Category: Cultural
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Book Review – Life Is A Wheel
“What is distance, after all, but experience?” I recently finished “Life Is A Wheel” by Bruce Weber. It’s is a fairly simple book about a man’s journey as he rides his (very expensive) bike across the United States. The book chronicles the trip from Oregon to New York with intermittent advice about distance cycling, personal…
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Elliott Smith Top 4
The cover of ‘Figure 8’ Many consider Los Angeles, California the Entertainment Capital of the World. It is where people go to chase their dreams, to make it big. Some stay, some go, some just pass through. Few leave their mark, many more don’t. On Sunset Boulevard I recently visited a place where one musician…
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Food of the World in Los Angeles: Ethiopia
I finally made a stop on Fairfax Ave in the neighborhood known as “Little Ethiopia” for dinner tonight, and it was a very cool experience. Of the many restaurants all along both sides of the street we decided upon Messob, both because we thought it looked interesting inside and because it had good reviews on…
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2014 Rose Parade
We started 2014 off with an early start – the 2014 Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA. Beautiful floats, lots of bands, and great weather combined for a full day of Southern Cali culture. Here are a few pics I snapped with my Canon T3i (with 55-250mm zoom lens) and some from my new GoPro…
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Slice of the LA Fashion District
I did some xmas shopping this year in Los Angeles’ Fashion District, a sprawling complex of storefronts and warehouses near downtown where people buy and sell all kinds of stuff. It’s a real experience to walk through, one I recommend, especially Santee Alley. Here are some photos I snapped after I finished shopping. They’ve been…
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Breaking Bad Cookbook
I was a big fan of the AMC show Breaking Bad which concluded this year. For those who don’t know, it was a show about the misadventures of an average middle aged guy as he descends into the seedy business of producing and distributing crystal meth. The focus on the show was the characters, the…
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The Food of The World in Los Angeles: First stop Shanghai…
Tonight I’m starting a new theme of posts “The Food of The World of Los Angeles.” It’s my goal to identify, discover, enjoy and share unique foods which originate from various places around the world. It’s an amazing time we live in, one where the globe has never felt smaller and America has never felt…
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Street Photography in Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, the city of parks, beautiful trees, the river, the old way of living. I spent a day walking around this summer and took some random snapshots, including a few at the “Forest Gump Bench”!
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Dia De Los Muertos 2013
I spent a little time at the Hollywood Forever cemetery the other night during the Day of the Dead (Dia De Los Muertos) Festival and took these pics. It got really crowded after a while and the dark made taking photos tricky, but it was a cool cultural experience that I recommend checking out.
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Ciclavia in the Heart of LA
Last weekend I took part in CicLAvia, an event held a few times a year where streets of LA are closed to cars and are overtaken by hordes of bikers. It’s a really fun time. As a biker the streets are quiet and offer unique views of the city, the crowds are happy and I…
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The Boston Public Garden
Boston really is an interesting town. It’s a town with a lot of character and history, it’s fast paced and the roads are hard to navigate but at the same time charming and beautiful. It’s home to towering buildings over head but if you look hard enough you can find some quiet corners. On a recent…
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Summer Palms
Looking west towards the foothills from Santa Anita park last Sunday before attending the 626 night market
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Doo Dah
Stopped by Pasadena’s other parade today, the Doo Dah and had a great time people watching and snapping some photos. Here are a few of my favorites
Trevor Brightman 