Category Archives: travel

Empire State of Mind

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If all my tweets are about things happening in NYC:

  1. Five Art Shows to Catch Before Closing — New York Magazine http://ht.ly/1HXyt about 15 hours ago via HootSuite

  2. RT @artnetdotcom: Today’s 1,000-point market plunge may be because Citi trader hit “b” for billion instead of “m” for million… about 17 hours ago via HootSuite

  3. RT @MuseumModernArt: RT @JackRicofficial: Lady Gaga was at the MoMa museum today: http://tweetphoto.com/21317606 about 18 hours ago via HootSuite

  4. Pitch @Art21 a post on Art&Expereince–maybe web and art? tweet art? : ) http://ht.ly/1HLs7 about 21 hours ago via HootSuite

  5. Looks fun! RT@RSHotel: First ever Great Nude Invitational @RSHotel May 13-16, we are SO excited! For info and RSVP http://bit.ly/dssKSL about 22 hours ago via HootSuite

and my favorite things to write about were seen in NYC, hello William Kentridge! and New York art fairs, then maybe it’s a sign I should go back soon. Which, conveniently enough, I am. May 17. That is really soon (eep!).

Time to get in an Empire State of mind…

Such Great Heights

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can be scary looking down.


Especially if you have a fear of heights that the idea of a rope hanging down the side of steep, ancient steps on the open face of a 15 story building can’t quite reconcile. Coba is one of the last Mayan pyramids that visitors can climb. At least they have a rope.

Cenotes…

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are difficult to photograph.


You walk down a spiral staircase 40 or 50 feet, and walk out in this egg-shaped cave half full of water. The artificial lighting casts shadows on the crevices in the limestone and the stalactites drip into the crystal clear water.


The water is so clear, it’s hard to imagine that the rocks you see so clearly are 30 feet below the surface.



So you take multiple photos, trying to capture the effect.


Once again, you curse yourself for not buying some really expensive, nice camera before you started this long adventure. You think of all the shots you missed over the last few months of traveling. Then you jump in the cold water and swim with the black, eyeless fishies.