The markets of Guatemala are amazingly colorful and the traditional dresses are beautiful. The people are so friendly and the Buses are the fastest and coolest in whole Central America. The whole country is just stunning. More about Guatemala soon… but here are some new pictures :)

image by ceg – chichicastenango, guatemala 01/2012

vacation – die Räumung
[origin: vacacion, vacatio - freedom, exemption]

Happy New Year… ;)

Chriss

image by ceg – belize water taxi, central america 12/2011

After one week of hanging on the white beaches of Tulum it is time for some adventures. We are on the road for a few weeks through Mexico – Belize – Guatemala. But for now it’s breakfast time and on the table: all the essentials ;)

Sugar
Coffee-mate
Napkins
toothpaste
nail polish

happy times from Mexico,
chriss

*more pics from Mexico here

image by ceg – xcalac, mexico 12/2011

Sofia. Controversial but beautiful. Amazing colorful mountains. Great historic buildings. New friends and rakia…

Click here for more pictures in the album.

image by ceg – sofia, bulgaria 2011

Living the Dream …

Nice Property. Big house. Upper class car. Flat-screen TV. Manager job. Weekends off. Employee benefits. Holiday and Christmas bonuses. Two or three weeks “vacation” each year. Career.

In exchange for …

The daily grind. The traffic jam. The punch clock. The sterile office. The assembly-line. The spreadsheets. The waiting for the next break. The overflowing inbox. The full schedule. The overtime. The ass kissing. Getting fired. The bad conscience. The intact family. The debt. The loan. The second job. The retirement at 65 or 70 or 75. Death before retirement. The depression. The neglect of his own.

In this case screw it, you can keep your dream…

image by ceg – oregon coast

Somewhere in Hamburg. I woke up, opened my eyes and saw dim morning light nice colors and angles and the shades. A marvelous day began…

image by ceg – hamburg © 2011

The temperature was lovely 25 degrees Celsius yesterday here in Tirol. This is what I saw when I looked out of the window this morning. I gotta go find a god damn sled…

image by ceg – tirol (tyrol) © 2011

9/11. The infamous picture “The Falling Man”. It may be the most powerful image of this day. Even though it shows a man in the last 10 seconds of his life, there’s still so much peace in it.

picture by Richard Drew 2001

Years ago in Hawaii I got one of these miniature warriors. It is broken by now but I loved what it looked like. According to the Hawaiian people, they are supposed to save your ass in dangerous situations. On a road trip to Texas a few weeks ago there was a really nice warrior head hanging in our car. I just now rediscovered this picture of it and wonder where exactly they originated. This what I found:

Most people call these warriors “Hawaiian warrior helmets” but they are really called “Makaki’i” or “Makini”. The full size versions were worn by the priests during various ceremonies and also by ocean canoe paddlers.

Apparently a long time ago during a visit by Captain James Cook to Kealekekua Bay on the Big Island of Hawaii, the ship’s artist John Weber saw and sketched men paddling canoes wearing gourd masks and feathers. These men were members of a warrior society called Makini and were intrusted with the protection of their high chief… Today it’s a symbol of safety and protection.

Aloha!

image by ceg – austin / texas © 2011

I just took this picture and thought to myself that it’s really cool that there’s so many cool sunsets, storm clouds, thunderstorms, green grass and blueish mountain streams and much more that our planet gives us to appreciate and be in awe of.

Sometimes we don’t notice or value these things anymore. Here’s the easy fix: Go help yourself! No one else can help you. Go outside and make and then take the time to experience your surroundings and I promise it’s gonna be fucking awesome.

image by ceg – hart/innkreis / austria © 2011