That’s where Robin is from!

In Central Park

Don’t know what was going on, but at least 20 police cars came rushing down Madison Ave.

While we were hiking in the Oakland hills.

I believe they were promoting a show where one guy acts out all 6 of the Star Wars movies in 6 minutes or something crazy like that.

At the Chinese New Year festival downtown in SF.

As seen from Coit Tower

Pretty cool view out over San Francisco from Coit Tower

People kept setting off rolls of 10,000 fire crackers in the middle of the street (and all the people passing). They were so loud that our ears were ringing by the time we made it to the end of the street.

The main party-street in Patong was totally packed with people going from bar to bar (and just drinking in the street)

These were the really cool “fire balloons” that everyone was letting off. They were like a one-time hot air balloon that was made of tissue-paper.

One of the many, many bars with “girls” (?) dancing on the bar

The cube-looking one had 16 separate bits that shot into the air and exploded, the tall one was just one big one. Best $7 ever spent!

We had 2 bleeders in the fights that we saw (eye-brow only). Looks like they weren’t the first bleeders in this ring.

For Kai

Punch, kick, knee, elbow, it’s all good.

On compacted dirt… ouch

They’re everywhere

Surely one of the most isolated houses possible – this is the only house on an island in the middle of nowhere.

Apparently this was featured in a James Bond movie?

This was taken from inside one of the islands, looking up. They’re hollow and they have lagoons inside them.

One of our buddies – this is the pug, and there was also a little black sausage-ish dog that hung around the place we stayed all the time.

Notice that I’m green, and I’m about to win.

This is in one of the many bar-buildings. They are these weird buildings which contain around 20 different bars, each of which is operated independently and is only big enough for about 20-ish people to sit at a bar.

Crazy guy with hoses/tubes hanging off him who dropped out from a hammock hanging near the ceiling and proceeded to do some weird

Tina took a liking to the ladies. I think she’s in love.

This was me, packed up and getting ready to make the hike back down to Bottcher’s Gap and then head home.

Awesome colors – everything from bright yellow through brown, red, gold, to rich, dark greens.

One of many.

Day hike from near Apple Tree (up from Bottcher’s Gap), heading around past Devil’s Peak towards Pine Creek campsite.

One of many amazing valley views in the area.

Turns out that we accidentally didn’t sleep at the actual Apple Tree campsite, but we had this view, so it was well worth it.

Lots of sections like this.

The view early in the day at the show.

This shot is a stitched together copy of a number of shots, all taken in sequence as one of the skiiers came down the jump.

We went out later and between venues passed through Yerba Buena Gardens which are quite impressive at night.

Highlight of the day – Tony Hawk was there and ripped it up on the half-pipe. He’s getting older, but damn, the guy can still move.

Kaya Turski took a really, really bad accident, which was made worse by the negligently put together ski jump (don’t get me started). I don’t know how she ended up, but I hope she was ok.

We were allowed right down on the field which was a special enough even in it’s own right.

Very chic bar just off the main strip called Onix. It’s run by the people who produce “Noche” magazine, and it’s got a very slick interior. Oh, and they play all their music from Pandora!

L-R Taylor, her sister Kendall, Jessica (a.k.a Reese Witherspoon)

Seemed to be crawling with nothing but too-old women wearing too-little clothing, drinking too-much alcohol and dancing too-hard for their weary bones.

Dodgy big club for all the gringo’s.