I read an article today on Lifehack called 31 Quotes To Inspire You To Live For Meaning Instead Of Money. The article really hit home, not just because I recently moved to Berlin as a freelancer, but also because of the importance of the freedom of travel. And the freedom to not work inside a cubicle. All which helps to give my life greater meaning. Continue reading “Money Makes the World Go ‘Round But What About You?”
Well, it will begin next month. But the preparations are on now. It’s been my dream to live in Europe and I’m finally making that dream come true as I will be arriving in Berlin mid-April to begin my new life adventure. I have been wavering between “I can’t wait to get there” and “what the hell am I thinking?” Continue reading “The Berlin Adventure Begins”
One of the first questions I always get was, “How was the food?” Pretty much, great. Living in apartments allowed me to shop and make most meals. But what is travel without sampling the food. Here are some of those samplings: Continue reading “The Food Post”
13 countries, 24 cities, 18,000 miles. From beginning to end, the map of the trek:
The last stop. At the end of my longest ever trip abroad, it all came down to the city on the Thames. Continue reading “London Calling”
Well, more than a day. A couple of days in Liverpool. I would consider myself a casual fan of The Beatles as opposed to a diehard one. But as important as The Beatles are to music history, I was excited to get to experience a little of this history. Continue reading “Day Tripper”
As things start to wind down, it’s nice to have this part of the trip continue to see friends. Really, after so much sightseeing, history, and walking tours, getting to experience life in the UK with locals instead of living like a local is a welcome change of pace. Continue reading “Bristol Stomp”
Traveling from Dublin, a city with an excellent tourism infrastructure, it was interesting comparing Belfast to it, what with Belfast recent period of peace. There is lots of growth here in Belfast, which benefits more from the UK economy (fragile as it is) than Dublin does from Ireland. Continue reading “Belfast Rising”
When you hear certain cities or countries mentioned, there are words immediately used to describe them which are conjured up by negative images of recent history. Columbia begets “drugs,” Nicaragua reminds people of the Sandinistas, North Korea possibly never recovering from Dennis Rodman. Continue reading “Signs of “The Troubles””
Some video from what I could get over people’s heads…
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