“Every time I close my eyes blowing that trumpet of mine, I look right into the heart of good old New Orleans. It has given me something to live for.” – Louis Armstrong Aaah, New Orleans… The only place on my three years and two weeks of travelling that I got assaulted… I mention this … Continue reading USA :: Mardi Gras in New Orleans
” Houston, we have a problem here.” – John Swigert That’s right. John Swigert, NOT Jim Lovell. While Lovell‘s transmission became part of NASA history, it was command module pilot John Swigert who actually called Houston first about the problem. Here’s the official NASA transcript on the incident. Jim Lovell (Mission Commander), John Swigert (Command … Continue reading USA :: Houston Space Center (NASA)
“Baby, lock the door and turn the lights down low And put some music on that’s soft and slow” – Josh Turner A perfect example of why I have a serious distaste for country music. Sorry, but we can’t all like it… Anyway, I wasn’t in Texas for the music, I was there to visit … Continue reading USA :: VALENTINES AND RODEO IN KATY, TEXAS
“Why would I know where I live?” – Kaitlin not really knowing her address by heart My plans were to go see my cousin and between Honolulu and Houston there is San Diego, where my Egypt roomie Kaitlin lives. Couldn’t have planned it better if I tried.
Well, whaddayaknow… Big Bus operates in San Francisco too… I had originally planned on not taking a bus tour here, but seeing as they had a night tour I couldn’t resist. There’s something about a city all lit up at night… It’s one of my favourite things to see.
My plans escalated quickly. I went from checking the budget to booking all my tickets in a few, short weeks. The trip’s all planned now and all that’s missing are some of the hostels I’ll be staying at, they are not fully booked yet.
“In South Korea, they believe that when you turn 60, you’ve become a baby again and the rest of your life should be totally about joy and happiness, and people should leave you alone, and I just think that that’s the height of intelligence.” – Alice Walker Andreas and I finally went to Seoul together, … Continue reading AdventureBuddy Trip to Seoul, South Korea
It dawned on me today that the Instagram post I put out on what would have been by dad’s birthday was something I wanted to save for posterity. As this day is the anniversary of his passing and this blog is like my diary, specifically related to travel it felt natural to add it here.
“The journey is my home.” – Muriel Rukeyser February 26th 2020 I had officially been travelling for three years straight. My “Round the World Adventure” was drawing to a close and even though I was incredibly happy (and a little proud) that I managed my stated goal of travelling full time for three years, the … Continue reading YEAR 3 :: My last year of travel
“A developed country is not where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich use public transportation.” – Gustavo Petro, Mayor of Bogotá I only got to see the cathedral in Bogotá and have lunch with my new, French friend Laura, before succumbing to food poisoning… It was bad. It was real bad. But that’s … Continue reading Colombia :: Bogotá, food poisoning & the end of my adventure
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