Category: travel
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You Could Only Make this Video on a Mobile Phone
My 8 year old accompanied me on my trip to Lubbock, Texas, this weekend, and we made our way back to Oklahoma City this afternoon. At the eastbound I-40 rest stop about an hour east of Amarillo, we recorded a two minute video watching some of the contrails and beautiful clouds overhead at sunset. As…
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Storychasing Times Square & Lady Liberty in NYC
This Friday and Saturday, following a presentation of the “Roadmap to Blended Learning” for school administrators in Briarcliff Manor, New York, I enjoyed visiting New York City proper for the first time. I took the train into the city to Grand Central Station Friday afternoon/evening and enjoyed Battery Park / Liberty Island / Ellis Island…
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Reflections on Unlimited Petroleum Wealth from the Persian Gulf
I recorded this video on the edge of the Persian Gulf on Saturday morning (yesterday) in Doha, Qatar. It feels quite surreal to now be back home on the other side of our planet, after just leaving the Persian Gulf about 20 hours ago. Sent from my iPhone Posted via email from wesley fryer’s posterous
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Flying Home From Doha [Narrated Slideshow]
Tonight after landing in Oklahoma City after leaving the Persian Gulf this morning, I recorded an eleven minute narrated slideshow about my unique travel day on my iPhone using SonicPics. I recorded this while waiting for my luggage to arrive. http://www.sonicpics.com Sent from my iPhone Posted via email from wesley fryer’s posterous
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Sunset over Doha [video]
Local time in Doha, Qatar, is eight hours ahead of U.S. central time. This evening before heading out for our evening dinner, I recorded a 4.5 minute reflection about some of my experiences and thoughts after being in the Middle East about 24 hours. One correction to my video: Our conference is sponsored by Qatar…
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Unusual and Tasty Breakfast Buffet Items in Qatar
This morning in Qatar our hotel breakfast buffet had several unusual items which caught my attention. First of all, there was delicious hummus served in small cups. It was wonderful on warm pita bread! This was some of the best hummus I’ve ever tasted. Smoked mackerel wasn’t something I was expecting. It was fishy (not…
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Oklahoma City to Doha (narrated slideshow with SonicPics)
Today I traveled about 18 hours around the world, from Oklahoma City, USA, to Doha, Qatar. I’ll be here in the Middle East for four days at Qatar Academy for the Middle Level Years Learn-Tech Conference: Creating Connections For Educators Of Middle Level Students. This evening after checking into our hotel and having dinner with…
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This is a big map! (Giant Traveling Maps from National Geographic)
In Lewiston, Maine, with one of the Giant Traveling Maps from National Geographic! I took this photo with Pro HDR for the iPhone! Sent from my iPhone Posted via email from wesley fryer’s posterous
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Documenting Adventures in Shanghai on an iPhone [video]
On September 11, 2011, I explored some new areas in Shanghai, China, with Gail Lovely, Jarrod Robinson, Jess McCulloch, Bruce and Anne Mirtschin. We had a wonderful day of adventures. On my fifteen hour flight from Shanghai to Atlanta today, I recorded several narrated slideshows on my iPhone using the SonicPics application. I used my…
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Reflections from the Bund in Shanghai
On Sunday following the Learning 2.011 Conference in Shanghai, China, I explored the Bund with friends. According to Wikipedia, the Bund: is a waterfront area in central Shanghai, People’s Republic of China. The area centres on a section of Zhongshan Road (East-1 Zhongshan Road) within the former Shanghai International Settlement, which runs along the western…