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 Kown Do as a kid but aside from a couple of scuffles I have never really had a need to be able to protect myself.
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Filed under: Travel Tips on July 13th, 2008 at 7:13 pm | No Comments »
As we get older a lot of things about us change. Our bodies change physically, we mature mentally, our tastes change, etc.
Lately I have been noticing a lot of changes in my attitude and overall mindset. I know I have changed over the last 5 years but it is kind of weird to take a step back and actually notice these things as they are happening. Things I used to do a couple months ago I have stopped doing completely.
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Filed under: Random Thoughts on June 29th, 2008 at 5:38 pm | 2 Comments »
In Bocas Del Toro, Panama there is a bat cave called La Gruta. According to Lonely Planet it was about a 6km walk and you paid a dollar to get in and got a water proof flashlight. Now I know why Jen always refers to it as the Lonely Liar.
After walking about 3km to save .50 cents on a taxi (other backpackers are so cheap!) we hop in a collective taxi and pay a dollar to be taken to La Gruta. At the start of the path there is a sign that says there is a dollar fee for “cave maintenance”. The entrance to the cave is pretty interesting, it was surrounded by Virgin Mary statues.
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Filed under: Adventures, Panama on June 25th, 2008 at 3:15 pm | 2 Comments »
In Costa Rica we met up with my parents and stayed at a very luxurious house that had hot water. It was awesome. Sadly this is the last of my video blogs from the trip but I have fun with them so maybe I’ll do more in the future.
Filed under: Costa Rica, Video Blog on June 23rd, 2008 at 8:54 am | No Comments »
Sitting at home in my nice comfy computer chair, I’ve taken some time to just sit around and think.
Traveling through Panama and Costa Rica was definitely an experience I’ll never forget, it had its up and downs but I think the biggest thing I got from it was an appreciation of the little things I used to take for granted.
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Filed under: Random Thoughts on June 22nd, 2008 at 2:46 am | 2 Comments »
