Laguna Beach

Palm Desert

Vacation

Next week Palm Springs!!

Day and Night in Calistoga

Escenas desde la Carretera Chilena

New York City

Santiago City

The Blackthorne

Owning a house is something far off in the distance for me, eventually it would be nice but what money I have I would rather use to travel. Perhaps I could make an exception and dream about owning this gorgeous former B&B in Point Reyes. I was lucky enough to stay here for a long weekend. Cozy, with fireplaces, a hot tub, big kitchen, comfortable living room, 5 stories, it was very hard to leave.
Until next time dear Blackthorne...

Rare Occasions

A new photograph from my new batch of diana pics. Taken from the rooftops of Pittsburgh, during sunset. Part of a recent and much needed vacation. Although this is not the most representative picture and probably not the best of the roll either, it does stand out.
When on vacation, there's often this anticipation and rush of doing everything and trying to get everywhere and see everyone.
The clock is ticking, every day is somewhat of a countdown. Let's go!! What's next? C'mon!
No time to lose.
While I really enjoy that kind of energy and push, this was the one afternoon that was different, where nothing but that moment mattered. There wasn't a time limit, a deadline, no sense of urgency for anything.
That sea of calm also washed away other things, if only for just for a little bit, for a tiny moment in time. Frustrations, troubles, anxieties, disappointments, demons...all the baggage and day to day bullshit where gone.
I was a shiny new rock, swept clean by the sea. All the moss on my back was taken away.
It's hard to put in words... but there was this feeling of contentment and joy. Of feeling like I was exactly in the place I was supposed to be. Of being grateful for the rocky road that had taken me to where I was.
It's a checkpoint. A very specific checkpoint. What lies beyond this place doesn't matter because there's this sense that it's all going to work out.
A profound, yet fleeting feeling...
I was hoping to be a bit more eloquent to describe what this is like. Maybe next go around.

bathhouse souvenirs

This summer during my brief stay in Hong Kong I had to check out the gay scene. We ended up arriving in the city after a weekend and post a cyclone, so we weren't there at the best time to go out. Hong Kong is like an asian NYC, vibrant and sprawling with neon lights everywhere that mask the nighttime darkness.
In between dinner and going out I decided to check out a bathhouse near where my friends and I were staying in Kowloon.
I don't remember what is was called and it was not a memorable experience at all. I think the best part of it was this souvenir. How awesome and gay are these little cards that come in a package of kleenex at the door of the bathhouse! and you can collect a set! kind of amazing...
I saved this package of kleenex forever until I recently had a cold that forced me to break into this precious little piece of Hong Kong. My sniffles are gone and I am left with the memories.