Summer 2010 Round The World Extravaganza!

These are the countries I want to visit during my round the world trip in 2010. In no particular order, just grouped by continent
North America:
1. Orlando (start here!)
South America:
1. Rio De Janiero, Brazil
Australia: (these three are all right next to each other)
1. Sydney, Australia
2. Auckland, New Zealand
3. Nada, Fiji (quick island hop ride from New [...]

Places I’ve Been

(Last Updated 11/15/08)
I was trying to think about places I have been, so I made this list.
States (15)

Arizona
California
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Maryland
Missouri
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Ohio
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia

State To Do List

Alaska
New York
DC
Washington

I’ve driven through other states, but these are ones I actually visited.
Countries (8)

Bahamas
Belize
Costa Rica
Grand Cayman
Jamaica
Mexico
Panama
Virgin Islands

There is a lot of Caribbean in there, mostly because of the cruises I have gone [...]

Shaping Mind and Body

After traveling for a bit, one thing stuck out in my mind, I have no way to defend myself. This thought never actually occurred to me until I read the memoir, “Honeymoon With My Brother” and the author mentioned learning martial arts before he went to some dangerous country whose name escapes me.
I took Tae [...]

Panama and Costa Rica: What I’m Packing

In a previous post I wrote about the events that led up to making the trip to Panama and Costa Rica happen. This post covers what I am packing in my single piece of luggage, a small backpack.

Staying Healthy Abroad

Traveling around the world isn’t easy, but it’s not as hard as you think either. It can be very intimidating, you may worry about getting sick while you’re away, and the best medicine for this is prevention.
Going to Panama and Costa Rica is my first big trip overseas where I’m not staying in a fancy [...]