Dave Ford Does Earth

Dave Ford Does Earth

A Lifelong Journey Around the World

Current Project: Snapshots of New York City

A few years back I set off to travel the world. The journey enabled me to swim with Amazonian pink dolphins, summit the highest peak on the African continent, and sail below the Antarctica circle. The 1 1/2 year trip netted me a worldwide troop of friends and stories out the ying-yang. Currently I live in New York City and have decided to write about the energetic madness that occurs here on a daily basis.

New York City Present Tense – July 2nd 2008

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I am sitting on the gritty gray steps in front of Union Square on a evening in early July. It is 8:07. I got out of work around 6, went to gym, and ate dinner.  Union Square is a few blocks away from the gym and it lies on the R line–the subway that I [...]

The Coney Island Mermaid Parade

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All I knew about Coney Island before I moved to New York City is that it used to be “the” vacation spot for New Yorkers in the 1920’s. Since those glory days the neighborhood has gone through a long period of decline.
After hanging out Saturday all day on the southern most part of Brooklyn I [...]

Announcements

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PICTURED: MT. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Well hello! I hope that everyone is doing well. I realize that it has been a while since my last post. It is a cardinal sin in the world of blogging to “stop writing”. In fact, most of the gurus out there recommend posting at least 4 times [...]