Dave Ford Does Earth

Dave Ford Does Earth

A Lifelong Journey Around the World

Currently in New York City

A few years back I did a little traveling. I climbed Kilimanjaro, took a boat ride to Antarctica, and was stung by a scorpion in Colombia. The two year journey opened me up to the power of living unconventionally--and to living in the moment. Right now I live in Manhattan, NYC--and spend a fair bit of time in L.A and San Fran.

Brazilian Soccer, Blog Work, and Garaj Mahal Ball Pix

Posted by Dave Ford

The above movie was taken on Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro in March. I apologize to anyone that might not want to watch 2 minutes of shirtless Brazilian guys on the beach in advance. However, these guys can really play soccer. John and I were in a trance watching these guys (the soccer skills, [...]

"Cairo to Capetown", my own "Dark Star Safari"

Posted by Dave Ford

I am very happy to announce that I have purchased my tickets in and out of Africa. I leave for Cairo, Egypt on January 17th 2008 and fly out of Capetown, South Africa on May 25th. What is going to happen during those 5 months and 1 week that fall in between those two dates [...]

Hell must have frozen over because I can FINALLY make videos!

Posted by Dave Ford

An overwhelming feeling of joy and elation has taken over my every being. In summary, I bought a very nice Sony video camera in February in anticipation of my upcoming Antarctica trip. I bought the camera in the southern most city in the world, Ushuaia, Argentina. The footage I captured in Antarctica and throughout South [...]

Planning a Cross Country US Road Trip

Posted by Dave Ford

I am pleased to unveil the rough plan for the DaveFordDoesEarth.com fall 2007 US road trip.
Right now it looks like our merry band of travelers will be taking off right around November 1st for New York City. By December firstish we should be in sunny LA. We have been kicking around ideas and have decided [...]