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  • The good news is that it is possible to take nice pictures without a flash. Once you get up a bit of a learning curve on some camera basics, and if you have a few dollars to spend on some relatively inexpensive camera gear, you'll be shooting with a plan instead of just hoping for the best!2January 16, 2012

    Tutorial: How to Take Better Indoor Pictures Without a Flash

    The good news is that it is possible to take nice pictures without a flash. Once you get up a bit of a learning curve on some camera basics, and if you have a few dollars to spend on some relatively inexpensive camera gear, you’ll be shooting with a plan instead of just hoping for the best!

  • After eating Lampredotto at the market, my second favorite thing that I did in Florence was to visit the Museo Galileo [www.museogalileo.it]. Florence is most well known for its museums that house classic sculptures and works of art, but if historical artifacts mean more to you than classical art, then the Galileo Museum in Florence is an absolute can't miss. 10January 12, 2012

    Museo Galileo – Galileo Museum in Florence Italy

    After eating Lampredotto at the market, my second favorite thing that I did in Florence was to visit the Museo Galileo [www.museogalileo.it]. Florence is most well known for its museums that house classic sculptures and works of art, but if historical artifacts mean more to you than classical art, then the Galileo Museum in Florence is an absolute can’t miss.

  • While the park only really has 1 major thrill ride to satisfy big kids, there are plenty of small coasters, a target ride, a pirate themed splash zone, and many other well themed rides to keep kids from age 5 and up to the young teens entertained. And of course, adult fans of Lego (AFOL - there's actually an official club [www.lugnet.com]) and teenage fans of Lego will enjoy checking out the many Lego sculptures around the park. I would allow 2 full days to see everything.0January 4, 2012

    Top Tips for Visiting Legoland California

    While the park only really has 1 major thrill ride to satisfy big kids, there are plenty of small coasters, a target ride, a pirate themed splash zone, and many other well themed rides to keep kids from age 5 and up to the young teens entertained. And of course, adult fans of Lego (AFOL – there’s actually an official club [www.lugnet.com]) and teenage fans of Lego will enjoy checking out the many Lego sculptures around the park. I would allow 2 full days to see everything.

  • Star Wars Miniland includes scenes from all 6 of the movies, although being of a certain age I'm partial to the original trilogy so most of my pictures were from those scenes. It's hard to get a sense of scale from the photos, but the sculptures are pretty big. The Millenium Falcon was 3-4 feet long and there was a Clone Wars Turbo Tank made up of over 10,000 pieces of Lego!10January 4, 2012

    Photo Gallery: Star Wars Miniland at Legoland California

    Star Wars Miniland includes scenes from all 6 of the movies, although being of a certain age I’m partial to the original trilogy so most of my pictures were from those scenes. It’s hard to get a sense of scale from the photos, but the sculptures are pretty big. The Millenium Falcon was 3-4 feet long and there was a Clone Wars Turbo Tank made up of over 10,000 pieces of Lego!

  • This TPThursday post is of a distance marker sign post from Legoland California. I like this sign-post because it uses some rather unique units of measure. The consensus favorite is the distance to Alaska measured in moose droppings. I like the one giant leap measure to the moon, but then I'm a bit of a space nerd. 7December 21, 2011

    Travel Photo Thursday: Unique Units of Measure

    This TPThursday post is of a distance marker sign post from Legoland California. I like this sign-post because it uses some rather unique units of measure. The consensus favorite is the distance to Alaska measured in moose droppings. I like the one giant leap measure to the moon, but then I’m a bit of a space nerd.

  • We spotted this sign outside the mens room at Dallas Ft. Worth Airport. I know that everything is bigger in Texas, so we decided to take a quick snap and steer clear of the mens room.12December 14, 2011

    Travel Photo Thursday: Severe Weather Area

    We spotted this sign outside the mens room at Dallas Ft. Worth Airport. I know that everything is bigger in Texas, so we decided to take a quick snap and steer clear of the mens room.

  • Based on the interest level from last week's TPThursday post, I've decided to run a part 2 to show a few more pictures from the Hong Kong Museum of History including some YouTube goodness of planes landing at the old Kai Tak airport!8December 8, 2011

    Hong Kong Museum of History Part 2

    Based on the interest level from last week’s TPThursday post, I’ve decided to run a part 2 to show a few more pictures from the Hong Kong Museum of History including some YouTube goodness of planes landing at the old Kai Tak airport!

  • If you're in Hong Kong and feel like taking a break from the eat-shop-eat-shop-eat-eat-sleep pattern, the Hong Kong Museum of History is a great way to escape. Located in the Tsim Sha Tsui part of town it's actually kind of difficult to get to by the MTR subway system. On a nice day it is walkable from Kowloon, or you can take the MTR to the Hung Hom station and wander through the Hong Kong Technical College.15November 30, 2011

    Hong Kong Museum of History

    If you’re in Hong Kong and feel like taking a break from the eat-shop-eat-shop-eat-eat-sleep pattern, the Hong Kong Museum of History is a great way to escape. Located in the Tsim Sha Tsui part of town it’s actually kind of difficult to get to by the MTR subway system. On a nice day it is walkable from Kowloon, or you can take the MTR to the Hung Hom station and wander through the Hong Kong Technical College.

  • 've travelled enough to Europe now to expect to see some different cars than I'm used to in Canada. We don't get any Peugeots around here anymore and Ford sells a bunch of little cars there that I've never seen before. Sometimes, though, you see some things that are a little more unique.6November 23, 2011

    Travel Photo Thursday: London Cars

    ‘ve travelled enough to Europe now to expect to see some different cars than I’m used to in Canada. We don’t get any Peugeots around here anymore and Ford sells a bunch of little cars there that I’ve never seen before. Sometimes, though, you see some things that are a little more unique.

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