports history...

I’m anxious.andnbsp; Not eager or excited, but anxious.andnbsp; It’s funny, because someone I know very well misuses the word “anxious” all the time.andnbsp; “She’s anxious to see the baby,” they’ll say.andnbsp; No, she’s excited to see the baby.andnbsp;...

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It annoys my well-traveled friends and surprises new people when I tell them, but I actually like checking luggage...

In the truest sense, we’re still talking about taking pictures.andnbsp; But not in the composed, memorable, artistic kind of way.andnbsp; We’ve listed a few other things to photograph to make your trip run a little more smoothly. W...

This summer, I took a road trip to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks and, of course, I took my camera along for the ride. I literally took more than a thousand pictures with typically mixed results. Some of the shots I tried turned out great, some did not...

As mentioned in this article, a great way to store your digital photos without a computer is a digital wallet.andnbsp; This may be the best way of the five options in the article; you have to carry around very little, but your eggs are, as the article states, in one basket.andnbsp; If your digital...

Can you believe Get Out the Map officially went live one year ago TODAY?andnbsp; You can?andnbsp; Oh.andnbsp; ...

Do you need a little extra something to get you through your week?andnbsp; Here's something that's good for a laugh; Bye Bye Greasy, my favorite episode of Home Movies. Enjoy...

First, let me apologize for not writing more recently.andnbsp; I enjoyed the Oaxaca 1999 ten year anniversary, particularly since most of the work was already finished.andnbsp; Iandrsquo;m going to finish the Oaxaca story and give it a proper ending in the coming weeks...

Finally, the Buffalo Sabres, my favorite hockey team, made the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 24 years.andnbsp; Due to the fact that Mexico doesnandrsquo;t really care about the NHL (and why should they, really?), I was reduced to getting my game highlights either the next day or every...

Earlier this month I had the privilege of attending a Mexican wedding.andnbsp; Today I witnessed something I never thought I would see: A Mexican funeral mass.andnbsp; It was held at 10:00 AM this morning at Santo Domingo...