Taylor Miles Personal BlogBloghttp://www.taylormiles.com/blog/2012-04-27T21:54:27ZSquarespaceThe 'Thickest, Scariest' Waves Ever Surfedhttp://www.taylormiles.com/blog/2012/1/13/the-thickest-scariest-waves-ever-surfed.htmlTaylor Miles2012-01-13T19:30:59Z2012-01-13T19:30:59Z

 

Teahupoo, Tahiti is widely known throughout the world of surfing as having the most powerful break on the planet. There are certainly larger waves found breaking at other places in the world, but none that break with such impact and ferocity as found at Teahupoo.

On Aug 27th 2011 during the Billabong Pro waiting period is what many are calling the biggest and gnarliest Teahupoo ever ridden.

Chris Bryan was fortunate enough to be there working for Billabong on a day that will go down in the history of big wave surfing. The French Navy labeled this day a double code red prohibiting and threatening to arrest anyone that entered the water.

Kelly Slater described the day by saying “witnessing this was a draining feeling being terrified for other people’s lives all day long, it’s life or death. Letting go of that rope one time can change your life and not many people will ever experience that in their life.”

 

]]>If this Video does not make you want to TRAVEL Incarcerate yourselfhttp://www.taylormiles.com/blog/2012/1/4/if-this-video-does-not-make-you-want-to-travel-incarcerate-y.htmlTaylor Miles2012-01-04T23:04:43Z2012-01-04T23:04:43ZI have been fortunate enough to have Travled Around the world twice in my life, visited 38 Countries, met amzing people, experienced what life is really about.  the point of this is not to boast or brag, but to motivate anyone, espeically the youth to GET OUT and Travel the World.  

These experiences will change your life forever.  You will learn things about yourself, and the world that you could never learn in a classroom.  Don’t make excuses just do it.   If you are out there contemplating a radical trip…don’t hesitate reach out to me and I will answer any question you may have.   Honestly one thing that can make this world a better place would be for more people to experience and recieve an education of REAL Travel.  

 

 

Time is Nothing // Around The World Time Lapse from Kien Lam on Vimeo.

17 Countries. 343 Days. 6237 Photographs. One incredible journey.

After I quit my job last year, I packed a bag, grabbed my camera and bought a one way ticket to London. 17 countries later, I put together this time lapse video of the many amazing places I came across.

To follow the journey and learn more about each scene visit http://kienlam.net/around-the-world and www.kienlam.net

Original Music: “Places and Faces” by William Lam. Will is an extremely talented musical composer whose range is barely touched in this composition he wrote specifically for the video. He’s also my little brother. Visit www.kienlam.net to download the MP3. If you want to commission William to write music, email him at MetaphysikaSounds@gmail.com

Technical Details:

Shot with a Panasonic Lumix GF-1, 20mm f/1.7 and 14-45mm f/3.5-4.5.

Photography and Video Edited with Lightroom, After Effects and Final Cut Pro.

Music composed in Logic Pro.

Special thanks to Dan Hirons, Joey Seich and Carol Trieu for all your help, support and patience.

To all my fellow travelers whose company made each step of the way all the more memorable and unique, I want you to know that however short an appearance you made in the video, you’ve left an impact far greater and long-lasting than the few seconds that each city appeared in the video.

To my family, thank you for bearing with me and worrying about my health and safety with every dodgy bus ride and new country I found myself in each day.

 

 Travelling Light

]]>Christmas Info Graphic - The Commercialization of Christmashttp://www.taylormiles.com/blog/2011/12/25/christmas-info-graphic-the-commercialization-of-christmas.htmlTaylor Miles2011-12-25T18:51:06Z2011-12-25T18:51:06ZPoverty and Overpopulation - Understand how some of the world liveshttp://www.taylormiles.com/blog/2011/12/23/poverty-and-overpopulation-understand-how-some-of-the-world.htmlTaylor Miles2011-12-24T05:59:31Z2011-12-24T05:59:31Z

 

 

]]>Traffic Fatalities Map - Morbid But Interesting and Creepyhttp://www.taylormiles.com/blog/2011/12/1/traffic-fatalities-map-morbid-but-interesting-and-creepy.htmlTaylor Miles2011-12-01T22:43:59Z2011-12-01T22:43:59ZHey Rubber Neckers out there.  You can zoom into your city and see exactly where Traffic fatalities happend in your neighborhood.  I know creepy right.  it shows the date and the age.  

369,629 people died on America’s roads between 2001 and 2009. This is official data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - and produced this powerful map using OpenStreetMap. 

You can zoom around the map using the controls on the left or search for your town using the box on the right 

If your curious about Traffic related death relative to other countries. 

]]>US Has 25% of Prison Population of the Worldhttp://www.taylormiles.com/blog/2011/11/30/us-has-25-of-prison-population-of-the-world.htmlTaylor Miles2011-11-30T20:54:54Z2011-11-30T20:54:54ZPeter Devries: Spring Surf Videohttp://www.taylormiles.com/blog/2011/8/20/peter-devries-spring-surf-video.htmlTaylor Miles2011-08-21T06:56:59Z2011-08-21T06:56:59ZEven if you don’t like surfing, this video is AMAZING.  Thank you: Peter Devries

 

]]>Kirkenes and Pas National Park Aurorahttp://www.taylormiles.com/blog/2011/8/20/kirkenes-and-pas-national-park-aurora.htmlTaylor Miles2011-08-21T05:56:35Z2011-08-21T05:56:35Z

]]>11 Countries, 44 Days 3 Minutes Watch This ---GO TRAVELhttp://www.taylormiles.com/blog/2011/8/20/11-countries-44-days-3-minutes-watch-this-go-travel.htmlTaylor Miles2011-08-21T02:56:08Z2011-08-21T02:56:08ZGreat work by Rick Mereki

3 guys, 44 days, 11 countries, 18 flights, 38 thousand miles, an exploding volcano, 2 cameras and almost a terabyte of footage… all to turn 3 ambitious linear concepts based on movement, learning and food ….into 3 beautiful and hopefully compelling short films…..

= a trip of a lifetime.

move, eat, learn

MOVE from Rick Mereki on Vimeo.

 

 

]]>Where can we find peace and harmony in this crazy world?http://www.taylormiles.com/blog/2011/8/13/where-can-we-find-peace-and-harmony-in-this-crazy-world.htmlTaylor Miles2011-08-13T16:01:37Z2011-08-13T16:01:37Z“We must know ourselves, not just intellectually in the realm of ideas and theories, and not just emotionally or devotionally, simply accepting blindly what we have heard or read. Such knowledge is not enough. Rather, we must know reality experientially. We must experience directly the reality of this mental-physical phenomenon. This alone is what will help us be free of our suffering.”

If your interested in finding peace check out Vipassana Meditation. 

Other Resources on Vipassana Meditation:

Vipassana Wiki

Insight Meditation Society

 

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