Wanderlust

I just recently saw The Darjeeling Limited - such a great movie, the actors are so funny, but the plot is really interesting too. I'm kind of in love with Adrien Brody. Anyways, watching this film has made me really want to visit India. After Spain, India is probably the foreign country I'd like to visit the most. These photos are just a few from flickr user tripowski's India photo set, but there are so many great sets from all over the world, and they are all equally stunning. I highly recommend that you check them out.






I've been really busy lately, but it's good. I finally have a job (two, actually...), and I've been doing a lot of college-related stuff. But I'm enjoying summer, and I hope everyone else is too!

Cultural color

While I was in California, I was fortunate enough to visit Lisa Kristine's photography gallery in Sonoma. I was absolutely blown away: her photography is stunning. She travels all over the world and captures cultures through her photography. Her photos are so colorful and bold, and I love seeing the different patterns and textures. When I did a little research I found that she insists on using natural light and often waits hours to capture her scene illuminated in the way she wants. The huge framed photos in the gallery were very out of my price range, but her work is so appealing to me that it is definitely something I would save up for in the future.









To see more of Lisa Kristine's amazing work, visit her website here.

Travels

Some photos from my trip last week...


the Golden Gate Bridge



Alcatraz Island


starfish on the beach




shop in Haight-Ashbury



houses in Haight-Ashbury



sushi!



beach near Monterey




steps up to Coit Tower in San Francisco



Monterey Aquarium



sunset in Monterey

Goodbye for now!

I'm leaving for California tomorrow, I'm all packed and definitely ready for the trip. I'll be taking lots of photos, so expect to see some of those when I return next week.




first photo by me, second photo from flickr user katiekathryn

My playlist for vacation...
Sheena is a Punk Rocker - The YYYs
I Get Around - The Beach Boys
No Rest for the Wicked - Cage the Elephant
Black Tambourine - Beck
Down to the Market - The Kooks
Here Comes Your Man - The Pixies
Once in a Lifetime - The Talking Heads
Brat Pack - The Rocket Summer
No Scrubs - TLC
Going to California - Led Zeppelin

Sorry I haven't been posting lately, I've been swamped with work and when I'm not busy, I've been soaking up the spring-like weather. Recently I found out that there's a really good chance that my family and I are going to California for a week next month! We want to spend a few days in San Francisco, go see Alcatraz, and maybe go to Yosemite Park and some vineyards. I'm really looking forward to it, especially seeing the iconic Victorian row houses in the city, like on Full House (which I used to be obsessed with when I was a kid!) I've been collecting these photos from Flickr over the past few days, and I don't have the exact credits, sorry!