There’s something about tradition….something comforting, something satisfying. It’s a feel good moment that you’ve carried on something important into the future. It’s a way of belonging.
I thought about tradition yesterday as I sailed through Boka Bay. Boka Bay is a picturesque fjord that winds its way from the bottom of the Adriatic Sea to the heart of Kotor, Montenegro. The town is steeped in maritime tradition and was a strategic port in the Mediterranean throughout the ages. Even today,…
Today I didn’t make my bed. I didn’t do my laundry and I didn’t cook or do the dishes. I didn’t grocery shop or vacuum. And I’m not necessarily advocating that you “don’t” do these things either today but it got me thinking….
At the moment, I live and work on board a cruise ship and so have the privilege of having someone else do these things for me. I have a cabin steward who cleans my room and vacuums…
Over the Edge of the World -
Over the Edge of the World is the title of a magnificent book about Magellan discovering the straits which bear his name. I believe this is also where the explorers of the world find their place and their peace, at the literal edge of human existence. There is a line that marks the edge of the survival zone of our species, explorers thrive on the far side of that line. There is something…
There is a sign up over my fireplace which says, “live with passion”. To me, that means that whatever you do, do it with all your heart. Live each day with a passion that makes living worthwhile. But I also believe there is something, one thing above all, in each one of us that is our true passion. There is something that feeds the fires of our soul, that drives us, that inspires us. What is it? That is a…
Ibiza. International party town, home of foam and rave and all night discos. A town where a store named, “Just a fucking store” really isn’t out of place. But today, I arrived at 8:00am on my ship and with departure at 3:00pm I won’t be privy to the nocturnal charade. Just as well, that’s not where I’m at today…or in life for that matter. But I took a walk about town trying to figure out why I’m just not satisfied…
No matter how much you travel you can’t help but bring your cultural bias with you. I don’t mean bias as in mine is better than yours, I mean that the footprint of your own culture is always the basis of what you think.
Today we went out for lunch. As is quite common of us here in Europe, we headed for a local pizza place. There is nothing quite like the thin crust and REAL tomato taste of a…
Here’s a silly post. 200. Yep, that’s what this post is, number 200 for this site. It made me think that I should have some kind of a celebration. Wow….we’ve written 200 posts. Bring on the clowns, the cake and the candles.
So I wonder…..is 200 a lot? I mean for a blog post. Somewhere, some internet, blogging, marketing guru will say that once you reach 200 posts, you should have “X” number of readers, “X” number of comments daily…
The Adventurer’s Closet and a Functional Minimalist Lifestyle
What does a minimalist lifestyle mean to an adventurer? Recently, I was at the Overland Expo in S. Arizona and one of the panelists who was an accomplished overlander* said something that struck me. He was asked how he managed to fit all the things he would need for a round the world trip into one vehicle. This was a common question from all the people who hadn’t done a multi-month or…
An Adventurer looks at 50
Yes, I know, Jimmy Buffet made famous his book about turning 50, which gave me the idea for the title of this post. Well, I’m not 50 and I’m not Jimmy Buffet….but my brother turned 50 this week and it truly made me stop and think. I’m just a few years behind him and I’m in the last few laps of the race to where the “50” checkered flag waves.
What’s wrong with 50? Not…
Email Action Alerts for Ocean Conservation
Like a lot of us, I’ve been watching dramatic footage of the disaster in the Gulf – oil soaked beaches, dead wildlife and oil slicks spread across hundreds of square miles of ocean. At times like this, it’s really easy to get overwhelmed because this is an unprecedented ecological disaster whose impacts we will not even fully know until we look back ten years from now. And when we feel that the scope…
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