Three Rides in Three Years

Twenty-four months of using a plethora of public transportation in Australia led me across the world to the United States to meet up with a couple of friends and travel by plane to Central America landing at Tobías Bolaños International Airport in San Juan, Costa Rica. We spent the next 3 1/2 weeks traveling across…

Modes of Transportation; An Alternative to Owning an Automobile

The Boeing 747 landed on the tarmac at Brisbane Airport on the 2nd day of February 2002, the temperature when we landed was 29 degrees Celsius (84F) the sweat poured down the side of my face as I used several napkins to control this initial blast of heat. List of Vehicles Used   Ages 28…

A Life Lesson from Buying a Truck

Nearing the end of my weeks in the Pacific Northwest I knew I would require a vehicle to transport all of my belongings to my next destination back in Colorado prior to my departure for Australia in a year’s time. At the time I didn’t want to merely rent a U-haul truck and drive across…

Its Times Like These When You Need…

MINTIES! I found comfort in these little white mints when I first arrived in Brisbane, Queensland Australia they were potent and filled with just enough mint to be considered a breathe mint. In the back of my mind I continued to wonder about the decision to depart my home country? The pace of Australia was…

Air Pacific; A Young Man’s Travels, Desires & Journeys

Entry # Five on this 2nd day of July in the year of 2002 Move and I shall speak to you. Run and I will share your joy. Excite and I will not disappoint. Ask and I may never comeback. Love… Love has reopened a longing inside my soul, holding back are these tears of…

Remorseless Extortion And Sporting Day Tickets

A picture is worth a thousand words… Or does it? The images on the left side of the page were those given to the journal by the giver. They were “ideas” of what would become part of a young man’s desires and journey. It was words of inspiration and encouragement to go forth and become…

Discovering Yesteryear; Stories of a Young Man’s Travels

Waaaaaaay back in the echelons of history there was a young man with an exuberance for photography. This exuberance drove him to attend a private art college and eventually after twenty-four months of an aggressive and usually a gruesome list of assignments he passed with a degree. Whilst he was in his final semester of…

Pre-Travel Essentials, What Do You Do Before Departing?

Literally every person, I have ever met in Canada, outside of Canada, around North America, in South Korea, Australia, Costa Rica and even Ireland. We all have our own pre-flight routine before traveling, anywhere. This does not matter whether the person is about to drive to seven hours to grandma’s house for Thanksgiving, or head down…

One a day, to Keep the Cold Sores Away!

Pulling a stark blue coffee mug out of the far left cupboard as the water below began to boil inside the kettle. Reaching into the next cupboard withdrawing a packet of Twinning’s Earl Grey tea, I tore off the top and dropped it into the awaiting mug. As the kettle finished percolating I picked up…

“Calling All Investors,” Shouted the Stock Exchange

You have heard the same news I have about retirement, saving for your future and making wise investments to support yourself when you “one day retire”. Yes, everyone is “calling all investors” to take a gamble on your future, or be left behind. There are mutual funds, GIC’s, IRA’s, RRSP’s, TFSA’s, LIRA’s, savings, compounds, stock…