Philosophy Friday
This week is about controlling your future. Namely, navigating your career/life choices. Since I’ve very recently decided to fold my law practice (about 25% of my income) and concentrate my extra time on blogging (yikes), these quotes are particularly relevant to me this week. Enjoy! “Don’t confuse movement with progress” – Could be either the […]
A Parent’s Guide to Dragging a Toddler around Havasu Falls
There we were, hanging on for dear life. Nothing but 300 meters between us and the ground. Fingers slipping on both hands – one clinging to the rock, one desperately holding onto my toddler.
Searching for Maximón
Our Mission, Should we Choose to Accept it Many people search for meaning in life, but do not know where to look. Many people pray to numerous deities, assured that they will receive what they pray for. I was lucky in that I knew the meaning of life was firmly held by the best divine […]
Man Eaters Lodge, Tsavo West, Kenya
Safariing (this is a real word by the way) can get exhausting. It’s good to know that at the end of the day you can rest and relaxation at a decent lodge. One of the lodges we chose on a particular safari was the Man Eaters Lodge, a luxury tented camp nestled on the banks of the […]
Snapping Over-Under Water Shots Using A GoPro Dome
I was always pretty envious of those people who took such cool looking over-under/split water shots in perfectly clear water with tropical fish below and an empty, tropical, pristine beach above. Foolishly, while in St. Thomas, I attempted to capture such images with just my GoPro. The results left a lot to be desired (something about […]
Patara Elephant Farm – Chiang Mai, Thailand
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Picking an Elephant Park/Farm/Sanctuary to Visit If you go to Thailand you’ll want to see elephants. And the best place to see elephants in Thailand is Chaing Mai. Now, the real difficulty lies in which elephant park/farm/sanctuary to go to. There are many bad places out there and there are […]
Why Traveling with Kids is Hell (and Why I’ll Continue to Do It)
The Memory Game There are roughly 50 or so people who have what’s called Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory, or HSAM for short. These people basically have a much, much higher ability to recall events in their life than the average person. For example, someone with HSAM could tell you what happened to him or her […]
Death in Asia, Part II – The Himalayas
Success!! I followed the two men down one of several makeshift aisles. Where they were leading me to, I didn’t know. Just then, I turned and looked to my left. Sitting neatly at eye-level was a black bag with a lime-green tag. Not just any lime-green tag, MY lime-green tag. I found my bag! It […]
69 Hours
A Running Diary of Our Misery (Ed. – This piece is from 2008. Expect cultural references to be outdated) If you’re reading this right now then you’re probably at work wasting time, wishing you were on vacation. But this isn’t a story about sipping mojitos by the pool of your 5-star hotel – what we […]
Ranking the Wonders of the World
Ranking the WOnders of the WOrld There are seven wonders of the ancient world: The Great Pyramids of Giza, The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, The Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Since only one, the Great Pyramid […]