Have you ever traveled with someone lugging a giant suitcase, an overstuffed shoulder bag, laptop, backpack, and 3 duty free bags full of booze and chocolate? I sure hope not! I see people like this all the time at the airport, ready to topple over from the weight of their luggage, and I shake my head every time. I can’t even remember the last time I actually had to check a … [Read more...]
Miniaturize And Keep Moving Forward
I'm obsessed with tilt-shift photography. If you've never heard of it before, it's a way of manipulating an image either through special lenses or by applying filters that make the objects in the image appear miniature like in the image I shot above. There's just something magical about all things mini that always makes me smile. Perhaps it's the birds eye feel of the style … [Read more...]
Interview With Janet Brent: Digital Nomad And Entrepreneur
I'm excited to present a fun interview today with digital nomad Janet Brent who blogs at Purple Panda. Currently living in the Philippines, Janet is a multidisciplinary designer interested in social responsibility and changing the world. She's a talented graphic designer, web designer, artist, photographer, and writer who believes you should March To Your Own … [Read more...]
How A Liter Of Light Is Changing The World
Have you ever experienced a power failure and had to stumble around in the dark to find a flashlight? It's not too hard to feel your way from one room to another because you've already memorized the layout of your apartment. But if you've forgotten where you last put your flashlight, the simple task to find a temporary light source has suddenly become ten times harder, and … [Read more...]
What’s going on in Europe’s debt crisis?
As a UK national you may be surprised to learn that I’m not really up to speed on the debt crisis that currently has a stranglehold on large parts of Europe. Although the UK is a part of the European Union, and so must shoulder some of the burden when constituent countries face financial meltdown, it is not part of the eurozone and so does not use the euro as it’s official … [Read more...]