When it rains, it pours...
Lately, TravelingJules has been a traveling maniac! With an upcoming assignment to England on the books, a stop-over in New York City was in order. I had been asked to speak at a Travel Video event during Social Media Week, which made my stop in NYC not just a wish, but a necessity!
The highlight of my trip was having sushi with my video mentor, Michael Rosenblum, the leader of the video journalism revolution, and a fellow travel video filmmaker and friend Ryan Van Duzer, whom I've looked up to for many years. It was one of those great moments in life when you get to come face to face with people you respect and admire. "If you could have dinner with anyone in the world, who would it be?" For me--this was a special day!
Following lunch, I made a stop at mecca, or B&H Photo Video, the place where I spend all of my money! It was the first time I set foot inside the place, after receiving oh-so-many boxes of video equipment by mail. It was a lot less glamorous than I thought it would be, but with two floors of tech gadgets and a working conveyor belt system overhead, I have to say, B&H was an experience! It was great to see and play with all the cameras and gear, considering how difficult it is to shop for pro equipment in Denver.
Later that day, I got to sit next to two talented travel journalists, Ryan Van Duzer and Kelley Ferro, and talk travel during the Tripfilms Social Media Week event on How to Make, Fake and Utilize Travel Video. We shared advice about our success in travel video, discussing WHY video is so important and how to produce quality videos.
I also got to attend the Tripfilms Film Festival Event at Hostelling International New York, where TravelingJules's Denver Bike Sharing video made it's film festival debut!
What was wonderful about THIS trip to New York City, is that it wasn't my first time. In fact, I've been there a handful of times, so I didn't have that burning desire to see EVERYTHING in a week. Sure, I still don't know my way around, but I could enjoy New York for what it is all about:
People watching on the subway.
Good meals with good friends.
(whoever decided to make a camping-themed bar and serve smores must surely be from Colorado)
And a little socializing, too.
A Saturday afternoon at the Highline.
Big breakfasts on the weekends.
And cool city ideas, everywhere you look.
And, what trip to NYC would be complete without a visit to Korea Town??? While it's a bazillion miles from Seoul, I can't help but love this street of K stuff: norebang, Red Mango, and all the kalbi and Kyo Chon a girl could ask for.
