LEWA BUSH TO ZURICH MODERN
hey blogsters, very happy to give you this blog. such a contrast... i think you will really enjoy this journey! from safari in the bush above mt. kenya in lewa downs to the sharp city of modern zurich. i'm staying at The Swiss Villa, a B&B of sorts my friends own in central zurich. it was a house before and the former owners spared NO expense tricking it out. it is stunning as the photos will show. incredible! and so fun for me the traveler to shoot new things and get to
blog about them! really having fun! love my iphone for that!
YOU CAN FIND THE SWISS VILLA ON AIRB&B.COM
HAVE CAMERA WILL TRAVEL...
my friends are covering all my travel expenses in exchange for Slingshot professional promotional videos of the B&B, his medical clinic, and a school in cambodia. we leave friday night for bangkok for 9 days. more adventure. yay!
i never imagined when i punched out of DTLA that i would have this much fun and travel. well worth the risk of trying something new! and for those of you sitting on the fence of the next scary thing to try or do...just do it! life is for
the taking... you have to try something new to achieve new things!
i'm due back in nairobi march 17th. the weather here in CH is freezing! but a welcome change from warm equatorial living. snow on the ground... it's been a while! i'm staying in this amazing chalet with an old 9 year old golden retriever named Pacha from the shelter just last month. the sweetest dog ever. so, overall, incredibly happy on this new voyage! and can't wait to share
all the pics up to this point! i can't control the order of the photo import order into this blog so bear with me as we jump around! ugh!
AFRICA CHEF
oh yeah, before i left NRO we shot a cooking show pilot called AFRICA CHEF. please visit and "like" our facebook page:
i've done a very rough cut and it's @ 40 mins TRT, so lots o tweaking when i get back. but follow our show and pray we sell it! marcus mitchell is kenya's chef of the year and a hoot. a real nutter! and we love the show. fingers crossed. pics again randomly interspersed!
time for pics! next stop...cambodia! wahoo!
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| 3 camera shoot for the africa chef....in marcus' kitchen |
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| marcus mitchell...what 2 weeks holiday in watamu will do to you! |
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| cleaned up marcus on set |
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| BBQ time! this week ostrich! |
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| overhead butterfly for diffusion and 3 4x4 floppies for "courtesies" for our cameramen! |
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| Team SLing...jim bishop and theodoro hildebrand. looking for the next gig? |
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| assoc. producer jennie chancey doing some BTS with the ipad. |
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| seriously good ostrich fillet! amazing! |
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| ostrich fillet directly on the coals thusly! possibly carcinogenic??? |
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| state of the art kitchen. wow. |
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| this is a B&B?? are you serious???? more like a hipster lounge at The Standard! love the low couches. very comfy and cozy! |
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| yes, that's a shower in my bedroom. the room used to be a gym. on the top floor. amazing. |
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| groovy white leather low sofa. another dirty vodka martini please! |
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| a glass spiral staircase. honestly. really?? |
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| worth a second look. money to burn?????? |
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main communal table for patrons for dinner and all purpose. looks like an Apple store with all our mac
laptops! |
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| trade secret...high tech dolly rig for moving shots. |
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| snow across the street. |
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| snow in the back yard. |
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| side view of dolly rig. the smooth wood plank floors are a dream! |
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| more back yard. |
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| the floors! yum. and nice lighting everywhere! |
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| my blogging station today! |
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| Pacha. my new favorite dog. part polar bear. loves to roll in the snow! |
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| back in kenya, theodoro has a "glass" of red at Osteria, karen. wow. |
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| colobus monkeys at Trout Tree restaurant on the way to lewa. |
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| Grevis zebra. thin brown stripes. bigger ears. |
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| ummm...giraffe. check! |
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morning shot of mt. kenya from lewa house. like them on facebook!
http://www.facebook.com/lewahouse?fref=ts
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| calum takes our film crew in search of lions. we found cheetah instead! 3 of them! |
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| thor leaves the watering hole with ellies in the BG. |
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dave brown's house in lewa. he helped build the new units at lewa house.
watch the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=348MNhgtKgk
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dawn patrol with theo for another sunrise shot. 100-400mm lens with a 2x extender. makes for a big sun
in the frame! |
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| more Star Wars house...dave brown (brown's cheese founder) is quite an artist! |
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| ellies actually invaded their garden! crawling on their knees under this arch! fearless! |
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| drinks at lewa house living room. |
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| maybe the garden is to blame! too inviting! |
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| another sunrise. |
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| setting up the bush dinner shot for the new video! |
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| set dresser and "talent" masai Isaiah with ddm |
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| more dawn patrol. looking for lions! others saw a huge leopard the day before. |
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| parking hut at lewa house. |
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| sunset at lewa house. the skies are vast and gorgeous! |
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| main hut for drinks and dining. a great place for holiday! |
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| breakfast. after the game drive. splendid! |
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| zurich airport after the red eye from nairobi. |
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| lewa downs beauty...what a creek. this place is magical! |
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| swiss airport advert...welcome to all things swiss! cracked me up! |
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| The Swiss Villa. outside looks are deceiving! |
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| zurich airport at dawn. |
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| amazing painting in swiss villa by a canadian artist. |
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| view outside. |
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| second angle ext. villa. |
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| view of lake zurich |
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| pacha the snow dog and his stick |
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| part polar bear |
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| a dog walk in the woods! |
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| warm lobby coffee bar at hotel zurichberg |
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| this cover cracked me up. really???? is she single? |
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| ext. hotel zurichberg on the hill. old school! |
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| tiffen's thai restaurant in zurich. a favorite! great pad thai! |
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| my hosts on the night tram through town. |
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| groovy Jetson-like tram station! |
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| gotta love the retro art deco. |
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| more swiss villa inside |
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| old school tram downtown |
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| more kitchen |
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| more living room. so chill...so loungey! you can hear the 'house music'! |
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| hard to shoot the promo vid without snow in the background. think they'll notice?? |
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| pacha love. he's a good boy! don't tell paka paka! |
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| flower shop in zurich...for the video shoot. some primping! |
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| more main living area |
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| more flowers! so cool! |
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| flower shops are always cool! |
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| swiss wedding magazine spread. self-parody??? hilarious! |
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Trout Tree for a steak lunch!
WELL, ALL FOR NOW!!!!!!! MORE TO COME~ CITIZEN OF THE WORLD (COTW) IS GETTING BUSY THIS YEAR!
SO BLESSED AND THANKFUL FOR MY CRAZY LIFE. LIVING THE DREAM! THANKS FOR TRAVELING WITH ME!
XXOO DDM |
