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Momma Lemur Going to Eat

jeff — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:00:17 +0000

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On my first morning of shooting in Monkeyland in South Africa, we came upon this group of lemurs heading to get some breakfast. Leading the way was a mother with her baby firmly gripping her back. You’ll notice in the very beginning and on the close-up shot that she is rubbing the bushes. She is actually marking them with her urine. There were tons of lemurs in Monkeyland. I only saw the one mom, but from what I was told, it was still early in the breeding season which really kicks in during the spring and summer months. Unfortunately for our momma lemur, not everyone in the video pays her due respect.

Atlas the Ape from Monkeyland

jeff — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:00:37 +0000

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Atlas is a white-handed gibbon, an ape, and the only one currently at Monkeyland in South Africa. While filming, we came across him eating at one of the feeding stations. Since the monkeys and ape at Monkeyland have no fear of humans, he continued to eat while I filmed him. I got Tom, the Monkeyland volunteer I followed that day, to talk a little bit about him and gibbons in general. Tom called him ¨the little man of the forest¨ and at the end of the video, you’ll see why.

Monkeys Stealing Food at Monkeyland

jeff — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:00:02 +0000

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While the forest of Monkeyland in South Africa provides some of the daily nutritional needs of the monkeys, their dirt must be supplemented since most of the monkey species are not indigenous to that region. Fruit, veggies and bread are the main components of what they monkeys are fed. Occasionally, Monkeyland throws in a little chicken and eggs to help supplement the monkeys protein needs. When the truck arrives containing the food for that afternoon and for the next morning, a few of Monkeyland‘s residents just can’t help themselves when some of that yummy food is left unattended for a few seconds.

Admiring Table Mountain from Blouberg Beach

jeff — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0000

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Table Mountain is THE geographic landmark of Cape Town. It is what caught the Portuguese Captain Diaz’s attention in the late 1400s eventually bringing Europeans to this part of Africa. No matter where you are on the cape peninsula, Table Mountain dominates the skyline. While out shooting some b-roll video around Cape Town for our video travel guides, I went over to Blouberg Beach just to the north of Cape Town to get a few shots of this impressive landmark. If Cape Town is the African San Francisco, then Blouberg is its Tiburon. A great place to go to admire the grand city from afar. Just wish I had cleaned the lens before shooting.

The Lemur and Me

jeff — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:47:37 +0000

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On my last morning at Monkeyland in South Africa, I was out getting the last few shots I needed. I had been filming a black and white lemur eating at one of the feeding stations. He jumped off the table and looked around a bit. And, then he decided to watch me film. I was a little nervous although I didn’t really think he was going to do anything. I turned the camera head on him and he just hung out. Afraid of making any sudden movements that would scare or unintentionally provoke him, I stayed still even though I remained out of the shot despite some body contortions to minimize my presence. After 3 minutes, something else grabbed his attention and he walked away, grazing my pant leg as he left me.

National Museum of Art (MNAC) in Barcelona

jeff — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:00:26 +0000

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Montjuic Hill houses many great sites in Barcelona: venue for the opening and closing of the 1992 Summer Olympic games, the Joan Miró museum, the botanical gardens and even a cemetery. But, the landmark view is of that National Palace. Inside the Palace is the grand National Art Museum of Cataluña. It´s a hike to get up there. Luckily the hop-on, hop-off buses can do the heavy lifting for you. According to the MNAC website, ¨The MNAC embraces all the arts (sculpture, painting, objets d’art, drawing, engraving, posters, photography and coinage) and has the task of explaining the general history of Catalan art from the Romanesque period to the mid-twentieth century.

You can spend hours exploring this great museum, before spending more hours on the rest of Montjuic.

Food Markets in Spain

jeff — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:00:34 +0000

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I had a lot of fun filming our cooking episode in Sevilla with Chef Ruth of A Taste of Spain. For the tasting, we made our way out to her balcony which had a great view of the city. We finished our meal off with some fresh fruit, white wine and a discussion of Spain‘s food markets and their appeal to foreign travelers. Here’s a small clip of that conversation.

Popping Open the Cava

jeff — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:00:33 +0000

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I spent one evening with Ryan and Gabriella, founders of Catavino.net, the largest wine blog focused on Iberian peninsula wines and one of the largest wine blogs in the world. They invited me over to their apartment outside Barcelona to host me for the interview. From their rooftop deck, we talked about the wine culture in Spain as we watched the sun set. Naturally we had wine during the interview, but afterwards, Ryan popped the cork on a great rosé cava from Canals & Domingo, a vineyard nearby.

Ryan and Gabriella are passionate about wine and it shows. If you plan on getting to know wines in Spain or Portugal, then you need to check out their blog which contains everything surrounding the wine culture on the Iberian peninsula.

Salud!

Coastal Wine Fields Outside Alicante, Spain

jeff — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:00:36 +0000

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For the wine episode of Spain, I wanted to explore outside the well-known La Rioja region. I made my way to the southern-central coast outside of Alicante. Better-known for its beach culture, this region has some great, albeit lesser-known wineries. I visited the Enrique Mendoza winery and sampled some of their great wines. When in Spain, explore the local wineries wherever you are and try the local wines for something you probably won´t be able to get back home.

Tour of the Market in Sevilla, Spain

jeff — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:24:05 +0000

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For our cooking class episode in Spain, I contacted A Taste of Spain culinary school which specializes in private culinary tours and gourmet activities throughout the country. I was particularly interested in Andalusian food and headed down to Sevilla. Ruth Roberts has been in Spain for years and holds classes in her beautiful apartment with a stunning view of Sevilla. Our day started in the local market near her home where we spent about half an hour looking at all the great, fresh foods.

In this clip, Ruth is showing me some of the vast selection of seafood options that the market offers.

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Momma Lemur Going to Eat

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