Stuff Expat Aid Workers Like

I usually don’t like to post twice in one day, but this was just too good not to share.  I got an email from my friend Elizabeth today with a link to a new website called “Stuff Expat Aid Workers Like”.  Always interested in a good laugh, I clicked on the link and found that [...]

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The Chariot and The Dictator

When Duvalier moves, the only way to keep up is by motorcycle.  That’s why our trusty chariot, Pinotage, has been working overtime to make sure that we get the best images to cover the story.  The photo above was taken by photographer Andrés Martínez Casares while we were traveling with Duvalier’s motorcade from the courthouse [...]

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UN Troops Love Pinotage

No, UN forces in Haiti weren’t drinking on the job, they were simply enjoying a delicious goblet of our trusty chariot, Pinotage, yesterday while I was shooting video for a Smithsonian Channel documentary.  The shoot was of UN engineers using some heavy machinery to excavate art from a gallery that had collapsed during the earthquake, [...]

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Conversations With Olie: Chapter 1

SETTING: Just after coming back from a walk where he peed AND pooped. (He’s such a good boy!) Olie: Yo! Can I take Pinotage for a spin? Me: I don’t know, have you ever driven a motorcycle before? Olie: No… Me: Then you can’t drive Pinotage. Olie: Bummer.

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Pinotage: Pursuing Outstanding

Well, we did it.  Last week we went to the motorcycle shop just down the street from where we are staying and took the plunge.  Our new chariot is a Chinese-made, 2010 Linkgen 125cc motorcycle that rides like a dream. There are about 10 million reasons why this motorcycle is awesome.  First off, when we [...]

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