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 [...]
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How Do You Spend Your Life?
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 [...]
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Over the Edge of the World
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 [...]
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Live With Passion
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 [...]
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Dare To Live
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 [...]
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A pizza, a pitcher of mussels and cultural bias
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 [...]
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CELEBRATE BLOG #200
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, [...]
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An Adventurer Looks at 50
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 [...]
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Ocean of Hope Foundation
What is Ocean of Hope Foundation? In January 2009 Ridlon and I created Ocean of Hope Foundation. The foundation exists for the purpose of furthering the cause of ocean conservation. Our path is a grass roots operation which initially supplies schools in ocean shore villages the needed infrastructure for basic education and then encompasses [...]
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The Chef is Spitting in Your Soup
The Chef is Spitting in Your Soup I’ve seen both sides of dive travel all over the world – both as a guest and for 20 years on the service/professional side working as a dive instructor, running dive operations and finally owning my own dive expedition company. And during that time I’ve been fortunate [...]
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