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    • #15237
      Sean
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      Dave I love your pictures! What is the story behind  this weeks?

      Tell me and I will forget ,show me and I'll remember, involve me and I'll understand

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    • #15243
      rorygfan
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      Sean,
      Sitting on the beach with wifi surfing the net. I am in the caribbean on north coast of Hispanola where Columbus landed in the americas. Its off season and few tourists
      the kite/wind surfing capital here.

    • #15244
      Sarah Spisak
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      Beautiful!  🙂

    • #15249
      Sean
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      Just fantastic!

      Where was last week’s taken?

      Please tell us it was your back yard! I won’t  be too green with envy!!!!

      Tell me and I will forget ,show me and I'll remember, involve me and I'll understand

    • #15251
      rorygfan
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      Nah. Soy muy pinche. (I’m cheap) the secret is not paying big bucks. $25. a night for a unadvertised brand new 1 bdrm apt, 5 blocks from beach. Walk everywhere, eat cheap, etc.  Here are the photos i had used as profile photos.  I will post below and a video of local musicians working the beach. They had no clients tonight since it was a rainy monday night which is unusual really.

    • #15252
      rorygfan
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      The condo project where i ate sushi had this fancy pool and ocean front bar and private beach. There are mostly public beaches which i agree with and locals can use. This place is $400 a night and 3 blocks away i am $25 a night.

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      rorygfan
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    • #15261
      rorygfan
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      As you can see in middle photo studying music online while sitting in the shade.

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    • #15265
      rorygfan
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      Here as we were leaving a group looking to find tourists to play for i decided to video for you since you asked. I gave them 100 pesos each ($2.) since it was a tough night with no customers. I get inundated all day long with art jewelry sellers, fake cuban cigars, massage and pedicures, fruit sellers, beggars and wood carvings. The musicians.. well, I can relate to them.

    • #15266
      superblonde
      Keymaster

      wow, just, wow, stunning!

      I'm an intermediate student of Metal Method. I play seitannic heavy metal. All Kale Seitan! ♯ ♮ ♭ ø ° Δ ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬
      And on the Seventh Day, Mustaine said: ∇ ⨯ E = - ∂B / ∂t ; and there was Thrash; and it had a ♭3; and it was good.

    • #15270
      Sean
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      Great Pictures of the sunset on the beach. Plus the water is so blue! Just like Jersey! LOL

       

       

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    • #15272
      kyoungsteadt
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      Nice pics.

      https://krispicks.com

    • #15277
      Igglepud
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      You need to be my travel agent the next time we go on vacation.

      MY ROCK IS FIERCE!!!

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      rorygfan
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      rorygfan
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    • #15290
      rorygfan
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      Well we saw Bob Marley, Charlie Parker and Jesus today. Thought musicians in wood carvings all might like to see them. Feel sorta weird to keep posting these here as this isnt flickr… yes the water is turquoise here. Not many places like the caribbean for that unfortunately. I have taken many sunset snapshots over the years but these new cmos chips in the smartphones sure have nice color saturation and resolution is adequate.

    • #15308
      Sean
      Participant

      Very cool carvings. I remember Dustin was going to start woodcarving. This might inspire him!!

      Tell me and I will forget ,show me and I'll remember, involve me and I'll understand

    • #15312
      rorygfan
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      Take a guess what country they were carved it too? I will give you an easy hint- the nation whose gdp is the lowest in the western hemispere and the most horrible and grinding poverty exists. They have truly gifted artists whose work unfortunately remains rare and undiscovered. CNN, Fox, trafitional news probably missed this part of their story and should cover the nice side of the country like this. The people are cool and contract and do nice construction work where they find work here. The museum is awesome and off the beaten path. The owner is eccentric and for 30 years collected these and large stones.

    • #15439
      Sean
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      Dave ,

      I remember you mentioned you took about 200 pictures  on your last Vacation. Would you mind sharing another location? I like living through pirate Dave’s world travels!!!

      Tell me and I will forget ,show me and I'll remember, involve me and I'll understand

    • #15461
      rorygfan
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      Really? Sure? Actually have like 12000 or more. Europe, Japan, Central and South America. But this is Doug’s forum and dont want to get off topic too far. Send me an email and I will give you a link to where i have a collection.

    • #15473
      Sean
      Participant

      Sounds great! Your got me hooked on your pictures starting with the shots of the Luthier in Granada. Amazing stuff.

      Tell me and I will forget ,show me and I'll remember, involve me and I'll understand

    • #15912
      rorygfan
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      Well Sean is the latest. This Cancun dance club has all their employees wearing “Hip Hop saved my life” shirts. Go Go girls dancing on small stages facing the street to attract attention so you can enter and pay 200 pesos ($12) for coke and endure the crowds. We went the night before to Coco Bongo to see the multimedia (live dancers, lights, lasers, smoke, huge LCD Screens) and $80 cover each. All you can drink Open bars and oversold ticket standing room only shows with no space to move makes an interesting night to say the least. My friend got wacked by 3 whole-lotta-rosie sized ghetto moms pushing their way violently… ugh.

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      rorygfan
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      Coco Bongo

    • #15915
      Sean
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      It looked fun! High energy! Maybe those -lets say curvaceous women were just very attracted to your friend in a slightly aggressive way.

      Thanks again for your updates there a blast. Also Dave I couldn’t find your site you mentioned for your pics.If you go onto my profile my email is there. If you could send it to me I know I would enjoy the photography.

      Tell me and I will forget ,show me and I'll remember, involve me and I'll understand

    • #17776
      rorygfan
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      Madrid guitarra stuff. “Know how many guitars you have today, but you don’t know how many you will have tomorrow”. I am not analyzing this message but they are selling something. The poster says live rock lives…and making guitars by hand still exists…

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    • #17793
      Sean
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      Madrid!
      Wow! A city of such history. One of great power, influence and beauty. I could spend five years there and not be able to take in everything.
      Will you being going to any concerts while there?

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    • #17802
      rorygfan
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      No planned concerts except taking my amiga to dance in Ibiza in a week or so for the closing summer parties.  Yeah Madrid its cool and really is nice.

      But all of Spain is nice was in 19 cities since 2015 and soon will be 120 days here since last november. Wish i could move here, residency is abit expensive and invested in CR already…. but not yet maybe a few more years…  want to be here before more changes arrive and europe changes.  Have you been here? The transportation on trains and metro is really nice.  We were in an Irish Pub today in downtown and all music was Classic Rock…. wow.

    • #17814
      superblonde
      Keymaster

      Love that pic of Jose Romero’s shop. Art just seems everywhere in cultures like that. Around anywhere in the U.S. nearly every shop looks the same from outside, every strip mall the same, etc, no artistry or unique flavor at all. Just a few biker chop shops in shady areas locally have murals on their buildings. Adds to much character to a place. Great pic!

      I'm an intermediate student of Metal Method. I play seitannic heavy metal. All Kale Seitan! ♯ ♮ ♭ ø ° Δ ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬
      And on the Seventh Day, Mustaine said: ∇ ⨯ E = - ∂B / ∂t ; and there was Thrash; and it had a ♭3; and it was good.

    • #17834
      rorygfan
      Participant

      Love that pic of Jose Romero’s shop. Art just seems everywhere in cultures like that. Around anywhere in the U.S. nearly every shop looks the same from outside, every strip mall the same, etc, no artistry or unique flavor at all. Just a few biker chop shops in shady areas locally have murals on their buildings. Adds to much character to a place. Great pic!

      Yes. Art is everywhere if you leave the states. I have more photos but sticking to guitar stuff. The store decore is artistic too. Even some graffiti is interesting.  I hear ya about the strip mall culture, the corporations and chain restaurants are not for me and what I love about Europe and most everywhere I go. So many family business’ exist in all of Central and South America and like here in Spain where you eat in family owned restaurants where they cut their own meat and buy from local fishermen, they love their work and their customers and the waiter/owner is a professional and not like in LA with some wannabe rap-star or actor working as a waiter who hates his job.  Small business here they hang local art on the walls and actually repair things like Shoes. I bought shoelaces a block from me for $1.00.  I bought a rectifier off the shelf to repair a power supply.   I eat stuff that comes direct from farms too, eating fresh fruits and vegetables and non packaged food, non processed food is easy too.

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      rorygfan
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      rorygfan
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      Madrid street guitarists.  The electric guys have batteries mounted on wheels to roll right in the subway and jam between stops. Pretty cool.

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