Inside the Nasrid Palaces, Alhambra, Granada, Spain

Over winter break, I also went to the Andalusian region of Spain. It was very beautiful and I attempted to practice my Spanish! My favorite city of the 4 (Malaga, Granada, Cordoba, Sevilla) was definitely Granada. While there, we definitely had to visit the Alhambra. Our ticket to the Alhambra gave us a time slot to visit the Nasrid Palaces. This was inside of the Palace. Such beautiful architecture! I like how this wall seems like a mix of ancient and modern, including the chairs.

Felucca Ride on the Nile River, Cairo, Egypt

So over my winter break, I finally made it to my 6th continent - Africa, particularly Egypt. It was such an amazing trip and the weather was mostly great! I stayed in Cairo with Kristin, and we also took a trip over Christmas to the town of Dahab along the Red Sea. In Cairo, we took a ride on a felucca on the Nile River at sunset. It was slow and didn't really go far at all, but was nice nonetheless. This was our felucca driver(?). More pictures to come soon I think!

Press page mention!

...And this is what you get when you click the link:
Ok, and this is the second of the non-photo blog posts, but I thought it was cool. Don't ask me why, but I was googling my blog and I stumbled upon this press page for Annenberg Space for Photography. I'm listed on there along with the real press. Funny, I know. Just thought it was cool!

The actual blog post: http://victoriasphotodiary.blogspot.com/2010/02/50365-2000-avenue-of-stars-annenberg.html

And the link to the Annenberg Space for Photography press page: http://www.annenbergspaceforphotography.org/press-resources/press-clips_Q110.asp

K, photos to come shortly!

I (was) a Top Stamper on visastamper!

Ahhh, it has been a long while! Since I have a paper due in a few days, perfect time to blog again! You know, since I haven't done it in so long.

Before I post some photos from recent travels, just wanted to post some personal developments as of lately. So, there's this cool website called Visa Stamper where you log-in where you are and it generates a passport stamp in your virtual passport. Also, since it just launched December 2011, you can add in information about past traveling and they will look over it and approve. Anyway, I was excited because last week I went on and I was on the main page's "top stampers" board - score! Look for alohavictoria. This was cool, but since then they've changed some of the rules so I've since fallen out of the top, but not far behind. Also, this could just be because they just launched and there's not many members, but whatever...I shall bask in the glory! My passport is one of my favorite possessions and this is a testament to it. Hooray!

Check out my passport: http://www.visastamper.com/profile/alohavictoria

Happy new year! Hope everyone has a great 2012!

Penny Lane, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

 Gosh, it has been a while since I've last blogged! This past weekend I visited Manchester and Liverpool. I love the Beatles, so a day trip to Liverpool sounded like a great idea. We visited the Beatles Story museum, and took the Magical Mystery tour around Liverpool to places like childhood homes and schools. One of our stops was THE Penny Lane from the song. Exciting!!

Brighton Beach as the Sun Sets, Brighton, England, United Kingdom

We had a social on the beach as the sun was setting. Love the colors.

Burnt Brighton West Pier at Sunset, Brighton, United Kingdom

Goodness it has been a while! Sorry. So many changes! I am now living in the UK, doing a graduate program at the University of Sussex. I will try to update more and put up more pictures of my surroundings. The city of Brighton is a lovely place. The weather is finally cooling down, but ever since I got here it has been really warm and sunny. Love the view from my flat (this picture was taken from my room).

View from Atop Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

I have been to many many observation decks in my travels, but I must say that the one atop the Marina Bay Sands was the best one! The views are great, and there's an infinity pool at top for hotel guests. It was just amazing. I think we were there for hours!

Bali Sunset, Tanah Lot, Bali, Indonesia

Sunsets in Bali are AMAZING. On our last full day there, we ended up at the Tanah Lot Temple to have dinner and to see the sunset. We were able to walk around the area and watch as the sun slowly set. It was so beautiful!

Tuktuk Driver, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Goodness, it has been a LONG time since I've blogged. Sorry to whoever actually visits the blog still (anyone?!). I returned a few weeks ago from a huge trip to Asia. Loved it! Our first stop in Cambodia was Phnom Penh. We flew in early in the morning and found a tuktuk driver to take us around for the day. I love tuktuks! They are such a convenient and cheap form of transportation!