Archive for Personal Stuff

Friendship

What It Feels Like To Be A Friend

On my final morning in the town of Sighisoara, I opened up my laptop at around 10:00am, minutes after finishing off a mediocre breakfast that consisted of a couple of eggs and stale toast. The first thing I did was … Read more

Chichen Itza Mexico

Choosing My Next Travel Destination… Help Needed!

The time has come once again for me to leave Mexico. In only four days time I shall be on an airplane bound for the US. The ‘plan’, and I use that term ever so loosely considering that I really … Read more

Sloth in Costa Rica

June Update: Travel Plans Cancelled

About ten days ago, I was working on my laptop as usual in the wonderful Ah Cacao Cafe here in Playa del Carmen. At one point, I stood up from my seat and walked towards the restroom. And then I … Read more

Worms-Food

I Have Worms

Starting this evening (Saturday), my website might be down on and off over the next couple of days. I’m in the process of moving my web hosting away from Bluehost, a service I was once quite happy with, to a … Read more

Smile

We All Have A Reason To Smile

One random Saturday, when I was a mere twelve years old, my parents, along with my sister and I, went to visit some family members who lived nearby. We actually visited these relatives somewhat often during my youth and on … Read more

QM2-4

A Farewell to Ship Life

My bedroom no longer sways in the night and I no longer work to the melodies of a three-piece Latvian orchestra in the background. Oddly enough, I now seem to wake up each morning in the same location where I … Read more

New-Site-Design

Introducing My New Site Design

Chances are that I’m sound asleep as you read this post, no matter what time of the day it may happen to be. I’ve been up all night working on the upload of my new site design, right on the … Read more

Goofy

The Biggest Traveling Tool Of 2010

That’s right. I’m the tool. Two weeks ago, a few minutes into a breakfast I was having with a friend in Chiang Mai, Thailand, this said ‘friend’ suddenly looked up from her omlette and called me a ‘tool’. Actually, not … Read more

Camel in Palmyra, Syria

As They Say In Syria, Shukran!

This blogging stuff has continued to be quite remarkable as of late, especially the past six weeks or so. Things are happening that I simply never expected and I’m communicating with so many incredible people that it’s almost overwhelming Basically, … Read more

I Love the Unknown

I Love The Unknown

Yesterday afternoon, while eating enchiladas in Brooklyn, a friend of a friend asked me a very simple question. He asked me, “Why are you traveling to the Middle East?” At first, I didn’t hesitate to give an answer. I began … Read more