Jeremy

Jeremy founded Living the Dream in 2008 to chronicle his long-term trip around Asia. Since then he has been on two long-term trips, visited 69 countries, and is just getting started. He is now on a Lifestyle Design quest to build businesses to pursue a life of travel.

Can You Use a Full Frame Lens on a Crop Sensor Camera?

There is a lot of confusion on the performance difference between lenses if used on a specific camera body, especially with regards to using full frame lenses on crop sensor cameras (like the Sony a6000, my camera, which uses a “crop” APS-C sensor).

Cameras like mine take lenses designed for crop sensors (naturally), but also take lenses that are rated for full frame cameras (like the Sony a7iii).

The confusion comes in to play in what kind of image these two lenses will produce at comparable focal lengths, as the discussion of camera “crop factors” is often used interchangebly with lenses as much as they are for sensors. Even I have to admit being messed up on it for quite some time (hence this post).

If comparing a full frame rated lens with a crop sensor lens on the same crop sensor camera body, the main difference is this: nothing.

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How to Book an Around the World Ticket – AirTreks Review

AirTreks is an interesting service that specializes in booking around the world tickets and obscure flights.

On the surface, this seems to be quite the niche service, which is true, but for those who are in need of an elaborate plane flight these sort of services are few and far between- and few have the reputation that comes with AirTreks’ 30+ years of experience.

So if you are looking to book an around the world plane ticket for your next journey (or simply have an obscure route you want to save money on), give this one a try!

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5 Sight Seeing Do’s and Don’ts for Traveling in Jordan

The Do and Don’t list is something that I have always enjoyed watching on travel specials and am throwing my hand into the style with this feature.

While some of these features are often in the style of “you must do this” and “you might as well miss that,” this version will be formatted in a different way and in no way tell you not to do something major, as my misfortune might be someone else’s highlight.

Instead, the “Do” will feature a specific place or thing to do in the destination that is a great site and/or experience, and the “Don’t” will spotlight things to keep in mind during that activity that is not well known and publicized when planning the trip.

For all posts in this feature, check out the Do and Dont link in the category list on the side bar in the future for countries, cities, and regions!  Now, onward to 5 Dos and Donts when traveling in Jordan!

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23 Delicious Cincinnati Breweries to Grab a Pint of Beer

When we were living in southwest Ohio, the concept of a craft brewery was almost foreign to us.

Much like many cities around the country, the craft beer boom was a recent development only within the last decade or so. As far as Cincinnati breweries are concerned, this is no different.

As we are frequent visitors to the region to see family and friends, we have decided to make it our mission to hit up all of the best breweries in Cincinnati. Every time we visit we plan on adding more to this guide, and we won’t stop until we’ve hit them all!

So, if you are looking for a great spot to grab a pint of beer, the following are for you.

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