I spend a lot of time in hotel rooms, traveling about, and some time ago I started taking self-portraits – often because I was bored, but also because hotel rooms frequently have great light. They’re also an extremely clean and streamlined environment – great for portraiture. I’ve posted several times before with new additions to the project. You can see the whole set here. I guess I got bored with doing them with clothes on, so a little semi-nude action for the blog!
I’m done with the board meetings at the Mandarin Oriental in Washington, DC, but I’ve got the room for one more night. George and I are headed to CityZen to try out Eric Ziebold’s award-winning cuisine. We don’t have a reservation but I’m hoping it won’t be a problem. The hotel and restaurant are really not in a convenient part of the city. I’m surprised they set up shop there. For me, it’s back to the normal work day.
I’m a big traveler. It was always something I wanted to do – yearning to head out on the open road, eat foods I never heard of, see things that no one else had seen – and then I lived in Mexico for four months with no agenda but to learn the language. It really spoiled me for adventure because now I want more more more. That is to say, I like to take trips. This year, we’ve been a bit short on time and so haven’t had the chance to take what seems to be our standard one-week trip somewhere.