var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-7037585-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} Photos and sarcasm from far off places.Tumblr (3.0; @krismcd)http://smile.krismcd.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4d0bazuQ21qztry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>San Francisco</strong>, from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_Peaks_(San_Francisco,_California)">Twin Peaks</a>.  </p>http://smile.krismcd.com/post/23468798671http://smile.krismcd.com/post/23468798671Mon, 21 May 2012 08:21:00 +0200California<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4d06cp5Or1qztry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4d06cp5Or1qztry9o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4d06cp5Or1qztry9o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4d06cp5Or1qztry9o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Route_1">The Pacific Coast Highway</a></strong>. It’s scenic, trust me. Also, elephant seals. </p>http://smile.krismcd.com/post/23468713233http://smile.krismcd.com/post/23468713233Mon, 21 May 2012 08:18:00 +0200California<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4czz9W6Dx1qztry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Neptune Pool at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearst_Castle">Hearst Castle</a>.  </strong>Classy. </p>http://smile.krismcd.com/post/23468574922http://smile.krismcd.com/post/23468574922Mon, 21 May 2012 08:13:56 +0200California<p>Quick travel update: </p> <p>I&#8217;m back home, but not for long.  Tomorrow, my Dad and I start our second baseball stadium tour.  This time we&#8217;re headed west, and will be stopping in Los Angeles, Anaheim, San Diego, San Francisco, Oakland, and Seattle, with the obligatory extra-curricular night in Las Vegas.  We&#8217;re also catching an Indians game in Chicago on our way back.  Go Tribe.   </p>http://smile.krismcd.com/post/23082989030http://smile.krismcd.com/post/23082989030Tue, 15 May 2012 04:51:00 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3nxrckRGV1qztry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Galata Tower at night.  In case you haven’t noticed, Istanbul is gorgeous. </p>http://smile.krismcd.com/post/22594126219http://smile.krismcd.com/post/22594126219Mon, 07 May 2012 19:25:59 +0200Turkey<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3nxo16M851qztry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>View from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galata_Tower">Galata Tower</a>, in which you can see: Hagia Sofia, Topkapi Palace, the Blue Mosque, the New Mosque, the Egyptian Spice Bazaar, the Golden Horn, the Bosphorous River, and the rest of Istanbul’s Old Town district.  That’s Asia across the river in the distance.  </p>http://smile.krismcd.com/post/22594047072http://smile.krismcd.com/post/22594047072Mon, 07 May 2012 19:24:00 +0200Turkey<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3nxee80V41qztry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Inside the courtyard at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Ahmed_Mosque">Blue Mosque</a>.  </p>http://smile.krismcd.com/post/22593808115http://smile.krismcd.com/post/22593808115Mon, 07 May 2012 19:18:00 +0200Turkey<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3lrm4Z18f1qztry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Just got home, but will be uploading a few more shots from Istanbul as the week progresses and I get around to it.  This one’s from inside Hagia Sophia.  </p>http://smile.krismcd.com/post/22513071120http://smile.krismcd.com/post/22513071120Sun, 06 May 2012 15:18:03 +0200Turkey<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3hb76aARd1qztry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Istanbul is incredible.</strong>  <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia">Hagia Sophia</a> at night from a terrace bar.  Many more to come after my long trip home.   </p>http://smile.krismcd.com/post/22365725291http://smile.krismcd.com/post/22365725291Fri, 04 May 2012 05:33:05 +0200Turkey<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m38kx7SbHD1qztry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m38kx7SbHD1qztry9o2_500.jpg"/><br/> Home-made beer carton. <br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m38kx7SbHD1qztry9o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>A few more from Soweto.  This shit is bananas. </p>http://smile.krismcd.com/post/22040693887http://smile.krismcd.com/post/22040693887Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:24:42 +0200South Africa<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m38jkrIif71qztry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soweto">Soweto</a></strong>.  Vibrant, friendly, and a bit mad. Might be my favorite part of SA not called Cape Town.  </p>http://smile.krismcd.com/post/22040018964http://smile.krismcd.com/post/22040018964Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:55:00 +0200South Africa<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m38gcmX3N11qztry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Another one from Tofo.  I saw a Manta Ray and some reef sharks and didn’t contract malaria, so all in all it was a pretty good trip.  And don’t worry, there’s definitely whiskey in that coke. </p>http://smile.krismcd.com/post/22038433577http://smile.krismcd.com/post/22038433577Sun, 29 Apr 2012 10:45:58 +0200Mozambique<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m38ftvyE7P1qztry9o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofo">Praia do Tofo</a>, Mozambique.</strong>  Gorgeous.</p>http://smile.krismcd.com/post/22038169873http://smile.krismcd.com/post/22038169873Sun, 29 Apr 2012 10:34:00 +0200Mozambique<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2vbboTyug1qztry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2vbboTyug1qztry9o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>A few more shots from my safari.  Lions are shy and elephants are HUGE.  </p>http://smile.krismcd.com/post/21556466023http://smile.krismcd.com/post/21556466023Sun, 22 Apr 2012 08:28:36 +0200South Africa<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2vb72XW7V1qztry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Kruger National Park</strong>.  Epic.  Can you see the rhino?  </p>http://smile.krismcd.com/post/21556364401http://smile.krismcd.com/post/21556364401Sun, 22 Apr 2012 08:25:00 +0200South Africa<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2j5v2txUk1qztry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>PARAGLIDING. RULES.  </strong>So much fun. Ran off the side of Lion’s Head; came down over Camp’s Bay.  Gorgeous.  </p>http://smile.krismcd.com/post/21154117969http://smile.krismcd.com/post/21154117969Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:59:25 +0200South Africa<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2dlmaCjCl1qztry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’ve been getting my ass handed to me in backgammon for the last several days. Heading to Jo’burg on Monday, hopefully Kruger Park on Wednesday, and Mozambique for some fun in the sun & under the sea the week after that.  Fingers crossed.    </p> <p>Photo by Marianne Jensen.  </p>http://smile.krismcd.com/post/20969687887http://smile.krismcd.com/post/20969687887Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:54:00 +0200South Africa<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m246c6cmco1qztry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m246c6cmco1qztry9o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo-Kaap">Bo-Kaap</a></strong>.  It’s essentially the old Malay Quarter of Cape Town, known for its brightly colored houses & extensive graffiti. Gets a bit stabby after dark, though. </p>http://smile.krismcd.com/post/20651498910http://smile.krismcd.com/post/20651498910Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:45:00 +0200South Africa<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m245mtEBFU1qztry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><div> <p><strong>The Cape of Good Hope</strong>, taken from the lighthouse at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Point">Cape Point</a>.  As gorgeous as it is windy.  </p> </div>http://smile.krismcd.com/post/20650851725http://smile.krismcd.com/post/20650851725Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:30:00 +0200South Africa<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1y6rwspHp1qztry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Beach near Wilderness.  Photo by the lovely Marianne Jensen.  </p>http://smile.krismcd.com/post/20459480936http://smile.krismcd.com/post/20459480936Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:09:00 +0200South Africa