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I took a few short videos on my Sony DSC-N1 while in Abu Dhabi… I’m always fascinated with trying to capture the “feel” of a place, and audio does a lot for me in that regard. Here’s a short video of the sunset prayer from the mosque in Abu Dhabi.

I promised some more pics of Abu Dhabi, some images that highlight the difference between their culture and the west (or at least the U.S.) Here you go!
First, a beautiful view of the mosque at dawn.

Now, how bout those falcons! No, really, we’re walking around in the convention center, and we suddenly come [...]

Sorry for not posting a thorough entry about the recent trip to Abu Dhabi – I am still slamming away on a deadline today (Wednesday). Will have more time for posting after today is over, for sure. But I thought I’d post up some quick images.
After my trip to Dubai a few years [...]

I just got to the hotel in Abu Dhabi, after about 30 hours of travel, from Dallas to Frankfurt to Bahrain to Abu Dhabi. The flights were remarkably easy and comfortable – just tiring. I couldn’t really get any shut-eye in on the plane, despite the fantastic robo-seats in Lufthansa business class.
I’ve come [...]

MB and I traveled to the UK recently, visiting Cambridge, Edinburgh, the isle of Islay, and London, over the span of about nine days. We traveled by planes, trains, ferries, and automobiles. And wow was it cold! But we still had a fantastic time.
If you’re thinking about traveling to the UK for [...]

We are back from Tokyo, and boy am I jetlagging. Whee! We got back this morning at around 11am – after leaving Tokyo at 6pm – and I couldn’t sleep on the plane for some reason. I just tried to have a little nap and didn’t have much luck with that either. [...]

Having fun in Japan… Tokyo Game Show was a good time yesterday, a lot of the PS3 games are looking really good, especially the new Ratchet & Clank – wow! Now today I’m finishing up my CoFesta presentation and doing some practice run-throughs. Had a fantastic dinner last night with my good friend [...]

Impressive 35-year timelapse of the construction of the Shinjuku district in Tokyo. Check it out!

Liveleak has a nice timelapse video of the Queen Mary 2 entering San Francisco back in February. That is one BIG boat.

Have you ever been to Madison, Wisconsin? I hadn’t been until recently. It’s pretty friggin’ cold in the winter, but the summers seem to be very, very nice. This is a shot from my hotel room at The Edgewater. Not bad at all!