Changes in Riga, and at the Positivus Festival
After first coming to Riga in 1999, then arriving back here in 2008 to find that, really, not many things had changed to my American eyes, I find the current speed of change in...
Category: travel
Photo: Spiral Staircase in Latvia
In the last few weeks I’ve been spending time sorting through the treasures I’ve found on various planets, upgrading various bits of hardware, and dealing with a lot of off camera hooha that has to...
Hong Kong Kitty
This is one of the many cats in the Western District of Hong Kong, ironically the least “western” area of Hong Kong.
Tin Hau Temple, Hong Kong
This is one of the figures at one of the many Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong.
Macitajs on Acid, Positivus 2012
This summer in Latvia I saw my pal Kristeps play with his Latvian-American band Macitajs on Acid. Coming out in masks, then playing in face paint at the I Love You stage, I was...
The Vaccines at Positivus 2012!
While I take a lot of pictures, I’ll admit that I’m not great at sharing them. Here’s a few of the perky group The Vaccines at Latvia’s Positivus Music Festival that I’m really pleased with.
Eating at Tokyo’s Alice in Wonderland Cafe
When I was in Tokyo earlier this year, I went to an “Alice in Wonderland” themed cafe. For fans of cute, or Kwaii, the cafe doesn’t disappoint. Located in a basement of a shopping...
I Miss the Ocean
Austin, Texas has a lot of things. What it does not have is an ocean. Given that I grew up fairly close to the Gulf of Mexico, near Galveston, Texas, I thought that I...
I seem to be taking my husband to the Positivus Festival.
One of the things that surprises me about my life is that I’ve been to the Positivus music festival in Salacgriva, Latvia more than once. I’ve written extensively about the festival. I’ve seen American...
Praha (Prague) Aug 2, 2011
My brother-in-law is going to Prague for the first time later this month, to do a bit of work for his company. It’s his first trip to Eastern Europe. This post is for him....
