Tag Archives: A-Z Archive

A-Z Challenge: The Letter J: Jammin’!

This busker in Sydney’s CBD was his own one-man jam session, shreddin’ like Hendrix and movin’ like Jagger!

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A-Z Challenge: The Letter I: Idiosyncrasies

It’s the idiosyncrasies of its citizens that makes living in San Francisco so interesting!                            

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A-Z Challenge: The Letter H: Five H’s on Haight Street

Words of advice for today’s H Challenge: ingest plenty of herbs today. Of course, since I photographed this sign on hippy-dippy Haight Street, the herbs it refers to may not be the kind you eat!

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A-Z Challenge: The Letter G: Golden Gai

Tucked away just under the railroad overpass in Tokyo’s bustling Shinjuku district are six narrow alleyways known as Golden Gai. Lined with over 200 shanty-style restaurants, clubs and bars, it’s a real slice of old-time Tokyo just yards from the ultra-modern … Continue reading

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A-Z Challenge: The Letter F: Framed

  For this week’s letter F photo challenge, here’s the Sydney Harbour Bridge framed in a window in its South Tower observatory.  

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A-Z Challenge: The Letter D: Don’t (Fence Me In)

These two are not at all happy about being fenced in at the recent SF Dogfest, especially when all their pals are allowed to run free and play.

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A-Z Challenge: The Letter B: Big Buddha

In my visit to see the Big Buddha (Tian Tan Buddha) at Lantau Island near Hong Kong, he was shrouded in fog, which made this San Franciscan feel right at home, and made the whole scene a lot more spiritual.

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A-Z Challenge: The Letter A: Advertising

Specifically outdoor advertising, and nobody does that better than the Japanese. For someone who works in advertising, the city was a goldmine of inspiration. I don’t know what most of it means, but I love the relentless creativity behind it … Continue reading

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A-Z Archive: Z Challenge: Zany!

Hello, fellow A-to-Zers! If Webster’s defines zany as “ludicrously comical, clownish,” then the entrance to Sydney’s Luna Park amusement park is truly zany (or maniacally scary, depending on your point of view).

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A-Z Archive: Y Challenge: Yoda

Hello, fellow A-Zers. This week Y is for Yoda, seen here doing a little Christmas shopping in San Francisco last December. “Offer me a discount, you will.”

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