2015 Was a ritual in reassurance that traveling by sea is my own personal epic odyssey....I remember
Travelling well is an important part of living well. If you travel well, your trip becomes more memorable and more rewarding. I haven't been everywhere-but it is on my list--and so is being a multinational soul, an AmeriCAN, not an AmeriCANT.
I couldn't do it on land alone. NYC or L.A., London and Tokyo were what I call "making the right mistakes" These adventures were nothing more than bad planning but useful nonetheless. I needed to get consecrated @sea and that is what I have been doing for the last 7 years---Turning the slogan "Just Do it, to JUST DONE-ONCE AROUND WITHOUT LEAVING THE GROUND.
I Myth You-Joseph Campbell
The AWE in Awesome was put back into May and June, and more importantly, I put the HE in Hero-as I continue on what Joseph Campbell articulates in The Power of Myth, as actually feeling the rapture of being alive. I have never sailed to The Arctic Circle- and now I can say "Just Done It!" Swish
They call it Planet Earth but it's mostly covered in blue ocean. I took a 1hr train ride to Civitavecchia, the port of call for Holland America's Prinsendam, I was about to start on the first of Two Grand Voyages.I Myth You-Joseph Campbell
The AWE in Awesome was put back into May and June, and more importantly, I put the HE in Hero-as I continue on what Joseph Campbell articulates in The Power of Myth, as actually feeling the rapture of being alive. I have never sailed to The Arctic Circle- and now I can say "Just Done It!" Swish
Don’t RENT your life, OWN it. Live Your Dream(s) Now, not your Back-Up Plan
"Every day is a journey," wrote Basho, "and the journey itself is home." If the Zen poet hadn't said that more than 300 years ago, I would have. I am Basho on a frequent flyer pass, with complimentary mojo on take off.
Don't Just Read My Words: See My May-June 2015 Videos:
The English Riviera-Cornwall
Have You Driven A Fjord Lately? H2 0MG
Portland,UK ROCKS
How Swede It Is- Stockholm Marathon
Ready,Set, North Cape-Arctic Circle
Nordic Track-Waterfalls Everywhere
▼ June 2015 (37)
- Western Norway-Hardangerfjord
- Vøringsfossen and Sysen Dam-Team Ionic
- Eidfjord Passage, Norway's Ecstasy
- Flåm Mountains-Primary Colors
- Flåm, Norway-Free For All-H2O
- Ã…lesund, Norway-Everyday Epiphanies
- Norway-Red, White and Yellow Houses
- Trondheim-I Love Ewe
- On Top of The World 71°10′21″
- Honningsvåg. Norway-Ready, Set, North Cape
- Tromsø, Norway-Gateway To The Arctic
- Narvik Mountains, Norway
- Narvik, Norway
- The Arctic Highway
- Geirangerfjord, Norway-H2OMG
- Troldhaugen, Norway-Edvard Grieg
- Bergen, Norway-Fjords
- 14 Day Northern Explorer Cruise-Norway
- Haarlem, Netherlands-Globetrotting
- Flanders Field, Belgium-A Place To Remember
- Normandy, France Awe and Gratitude
- Limerick, Ireland-Tyres
- Foynes, Ireland-Path of Moist Resistance
- Galway, Ireland-Claddagh Rings
- Killeybegs, Ireland- 50 Shades of Green
- @Irish Sea
- Dublin-Guiness Storehouse-Intoxivation
- Dublin, Ireland-Irish Central
- Pembrokeshire, Mid-Wales-Sun Day
- Saint Just-By-Rosalind, UK
- Falmouth, UK-Cornish Coastline
- Guernsey Channel Islands
- Portland UK-Rocks
- English Channel-White Cliffs of Dover
- Edam-Smile and Say Cheese
- Holland-Keeping In Touch With The Dutch
- Copenhagen-The Little Mermaid and H2OMG
- ▼ May 2015 (30)
- Stockholm Marathon- How Swede It Is
- Helsinki, Finland-Olympic
- The Hermitage-A View With A Room
- Petersburg, Russia-Painted In Vodka
- ST Petersberg-Ain't Much Sunshine-Only 60 Days
- Tallinn, Estonia
- Berlin, Germany Alpha Bravo, Check Point Charley
- Kiel Canal
- Hamburg- Neuengamme Camp
- Hamburg, Germany-The Beatles
- Elbe River, Germany
- Amsterdam-A'Dam
- Brugge-500 Beers
- Brugge-An unFlemished Reputation
- Portland, U.K. Stone
- Brest, France-Quaint Quimper
- Being There-France
- Haute Médoc Region, France
- Bordeaux, France-View of The Left Bank
- Porto, Portugal - Bom Dia
- Lisbon, Portugal-My Dutch Bike
- Lagos, Portugal-A Wind From The North
- Gibraltar-Monkeys
- Like A Rock - Strait of Gib
- Córdova, Spain 3 Cultures
- Alicante, Spain- Knight and Day
- @Sea-Mallorca
- Civitavecchia, Italy-Crows Nest
- Rome Sweet Rome, Italy