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I have traveled to almost every continent on the planet. Sometimes for the right reasons, sometimes for the wrong reasons. | I have traveled to almost every continent on the planet. Sometimes for the right reasons, sometimes for the wrong reasons. | ||
During two of my trips I made extensive image blogs for my friends around the globe. I figured that if I was lucky enough to do something or to go some place amazing, that I would do my best to share it. While this was a time consuming process, it was a lot of fun and I think people liked it. Along with the images came thoughts from my time at any one given place. These thoughts were sometimes happy and sometimes dark. All in all, I think they showed where my life was at the time. I am a strange case, just bear with me. | |||
Most of these trips were made possible because a close friend, [https://anmyle.com'''An My Le'''], is a very active large-format photographer. Some of her trips can be long and require the help of muscle and an extra set of hands. | |||
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== 2004 Europe by | == 2004: Europe by train and foot == | ||
[[File:SorrentoskyBandWs.jpg|left|200px| link=http://daniel.swingpad.com/trip/]] In 2004, I was working for a company and had gone off to NYC. While I was in NYC I was working too hard and not getting the communication I wanted from the uppers in the company. Lets just say things were not going that well. At the same time, I had just gotten out of a ringer of a relationship and I was dying to do something I had always wanted to do but would never again get the chance to. | |||
I quit my job, packed up my shit, closed out my 401K, bought a first class Eurail pass and took the hell off. | |||
[http://daniel.swingpad.com/trip/ '''Europa 2004'''] | [http://daniel.swingpad.com/trip/ '''Europa 2004'''] | ||
== | == 2006: Bahrain, Iraq, and Kuwait == | ||
[[File:FA18.jpg|200px|left |link=http://www.endlessbummer.com/Stennis.html]] This is a small little taste of this trip. I will redo this at some point. | |||
[https://bummer.swingpad.com/Plats.html'''The Real Water World'''] | |||
[https://bummer.swingpad.com/Stennis.html'''The USS John C. Stennis'''] | |||
[https://bummer.swingpad.com/Bahrain.html'''Bahrain'''] | |||
== 2007: Japan, viewed from a different perspective. == | |||
I have yet to edit or post these but will. '''Easy killer.''' This is a lot of work and I have a day job. | |||
== Haiti days after a disaster == | == 2008: Antarctica by planes, trains, busses and ice picks. == | ||
[[File:Base.jpg|left|200px| link=http://daniel.swingpad.com/Artic]] Going to the Ice for a month. My gracious boss at the time let me go and it was a life changer. | |||
[http://daniel.swingpad.com/Artic/ '''Antartica 2008'''] Going to the Ice for a month. My gracious boss at the time let me go and it was a life changer. | |||
== 2008: Greenland by planes, planes, and evil flies. == | |||
[[File:CockedCockpit.jpeg|left|200px|link=http://swingpad.com/daniel/html/Greenland/Greenland1]] After going to the Ice, it was very interesting to see where the Air Force practices their ice landings. Greenland is an interesting place | |||
[https://daniel.swingpad.com/Greenland/Greenland1 '''Greenland#1 2008'''] | |||
[https://daniel.swingpad.com/Greenland/Greenland2 '''Greenland#2 2008'''] | |||
[https://daniel.swingpad.com/Greenland/Greenland3 '''Greenland#3 2008'''] | |||
[https://daniel.swingpad.com/Greenland/Greenland4 '''Greenland#4 2008'''] | |||
== 2010: Haiti, days after a disaster. == | |||
I have yet to edit or post images from this trip but I will. Bare with me. | I have yet to edit or post images from this trip but I will. Bare with me. | ||
<span style="color:#ffffff">www.ibenson.com, ibenson.com, Dan Benson, Daniel Benson, Newport, Rhode Island, Ducati, Custom, BMW, db@ibenson.com</span> | |||
Latest revision as of 19:46, 31 October 2024
I have traveled to almost every continent on the planet. Sometimes for the right reasons, sometimes for the wrong reasons.
During two of my trips I made extensive image blogs for my friends around the globe. I figured that if I was lucky enough to do something or to go some place amazing, that I would do my best to share it. While this was a time consuming process, it was a lot of fun and I think people liked it. Along with the images came thoughts from my time at any one given place. These thoughts were sometimes happy and sometimes dark. All in all, I think they showed where my life was at the time. I am a strange case, just bear with me.
Most of these trips were made possible because a close friend, An My Le, is a very active large-format photographer. Some of her trips can be long and require the help of muscle and an extra set of hands.
2004: Europe by train and foot
In 2004, I was working for a company and had gone off to NYC. While I was in NYC I was working too hard and not getting the communication I wanted from the uppers in the company. Lets just say things were not going that well. At the same time, I had just gotten out of a ringer of a relationship and I was dying to do something I had always wanted to do but would never again get the chance to.
I quit my job, packed up my shit, closed out my 401K, bought a first class Eurail pass and took the hell off.
2006: Bahrain, Iraq, and Kuwait
This is a small little taste of this trip. I will redo this at some point.
2007: Japan, viewed from a different perspective.
I have yet to edit or post these but will. Easy killer. This is a lot of work and I have a day job.
2008: Antarctica by planes, trains, busses and ice picks.
Going to the Ice for a month. My gracious boss at the time let me go and it was a life changer.
Antartica 2008 Going to the Ice for a month. My gracious boss at the time let me go and it was a life changer.
2008: Greenland by planes, planes, and evil flies.
After going to the Ice, it was very interesting to see where the Air Force practices their ice landings. Greenland is an interesting place
2010: Haiti, days after a disaster.
I have yet to edit or post images from this trip but I will. Bare with me.
www.ibenson.com, ibenson.com, Dan Benson, Daniel Benson, Newport, Rhode Island, Ducati, Custom, BMW, db@ibenson.com