Updates From Your Traveling 12 Feet

Over the weekend we had the great opportunity to meet 2 of my most favorite photographers: Jim Zuckerman and Bruce Dale, in a 2-day digital photography seminar in San Jose. Naturally, all 12 feet were there since we decided to bring the RV with Fox and Spencer instead of staying at a hotel.

Again, being able to simply grab your car-house and pick a place to stay (...hmm. Or "park") in where you have the convenience (and comfort!) of home (no need to pack, even!) and at the same time travel with your pets, beats searching for the lowest priced hotel in the area. (Take that, Expedia!)

The Outdoor Photography Seminar was a success, and we picked up a lot of good tips. The best part of course was interacting with these renowned photographers personally. Jim Zuckerman (left photo) almost became a doctor, but chose to be a photographer instead. He never regret it one bit. I admire him for his bravery and his adventurousness. Bruce Dale, a National Geographic photographer for 30 years, is daring, resourceful, and very imaginative and lots of fun! Both of them have been to the Philippines and have told me a little bit about their experiences there.

Jim signed my book, and Bruce signed a special magazine that I'm giving as a gift to my brother in the Philippines. I also got Bruce to take a snapshot of us - cool huh? One of the world's internationally recognized photographer actually held my pocket camera and took a photo of him next to me! "Mr. Dale, you're my idol", I said. "Wow", he said. "What did I do?" he followed jokingly. Cheers to you, Mr. Dale. Thanks to you both for the inspiration and all the valuable knowledge you've shared with us.

In lieu of the subject, we will be posting different photos/panoramas of our trips in the title header of our blog page. The header will also be clad with our BRAND NEW SPANKING LOGO!!! (Did you know that "Traveling 12 Feet" is now an official business???) Here's the fun part: you get to randomly rotate these images when you click it! So watch out for this upcoming photo feature! (Here's a 'little' teaser of what it looks like - with incomplete logo elements)


Finally we head back to Emeryville, and after putting the RV in storage, we drove in the Xterra very excited and looking forward to the next trip -- our fall travel/vacation starts next week!!! We are heading down south to Death Valley and Saline Valley, also to make a side trip to see my parents in San Diego, and possibly Anza Borrego, the Salton Sea, and/or the Joshua Tree National Park. We can't wait, it's just a few days away!!! We will update you guys as much as possible, but in the meantime, take a look at how we travel in the Xterra: