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back up
back up

Well I never meant to stop posting as soon as I got back to the States… but now I'm back up in the air (well, actually between flights, but still...) on another adventure, so lets start it again so I can share it with you.  I still…

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Jon BerryMay 2, 2018travel, eurovision, favorites, fun stuff, statusComment
packing it in
packing it in

The last twenty four hours has actually had a good bit packed into it. Not a bad Thursday at all (and Wednesday night actually) - but now I'm...

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Jon BerryMarch 22, 2018auckland, new zealand, travel, art, design, inspiration, museum, boatsComment
night wandering
night wandering

Just a quick post with some night wanderings. I'm in Auckland now, but didn't make it out yesterday before the sun set, so I'm keeping this...

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Jon BerryMarch 20, 2018art, street art, neon, auckland, new zealand, festival, cool stuff, design, inspiration, nightComment
bright spot
bright spot

I have been slow about booking my travel along the way this trip, and this time it kinda bit me, but that turned out to be a silver lining that may have led to the best...

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Jon BerryMarch 17, 2018art, design, inspiration, festival, cool stuff, favorites, melbourne, australia, travel, street artComment
wild life
wild life

My last night in Melbourne, I went to check out the St. Kilda Penguins. I hadn't known about them on my first jaunt out to St. Kilda, so I decided it was...

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Jon BerryMarch 17, 2018melbourne, australia, zoo, beach, travel, inspirationComment
melbourne nights
melbourne nights

The last couple days have been work days, so haven't gotten out during the day, but I still managed to get out in the evenings. Randomly on Tuesday I realized...

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Jon BerryMarch 15, 2018melbourne, australia, soccer, food, festival, nightComment
down by the river
down by the river

I spent a good part of my weekend at Melbourne's Moomba Festival. It's held on the banks of the river in the heart of...

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Jon BerryMarch 13, 2018melbourne, australia, festival, carnival, rides, fun stuffComment
lunacy
lunacy

Saturday was a scorcher here (though it oddly didn't feel that hot), so I trekked out to St. Kilda Beach around sunset. My main destination was Luna Park, mainly because...

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Jon BerryMarch 10, 2018melbourne, australia, beach, theme park, rollercoasters, history, design, inspiration, travelComment
funkytown
funkytown

My move to Melbourne seems to have coincided with the "in a funk" stage of this trip hitting. It's pretty common - and it may be because...

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Jon BerryMarch 9, 2018melbourne, australia, art, street art, design, inspiration, travelComment
coast isn't clear
coast isn't clear

I've moved on to Melbourne now for the next chapter of my down under tour, but the day before I left Sydney, I trekked out to...

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Jon BerryMarch 7, 2018beach, sydney, australia, friends, travel, inspirationComment
mardi to the party
mardi to the party

I hardly know where to begin to describe my Mardi Gras in Sydney. First off, I should explain that over 40 years, Mardi Gras here has grown and changed from...

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Jon BerryMarch 4, 2018sydney, mardi gras, australia, parade, festival, friends, travel, inspirationComment
walkabout
walkabout

Just some quick views of my walkabout yesterday from my place in Potts Point and through the Harbor (with a stop for...

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Jon BerryMarch 2, 2018sydney, australia, architecture, gallery, design, inspiration, travelComment
a warm up
a warm up

After a month of seriously cold winter in PyeongChang, I hopped on a plane for some Summer days in Australia. I'm in Sydney and the three days I've been here already are...

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Jon BerryMarch 1, 2018australia, sydney, travel, friends, beer, fun, architecture, design, inspirationComment
last night
last night

We ended up with some extra free time on our last night in South Korea. I hadn't had a chance to make it into the "coastal cluster" in Gangneung where...

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Jon BerryFebruary 28, 2018pyeongchang, gangneung, south korea, olympics, friends, travel, design, art, street art, festival, beerComment
workin' it
workin' it

As we enter the last week of Olympics, I figure I better get around to posting some of the work I've been up to here. The question I get most often from friends and family...

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Jon BerryFebruary 20, 2018design, television, olympics, pyeongchang, nbc, patternComment
nothing ventured, nothing gained
nothing ventured, nothing gained

Today was a fun day. I've gone more than 3 weeks without a haircut, which for me is a really really long time. It's been driving me crazy, but finding a...

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Jon BerryFebruary 18, 2018pyeongchang, olympics, south korea, winter, festival, travelComment
time and again
time and again

It's hard to go far in South Korea without seeing uses of geometric patterns in everything from objects to architecture. The prevalence of these patterns is one of the influences we've injected into...

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Jon BerryFebruary 17, 2018design, inspiration, pattern, south korea, seoul, pyeongchang, olympics, televisionComment
it's all downhill
it's all downhill

"You guys want to go skiing?" is not the kind of text message I'm used to being woken up with. More surprising to me was seeing texts from two co-workers immediately say "sure." I had...

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Jon BerryFebruary 13, 2018pyeongchang, south korea, skiing, travel, fun, friends, olympicsComment
alternate route
alternate route

It's been a bit busy here, as you can probably imagine. I haven't lacked for things to snap pics of or write about, but just for finding the time to post them. We're usually making the most of our hours outside of our work shifts, even if...

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Jon BerryFebruary 11, 2018pyeongchang, south korea, olympics, gallery, design, inspirationComment
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