Travel Blogging

Wow, hard to believe I’ve been away from the USA for a year now. Thanks to everyone who recognized the 365th day was November 30! Since so many new readers …

Dares I know it has been awhile since I completed a dare, however they are always in the back of my mind. To recap what is outstanding: For $100, my …

I saw that my life was a vast glowing empty page and I could do anything I wanted. ““ Jack Kerouac The Dream – Traveling around the world has been …

Stacy from Rambling Traveler was visiting a friend in the DC area with her husband Doug this past weekend and suggested we meet up for a drink.  I steered us …

In the past week, I’ve come across quite a few new travel blogs I am eager to share, however, I must first recognize the end of the first blog I …

If you were to win a contest where the prize was a trip around the world, would you accept it? Before you answer, there is a catch. You will be …

Since reading The Lost Girls’ post on their trials and tribulations in northern Vietnam (especially the part about the cab ride from hell), I started to reflect on my own …

I recently commented on nomad4ever’s post about reasons why he, and others, blog. I realized if I’m sharing those thoughts with his readers, I certainly should share them with my …

You’re not your job. You’re not how much money you have in the bank. You’re not the car you drive. You’re not the contents of your wallet. You’re not your …

I started to recycle again today. I had stopped upon moving into my current studio apartment four years ago this month. The kitchen barely had room for a medium garbage …

It’s a new day But it all feels old It’s a good life, That’s what I’m told But everything, it all just feels the same Good Charlotte’s opening lyrics to …

Friday, payday, good day! I just finished watching the Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Great movie, a little trippy. In particular, I really dug the Portuguese adaptations of David Bowie …

It’s been a week since I started this blog, and I’m increasingly keen on the idea of maintaining it on my trip around the world.

Eureka! Installing this blog software by WordPress on my own website was a snap. I had already done the message boards a few months ago, so I’m sure that experience …