Romney vs Big Bird, and our other distractions
It’s been a while since we’ve shared our travel stories. Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up. Politics Todd and I both have been caught up in the Presidential brouhaha, watching both conventions and last…
“Lauren’s bucket list” on Jetpac
I blew my writing wad this week on a fun guest post on Jetpac and on a Peru travel story about the deaths of two guinea pigs, one a pet, one a meal. I liked the guinea pig story so…
The color of travel
(Thanks to Ashley of No Onion Extra Pickles for the inspiration for this post.) I only shoot in color — black and white has never seemed an equal reflection of the exciting world I encounter in my travels. Spots of…
…and, we’re back!
It’s been just about two years since we hit pause on our travel stories, photos, and art here on Ephemerratic. During that time, while working to fill our round-the-world-depleted bank accounts back up, Todd and I have road-tripped, traveled abroad,…
Reality bites
Though we returned from our round-the-world trip several months ago, Todd and I are still updating Ephemerratic with stories and images from the global road— “Yeah, right,” you harrumph. Gah! We’re caught! The real world has sunk its sharp little…
“Festivals for Pyromaniacs” on The Brooklyn Nomad and other good news
Sometimes my mind wanders off from Asia and starts thinking about the next trip. In those moments, I’m happy to be able to find a guest blogging gig on other travel sites like The Brooklyn Nomad. In “Festivals for Pyromaniacs”…
Tapping the potential for good within a diamond ring
What would you do if $22,000 suddenly appeared in your life? Would you spend it on stuff? Gamble it away in the stock market? (C’mon, don’t you ever learn?) Or, would you, like Christina Ammon, invest it in people? People…
Travel art show this Thursday, drawings on sale now
Todd’s art don’t stop anywhere, even when traveling around the world. He drew constantly as we moved, sketching pandas, temples, Buddhas, rivers, sunsets, elephants, skulls, landscapes, people, famous ruins, tuk tuks, musicians, and the occasional leg of jamón. The travel…
How to recreate our photo slideshows
A number of people have written or commented asking how to create the photo slideshows included at the end of our travel dispatches, so I thought I’d share it with everyone.
Globe, circumnavigated! Now what?
A year later, our buzzer label’s still here | Photo by Lauren Girardin On June 17, 2009 Todd and I walked through the door of our San Francisco apartment for the first time in 11 months and 8 days. During…
