Morocco - "The Sand"

The seaside town of Tifnit (one of the favorite spots I visited).

Morocco is a very beautiful country with a unique culture and interesting landscape. When I visited, I spent the majority of my time close to the town of Agadir. The climate in this region is very dry and desert-like (If you go a bit further south, you will be in the Western Sahara). These are a few pictures I took from the beaches around Agadir. I loved the washed out colors of the buildings and the bright/blue contrast of the ocean.

Sand Dunes at another deserted beach.

Loved the washed out colors of the homes mixed with the desert sands.

Cool color combination.

Can I get some flare?

Another charming seaside village on sand dunes.

Yes?

The fleet of fishing boats at Tifnit

Loved the doors on the buildings in Morocco. Seemed like every house had a unique entry.

Making the trek to the reef break at Tifnit.

Could I get some building with my satellite TV? (only about 5 of the 500 channels were in English) I stayed in one of these apartments featured on the right.

Flying from Casablanca to Agadir... Atlas mountains in the background.

Somewhere Over Central America

I love the giant clouds that form in tropical locations. Here are a couple grainy iPhone images that I took while I was en route to El Salvador.

Somewhere Over Miami

Over the last year, I've found myself spending a lot of time in the Miami International Airport (wedding, airplane transfers, etc)... and I've really grown to dislike it (especially the customs area). However, it's certainly nice to fly into. Here are some grainy iPhone photos that I've taken over the last year.

Somewhere Over NYC

Some grainy iPhone images taken from above NYC... it felt like the pilot purposely flew us over all of the tourist spots on this particular flight. Felt like I should have paid extra??

Somewhere Over the Gulf of Mexico

Taken somewhere over the Gulf of Mexico as I was en route to El Salvador. Love the turquoise blue water and fluffy clouds sitting on top of it. 

Sunsets from 40,000ft

Over the last few years, I've flown quite a bit... and I always seem to be in the air when the sun is rising or setting. I'm not sure if it's because I'm looking at the sunset from a different angle (or because I've had a couple glasses of wine), but they are quite breathtaking at 40,000ft. Somewhat recently I changed my "seating preference" from aisle to window and started documenting the sunsets with my Canon EOS T1i camera or iPhone camera (whichever is more convenient to access at the time). This is a small collection of the sunsets/sunrises I've experienced... some of which I've already featured.

Sunrise Descent to ORD

Look closely at the shoreline and you can see smoke coming out of a nuclear power plant. This is the Indiana/Michigan side of the lake.

On an American flight from BOS to ORD. The series of photos here document the sunrise descent to ORD... first, flying over lake Michigan and then going past the city of Chicago. One of the reasons I like taking the 6AM flight to Chicago (other than the fact that it's the least likely to be delayed), is that you can see dramatic sunrises like this (just need to sit on the left hand side of the plane). 

Right now I'm about halfway over Lake Michigan. The center of the lake was covered in fog.

First glimpse of the Chicago skyline as we come out from the fog.

The city had a bit of a haze over it on this particular morning... and since the sun was still at such a low angle, it was casting shadows in the haze (behind the buildings). I thought it was a cool effect.

View From the Skies

Looking down on the Everglades from the comfort of seat 6A on American Airlines. I was on en route to MIA (from SAL). I didn't realize how large the Everglades actually were.

BOS to MIA... en route to El Salvador

The city of Boston disappears behind the clouds as we make our ascent.

The beautiful blue waters and sky over the Atlantic.

June 3, 2011

Looking down on the city of Boston from the comfort of my American Airlines' seat... taken while en route to Minneapolis. The sun had just started to set and it was creating some beautiful colors in the city and in the sky.

January 28, 2011

Watching a beautiful sunrise from the comforts of seat 6A on American Airlines. The city of Chicago is in the background.

Nice start to my Japan trip...

December 16, 2010

Looking back on my holiday pictures from St Maarten, this was a photo I captured by lucky accident. As I was taking photos of the sunset at Grand Case, I noticed a plane flying close overhead. I like how the plane's silhouette looks against the background.