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Brian DeFrees – USA Roadtripping Extraordinaire
Update: Since this posting, Brian’s video has gone from 1,200 views to a whopping 500,000! Congratulations from Duty Free Canada, Brian! Filmmaker, video editor or photographer Brian DeFrees recently returned from a 12,225 mile road trip around the United States. During his trip he summarized each day in photos using the iPhone apps “Picframe” and “Instagram”. While travelling in his car, Brian took a photo on his Canon every 5 seconds with an intervalometer. When he parked for the night or explored an area on foot, he was still capturing photos constantly. Here’s Brian’s most recent drivelapse video. You can…
Drive down the west coast – make it the drive of a lifetime.
Have you ever noticed how many car commercials are shot on a winding highway, high above the ocean, with nothing but a mountainous coastline and a shiny car in view? The majority of these are shot on California’s Pacific Coast Highway. Listed on National Geographic’s list of Drives of a Lifetime, this 1056 km (656 mi) highway runs down the majority of the west coast of the United States. The Big Sur section from San Luis Obispo to Carmel is an official National Scenic Byway. Bloggers have catalogued their trips down the west coast by letting their pictures do the talking. Indeed there’s…
The Ultimate Round Trip – United States segment
Two South Africans have gone on an extended vacation around the world to take in and share their experience in an online blog. This follows the trend of staying connected with friends and family by way of the internet during long-distance journeys. Tristan had just finished studies in Town Planning at university. Likewise, Dominique finished postsecondary studies and wanted more. Tristan said, “I feel like there’s so much more fun stuff to do rather than sitting behind a desk all day. So that’s where this trip, and subsequently this blog, come into the frame.” To say this is a small…
