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Goofy-Dancing Your Way Around the Globe!

Speaking of travel, my stepmom sent me this video of Matt Harding dancing his way around the world and I love it! Now this is a guy who knows how to get around—he’s been to over 80 countries.
I remember seeing Matt globetrotting through dozens of countries dancing his goofy dance back in about 2006, but [...]

22 Awesome Tips for Travelers

A few years back, I came across a useful magazine article that included an incredible list of tips for frequent travelers. Being a little bit of a world traveler myself, I quickly copied over much of the author’s guide onto my laptop for future reference. I couldn’t remember where I had found the list list [...]

Coachella Valley Music & Arts Fest 2008 Was Incredible!!

I spent about a week in SoCal, and I’m still recovering from three nights sleeping in the desert!
Last Wednesday was a long night racing across CA-41 and CA-46 in the pitch black, which was a very eerie experience with literally no other cars on the road for miles and miles. After downing two Rockstar energy [...]

Our Journey Through Spain Comes to an End; and a Brief Visit to the Nation’s Capital

Last time I wrote my travel journals, I left you with my New Years adventures on Ibiza, the serene little Spanish island in the Mediterranean known for its gorgeous beaches and incredible dance music, which has inspired the global house music scene. We then returned to the mainland, checking in to the five-star Hotel Arts [...]

My Personal and Professional Development Goals for 2008

Earlier in the week, I discussed how to set meaningful goals for 2008. I described how to take a roles-based approach to make your “resolutions” for the year more relevant and personally meaningful to you. We reviewed how visualizing each of these areas of focus in your life–your desired outcomes, and the way you’ll feel [...]

Balearic Adventure: Spain for the Holidays, Part III

Sat, Dec 29: After cleaning up the apartment and preparing for our flight to Ibiza all day, we caught up with Meye once more this evening, to give her a piece of climbing equipment that Ryan had left for her as a gift. The four of us wandered a off the beaten path to Granja [...]

Spain for the Holidays, Part II

Wed, Dec 26: This morning Tim and Ryan set out to make a local climb, so Paul and I ran a few errands. We paid a visit to a local Barcelona Starbucks for a coffee just off La Rambla (again, the main street in downtown B-town), and discovered that Starbucks uses the same numbers pretty [...]

Spain for the Holidays, Part I

Sun Dec 23: I flew out of Sacramento International Airport at 6:40AM. Landing in Chicago was VERY choppy as it was both foggy AND snowy at the same time there, delaying our flight by about an hour. I met a nice couple on the flight to D.C. who recommended a few things near Georgetown for [...]

Invading Spain for the Holidays!

The rumors are for real! I finally got my tickets and I’ll be leaving for Spain for the holidays with my close friend and colleague Paul Dickey on December 23rd! We’ll be adventuring with his best friend Tim Walther through Barcelona and hopefully Ibiza for the Christmas-New Years break.
Tim and Paul are experienced globetrotters, so [...]

Gonna Change the World! Just Watch…

I want to change society. I want to be a revolutionary. I want to make this world a better place for my future children. I made the conscious decision some time ago that I don’t want to live a normal life—I don’t want to bury my head in the sand and I don’t want to [...]