Just googled “pen fifteen” thanks to xkcd. Oh the things I don’t know! #
Given the success we had with our first tour in Bali, we decided to book a second one last Thursday. We chose an ambitious full day program starting in Ubud and winding our way to Lovina on the north coast.…
After 10 days in Ubud, we decided to break free from the tourist throng and head to the sleepy northeast beach town of Amed. Of course no sooner had we’d checked in, than they asked, “You have program today? You…
Stephanie and I wanted to treat ourselves to a nice meal on Christmas day, but weren’t interested in the numerous turkey dinners being offered for the tourists in Ubud. Somehow I got it in my head that we should try…
We returned to Ubud for the final three days of our three and a half weeks in Bali, to do a little shopping and generally take it easy. Then on Wednesday the 5th we caught a flight to Jakarta, briefly…
The Slovenian couple we met in Banaue had originally planned to go directly to Batad, a neighboring Ifugao village with an amphitheater of terraces. However, once they discovered that the public jeepney to Batad left late in the afternoon and…
After spending our first week in the Philippines visiting the Banaue and Batad rice terraces, we flew to Puerto Princesa on the island of Palawan for our second. One of the main tourist destinations on Palawan is this place called…
Just couldn’t help myself. I love how it looks like a Superbowl ring. After HTML5 fist and A List Apart. New HTML5 logo from here. And now back to our regularly scheduled program, already in progress…
A little over three months after saying our final goodbyes to Jeoffrey from the Cap Cleveland we met him and his fiancee Fatima at the Iloilo City Airport on January 18th. He had taken care of all the arrangements during…
After spending one night in Iloilo City, we drove with Jeoffrey and Fatima up to his hometown of San Dionisio (san-din-E-she-o), about 100km north. The trip took over two hours as we passed through countless small villages. We also made…
During our second day in San Dionisio, Jeoffrey arranged to have a local fishing boat take us on an island hopping tour of some nearby beaches. Given the lack of tourism in the area, this looked to be a pretty…
Just googled “pen fifteen” thanks to xkcd. Oh the things I don’t know! #
File under: there are some things $500 million can’t buy:
Stephanie’s posted some photos and a video of us scooting in Amed, Bali #
I just lent $25 to a restaurateur in Iraq (and you can too!) #
At least I’m not the only one who “decorates” with books: Selling a Book by Its Cover #
SF artist Eric Rewitzer, of 3 Fish Studios, will be using a few of my container ship photos as the basis for some paintings he’s doing for an upcoming show: Panamax Begins Today #
Exciting news for small car fans:
H-H-Hot! Penguin Classics ultra mega super 1.21 gigawatts box set #
Neat: Telstar Logistics Tours Gourmet Food Truck Factories (for the New York Times) #
Ricky Gervais: Why I’m an Atheist (I prefer this approach to Dawkins’, but I suppose they both move the ball forward) #
Long, but good read on the Euro: Can Europe Be Saved? (I’ve kind of been on an economics reading binge lately, I’m not sure why…) #
Not sure how to feel after reading The Tragedy of Nepal by Andrew Hyde (via Kottke). First thought: maybe I don’t want to go to Nepal. Second thought: criticism is hard to do well. Third thought: the comments make it a more complex piece. #
Just stumbled upon this new typographic map of San Francisco from Axis Maps (see also: Ork Posters) #
What a slick site for the new HTML5 Logo (and it even validates!)
Can’t believe they passed up my HTML5 fist… #
Missed opportunity for a Jay-Z allusion:
China and India may have growing pains — but debt is not one of them.
This looks totally hot: Fujifilm FinePix X100 #
Hallefuckinglujah: Color-coded threat system to be replaced in April
“The old color-coded system taught Americans to be scared, not prepared,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson , D-Miss., the highest-ranking Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee. “Each and every time the threat level was raised, very rarely did the public know the reason, how to proceed, or for how long to be on alert.”
Wikileaks would be a great thing, if it weren’t for Julian Assange. Good, long article: Dealing With Assange and the Secrets He Spilled #
Neat to see Eric Rewitzer’s new paintings (some based on my container ship photos) taking shape: Panamax Update: The Chop (love the last shot) #
Andy got (and brewed) our poo poo coffee from Bali (aka kopi luwak) #
Cool, gross: bird saliva factory #
Now that we’ve got a little bit more bandwidth in Vietnam, Stephanie’s been posting some videos from our time in the Philippines. Check ’em out: Tricyle and Jeepney – Banaue and Into the underground river #