Posts under ‘Tales from the trip’

Press play and enjoy the ride. These are two short videos I created with my dinky Kodak camera while cruising through the streets of Port-au-Prince on a rainy day. There is something about seeing the people of Haiti in motion and the colorful tap-taps once more that makes me smile. It may not be tomorrow [...]

Looking down from the restaurant onto the night-time Jacmel, Haiti streets just before heading to the Mizik Festival. For dinner I had the Cabrit creole (Creole Goat) and a large Papaille au lait (Papaya with milk). Délicieux! Photo: Adrienne C. Wilson Tap-Tap road block in Port-au-Prince. Photo: Adrienne C. Wilson One of the many motorbikes [...]

Before we go any further in this together (you-the reader / me-the writer) let me say that just because I included ‘part one’ in the title does not necessarily mean there will be a part two or even a part three. Which makes sense because there would have to be a sequel before the trilogy [...]

I have finally arrived in Las Vegas, NV where I will kick off the next six months of the HP Colorworks Tour in the west with my partner in crime Mariella. I suppose you could say this was the final destination we were trying to reach on our way from D.C. through America’s mid-west, but [...]

Top: 7:30 AM rush-hour traffic in Virginia. The first three driving hours were painful as I couldn’t sleep the night before and only rested peacefully for about four hours. The thick fog encountered for many mountain miles in Pennsylvania was also tough. Bottom: One last diesel dinner for the van at the Citgo in Greenup, [...]

The Staples at H ST NW & 13th in Downtown D.C. Photo: Mariella Coello You know that feeling you get on the last few days of school before summer or spring break? You know how the insanity sets in and you just start acting like some kind of a fool? I’ve been feeling like that [...]

Night out on the town with my wild pal Gill and cuz. I think Gill’s arm was still somewhere pumping in the air. He was gone, his cuz was done along with Mariella (the photographer) and I was soaking up all the people watching my eyes could afford at the Eye Bar. Photos: Mariella Coello [...]

Here’s a glimpse at my weekend spent in Virginia Beach and Norfolk, Virginia. I had the pleasure of spending time with my most amazing friend Hugito! Since I couldn’t fly to Cali he flew out for the weekend. With Mariella joining along on occasion we saw such sites as the Norfolk Botanical Garden (glad we [...]

Now entering Virginia Beach… Well actually I’m about mid-way thru this stop and though I’m really camping out in Norfolk I’ve seen a enough of the beach area for the moment and still have more to come, but before I dive into the water and waves of this new excursion let me touch on a [...]

Huh, what, whoa… I know. Before flying the friendly skies to the West Indies I had briefly mentioned going to the Dominican Republic here on my own space and confessed also wanting to travel into Haiti as well on Gadling. I put a lot of planning into that trip and it disheartened me to cancel [...]