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My Recent Activity

motorcycle trip around india and nepal in may-june, looking for travel-buddies ( events » sports / rec ) i posted the details on facebook:

www.facebook.com/event.php

if you have a facebook account, please look me up and add me to your friends:

www.facebook.com/profile.php

if yo... read more
event starts Friday, May 8, 2009 - 12:00 AM
tribe.net will likely disapear soon - please send me your email! (blog entry) read this article: www.sfweekly.com/2008-09-2...riendster/

this is bad news....

if you have not done it yet, please send me your email at tristan@bok.net

all my my contact info is here: http://people... read more
blog entry posted Sat, September 27, 2008 - 3:36 AM permalink - 0 comments
bicycle stolen in SF (blog entry) someone stole my bicycle (probably last night).

it's a green "Trek 930" brand with a white fork, it's covered with white and red reflexive tape (hard to remove) and it's also covered with that playa dust from the burning-man desert.

there w... read more
blog entry posted Sat, September 20, 2008 - 7:25 PM permalink - 0 comments
please send me your contact infos (blog entry) to all my tribe friends...

given the recent flakiness of tribe, often down for "unschedule maintenance" for days, i would prefer have alternate ways to keep in touch with each of you. in many cases i don't even have your phone or email!

so, ... read more
blog entry posted Sat, September 13, 2008 - 4:22 PM permalink - 0 comments
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Follow me on twitter.com/loupiote

loupiote: packing packing packing, flying to bangkok sunday morning at dawn! then one month on motor
loupiote: packing packing packing, flying to bangkok sunday morning at dawn! then one month on motorbike in laos :)
Sat, May 10, 2008 - 2:48 PM permalink
loupiote: happy to have seen @iamfivestar again after so long. she could smile back at me, and call
loupiote: happy to have seen @iamfivestar again after so long. she could smile back at me, and call me her friend. i'm really glad this went this way.
Sat, May 10, 2008 - 2:06 AM permalink
originally published at Twitter / loupiote
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My Photo Blog

Meat Markets
I created a new Meat Markets set. Enjoy!
Sat, July 26, 2008 - 5:27 AM permalink
Photos of Laos
I am uploading my photos of Laos in this set. Many more to come.
Mon, July 14, 2008 - 1:18 AM permalink
My dog-meat photos censored by Ipernity
My controversial and guesome dog-meat photos might be soon censored by Ipernity (see details here).



I moved them on this blog (here), since Blogger does not seem to have anything in their T.o.S. against photos of dog carcasses.
Fri, July 4, 2008 - 4:14 PM permalink
Olympic Torch Relay (San Francisco)
Photos taken at the Olympic Torch Relay / Run in San Francisco.
Thu, May 1, 2008 - 2:19 AM permalink
Free Tibet protests (San Francisco)
Photos taken at the "Free Tibet" protests during the Olympic Torch Relay in San Francisco.
Thu, May 1, 2008 - 2:16 AM permalink
originally published at Loupiote.com Photo Blog
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My latest photo uploaded to flickr

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Tristan's Blog

tribe.net will likely disapear soon - please send me your email!
read this article: www.sfweekly.com/2008-09-2...riendster/

this is bad news....

if you have not done it yet, please send me your email at tristan@bok.net

all my my contact info is here: people.tribe.net/loupiote/...538237c147
Sat, September 27, 2008 - 3:36 AM permalink - 0 comments
 
bicycle stolen in SF
someone stole my bicycle (probably last night).

it's a green "Trek 930" brand with a white fork, it's covered with white and red reflexive tape (hard to remove) and it's also covered with that playa dust from the burning-man desert.

there was a triangle el-wire in the front-wheel, a luggage rack, and a mirror on the handle-bar, on the left.

photo here: farm3.static.flickr.com/2050/2...7_b.jpg

if you see it, call me right away at 415 533 1047 - thanks! read more
Sat, September 20, 2008 - 7:25 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
please send me your contact infos
to all my tribe friends...

given the recent flakiness of tribe, often down for "unschedule maintenance" for days, i would prefer have alternate ways to keep in touch with each of you. in many cases i don't even have your phone or email!

so, please email me (via tribe or directly at tristan@bok.net) as much alternate contact info as you can, so that we can stay connected via other means, such as:

email?
cell-phone?
IM (gtalk / hotmail / yahoo)?
skype?
facebook?
myspace?
other so... read more
Sat, September 13, 2008 - 4:22 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
my BM 08 photos
i am posting my Burning Man 2008 photos to www.playa-dust.com . there are already 134 photos (more will be added).

enjoy! :)
Tue, September 9, 2008 - 7:13 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
on my way to bangkok, then laos!
leaving sunday morning for bangkok, then laos. back to SF around june 26. reach me by email at tristan@bok.net and follow me on www.twitter.com/loupiote .

:)

-tristan
Sat, May 10, 2008 - 3:14 PM permalink - 1 comment
 
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My most recent photos uploaded to flickr

DSC11941 - Wheelie - Logging truck - Phonsavan (Laos)

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DSC11941 - Wheelie - Logging truck - Phonsavan (Laos)

Wheelie - Logging truck - Phonsavan (Laos)



This chinese-made 4x4 logging truck was loaded with very heavy and long logs, so the center of gravity of the gear was close to the rear wheels. When the truck had to pass through a small ditch on the side of the road, the front of the truck took up quite high. The truck was not going fast, but it needed a lot of power to pass that ditch (you can see the black smoke from the diesel engine roaring). I was riding my motorbike on the road when I saw that. It was fun to watch and i was able to make a good capture of that amazing image!



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If you like this photo, check out my Burning Man photos at www.playa-dust.com and my Photography Gallery at www.loupiote.com and don't hesitate to leave a comment or email me.

Sat, July 26, 2008 - 7:34 PM permalink
DSC11901 - Chicken on the market (Laos)

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DSC11901 - Chicken on the market (Laos)

Chicken on the market (Laos)



I love the way they put the wing and the head together!



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If you like this photo, check out my Burning Man photos at www.playa-dust.com and my Photography Gallery at www.loupiote.com and don't hesitate to leave a comment or email me.

Sat, July 26, 2008 - 4:35 AM permalink
DSC11890 - Half pig noses in meat market (Laos)

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DSC11890 - Half pig noses in meat market (Laos)

Half pig noses in meat market (Laos)



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If you like this photo, check out my Burning Man photos at www.playa-dust.com and my Photography Gallery at www.loupiote.com and don't hesitate to leave a comment or email me.

Sat, July 26, 2008 - 4:35 AM permalink
DSC11893 - Pig ears in meat market (Laos)

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DSC11893 - Pig ears in meat market (Laos)

Pig ears in meat market (Laos)



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If you like this photo, check out my Burning Man photos at www.playa-dust.com and my Photography Gallery at www.loupiote.com and don't hesitate to leave a comment or email me.

Sat, July 26, 2008 - 4:35 AM permalink
DSC11865 - Water buffalos (Laos)

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DSC11865 - Water buffalos (Laos)

Water buffalos (Laos)



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If you like this photo, check out my Burning Man photos at www.playa-dust.com and my Photography Gallery at www.loupiote.com and don't hesitate to leave a comment or email me.

Sat, July 26, 2008 - 4:35 AM permalink
DSC11883 - Quails (Laos)

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DSC11883 - Quails (Laos)

Quails (Laos)



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If you like this photo, check out my Burning Man photos at www.playa-dust.com and my Photography Gallery at www.loupiote.com and don't hesitate to leave a comment or email me.

Sat, July 26, 2008 - 4:35 AM permalink
DSC11812 - Pig quarters in meat market (Laos)

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DSC11812 - Pig quarters in meat market (Laos)

Pig quarters in meat market (Laos)



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If you like this photo, check out my Burning Man photos at www.playa-dust.com and my Photography Gallery at www.loupiote.com and don't hesitate to leave a comment or email me.

Sat, July 26, 2008 - 4:35 AM permalink
DSC11849 - Kids preparing algaes (Laos)

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DSC11849 - Kids preparing algaes (Laos)

Kids preparing algaes (Laos)



Cooked river algaes are a local culinary specialty.



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If you like this photo, check out my Burning Man photos at www.playa-dust.com and my Photography Gallery at www.loupiote.com and don't hesitate to leave a comment or email me.

Sat, July 26, 2008 - 4:35 AM permalink
DSC11921 - Giant stone jars - Plain of Jars - Phonsavan (Laos)

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DSC11921 - Giant stone jars - Plain of Jars - Phonsavan (Laos)

Giant stone jars - Plain of Jars - Phonsavan (Laos)



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If you like this photo, check out my Burning Man photos at www.playa-dust.com and my Photography Gallery at www.loupiote.com and don't hesitate to leave a comment or email me.

Sat, July 26, 2008 - 4:35 AM permalink
DSC11913 - Medicinal plants (Laos)

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DSC11913 - Medicinal plants (Laos)

Medicinal plants (Laos)



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If you like this photo, check out my Burning Man photos at www.playa-dust.com and my Photography Gallery at www.loupiote.com and don't hesitate to leave a comment or email me.

Sat, July 26, 2008 - 4:35 AM permalink
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TristanSF.com - Tristan's personal blog

Dangerous Creature
Alyssa and I had a long conversation last night, and curiously, she was very supportive of my decision to cancel my trip to Paris and instead get my helicopter pilot license. I was a bit surprised, I imagined she would worried of being by herself in a city where she does not speak the language and knows very few people.



But now I'm getting really worried after I found these photos on the helicopter flight school website. After all, I might go to Paris rather than risking clipping my rotor with this dangerous creature.
Wed, December 19, 2007 - 12:47 AM permalink
My New Sikorsky Helicopter
I found this really cool (real) helicopter on sale on eBay. Very cheap, nice orange paint, Russian made Sikorsky (just a little bit too large to fit in my garage). The Russian guy who was selling it was super nice, so I bought it with "Buy it Now", and I'll use it to practice my real helicopter piloting skills (tired of flying that toy). It should not be that hard, since I already have my glider and private airplane pilot licence, plus a hang-gliding qualification (validated by a broken arm). So I enrolled in this crash-course for helicopter piloting at the Concord airport flight school, for the next two to three weeks. Unfortunately I had to cancel my Christmas trip to Paris, but I figured I have better chances to survive helicopter flight training than travelling with Alyssa :)
Tue, December 18, 2007 - 2:37 AM permalink
Tiny remote controled helicopters
A couple of days ago I was at a party where a couples a geeky guys were playing with tiny remote-controled helicopters toys. They were a few inches in diameter, extremely light and almost silent (powered by batteries). Although extremely hard to control due to their small size and their lack of inertia because of their extremely light weight, they were a lot of fun to play with, so I decided to get one! I followed the advice of one of the guys and got a dual-rotor model, which is more stable and easier to control than the single rotor design.

After a few hours of playing with the toy and crashing in counteless times, I'm now able to do (almost) controled flights around the rooms in my apartment, and even fly the chopper from room to room. What's really amazing is that they were able to build such a complex machine with a very simple and very light design, and make it extremely robust (it survives the hardest crashes). The rechargeable battery allows flights up to about 5 minutes. The three brushless electrical engines powering the chopper are extremely small yet very powerful and very efficient. Amazing technology, worth the $50 or so (i think you can get it for less on-line).
Tue, December 18, 2007 - 2:11 AM permalink
Far Away
Sometimes I just want to fly far away...
Fri, December 7, 2007 - 10:40 PM permalink
Hot-Spring Adventure with Alyssa and Miloh
A couple of weeks ago I went to a secret hot-spring with my friend Alyssa and her friend Miloh, and we all had a great time there. The hot-spring is located not far from San Francisco, at the bottom of a cliff near the ocean. In fact the spring is under sea water most of the time, and it can be used only a few days each month when the tide is very low. We arrived there after sunset, and hiked down the dangerous trail at night. All the conditions were excellent. There were relatily few people in the hot pool (much less than on this photo) maybe less than a dozen, so we had ample room, there was a full moon, excellent weather, not too cold, a calm sea, and the sulfur-smelling spring water was ideal temperature, like a warm bath. So we all got naked and slide in the rocky pool. Alyssa was a "virgin", she had never been in a hot-spring before, and she liked it a lot. We explored the back of the pool, an area in a small and complely dark cave that can be reached by sliding through a narrow passage in the water. After soaking for a while and performing a relaxing "Aum" with everyone, Alyssa, Miloh and I decided to hike a bit on the wet sand along the coast, naked under the full moon, towards a large beach nearby. It was one of those unforgettable moments, so beautiful and rare. We found a few other pools of warm water in the wet sand, from other small hot-springs in the vincinity of the main one. When stepping in one of those pools we found quick sand! That was scary! We then hiked back to the hot-spring, but the tide had gone up so we had to waddle a bit into freezing cold ocean water on our way back. It was a bit hard to find our way back to the spring among all those enormous dark rocks that all look alike. Getting back into the warm pool was so nice. We stayed there a bit, sipping the Chartreuse liquor that I brought and Alyssa got a foot massage (actually, several) from a guy called Scott who also asked her several times if she would consider marrying him and giving him a child, which she politely declined. We chatted with the other folks in the pool, like this older guy called grey wolf, all very nice people. Then the ocean surf started to crash close from the hot pool, so we dressed-up, hiked up the steep trail and headed back to the city while a few people were still enjoying the last few minutes of hot water before the spring got swallowed by the ocean again. Only the next day we noticed all the cuts, scratches and bruises that we got from the slippery and scratchy rocks. That was an unforgettable night, and the best time I had in this hot-spring, since I'd been there a couple of times before.
Fri, December 7, 2007 - 5:44 PM permalink
originally published at Tristan's Blog
 
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