Chasing The Blue Beyond

Photo / Film Note / Blogger Archive Two Signals From the Road A visual field note from the road, pairing one travel image with two short videos about movement, memory, and the moments that stay with us after the journey ends. See Full Image Show Text Field Image Video Pair Two Embedded Films Video Signal 01 Video Signal 02

White Cliffs / Disney Magic / Pandemic Pause / Dover Do Not Give Up the Ship The Disney Magic waits beneath the chalk cliffs while the world holds its breath. See Full Image Show Text Cliff Signal White Cliffs, Stopped Ships Looking at these chalky cliffs, part of the English coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France. The Disney Magic is docked in the background. Do not get too close, Sarah. The ship was still there. The world around it had stopped moving. Image Archive The Cliffs and the Cruise That Could Not Sail White Cliffs, Disney Magic Chalky cliffs facing the Strait of Dover and France, with the Disney Magic docked in the background. Do Not Get Too Close, Sarah The English coastline is beautiful, but those cliffs still ...

UK / Ireland / Pandemic Memory / Before Covid Covid-19 And The Stiff Upper Lip A Journey Through Pandemic Times and UK Memories See Full Image Show Text Opening Signal Not Talking About the Pandemic Was Like Denying Gravity Back in The U.K. after a visit to Ireland. Not talking about The Pandemic is like denying gravity exists. That ostrich approach of sticking our collective head in the sand will not delay or deny the medical catastrophe, the logistics nightmare and the financial Armageddon that each of us experience in our own idiosyncratic ways. Call it malignant optimism, but the shared hallucination that it is "just the flu" is junk science. What doesn't kill us makes us stronger but make no mistake about it: This virus can kill. It doesn't have a brain, but we do. Careers are on hold, people are in limbo, and there are only two ways this epidemic will end: Medically, probably never. Socially, when...

The Great American Road Trip of 2020 🛣️ The Great American Road Trip of 2020 When cruise ships stopped, the highways called 🏔️ From seven seas to the Grand Tetons - 2020's greatest pivot March 2020 🚢 Don't Give Up The Ship It was the best of vibes. It was the worst of vibes. We waited for 2020 to have that perfect vision. Nobody could predict what they'd be seeing and doing this year - washing their hands, wearing a mask and social distancing because of the global pandemic. Normally, we would be sailing in the Norwegian Fjords, The Baltics or through Alaska's wildlife super highway, Glacier Bay. Tis the season...

Jamaica Caribbean Experience - Falmouth & Beyond 🇯🇲 Jamaica Experience Falmouth & Beyond - Caribbean Soul 🌴 One Love, One Heart 🚢 Colonial Falmouth The new(er) port of Falmouth looks so colonial and British Empire authentic. Sailed here several times this decade, with Royal Caribbean, MSC and like today, Disney. Each visit reveals new layers of this historic Caribbean gem, where colonial architecture meets modern cruise infrastructure in perfect harmony. 🍺 Just Do It...Later Swish... with Red Stripe Beer ...