Web: www.fishfoto.com -- E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com
8/06/2008 - Your Last Day To Enter 'Go Flying On Fish!' Don't Miss Your Opportunity Tell Me Why You Want To Travel & Win A $100 Southwest Airlines Gift Card!
Today, Sunday the 8th of June, is your last day to enter 'Go Flying On Fish!'
I have a US$100 Southwest Airlines Gift Card up for grabs for one lucky reader of Flying With Fish. All you need to do is tell me the following
- Where You Want To Go
- Why You Want To Go
- What You Want To See
............and you could find yourself $100 closer to buying your airline ticket!
Entries must be submitted by 11:59pm EST (GMT -5) on Sunday the 8th of June. The winner will be announced on Monday the 9th of June.
For full details read this: 2/06/2008 - Go Flying On Fish! Tell Me Why You Want To Travel & Win A $100 Southwest Airlines Gift Card!
Happy Flying!
-Southwest Airlines/SWA Is NOT Involved In This Contest In Any Way Shape Or Form
-Announced Chosen Winner Is Final, No Ifs Ands Or Buts
-Enter ONCE (I'll be checking IP Addresses!)
-Entry must contain your legal name that will appear on ticket (so DON'T enter twice)
-Any ticket costs over $100 are the responsibility of the winner
-If you live outside the US you must travel to the US to fly Southwest Airlines
-YOU MUST HAVE FUN ON YOUR JOURNEY AND FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL ME PIX IF YOU WIN!!
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08 June 2008
02 June 2008
Go Flying On Fish! Tell Me Why You Want To Travel & Win A $100 Southwest Airlines Gift Card!
Web: www.fishfoto.com -- E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com
2/06/2008 - Go Flying On Fish! Tell Me Why You Want To Travel & Win A $100 Southwest Airlines Gift Card!
Today is the first day of the second-half of the year (well yesterday was, but I don't usually post on Sundays), and Flying With Fish would like to help one lucky reader get out at see the United States!
With readers of Flying With Fish ranging from first-time flyers to daily road-warriors, I wanted to offer something universal. I needed something to encourage everyone to participate. Something to encourage YOU to fly!
I know that novice travelers often want to explore the world and those who travel for the daily grind often want to take a weekend and go see something they missed on a trip (I often feel that although I've been all over the world I've never had a chance to "see the world"). So what could I offer..............
.........how about a US$100 gift card to spread your wings on Southwest Airlines?
Why Southwest Airlines? A few reasons in no particular order: I love their slogan "You Are Now Free To Move About The Country”; The airline has one of the best corporate attitudes of any airline I know or fly; the airline is a melting pot, with only economy class, no "elite lines," no frequent flyer "tiers," all flyers are equal.............lastly, you can go pretty far on $100 on Southwest Airlines!
How far can $100 take you? Well that changes day-to-day and requires some user legwork to find fares, but I've seen Philadelphia (PHL) to Ft Lauderdale (FLL) for $128 round-trip in the past few days! I've also flow Southwest's "Web Specials" pretty close to cross the continent for $120 round-trip!
What do you have to do for your journey on Southwest Airlines?
It's quite simple, you need to write me an e-mail, of less than 200 words, telling me where you want to go, what you want to see and why you want to see it. Once you have your 200 words or less, drop the e-mail to traveltips@flyingwithfish.com
To be fair, the top five e-mails will be selected by the end of the week and then re-read 'blind' so I have no idea who wrote them.
Entries must be submitted by 11:59pm EST (GMT -5) on Sunday the 8th of June. The winner will be announced on Monday the 9th of June.
Happy Flying!
-Southwest Airlines/SWA Is NOT Involved In This Contest In Any Way Shape Or Form
-Announced Chosen Winner Is Final, No Ifs Ands Or Buts
-Enter ONCE (I'll be checking IP Addresses!)
-Entry must contain your legal name that will appear on ticket (so DON'T enter twice)
-Any ticket costs over $100 are the responsibility of the winner
-If you live outside the US you must travel to the US to fly Southwest Airlines
-YOU MUST HAVE FUN ON YOUR JOURNEY AND FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL ME PIX IF YOU WIN!!
2/06/2008 - Go Flying On Fish! Tell Me Why You Want To Travel & Win A $100 Southwest Airlines Gift Card!
Today is the first day of the second-half of the year (well yesterday was, but I don't usually post on Sundays), and Flying With Fish would like to help one lucky reader get out at see the United States!
With readers of Flying With Fish ranging from first-time flyers to daily road-warriors, I wanted to offer something universal. I needed something to encourage everyone to participate. Something to encourage YOU to fly!
I know that novice travelers often want to explore the world and those who travel for the daily grind often want to take a weekend and go see something they missed on a trip (I often feel that although I've been all over the world I've never had a chance to "see the world"). So what could I offer..............
.........how about a US$100 gift card to spread your wings on Southwest Airlines?
Why Southwest Airlines? A few reasons in no particular order: I love their slogan "You Are Now Free To Move About The Country”; The airline has one of the best corporate attitudes of any airline I know or fly; the airline is a melting pot, with only economy class, no "elite lines," no frequent flyer "tiers," all flyers are equal.............lastly, you can go pretty far on $100 on Southwest Airlines!
How far can $100 take you? Well that changes day-to-day and requires some user legwork to find fares, but I've seen Philadelphia (PHL) to Ft Lauderdale (FLL) for $128 round-trip in the past few days! I've also flow Southwest's "Web Specials" pretty close to cross the continent for $120 round-trip!
What do you have to do for your journey on Southwest Airlines?
It's quite simple, you need to write me an e-mail, of less than 200 words, telling me where you want to go, what you want to see and why you want to see it. Once you have your 200 words or less, drop the e-mail to traveltips@flyingwithfish.com
To be fair, the top five e-mails will be selected by the end of the week and then re-read 'blind' so I have no idea who wrote them.
Entries must be submitted by 11:59pm EST (GMT -5) on Sunday the 8th of June. The winner will be announced on Monday the 9th of June.
Happy Flying!
-Southwest Airlines/SWA Is NOT Involved In This Contest In Any Way Shape Or Form
-Announced Chosen Winner Is Final, No Ifs Ands Or Buts
-Enter ONCE (I'll be checking IP Addresses!)
-Entry must contain your legal name that will appear on ticket (so DON'T enter twice)
-Any ticket costs over $100 are the responsibility of the winner
-If you live outside the US you must travel to the US to fly Southwest Airlines
-YOU MUST HAVE FUN ON YOUR JOURNEY AND FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL ME PIX IF YOU WIN!!
03 August 2007
3-August-2007 : Going Around The World For A Few Days? You'll Need To Pack Ulta-Light
Web: www.fishfotoworldwide.com -- E-Mail: fish@fishfoto.com
3-August-2007 : Going Around The World For A Few Days? You'll Need To Pack Ulta-Light
So you need to fly around the world 1.5 times in less than a week for business and you are limited to one legal carry on bag and no checked baggage.....what do you do?.....what do you do?
This task can sound a little bit daunting, I know. A Think Tank Airport Addicted would be a great choice, except for the loaded weight and the bag not being legal carry on for certain European and Asian carriers. The Lowe Pro Stealth backpack is a great stand-by, I loved mine....unfortunately I loved mine to death and Lowe Pro no longer makes the bag, so I went exploring for an answer. The possible answer to my needs came to me by way of the Mountainsmith web site when I stumbled upon the Mountainsmith Parallax backpack. The design of the bag didn't seem perfect and with four days before my trip, it seemed like I needed to take a leap of faith to see if the bag would work.
My bag was in my hands at 7:30pm on Monday and my first flight of this eight flight, five airline, five different aircraft type (ranging from the medium sized 737-500 to the "heavy" 777-200 & 747-400 and the tiny Dash-8 Turbo prop) three continent, five country, approx 34,000 actual flown air miles, crossing the Pacific twice , the Atlantic once and 10 trips through immigrations counters was to begin 10.5hrs later. Not that I was cutting it a little bit to close.
The following is a list of everything I have brought with me, all of it is pictured, with the Mountainsmith backpack it got loaded into.
Everything is listed in the order it appears in the photo from the upper left hand side down: Baseball hat ; tooth brush/tooth paste ; belt; four pairs of socks ; four pairs of underwear ; stick of Right Guard ; zip-lock bag of toiletries ; pack of sani-wipes ; pack of tishues; container of powder ; CF card reader ; retractable USB cord; iPod cord ; in-ear noise cancelling headsets ; on-ear noise canceling headsets; APC power inverter ; APC emPower (in-seat power) adapter ; Canon 1D ; Canon 85f1.2 ; Canon 14f2.8 ; Canon 50f1.4; Holga Lens (modified to fit Canon EOS mount) ; Newswear Press Pouch ; Canon 1D battery charger ; 4 Canon 1D batteries ; Motorola USB phone charger (for both Motorola phone and Blackberry phone) ; power cord for 1D battery charger ; 3-way power splitter ; MacBook power supply; Think Tank Pixel Pocket Rocket (limited edition "SportsShooter" version with 10 CF cards); Canon 70-200f2.8 ; iPod (in Red Sox sleeve) ; multi-country power-tip adapter ; hair brush ; sunglasses ; pen ; pack of tishues ; roll of Gaffers tap on a strap; two TSA approved locks on a zip-wire; Blackberry ; Motorola Razr; zip-lock with "Kim Wipes" (lint free cloth to clean lenses); four button up shirts ; North Face A5 cargo pants ; Timbuk2 mobile phone holser ; Passport ; wallet ; business card holder ; magazine (Photo District News) ; 12-slot flat DVD sleeve ; fleece vest ; Apple MacBook.......................and of course the Mountain Smith Parallax bag
**Not pictured are a pair of New Balance sneakers and the Canon 1Ds and 24f1.4 I used to shoot this photo.
I placed the backpack next to all my gear so you could see the size of this bag. You can see it is not a huge bag. It is deep, but not outside the linear dimensions of any carry on restrictions, in fact it is well under the linear dimensions restrictions of every major airline (I say major because the reincarnation of Pan Am has a bad restriction size that is about the same size as my 13" MacBook when it is in it's sleeve).
I will be wearing this back pack while shoot about 25% of the time, and it appears to be very comfortable and wall balanced even when fully loaded.
Many photographers try and pack everything they own for every shoot. I know there are times photogs need a lot of gear. I have done a lot of shoots were my Think Tank Airport Addicted is bursting at the seems and weighs in around 70lbs. On the other hand I have also shoot very complex jobs, such as the one I am shooting now with minimal gear by doing my homework and know what the most effective tools in my bag are for the job. By bringing exactly what I need , but still being prepared, such as extra batteries, a battery charger and packing the 70-200f2.8 as a saftey net (I really wanted to leave it home due to the size and weight) I am covered from all angles.
The only thing I really needed and didn't bring was a Tide Stain Stick!
--Click On Image To Enlarge It--
Below is an approximate flight map of this loaded bag's journey
--Click On Image To Enlarge It--
The journey goes in this order
Providence, RI - Newark, NJ - Tokyo, JP - Hong Kong, PRC - Vancouver, BC - Hong Kong, PRC - Paris, FR, - New York, NY - Providence, RI
Happy Flying!
3-August-2007 : Going Around The World For A Few Days? You'll Need To Pack Ulta-Light
So you need to fly around the world 1.5 times in less than a week for business and you are limited to one legal carry on bag and no checked baggage.....what do you do?.....what do you do?
This task can sound a little bit daunting, I know. A Think Tank Airport Addicted would be a great choice, except for the loaded weight and the bag not being legal carry on for certain European and Asian carriers. The Lowe Pro Stealth backpack is a great stand-by, I loved mine....unfortunately I loved mine to death and Lowe Pro no longer makes the bag, so I went exploring for an answer. The possible answer to my needs came to me by way of the Mountainsmith web site when I stumbled upon the Mountainsmith Parallax backpack. The design of the bag didn't seem perfect and with four days before my trip, it seemed like I needed to take a leap of faith to see if the bag would work.
My bag was in my hands at 7:30pm on Monday and my first flight of this eight flight, five airline, five different aircraft type (ranging from the medium sized 737-500 to the "heavy" 777-200 & 747-400 and the tiny Dash-8 Turbo prop) three continent, five country, approx 34,000 actual flown air miles, crossing the Pacific twice , the Atlantic once and 10 trips through immigrations counters was to begin 10.5hrs later. Not that I was cutting it a little bit to close.
The following is a list of everything I have brought with me, all of it is pictured, with the Mountainsmith backpack it got loaded into.
Everything is listed in the order it appears in the photo from the upper left hand side down: Baseball hat ; tooth brush/tooth paste ; belt; four pairs of socks ; four pairs of underwear ; stick of Right Guard ; zip-lock bag of toiletries ; pack of sani-wipes ; pack of tishues; container of powder ; CF card reader ; retractable USB cord; iPod cord ; in-ear noise cancelling headsets ; on-ear noise canceling headsets; APC power inverter ; APC emPower (in-seat power) adapter ; Canon 1D ; Canon 85f1.2 ; Canon 14f2.8 ; Canon 50f1.4; Holga Lens (modified to fit Canon EOS mount) ; Newswear Press Pouch ; Canon 1D battery charger ; 4 Canon 1D batteries ; Motorola USB phone charger (for both Motorola phone and Blackberry phone) ; power cord for 1D battery charger ; 3-way power splitter ; MacBook power supply; Think Tank Pixel Pocket Rocket (limited edition "SportsShooter" version with 10 CF cards); Canon 70-200f2.8 ; iPod (in Red Sox sleeve) ; multi-country power-tip adapter ; hair brush ; sunglasses ; pen ; pack of tishues ; roll of Gaffers tap on a strap; two TSA approved locks on a zip-wire; Blackberry ; Motorola Razr; zip-lock with "Kim Wipes" (lint free cloth to clean lenses); four button up shirts ; North Face A5 cargo pants ; Timbuk2 mobile phone holser ; Passport ; wallet ; business card holder ; magazine (Photo District News) ; 12-slot flat DVD sleeve ; fleece vest ; Apple MacBook.......................and of course the Mountain Smith Parallax bag
**Not pictured are a pair of New Balance sneakers and the Canon 1Ds and 24f1.4 I used to shoot this photo.
I placed the backpack next to all my gear so you could see the size of this bag. You can see it is not a huge bag. It is deep, but not outside the linear dimensions of any carry on restrictions, in fact it is well under the linear dimensions restrictions of every major airline (I say major because the reincarnation of Pan Am has a bad restriction size that is about the same size as my 13" MacBook when it is in it's sleeve).
I will be wearing this back pack while shoot about 25% of the time, and it appears to be very comfortable and wall balanced even when fully loaded.
Many photographers try and pack everything they own for every shoot. I know there are times photogs need a lot of gear. I have done a lot of shoots were my Think Tank Airport Addicted is bursting at the seems and weighs in around 70lbs. On the other hand I have also shoot very complex jobs, such as the one I am shooting now with minimal gear by doing my homework and know what the most effective tools in my bag are for the job. By bringing exactly what I need , but still being prepared, such as extra batteries, a battery charger and packing the 70-200f2.8 as a saftey net (I really wanted to leave it home due to the size and weight) I am covered from all angles.
The only thing I really needed and didn't bring was a Tide Stain Stick!
--Click On Image To Enlarge It--
Below is an approximate flight map of this loaded bag's journey
--Click On Image To Enlarge It--
The journey goes in this order
Providence, RI - Newark, NJ - Tokyo, JP - Hong Kong, PRC - Vancouver, BC - Hong Kong, PRC - Paris, FR, - New York, NY - Providence, RI
Happy Flying!
20 January 2007
8-December-2006 Hong Kong, China : Incheon, South Korea : Nagoya, Japan : Honolulu, Hawaii : Los Angeles, California
Web: www.fishfoto.com -- E-Mail: fish@fishfoto.com
8-December-2006 Hong Kong, China : Incheon, South Korea : Nagoya, Japan : Honolulu, Hawaii : Los Angeles, California
Today was the day that would never end.
There is not much to discuss travel wise other than I am traveling on a somewhat insane schedule. This schedule is not one I would suggest for most people. You really need a high tolerance for monotony.
My day began with a shower at the HKG Air France lounge at midnight, then off to a a 12:40am flight from Hong Kong (HKG) to Incheon, South Korea (ICN). Upon arriving at ICN at 5:AM I decided to clear immigration, go outside to get some fresh air and wander around shooting some photos, then off to a quick 12:25pm flight to Nagoya, Japan (NGO) .
The airport in Nagoya is somewhat odd, but it has a great bathhouse for travelers to relax in one of the best observation decks of any airport I have been to.
From Nagoya I was onto an 8:15pm Continental Airlines flight to Honolulu, Hawaii (HNL) which does to the dateline/time-zone shift landed 4 minutes before it took off (I love when that happens). The seats on the Continental 767-400 (764) were so comfortable that I was asleep in minutes and well rested on arrival and ready to tackle the day.
A quick trip out of the airport to meet with a wedding coordinator and back to HNL for a 2:15pm flight from HNL to Los Angeles (LAX) on Delta Airlines.
Now at LAX I am on my last flight on the 8th of December to Columbus, OH (CMH) with a quick 30 min layover before my last flight home to Hartford,CT (BDL).
I would normally post a whole lot of photos, but instead I have created a QuickTime movie of Dec 8 from Midnight to Midnight :
http://www.stevenfrischling.com/weddings/DEC08/Dec08_03.mov
-Click On The Photos Below To Enlarge The Image-
8-December-2006 Hong Kong, China : Incheon, South Korea : Nagoya, Japan : Honolulu, Hawaii : Los Angeles, California
Today was the day that would never end.
There is not much to discuss travel wise other than I am traveling on a somewhat insane schedule. This schedule is not one I would suggest for most people. You really need a high tolerance for monotony.
My day began with a shower at the HKG Air France lounge at midnight, then off to a a 12:40am flight from Hong Kong (HKG) to Incheon, South Korea (ICN). Upon arriving at ICN at 5:AM I decided to clear immigration, go outside to get some fresh air and wander around shooting some photos, then off to a quick 12:25pm flight to Nagoya, Japan (NGO) .
The airport in Nagoya is somewhat odd, but it has a great bathhouse for travelers to relax in one of the best observation decks of any airport I have been to.
From Nagoya I was onto an 8:15pm Continental Airlines flight to Honolulu, Hawaii (HNL) which does to the dateline/time-zone shift landed 4 minutes before it took off (I love when that happens). The seats on the Continental 767-400 (764) were so comfortable that I was asleep in minutes and well rested on arrival and ready to tackle the day.
A quick trip out of the airport to meet with a wedding coordinator and back to HNL for a 2:15pm flight from HNL to Los Angeles (LAX) on Delta Airlines.
Now at LAX I am on my last flight on the 8th of December to Columbus, OH (CMH) with a quick 30 min layover before my last flight home to Hartford,CT (BDL).
I would normally post a whole lot of photos, but instead I have created a QuickTime movie of Dec 8 from Midnight to Midnight :
http://www.stevenfrischling.com/weddings/DEC08/Dec08_03.mov
-Click On The Photos Below To Enlarge The Image-
07-December-2006 Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
Web: www.fishfoto.com -- E-Mail: fish@fishfoto.com
07-December-2006 Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
Well here we are, two days into my journey (remember I cross the international date line) , I am well rested, despite having cozied up on the floor of the terminal at HKG. The secret to this again has to do with choosing my flights in such a way that I could rest on the flight over knowing that today would be an extreme marathon. This marathon does not only relate to work, but also due to time zone changes, carrying everything I have packed on my back at all times and trying to keep myself on such a schedule that I will not be heavily affected by jet lag when I get home.
The key to working this way is having my two meetings as early as possible in the day then immediately heading back to the airport to relax. I know, people fly all the way from New York to Hong Kong they want to go out and see the city. Believe me, I'd love to go see the city, but I know what is ahead for me, I know that my body needs rest and I know what I have to do to stay alert on this trip.
Once I arrive back at HKG I check in and immediately head to a public lounge with showers. For me the Air France lounge , which I was allowed to access due to their partnership with Korean Airlines. I check in, ate a small snack and headed for a shower. Once I showered and changed clothes I proceeded to take a quick nap in the lounge then go for a walk.
Despite being tired walking around the airport for three hours is good because of all the flying I have a head of me. I found a quiet spot,went found some food, brought it back to the quiet spot and relaxed while eating my meal. Then back to the Air France lounge to get some work done,follow up on e-mails, and watch a movie.
As Midnight approaches I know I have a huge marathon coming. On the 8th , with the international date line, time zones and other factors I will fly on three "long haul" overnight flights. This is the maximum number of red-eye flights you can on one date, and technically this should be a somewhat impossible schedule if you try and book it through the airlines, but this is how I am choosing to maximize my schedule.
Off to the shower again before I go.....why the shower? The more I shower I get a quick wake up and I feel more refreshed, which makes this kind of travel easier on me.
Then to my gate for a flight from Hong Kong (HKG) to Incheon, South Korea (ICN)
-Click On The Photos Below To Enlarge The Image-
07-December-2006 Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
Well here we are, two days into my journey (remember I cross the international date line) , I am well rested, despite having cozied up on the floor of the terminal at HKG. The secret to this again has to do with choosing my flights in such a way that I could rest on the flight over knowing that today would be an extreme marathon. This marathon does not only relate to work, but also due to time zone changes, carrying everything I have packed on my back at all times and trying to keep myself on such a schedule that I will not be heavily affected by jet lag when I get home.
The key to working this way is having my two meetings as early as possible in the day then immediately heading back to the airport to relax. I know, people fly all the way from New York to Hong Kong they want to go out and see the city. Believe me, I'd love to go see the city, but I know what is ahead for me, I know that my body needs rest and I know what I have to do to stay alert on this trip.
Once I arrive back at HKG I check in and immediately head to a public lounge with showers. For me the Air France lounge , which I was allowed to access due to their partnership with Korean Airlines. I check in, ate a small snack and headed for a shower. Once I showered and changed clothes I proceeded to take a quick nap in the lounge then go for a walk.
Despite being tired walking around the airport for three hours is good because of all the flying I have a head of me. I found a quiet spot,went found some food, brought it back to the quiet spot and relaxed while eating my meal. Then back to the Air France lounge to get some work done,follow up on e-mails, and watch a movie.
As Midnight approaches I know I have a huge marathon coming. On the 8th , with the international date line, time zones and other factors I will fly on three "long haul" overnight flights. This is the maximum number of red-eye flights you can on one date, and technically this should be a somewhat impossible schedule if you try and book it through the airlines, but this is how I am choosing to maximize my schedule.
Off to the shower again before I go.....why the shower? The more I shower I get a quick wake up and I feel more refreshed, which makes this kind of travel easier on me.
Then to my gate for a flight from Hong Kong (HKG) to Incheon, South Korea (ICN)
-Click On The Photos Below To Enlarge The Image-
06-December-2006 Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
Web: www.fishfoto.com -- E-Mail: fish@fishfoto.com
06-December-2006 Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
After traveling through four U.S. states, flying on a three flights, passing through immigrations twice and spending approximately 23 hours sitting in an airplane seat, I have arrived in Hong Kong shortly before mid-night.
Looking to maximize my flexibility, cut down on costs and use the long flights to sleep to my advantage, I booked my flights intentionally to allow me the least amount of time on the ground before my two meetings.
Now that I am in the terminal in HKG I need to find a quite dimly lit space, that has electrical power, and rest. My train into the center of the city is in about 9 hours, which in relation to the span of this trip is easy. Almost every major business airport has a place where a weary traveler can sit and relax safely.
Now I am off to find the shower facility, a quiet corner and rest a little bit.
-Click On The Photos Below To Enlarge The Image-
06-December-2006 Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
After traveling through four U.S. states, flying on a three flights, passing through immigrations twice and spending approximately 23 hours sitting in an airplane seat, I have arrived in Hong Kong shortly before mid-night.
Looking to maximize my flexibility, cut down on costs and use the long flights to sleep to my advantage, I booked my flights intentionally to allow me the least amount of time on the ground before my two meetings.
Now that I am in the terminal in HKG I need to find a quite dimly lit space, that has electrical power, and rest. My train into the center of the city is in about 9 hours, which in relation to the span of this trip is easy. Almost every major business airport has a place where a weary traveler can sit and relax safely.
Now I am off to find the shower facility, a quiet corner and rest a little bit.
-Click On The Photos Below To Enlarge The Image-
05-December-2006 New York, New York
Web: www.fishfoto.com -- E-Mail: fish@fishfoto.com
05-December-2006 New York, New York
A large portion of my travel is from two local airports, either New Haven (HVN) or Providence (PVD), but for some trips I need to travel to a larger airport. Ideally there would always be connections that work with my schedule, the reality is I know how I want to travel and know that I need to be flexible to meet my own needs.
When long haul international trips come up I have two choices, take Amtrak to Boston or down to New York. Very often I choose to travel to New York because there is more flexibility not only among airlines but possible flight connections between JFK (JFK) and LaGuardia (LGA).
Amtrak is a good choice because the late train from my local station leaves around 11:30pm so it is quiet and arrives around 2:AM into New York Penn Station (NYP) which is plenty of time to catch a prearranged Super Shuttle, that picks up at 33rd St and 7th Ave, and get over to either JFK or LGA.
Today I am flying from on Delta Airlines from LGA to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), then picking up a Korean Air fight from DFW to Incheon, South Korea (ICN), then onward to Hong Kong, China (HKG).
--Click On The Photos Below To Enlarge The Image--
05-December-2006 New York, New York
A large portion of my travel is from two local airports, either New Haven (HVN) or Providence (PVD), but for some trips I need to travel to a larger airport. Ideally there would always be connections that work with my schedule, the reality is I know how I want to travel and know that I need to be flexible to meet my own needs.
When long haul international trips come up I have two choices, take Amtrak to Boston or down to New York. Very often I choose to travel to New York because there is more flexibility not only among airlines but possible flight connections between JFK (JFK) and LaGuardia (LGA).
Amtrak is a good choice because the late train from my local station leaves around 11:30pm so it is quiet and arrives around 2:AM into New York Penn Station (NYP) which is plenty of time to catch a prearranged Super Shuttle, that picks up at 33rd St and 7th Ave, and get over to either JFK or LGA.
Today I am flying from on Delta Airlines from LGA to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), then picking up a Korean Air fight from DFW to Incheon, South Korea (ICN), then onward to Hong Kong, China (HKG).
--Click On The Photos Below To Enlarge The Image--
04-December-2006 Niantic, Connecticut
Web: www.fishfoto.com -- E-Mail: fish@fishfoto.com
04-December-2006 Niantic, Connecticut
Well I guess every blog has a beginning, everything has to start somewhere, so here we go.
First off, when I am packing for a trip, I always love staring at all the things I need to pack and looking at the small "legal carry on" bag I need to pack them in.
At the moment I am getting ready for a four day business trip that will take me through six U.S. States, four countries, two continents, one train, nine flights, without stopping for one single night in a hotel. This may seem a little bit strange, but for me travel is about business as a photographer. Many photographers travel for work then stay a few days to sight see, no me. I need to go, do my work and get home to my family. The less time I am away the less money spent, the less money spent, the more profitable my trip.
For this trip I am heading out to meetings with four weddings coordinators in two countries, two in Hong Kong and two in Honolulu. I should have some downtime to try and wander around (not to far from the airport) in Incheon, South Korea and Nagoya, Japan along the way.
Due to the international date line, and time zone shifts, I will never technically be in any country on the 6th of December, and on the December 8th I will fly on three (yes three!) overnight red-eye flights, set foot in four countries, and log more air miles than I care to think about.
Below are two photos. One shows everything I must pack , the other shows the LowePro Stealth Backpack and small Domke F5X wait pack in which I must pack it all.
-Click On The Photos Below To Enlarge The Image--
04-December-2006 Niantic, Connecticut
Well I guess every blog has a beginning, everything has to start somewhere, so here we go.
First off, when I am packing for a trip, I always love staring at all the things I need to pack and looking at the small "legal carry on" bag I need to pack them in.
At the moment I am getting ready for a four day business trip that will take me through six U.S. States, four countries, two continents, one train, nine flights, without stopping for one single night in a hotel. This may seem a little bit strange, but for me travel is about business as a photographer. Many photographers travel for work then stay a few days to sight see, no me. I need to go, do my work and get home to my family. The less time I am away the less money spent, the less money spent, the more profitable my trip.
For this trip I am heading out to meetings with four weddings coordinators in two countries, two in Hong Kong and two in Honolulu. I should have some downtime to try and wander around (not to far from the airport) in Incheon, South Korea and Nagoya, Japan along the way.
Due to the international date line, and time zone shifts, I will never technically be in any country on the 6th of December, and on the December 8th I will fly on three (yes three!) overnight red-eye flights, set foot in four countries, and log more air miles than I care to think about.
Below are two photos. One shows everything I must pack , the other shows the LowePro Stealth Backpack and small Domke F5X wait pack in which I must pack it all.
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