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Oscar Blanco-Franco
Приєднався 18 гру 2012
A Boricua who ❤️’s traveling, photography, video, nature, and scuba diving!
“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not" - R.W. Emerson
“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not" - R.W. Emerson
OSCAR & PETER'S WEDDING CEREMONY (April 13th, 2023)
Its been a year since we joined in spiritual union with our immediate family in my native Puerto Rico. We couldn't have asked for a more spectacular afternoon in the beautiful El Conquistador Resort facing that beautiful ocean and looking towards one of my favorite places in the planet: Culebra Island. CHEERS 🍸 🌈 🤵 🤵♂️ 👨❤️💋👨 🎊 🇵🇷 ❤️
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OPEN WATER: PUERTO MORELOS, MEXICO (MARCH 2024)
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First time scuba diving in Mexico! Our trip was organized by Pan Aqua Diving Shop in New York City and was simply a wonderful way to get a winter break in the beautiful Riviera Maya located in the Yucatán Peninsula. Located less than an hour south of Cancun we got to stay at Ojo de Agua Hotel and our diving activities were scheduled by Wet Set Dive Shop just a few steps from the hotel. Perfect ...
OPEN WATER: NEW BRITAIN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (August 26th - Sept 2nd, 2023)
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After spending over a week in mainland Papua New Guinea we flew from Port Moresby to Hoskins in the Island of New Britain for our scuba diving adventure(our trip was booked with Undersea X). From the small airport in Hoskins we traveled close to 1 hour to arrive to Walindi Resort located in Kimbe Bay (West New Britain Province). We embarked the MV Oceania liveaboard and for the next 9 days we c...
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: EAST SEPIK PROVINCE, THE HIGHLANDS, AND PORT MORESBY (August 2023)
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Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG) is a country in Oceania. Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby. The country is the world's third largest island country. There are 839 known languages of Papua New Guinea, making it one of the most linguistically diverse countries in the world. It is also one of the most rural countries, with only 13.25% of its population living in...
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: SING-SING CULTURAL FESTIVAL (August 2023)
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First time traveling to this remote destination of our planet to get to experience some new and different cultural history! 48 Hours of the famous Sing - Sing cultural festival in Mount Hagen, PNG (plus a Pre Show at Rondon Ridge). We stayed at Bird of Paradise hotel in town right next to the showgrounds. Sing-Sing is an Oceanian ceremony of singing and dancing. Large-scale song and dance festi...
PUERTO RICO (APRIL 2023)
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A portrait of photos/video clips showing quality time with closest family revolving the days around our wedding ceremony. This was the Sciscioli/Keeler/Meier's first time visiting the Island of Enchantment ✈️ 🇵🇷 🙌 ♥️
OPEN WATER: STATIA (AKA. ST EUSTATIUS ISLAND-MARCH 2023)
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Our first time diving at this beautiful caribbean destination(my first experience diving in the Dutch Caribbean was back in 2012 in the island of Bonaire). We booked our trip to Statia (AKA St. Eustatius Island) with UnderseaX Company which caters LGBTQA divers. The local people were wonderful both at Golden Rock Nature and Dive Resort as well as in the places we visited in the Island. The staf...
DISNEY WORLD - ORLANDO, FLORIDA (JULY 2021)
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Very happy to have finally edited this video during my first time spending a mini vacation with my youngest nieces at Disney World. My brother (Alex)and my sister in law (Megi) get the credit for planning it. I hadn't visited Disney World since 1991 so I was excited of returning and getting to experience new rides. We stayed at Disney's Art of Animation Resort which was beautiful and highly rec...
RONDA, MIJAS, AND MARBELLA - ANDALUSIA, SPAIN (JUNE 2022)
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Last portion of our roadtrip in Southern Spain. We started in beautiful Ronda. Ronda is known for its cliff-side location and a deep chasm that carries the Guadalevín River and divides the town. It's "Puente Nuevo" is the tallest of the bridges in this location, towering 120 m (390 ft) above the canyon floor, and serves as some of the city's most impressive features. The "Plaza de Toros de Rond...
ZAHARA DE LA SIERRA, GRAZALEMA, SETENIL DE LAS BODEGAS - ANDALUSIA, SPAIN (JUNE 2022)
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We continued our road trip in Southern Spain now to visit some of the White towns of Andalusia. The White Towns of Andalusia, (or "Pueblos Blancos"), are a series of whitewashed towns and large villages in the northern part of the provinces of Cádiz and Málaga in southern Spain, mostly within the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park. All of the villages are characterized by whitewashed walls and re...
MÁLAGA AND CAMINITO DEL REY - ANDALUSIA, SPAIN (JUNE 2022)
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After leaving Almería we continued our road trip towards Málaga. We decided to stay in this beautiful city as our "home" base to then travel on different days throughout the Route of the White Villages of Andalusia. We recommend staying at Gibralfaro's Parador which offers some amazing views of the city. Málaga lies on the Costa del Sol (Coast of the Sun) of the Mediterranean, about 100 kilomet...
ALMERÍA, CABO DE GATA, AND NERJA: ANDALUSIA, SPAIN (JUNE 2022)
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After spending sometime with our family/friends in Madrid, Peter and I flew to Almeria to start our road trip in Andalusia's Costa del Sol and the Route through the White Villages (Ruta de los Pueblos Blancos). Almeria is Andalusia’s most eastern capital. Spending only half a day in this city we decided to visit the main attraction here (The Alcazaba) which is the second largest Muslim fortress...
CÓRDOBA, SPAIN - ANDALUSIA (JUNE 2022)
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This summer Peter and I had the opportunity to travel to Spain to spend quality time with my parents, family, and close friends of ours. During our vacation we decided to venture to Andalucia in southern Spain. Our first destination was Cordoba(also called "the city of the flowers"). We took the high speed train in Madrid and in 2.5 hours we arrived there. If you start early in the morning as w...
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (FEB.2022)
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BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (February 2022): My first time in BA was back in July 2006 traveling with my childhood friend Ana Yolanda and our godparents Yolanda and Manuel. I fell in love with the city which reminds me in many ways to my dear Madrid! That same year in December I went back with my parents Maribel and Oscar Sr being our first trip together to Argentina (also our first time in Patagon...
EL CHALTÉN 2, ARGENTINIAN PATAGONIA (FEB.2022): HIKING LAGUNA TORRE & LAGUNA DE LOS TRES (FITZ ROY)
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I would say that most people that visit El Chaltén hike these two trails at Los Glaciares National Park: Laguna de los Tres (AKA. Fitz Roy Trail) and Laguna Torre trail. Most of us embarking on long and difficult hikes seek challenge. We try to push ourselves into a new body, or a new state of mind. But sometimes, when the effort is too big, even though you succeeded it feels unnerving. Truth i...
EL CHALTÉN , ARGENTINIAN PATAGONIA (FEB.2022): HIKE TO LAGUNA AZUL & LAGUNA DIABLO
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EL CHALTÉN , ARGENTINIAN PATAGONIA (FEB.2022): HIKE TO LAGUNA AZUL & LAGUNA DIABLO
EL CALAFATE & PERITO MORENO GLACIER - ARGENTINIAN PATAGONIA 2022
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EL CALAFATE & PERITO MORENO GLACIER - ARGENTINIAN PATAGONIA 2022
USHUAIA, ARGENTINA/PATAGONIA (February 2022)
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USHUAIA, ARGENTINA/PATAGONIA (February 2022)
OPEN WATER: SAN SALVADOR, BAHAMAS (OCTOBER 2021)
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OPEN WATER: SAN SALVADOR, BAHAMAS (OCTOBER 2021)
BALEARIC ISLANDS: FORMENTERA (MAY 2021)
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BALEARIC ISLANDS: FORMENTERA (MAY 2021)
BALEARIC ISLANDS : MENORCA (MAY 2021)
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BALEARIC ISLANDS : MENORCA (MAY 2021)
OPEN WATER: DIVING WITH SHARKS (BAHAMAS) (OCTOBER 2019)
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OPEN WATER: DIVING WITH SHARKS (BAHAMAS) (OCTOBER 2019)
OPEN WATER - THE WHALES IN TONGA (SEPTEMBER 2017)
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OPEN WATER - THE WHALES IN TONGA (SEPTEMBER 2017)
OPEN WATER - FIJI (THE BLIGH WATERS) (SEPTEMBER 2017)
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OPEN WATER - FIJI (THE BLIGH WATERS) (SEPTEMBER 2017)
OPEN WATER: ANSE CHASTENET, ST LUCIA (MAY 2019)
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OPEN WATER: ANSE CHASTENET, ST LUCIA (MAY 2019)
Looks like an amazing experience!
The cultural experience of getting to see how many of these people still live like their ancestors hundreds of years ago was worth the long journey to this corner of our planet. Been following your wonderful recent travels as well!!!
Beautiful work Guys! Thanks for sharing!!!
Thank you Tasha! Glad to have had the opportunity to document this wonderful cultural experience and share it with all of you. Happy Thanksgiving with your loved ones!
Amazing footage and such a great log of the journey Oscar. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you Doug! This will bring memories in years to come of such a wonderful cultural experience 😃