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April 2024 : Saturday
Apr 2024 : Saturday
In the Atlas Mountains
Daily Photo – In the Atlas Mountains
While exploring the region I found this lovely scene.
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July 2023 : Monday
Jul 2023 : Monday
Incredibly Tenuous Link Incoming
Daily Photo – Incredibly Tenuous Link Incoming
Here’s an image from a really cool market in Marrakech. It was so vibrant and interesting with a huge variety of things to buy. Food, lanterns, electronics, fabric, threads and more… speaking of Threads, I’ve just crossed 10k followers over on the new platform. It’s been great so far. Much more civil than Twitter, way less drama and no ads (so far!). Come check out my account and follow if you’d like to receive my random musings each day. 🙂
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June 2023 : Saturday
Jun 2023 : Saturday
Not as High as I’d Hoped
Daily Photo – Not as High as I’d Hoped
Now here, somewhat above Chefchaouen, is a place where the military police shut us down with our quadcopter! I came into town with Anton and Ana from SmugMug to work on a promo piece. We had been already using Anton’s quadcopter all over Morocco, but when we got here, the taxi driver alerted the local military police that we had some sort of a “plane”! This caused a lot of worry and consternation (and, I should add, a significant amount of confusion). After we were there for half an hour, the military police descended on our hotel with a rather sour attitude. I’ve never had any success negotiating with the Moroccan military, and I had no success here either. I did put up a good intellectual fight, but I eventually acquiesced, mostly because of the size of their guns. Well, there was no gunplay… but I did see a lot of guns… which always helps one side win an argument. So, while I’d like to have had a proper shot from the air, it was not to be!
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March 2023 : Saturday
Mar 2023 : Saturday
Crossing the Sahara
Daily Photo – Crossing the Sahara
I had an amazing and rather hot time in the Sahara. To get this photo, I had to go up a huge dune on foot. I gave my own camel a break and decided to walk up. How hard could it be, I figured. Even with my past troublesome dune experiences. I figured wrong. And that night, I got so dizzy and sick, then realized it was probably because I hardly had any water… even though I’ve seen thousands and thousands of shows and movies about people not drinking enough water in the desert, I was so excited that I forgot to drink water!
Hay!
Daily Photo – Hay!
I can’t believe this thing has somehow evaded the principals of Newtonian physics! When I pulled into a small kasbah called Aït Benhaddou in the desert to take some photos, I saw this huge truck full of hay rumbling past. I barely kept my wits about me to take a photo just after it passed.
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February 2023 : Saturday
Feb 2023 : Saturday
Where Daenerys Targaryen Dragon-Roasted The Slavers
Daily Photo – Where Daenerys Targaryen Dragon-Roasted The Slavers
Here’s another one of the images from my 1000 Stories from 1000 Places NFT drop. It sold out in minutes, but they are now available to trade on OpenSea and X2Y2, etc so be sure to check them out.
This is a Aït Benhaddou, an incredible kasbah near Ouarzazate, Morocco. I’ve always wanted to visit this place ever since I saw it in Gladiator. It’s the place where Russell Crowe was taken on a stretcher and where he learned to become a gladiator. You may also remember it if you watch Game of Thrones. It’s one of the spots where Daenerys took her dragons with the unsullied.
I don’t set up for a lot of selfies because I’m not a vapid Instagram influencer that tries to sell you a special tea that helps your chakras. However, this is a rare selfie.
Amazing Castle on the Edge of the Desert Gorge in Morocco
Daily Photo – Amazing Castle on the Edge of the Desert Gorge in Morocco
This is the amazing Auberge Le Festival in the gorge just on the edge of the Sahara Desert. After spending several nights out in the arid desert situations, I started to work my way back towards the Atlas Mountains. This area is very near a fantasy (but real!) oasis, and it was absolutely perfect in every way. If you ever go to Morocco, be sure you look up this unbelievable place!
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November 2022 : Saturday
Nov 2022 : Saturday
The Sun Sets in the Sahara Desert
Daily Photo – The Sun Sets in the Sahara Desert
I have a lame confession to make about this photo. I was too tired to get to the top of the sand dune to take this photo from the top. I mean, it was absolutely huge. I set out with the best of intentions. It must have been 400 feet high. That may not sound high, but it is effectively almost 1000 feet because every step up makes your feet slide down just about as far as you just ascended! I went right up the spine of the dune so I could put a foot on each side, but the sand was so impossibly soft and fluid that it was almost useless. So I eventually just gave up and thought, “You know what? The sunset will be good enough from right here!”
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October 2021 : Friday
Oct 2021 : Friday
Marrakesh
Beautiful Cities of the World Collection
Here is another image from the special animated creations for the recent drop on OpenSea.
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August 2021 : Tuesday
Aug 2021 : Tuesday
filed under Barcelona, Beijing, Buenos Aires, Dubai, London, Marrakech, Moscow, New York City, San Francisco, Travel
50 Beautiful Cities
Hey awesome blog reader… you’ll probably be aware that I’ve been delving into the world of NFTs in the past few months. So far, it’s been both a success and an interesting adventure. That continues today with my 2nd drop on OpenSea. This set of NFTs is based around 50 of my favorite cities spanning all seven continents. There are a wide range of configurations (and prices) available and I’d love it if you’d check them out. If you thought an NFT mixed with physical art was odd last time then how about several NFTs, wrapped in an NFT… mixed with some Aave tokens which should appreciate over time??!
The first drop on OpenSea did better than expected and broke $100,000USD in the first three days. This second one already has a lot of interest as more and more collectors are getting into the NFT world. Jump on in! I’ll make a detailed video soon that talks more about what I’ve learned, mistakes I’ve made, some new ideas, and other interesting stuff from this wild wild west of cryptofun.
Also, if you’re an NFT curious artist, be sure to sign up for Passport where I’ve been sharing videos about my NFT experience so far. If you’re thinking about listing your own, you may find those helpful. Speaking of your own NFTs, I’m now starting to invest back into other projects so if you launch something cool tag me on Twitter and I’ll be sure to take a look. 🙂
