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the fruit stays untouched. two bottles of water. a note from the hotel. but the table belongs to the cameras. lenses, caps, straps – everything in its place. the light slips through the curtains, painting patterns on the wall. outside, the world wakes up. inside, the frame is already set.
and when he does this seems to be the essentials.
My daily pill organizer pretty much expresses what everyone of a certain age thinks about requiring a daily pill organizer.
The vintage aluminum "Eagle Eyes" spare eyeglass holder I found on eBay a few years ago. Both lighter and a little more sturdy than most, it's sitting next to...
... a front pocket wallet from Rogue. To foil the pickpockets, naturally. A few years ago in a touristy public square in Italy I watched a couple of very professional dudes work the crowd before they -- almost literally - melted away. Very instructive.
Just above that, my Tip Clip. Instead of having to deal with that wallet in your front pocket, it's much easier to nonchalantly pull a predetermined small denomination bill from the clip to tip a bellhop or whatnot. Also - and this is the Voice of Experience addressing you now - when a nice young man confronts you with a large knife and demands your money, THIS is what you hand him. And everyone goes away happy and unharmed and all you've lost is some tip money.
My trusty iPhone 4s, which is rapidly gaining obsolescence thanks to Apple's continual updates which push it ever further into the barely functioning category nearly every day. C'mon 7!!
On the other hand, my elderly iPod, dressed up in an age appropriate Steampunk skin remains useful. Stifle your snickering, children, this bad boy holds 164 gigs, has a battery life north of 16 hours and (some say) has superior audio quality than any iPhone...
...and from which flows the sweet soothing syrup through Bose 20 Noise Cancelling ear buds. Surprisingly, these things actually work. In fact, I like them so much that I've been calling them my "Ear Buddies", which for some reason really annoys some people, especially my wife.
Then there's that teeny flashlight, which so far hasn't aroused the ire of the TSA. Handy in an unfamiliar hotel room or a darkened airliner when you're desperately rummaging for the FunYuns snacks crushed at the bottom of your carry-on. I can't quite remember where I got it, but it sez Smith & Wesson on it, which makes me wonder how it hasn't aroused the ire of the TSA yet.
That black brick is actually a really great charger An Anker "2nd Gen Astro E5" is what it informs us about itself in tiny type on the back and it'll top off all your chargeables many times. Highly rated on gear rating websites. Heavy but recommended.
Moving smartly back into the world of analog is the Seiko SNK809 self winding mechanical watch which I've modified with a Worn n' Wound leather strap. Here's a situation where the strap cost more than the watch (admittedly the Seiko was on big time sale on Amazon). It has everything I need for traveling: light weight, luminous dial which doesn't overwhelm my diminutive wrists (only 31mm diameter -- the watch, not the wrists), a long "reserve", which is watch-geek speak for how long it keeps running once you take it off and it just lays there chuffing away by itself. And there's a nifty window on the back side so in times of profound boredom you can amuse yourself by observing the works.
And, oh yeah, it displays the correct time and day and date too! (Spanish or English your choice. Español o Inglés su elección) .
Which it's sitting on my Generation iDunno iPad, which has more than a few travel, weather, and news apps along with a whole lotta books tucked into the Kindle app. Wrapped up in a fully functional Kavaj leather cover which you would also stroke appreciatively while enduring severe turbulence.
And finally, over the years I've learned never to travel with anything you'd be reluctant to leave behind. Not including people of course.
Packing the essentials for my first trip back to Bordeaux since leaving a year ago.
Since Ryanair started charging huge amounts for checking in luggage, I've become the master of traveling light, packing everything needed for 4 days into a carry on.
But my best trick was transferring everything into a small cloth bag folded inside, which allowed my to pack my case for the return journey with 9 bottles of wine instead!
...My cave is now fully restocked.
RELAY, the world’s largest news and gift brand, is now serving Tom Bradley travelers with a 1,841-square-foot shop in the Boutique District. Among the products offered at RELAY, which has 1,400 stores across 21 countries, are convenience items and local gifts. Operated by LS and Partners, the Tom Bradley RELAY is new to LAX.
The New Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport joins Westfield’s portfolio of iconic retail destinations around the world including our London, Stratford City, Sydney, World Trade Center and Milan projects, along with those in California including San Francisco Center, UTC in San Diego and in Los Angeles –Topanga, Culver and Century City.
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Premier travel retailer Hudson Group’s flagship concept, called simply Hudson, has opened at Tom Bradley International Terminal. Located in the Villaraigosa Pavilion, Hudson moves beyond the traditional newsstand to offer modern travelers a wider selection of the products they want – Media, Essentials, Marketplace, and Destination – that are easy to access and shop. At 1,631-square-feet, Hudson offers magazines and books; electronics and media-related items; health and beauty aids; healthy meals; snacks and beverages; and authentic local and regional merchandise from the Southern California region.
The New Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport joins Westfield’s portfolio of iconic retail destinations around the world including our London, Stratford City, Sydney, World Trade Center and Milan projects, along with those in California including San Francisco Center, UTC in San Diego and in Los Angeles –Topanga, Culver and Century City.
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Please SOURCE Westfield (www.tbitmedia.com)
A rather stuffed full first aid kit for a handbag - full of bandaids (plasters), gauze, antiseptic wipes and other strange bits. Lovely Kona and ribbon purchased from Annie. Pattern from Positively Splendid.
I'm sure this was considered extremely risqué a century ago!
This is what a can can show in Paris looks like. Very loud, frenetic, colourful - with people shouting "Who hoo" at each other.
From Wikipedia:
The cancan is danced in 2/4 time, and is now usually performed on stage in chorus-line style. In France in the 19th century the cancan remained a dance for individual entertainers, who performed on a dance floor. In the United Kingdom, the United States and elsewhere, the cancan achieved popularity in music halls, where it was danced by groups of women in choreographed routines. This style was imported into France in the 1920s for the benefit of tourists, and the French Cancan was born—a highly choreographed routine lasting ten minutes or more, with the opportunity for individuals to display their "specialities". The main moves are the high kick or battement, the rond de jambe (quick rotary movement of lower leg with knee raised and skirt held up), the port d'armes (turning on one leg, while grasping the other leg by the ankle and holding it almost vertical), the cartwheel and the grand écart (the flying or jump splits). Additionally, performance practice of the can-can almost always includes the dancers screaming, yelling, cat-calling and trilling while dancing.
RELAY, the world’s largest news and gift brand, is now serving Tom Bradley travelers with a 1,841-square-foot shop in the Boutique District. Among the products offered at RELAY, which has 1,400 stores across 21 countries, are convenience items and local gifts. Operated by LS and Partners, the Tom Bradley RELAY is new to LAX.
The New Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport joins Westfield’s portfolio of iconic retail destinations around the world including our London, Stratford City, Sydney, World Trade Center and Milan projects, along with those in California including San Francisco Center, UTC in San Diego and in Los Angeles –Topanga, Culver and Century City.
Photo credits:
Please SOURCE Westfield (www.tbitmedia.com)
My first upload from Lightroom with Jeffrey Friedl’s Lightroom Export Plugin for Flickr.
Ah. It works. Cool.
RELAY, the world’s largest news and gift brand, is now serving Tom Bradley travelers with a 1,841-square-foot shop in the Boutique District. Among the products offered at RELAY, which has 1,400 stores across 21 countries, are convenience items and local gifts. Operated by LS and Partners, the Tom Bradley RELAY is new to LAX.
The New Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport joins Westfield’s portfolio of iconic retail destinations around the world including our London, Stratford City, Sydney, World Trade Center and Milan projects, along with those in California including San Francisco Center, UTC in San Diego and in Los Angeles –Topanga, Culver and Century City.
Photo credits:
Please SOURCE Westfield (www.tbitmedia.com)
Essentials for the Modern Traveler at Hudson.
Premier travel retailer Hudson Group’s flagship concept, called simply Hudson, has opened at Tom Bradley International Terminal. Located in the Villaraigosa Pavilion, Hudson moves beyond the traditional newsstand to offer modern travelers a wider selection of the products they want – Media, Essentials, Marketplace, and Destination – that are easy to access and shop. At 1,631-square-feet, Hudson offers magazines and books; electronics and media-related items; health and beauty aids; healthy meals; snacks and beverages; and authentic local and regional merchandise from the Southern California region.
The New Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport joins Westfield’s portfolio of iconic retail destinations around the world including our London, Stratford City, Sydney, World Trade Center and Milan projects, along with those in California including San Francisco Center, UTC in San Diego and in Los Angeles –Topanga, Culver and Century City.
Photo credits:
Please SOURCE Westfield (www.tbitmedia.com)
CNN Newsstand.
The New Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport joins Westfield’s portfolio of iconic retail destinations around the world including our London, Stratford City, Sydney, World Trade Center and Milan projects, along with those in California including San Francisco Center, UTC in San Diego and in Los Angeles –Topanga, Culver and Century City.
Photo credits:
Please SOURCE Westfield (www.tbitmedia.com)