Tweet I am thinking about possibly adding a new feature to this site — great Instagram photographers that I like and admire and examples of their work. As I’ve gotten more into Instagram over time (my main profile is here), I have found more and more that I like and admire and as part of [...]
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A quick look at Finland via Instagram for my #visitFinland trip
Tweet I have only been back from Finland for about a week and I am still basking in the memories (and editing a few thousand photos). The entire country was an unexpected revelation. My major goal in this trip was to see and photograph the Northern Lights. I failed. Well, the weather failed me. As [...]
How to Capture the Travel Photos You Really Want
Tweet With all the cameras, lenses, and photo software on the market today, it’s truly a great time to take pictures. But same as it always has been, the camera doesn’t make the picture… the photographer does. And simply owning a DSLR doesn’t ensure you’ll triumphantly return from a foreign land, memory cards full of [...]
Re-Entering the 21st Century, Finally
Tweet One of the early highlights of my round-the-world trip that began in 2008 was when I left Austin, Texas for my first overnight bus ride to Mexico City. On the way to the bus station, I dropped my Blackberry cell phone into the mail back home. I was free. I’d been a lawyer for [...]
A Special Day of Touring in Rome
Tweet Rome is another city that I unexpectedly liked. My impression before I started traveling extensively was that I would never like cities that rely on tourism. It seems that many people have this same bias (some with a bit more pretentiousness about them than others, but regardless), but over time, I have come to [...]
Sometimes a place just doesn’t feel right. Alas, Valencia.
Tweet Oftentimes places just strike a chord at minute one with me and I feel immediately at ease there. I have written previously about my comfort level in the U.K. and also just recently put up my first bit of “travel fiction” detailing my feelings for a little town in Croatia. Plus, I will be [...]
Costa Brava in Photos via Instagram
Tweet There are a number of places in the world that I enjoy. In fact, I regularly get asked in interviews and when I meet people one of the questions I get asked the most frequently is “what is your favorite country?” My answer is simple — its a lot easier for me to tell [...]
Seville in Photos
Tweet A few weeks ago, I wandered around southern Spain and also Madrid for the first time. Spain is a country that is fast growing in my heart, from Costa Brava in the north to Pamplona, which I finally got to see on this trip. I had finally gotten my first housesitting gig down near the [...]
I took off in December of 2008 to circle the planet with no reservations and without leaving the ground. Sixteen months later, I succeed. My permanent travels have just continued from there. Feel free to email me at: michaelshodson@yahoo.com
Michael Hodson
