Wisetrips Travel Blog

Although I wanted to purchase the Gitzo GT2545T Series 2 Traveler tripod on B&H Photo Video, I had difficulty justifying the $1128.90 price tag. The Gitzo Series 2 is the world's pre-eminent travel tripod due to its lightweight, compact size, and extreme stiffness. However, the Neewer Carbon Fiber 63' tripod on Amazon for $109.99 was hard to pass up. When I received the Neewer tripod f…

The World Premiere of Pride & Prejudice Musical Book, music, and lyrics by Paul Gordon Based on the novel by Jane Austen Directed by Robert Kelley Musical Director William Liberatore For the New Year 2020, Inna and I decided to attend the Pride & Prejudice musical performance. Although we are both familiar with the famous book by Jane Austen, we were not sure whether we would like…

With the New Year 2020 and relatively mild January weather upon us, Alex requested to surf at his usual spot -  The Hook  in Capitola. We woke up relatively early and arrived at The Hook  around 9:10am. The waves consistently reached 3-5 feet high, with the tide ebbing. Alex wore his Ripcurl Dawn Patrol 4/3mm wetsuit with booties, gloves, and hood and waxed his Kym Thomson 6'6" shortboard. He decided…