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Raw Footage of Riding the Rails in South San Francisco

As much as I love the beautiful drive, my favorite way of commuting between San Francisco and San Jose, California, is on CalTrain. Instead of fighting traffic or boredom, I can plop down in a nice comfy seat, take off my shoes, put my feat up and have some “me time.”
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Posted on September 19, 2011 by Greg Goodman

Posted in California, Featured Posts Slider, My Favorites, Observations, Photography, San Francisco, Transportation, United States, Videos and Multimedia | Tagged California, San Francisco, Train, Train Travel, Video | Leave a comment

Travel Back in Time on San Francisco’s Historic Streetcars: Photo of the Day

Regardless of where I’m heading in San Francisco, I always try and find a way to take the historic F line streetcar. A lover of the rails since my father and I first set up a Lionel train in my childhood bedroom, I think these rolling museums may be my favorite part of the city.
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Posted on May 31, 2011 by Greg Goodman

Posted in * Photography by Theme, Buildings, California, Photo of the Day, San Francisco, Transportation, United States | Tagged * Photography by Theme, buildings, California, Greg Goodman, Manmade, San Francisco, Streetcar, Train, Train Travel, Trains, Transportation, Travel, USA | Leave a comment

Dramatic Changes: Before and After Train Station Photography With Photoshop

Photoshop allows me make my images look like you’re viewing them through a pair of polarized sunglasses, which is certainly my favorite way to view the day. Take a look at the adjustment layers I used to transform a muted photo into the vibrant memory I have of train tracks in a traditional California town.
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Posted on April 18, 2011 by Greg Goodman

Posted in Before and After, California, Photography, United States | Tagged Cloudy Skies, Layers, Photography, Photoshop, Train, Train Travel | Leave a comment

Sri Lanka Train Photography

I know I’ve said it many times before in this blog, but if you don’t know it, I love trains. My father and I built a model train town on a balsa-wood table when I was growing up and I’ve loved the rails ever since. So Dad, these train pics …
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Posted on July 26, 2010 by Greg Goodman

Posted in Featured Posts Slider, Highlights, Photography, Sri Lanka | Tagged Galle, Photography, Sri Lanka, Train, Transportation | 1 Comment

Waterfalls, Train Rides, an Old Friend and Relaxation on the River Kwai

Based on the recommendation of Claire, our Scottish friend that we keep on traveling with, we went straight from the Bangkok airport to the bus station to head to Kanchanaburi, a small town on the River Kwai. We only meant to spend a couple of days there, but the laid …
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Posted on August 21, 2009 by Greg Goodman

Posted in Chasing the Naked Thai Thief Through the River Kwai and Other Thailand Tales, Highlights, SouthEast Asia, Thailand, Transportation | Tagged Kanchanaburi, Motorcycle, Thailand, Train, Train Travel, Trains, Waterfall | 1 Comment

Getting to the Full Moon Party

With our new friends Claire and Karen in tow, Carrie and I left the Perhentian Islands in Malaysia at 7:30am to head to Koh Phangan, Thailand, for the Full Moon Party. Referred to as the best and biggest party in the world, we had based our entire schedule for Malaysia …
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Posted on June 26, 2009 by Greg Goodman

Posted in ..Border Crossing, Full Moon Party: The Biggest and Best Party in the World, Highlights, Malaysia, My Favorites, SouthEast Asia, Thailand, Transportation, Transportation Woes | Tagged Boat, Koh Phangan, Malaysia, Motorcycle, Perhentian Islands, taxi, Train, Train Travel, Trains | Leave a comment

Leaving the Full Moon Party is an Adventure Too

We spent the night dancing and having a blast before going to bed at around 8am. Reuben returned. Karen came back. But where was Claire? This was the question we were still asking at 7pm when I hopped onto the back of a motorcycle driven by a Thai friend I …
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Posted on June 26, 2009 by Greg Goodman

Posted in * My Craziest & Best Stories, Full Moon Party: The Biggest and Best Party in the World, SouthEast Asia, Thailand, Transportation | Tagged Boat, Bus, buses, Full Moon Party, taxi, Thailand, Train, Train Travel, Trains, Transportation, Transportation Woes | Leave a comment

Getting Sri Lanka Around by Bus, Train and Three Wheelers

Getting around Sri Lanka is a bit tough, especially when you leave the bigger cities. The primary method of transportation is what can best be described as a public bus from 1981 with the remains of the same seats it was built with. There are luggage racks that hang from …
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Posted on April 21, 2009 by Greg Goodman

Posted in SouthEast Asia, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka: The Undiscovered Country, Transportation | Tagged Bus, taxi, Trails, Train, Trainsportation, tuk tuk | Leave a comment

Traveling By Train in India

Trains are the most popular way of getting around India, with the British laying thousands of miles of track across the country. As a lifelong fan of trains, I was very excited about the prospect of using them throughout our trip, though a bit worried about the safety of my …
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Posted on January 2, 2009 by Greg Goodman