on 07 july 2007, noneck noel (aka noel a. hidalgo) will depart new york city for a journey around the world to learn from you. affably named "on the luck of seven" or "luck of seven." this is an open-source journey documenting free culture, social innovators and global change. for seven months, i will stand on the seven contents, dive into the seven oceans, and contemplate seven topics of freedom. while on the way, i will document the journey through stories, photos and videos. this is not my story, this is our story. though your hospitably, donations, projects, connections and friends, our stories will merge into one. as i wander the earth, my broad shoulders will bear seven topics of freedom: free culture; free and open-source software communities; couchsurfers, bloggers, fellow travelers and vloggers; agents of progressive social change; barcamp, coworking and meetups; happenstance, and climate change. all work will be produced under a creative commons license. all-in-all, this 21st century anthropological view of the personalities in physical / digital world we cohabit will always be freely available. visit the blog and join the club of seven.
Recoded: 6 January 2008Locations: Ushuaia, ArgentinaTags: 4x4, nunataka adventure, end of the earth, adventure, ushuaia, argentina, video diary, luck of sevenMusic: louie, louie - the kingsmenAbout: i posted some photos a few days ago, but here's the rip roaring, no holds bars beaver / shark adventure. toward the end of the video, you'll see me sitting on a log. while the rest of the peeps were canoeing. apparently, i had over stretched my arm skipping stones... nonetheless, it have me more ti...
Recoded: 4 January 2008Locations: Ushuaia, ArgentinaTags: art, prison, music video, sadness, end of the earth, antarctica, adventure, ushuaia, argentina, video diary, luck of sevenMusic: You Should Be Changing Everything - JapancakesAbout: in ushuaia there is one thing you can not miss, the southern most prison in the world. it's also the disputed home of the famous tango singer, carlos gardel (second link). while there, i thought about the things we touch and the legacy we leave. in this vide...
Recoded: 2 January 2008Locations: Ushuaia, ArgentinaTags: julie jira, glacier, thoughts, new year resolutions, end of the earth, antarctica, adventure, ushuaia, argentina, video diary, luck of sevenMusic: waiting for superman - iron and wineAbout: back from her love affair with antarctica, julie jira (flickr) and i take to the slopes for a bit of new year climbing and more importantly glacier sledding! while on top of the mountain, i make some painful decisions about antarctica and make a new ...
Recoded: 31 December 2007Locations: Ushuaia, ArgentinaTags: freestyle hostel, new years eve, bbq, end of the earth, antarctica, adventure, ushuaia, argentina, video diary, luck of sevenMusic: highway to hell - AC/DCAbout: after a hard day (see episode 38), i head back to the freestyle hostel, for a bit of R & R and one massive blowout. sorry if the last few frames are blurry, but so is my memory past 3 AM... :P
Recoded: 31 December 2007Locations: Ushuaia, ArgentinaTags: freestyle hostel, michael mccoll, new years eve, end of the earth, antarctica, adventure, ushuaia, argentina, video diary, luck of sevenMusic: no rain - blind mellonAbout: so it's the last day of the year and after spending a whole day running around town banging out my sneekernet i find an email from michael mccoll stating he's found a way south. so i snag my bags and run to the docks only to find out that it's taken him 6 months to ...
Recoded: 29 December 2007Locations: Ushuaia, ArgentinaTags: free hugs, juan mann, hitchhiking, free hugs guide, end of the earth, antarctica, adventure, ushuaia, argentina, video diary, luck of sevenMusic: over the rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo'oleAbout: it's lonely out here... super lonely. the likely hood of me holding up a sign and heading south is dwindling fast... in between the infrequent hugs, i think about my buddy juan mann. he's the silly fool who became internet famous for hugging the...
Recoded: 27 December 2007Locations: Ushuaia, ArgentinaTags: pants, end of the earth, antarctica, adventure, ushuaia, argentina, video diary, luck of sevenMusic: walk on the wild side - lou reedAbout: after 6 months, the crotch of my pants departed to another journey. for balls and honor!
Recoded: 25 December 2007Locations: Ushuaia, ArgentinaTags: freestyle hostel, paul lacoste, free hugs, christmas, end of the earth, antarctica, adventure, ushuaia, argentina, video diary, luck of sevenMusic: chocolate jesus - tom waitsAbout: on a bright and sunny day, paul and i headed down to the waterfront to see if christmas cheer and free hugs will get us anywhere. after a few hours handing out hugs and waving to ushuaia, paul and i get picked up by my buddy matias, carolina and malo for a...
Recoded: 23 December 2007Locations: Ushuaia, ArgentinaTags: freestyle hostel, paul lacoste, coworking, cowork central, fernando maclen, end of the earth, antarctica, adventure, ushuaia, argentina, video diary, luck of sevenMusic: dirty water, by the standells - once in a lifetime, by the talking headsAbout: today, i met a new traveler, paul lacoste. while he's from france, he's really a brother from another mother. after the two of us kicked around fruitlessly looking for a ride to antarctica,...