Objective - Chris Hollander's Blog: Places I've Been

What happens in South Beach...

Mon, 22 Aug 2005 21:33:47 GMT

STAYS in South Beach... at least, it should, but my pictoral review of my life in travel wouldn't be complete without a few choice pictures from SoBe...

The Emerald Isle

Mon, 22 Aug 2005 21:20:26 GMT

I first went to Ireland in 1998, and have been back four times since. Ireland really is an incredible place, filled with friendly people, incredible historic sites, great pubs, and luckily for me, family. Amy's mom was one of twelve children who grew up in a tiny 2 bedroom home in Doonasleen, Co. Cork.

Over the next few years, I'm sure i'll be adding more pictures to this location...

knocknagree

Talking about Tiputa, Rangiroa, French Polynesia, South Pacific

Mon, 22 Aug 2005 20:56:24 GMT

Rangiroa was the last stop on our French Polynesian Honeymoon.

I can hardly imagine a place more distant from my everyday life than Rangiroa. When we landed at the "airport", there were dogs wandering around on the runway. we could walk from one "side" of the island to the other in about ten minutes.

When people ask me what my favorite restaurant is, I always think back to KeKe's, on Rangiroa. KeKe's is, without a doubt, my favorite restaurant in the world. The owner (KeKe, obviously) welcomes guests to dine under the moonlight outside of her RV-esque kitchen. I still remember the rich taste and buttery soft texture of my Grilled Mahi-Mahi in hollandaise sauce.

Whenever I try to explain how far removed from the rest of the world we were in rangiroa, I tell the story about KeKe's daugther. On an island (actually, it's not even an island; its an Atol, which is basically the rim of an ancient, prehistoric volcano... but back to the story) as small as rangiroa, there is no car rental... there are barely roads, let along cars. If you want to go to the restaurant (and I do mean, *the* restaurant; apart from being the best, KeKe's is practically the only restaurant you'll find), you call ahead, and KeKe's daughter will come pick you up in a jeep. On our ride to the restaurant, Amy and I enjoyed a conversation with KeKe's daugther; we explained that we were on our honeymoon, That we had been in love for over ten years, that we were enjoying the scuba diving throughout French Polynesia, etc. She asked us where we were from, and we told her New York City. She had never heard of it. :)

I don't know where else in the world you can find folks who have never heard of New York City, but if you find any, let me know...

Tiputa, Rangiroa, French Polynesia, South Pacific

Location blogging: Cancun, Mexico

Thu, 18 Aug 2005 15:37:50 GMT

So, for a while now, i've been wanting to map out all the places i've been with pictures. Maybe virtual earth can help make that a bit easier? Here are a couple pictures from Cancun, Mexico.

The view from my office

Wed, 17 Aug 2005 21:17:30 GMT

When I turn around, this is what I see. Not too shabby...

BTW, the main reason for this posting isn't to show off my pimpin view, but instead to show off my pimpin new MoLoPhoBlog; yes, mobile-location-Photo-blogging is finally here... i know you've all been waiting so long. Now i can 1.)Take a picture with my smartphone, 2.)Send it to my blog with an address at the bottom, 3.) have it automatically show up on a map, complete with the picture. So hawt, it burns your keyboard...

where: 335 adams street, brooklyn, NY