Since I’ve started my adventure, I’ve learned that there is a very distinct difference from those that are traveling and those that are working. When I first began, I thought you could be both. In the back of my mind, I thought I’d be able to join my friends and travel on a whim to anywhere I want. While there is some truth to that being possible, it’s the exception rather than the rule. It’s interesting to meet other travelers, because most of them don’t get what I’m doing. They don’t understand the concept of working remotely; and don’t even try and use the term “location independent”. I’m coming to the fast realization that there are fewer of us out
Continue Reading > 42 Comments posted: January 28th, 2010
Untitled from Sean Ogle on Vimeo. NOTE: This video is in HD, hopefully you have a faster internet connection than I do and can watch it smoothly! I would love some feedback on how it turned out for you. If you are viewing this in a reader and the video doesn’t display head over to my site to check it out! For the last three days I’ve been hanging out on the island of Koh Phi Phi, about a 2 hour ferry ride from my previous destination of Ao Nang. I’m not sure what I was expecting to find here, but whatever it was, I was completely unprepared. Unparalleled in beauty, a ten minute kayak ride found me floating in
Continue Reading > 29 Comments posted: January 25th, 2010
If there is one thing that has remained constant through my transformation over the last year, it’s my love of music. It has played such a strong role in my life that I sometimes wonder where I would be without it. Regardless of how you are feeling, there is a song or artist out there that can make you feel better. If you need motivation, commiseration, energy, whatever it is, music will always be there to help. Just today I found myself wearing down a little, and all I had to do was put in my headphones and everything was better. There have also been specific songs in my life that have helped me down the path I’m on for various
Continue Reading > 57 Comments posted: January 20th, 2010
I’ve had a couple readers send me emails over the past few weeks asking about the mistakes that I made in going location independent. Specifically, from the time I left my job to the time that I showed up in Thailand. Well, let me tell you, there were a lot of them. Inevitably there was nothing too catastrophic considering that I’m here, employed, and having a great time. However, there are certainly some things I would have done differently. When you make the transition from the 9-5 to having no plans and no set schedule, you may think it will be an easy transition. In reality, it’s not. No matter how many times I told myself I would set a schedule for
Continue Reading > 21 Comments posted: January 17th, 2010
Looking back on this title, it totally sounds like a cheesy sales pitch for a $400 self help program. Well, lucky for you it’s not. What if I told you you could change any aspect of your life for the better in just one easy step. Would you believe me? Well I’m here to tell you there is only ONE reason I am sitting in a jungle bungalow in Krabi, Thailand right now. There is only ONE thing I’ve done that got me to this point, and it’s much easier than you might think. Ok are you ready for this? I want you to have an open mind. Seriously, don’t laugh when you hear the answer. Hear me out. Alright, here
Continue Reading > 56 Comments posted: January 14th, 2010
For those of you who have been living under a rock for the last few weeks, there is a new game in town when it comes to living an unconventional lifestyle. Let me introduce you to Untemplater. A few months back Jun Loayza had a brilliant idea for a community site geared towards living life in unique fashion. He recruited some of the biggest names in the niche, and have put together one of the best new sites I’ve seen in months. I’ve seen various sites come and go….ummm, LocationRebel anyone? But they really took their time on this one. They spent months designing, crafting and recruiting to ensure that they could provide the best site out there. And you
Continue Reading > 4 Comments posted: January 13th, 2010
If there is one thing I’ve learned while traveling it’s that it pays to know people. I did things in Brazil last year that I would have never experienced had I not known Mariana. Here in Thailand, Cody Mckibben has proven to be my contact, and in less than a week he has shown me incredible ruins, secluded beaches and introduced me to some awesome people. After arriving around midnight last Thursday I was determined to take Cody up on his invitation to visit the Ayutthaya Ruins the next morning. It’s a really strange feeling to wake up after about an hour of sleep, hop in a cab in a foreign place and have no clue where you are going.
Continue Reading > 15 Comments posted: January 11th, 2010
I’d like to preface this post by saying I have never had a massage in my life; or at least not a real one. For years I have heard about these fantastic Thai massages that you can get for dirt cheap prices all over the country. Well as it turns out, all of the legends were true, as every where you look you see all sorts of massages advertised for less than the price of a Big Mac back home. Well yesterday morning I found myself with some time to kill, and decided to wander the streets near Khaosan Road and see if I could find an acceptable place to get my first massage. I eventually wound up in a really
Continue Reading > 16 Comments posted: January 10th, 2010
Well I am currently about halfway through Asiana flight 243 en route to Seoul, South Korea. So far the trip has been fairly painless, aside from arriving in SFO about half an hour late due to a delay on the tarmac. NOTE: Sorry I am a few days late in getting this posted! Between jet lag, Ayuthaya ruins with Cody Mckibben, and lack of wifi, I haven’t had the time to post! I was really excited to see the difference between flying a domestic airline (such as my usual United) and one of the great Asian airlines I have heard so much about. The results so far are a bit of a mixed bag. My seat is definitely more cramped than I
Continue Reading > 23 Comments posted: January 7th, 2010
At the time of this posting I am probably getting ready to board my flight down to San Francisco. From there I will be headed to Seoul, South Korea followed immediately by my flight to Bangkok, Thailand. To say the last week (and past few days in particular) have been a whirlwind would not be doing me justice. Between trying to see all of the people in my life who will not be venturing across the world with me, and tying up countless loose ends, I am ready to hop on a plane and just sit. For a long, long time! As I’ve been thinking about my imminent departure, I’ve realized that this could be labeled a defining moment in
Continue Reading > 31 Comments posted: January 5th, 2010
