Tag: Expat Life
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A Story About Amsterdam
Originally this post was going to be a rant about how disastrous my attempt at getting to Amsterdam turned out to be, then I decided that no one really wants to read about me getting screwed by United Airlines. So, we will move along in a more upbeat manner. I plan on ranting a bit…
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The Mysterious Ruins of Nan Madol
If you’re a history buff or you’ve spent any wasted time watching shows like The Unexplained, Ancient Aliens, or Unbelievable then you’ve probably heard of the ruins of Nan Madol. The quick overview is that Nan Madol is an archeological site on the east side of the island of Pohnpei, in Micronesia. It was the…
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Diving the World Famous Wrecks of Chuuk Lagoon
In March of 2025 I was able to check a huge box in the travel bucket list. I went wreck diving in Chuuk Lagoon. Chuuk (or Truk as most of the world still refers to it) is a tiny Atoll in the middle of the western Pacific Ocean. It’s part of a larger collection of…
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Stuck in a Tropical Hell.
The joys of tropical island travel. Wanting to get away and travel back off the grid, I took a job on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It seemed like a good idea, at the time. General Information Stopping to take a good look at the blog posts while updating the book…
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On My Way To Petra.
So…today started out as chaos. I got up super early, so I could get to the Jett Bus station and be the first one in line. The man I talked with yesterday on the phone said to be at the bus station at 0600 to get a ticket. Figuring earlier is better, I decided to…
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A Quick Tour of Jordan.
With my normal day off and the Eid holiday giving me a five day break, it was time to head out on another quick adventure. This definitely falls into what I call the weekender category. With travel to-from-and-around the country I’ve really only got about 3 days of doing stuff. I decided on Jordan for…
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Sandstorms. Again.
It’s amazing how your view of a place can change over time. Things you think are crazy become commonplace with the passage of days and months. Stay in one place long enough, those same things become the platform for jollifications and witticisms. I remember when I moved to the Great State of Texas. I thought…
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Work and Play.
Its been a little while since I’ve been here. Work has been a bit like work lately, and summer in the desert has been brutally hot the last several weeks. So, I’ve been just trudging through life. One of the things about traveling for work and adventure is that, at the end of the day,…
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Collecting those memories.
A friend of mine asked me the other day what I used for cameras while traveling. This seemed a good topic for conversation, as I would image that everyone does something a little different. To start this I would think that there are probably two types of people taking pictures while traveling. These two camps…