I took this shot while traveling through the town of Vernazza in Cinque Terre, Italy. Since I was backpacking, I was really travel weight conscious so I took along the lightest tripod I had. This turned out to be a huge mistake. It was so flimsy that I had a ton of [...]

On my vacation to Europe, my sister and I spent a couple of days in Cinque Terre were I got some of my most beautiful shots. I love this shot in particular due to the stark contrast between the buildings and rocky mountain side. I would have loved to have had a wider lens but [...]

Here’s the mother of all brain dumps about Europe based on my trip and probably the longest post in the history of my blog.
Trevin’s braindump on Europe
Travel / Getting Around

Getting a rail pass isn’t your only option. You can opt to buy point-to-point tickets, in combination with flights if neccessary, to save yourself mucho [...]

What do all 3 of these have in common? They personify Rome!
First let’s discuss sweat. Being a Vancouver native and now living in Seattle, I’m hot when it tips over 80 degrees, even without humidity. We took an insanely early train out of Cinque Terre today (5:25am!) so we could get to Rome [...]

We arrived in Cinque Terre yesterday at 4pm via train from Nice. While it was sad to say goodbye to Nice after such a short time it was definitely time to go. The city doesn’t have that much to do when you’re traveling with your sister (vs. a significant other). Sunset walks [...]