I am probably 37,000 feet up by the time you read this, so I will approve any comments and respond as soon as I land!

Over the past 9 or so months I’ve been incredibly selfish.
Now, I’m not saying I’ve done anything wrong, or that looking back I should have done anything differently, but the fact of the matter is that I’ve been focused only for what is best for me, with little regard for those around me.
That said, just about everyone around me has been incredibly supportive of everything I’ve …

For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to scuba dive.
When I was younger I used to get incredibly jealous when my dad and uncle would leave on dive trips, and I’d have to stay at home and do fun things like go to school.  Exotic places like Cozumel, Roatan and Thailand became implanted in my brain as these holy grail destinations – perhaps that’s what led me down my current path.
For years, I considered the prospect of getting certified, but there were numerous road blocks that always got …

I feel like I’ve been doing more traveling over the last month than I had in the previous six months combined.  Although I guess when I think back, I’ve been a lot of places and seen a LOT of cool stuff.
Currently I’m writing from a nice bakery on the Thai island of Ko Tao.  Ko Tao is without a doubt one of my favorite islands that I’ve been to thus far.  A far cry from the insanity that is Koh Phi Phi, as soon as you get off the boat …

First off, sorry to everyone for being somewhat unresponsive over the last week!  I’ve been in Bali and my free time at a computer has been pretty limited.  Although, I’m sure you guys can understand my desire to have a bunch of experiences, rather than spend all of my time writing about them.  Also, if you haven’t seen it, check out my recent guest post at Unclutterer.
When I was younger I used to always dream of the day when I could take a lavish vacation to some place truly exotic.  …

With all of the talk about the new iPhone 4 over the last few weeks, I’d like to review one of the most beneficial tools I’ve used on my travels: the iPod Touch with the new iOS4 (Iphone Operating System 4).  The iPod Touch has always been like the Jan Brady of the Apple lineup.  It never seems to get as much attention as it’s siblings Macbook Pro and Iphone. Too bad really.
If you’ve been around for awhile you may remember me finally, after years of resisting, giving up my faux …

I’ve had a few requests over the last week from people who are curious about my interactions with Thai people while living over here.  I haven’t written about this as much as I would’ve liked for a few reasons.  Partially for the trivial reason of I have no idea how to spell half of the things I’d like to write about, but also because my interactions have been *fairly* limited.
This isn’t necessarily by choice.  With the language barrier being as difficult as it is, especially as a non-Latin language, you really have …

I generally try to stay away from writing about politics and the like.  There are a lot of people out there that can do it much better than I can, but in this case I am making an exception, as the situation in Bangkok took a turn for the worst yesterday.
Well life in Bangkok continues to be interesting, and today was no exception.  As I’ve been saying for the past week, I’ve been trying to make it out to Khao San Road to try and find a cheap guitar.  Well …

Let us back up for just a moment to two weeks ago, when my sister came to visit.  She was very excited to see all of the sites and experience all that Bangkok and the southern islands had to offer.  Of course, this means the infamous fire shows on Phi Phi.
Me, practically being a veteran now, was more than happy to take her and show her the ropes during our one night stay on the island.  After all, I had done the fire jump rope, flaming limbo, and various other …

This is a post that has been a long time coming.  Many of you that have been following me since the days of daydreaming and remote work proposals keep asking me the question “what exactly are you doing to support yourself in Asia?”.
Today is the day I answer that question.  Well, kind of.
I will tell you up front I’m not going to go into detail or the specifics about the businesses that I’m working in.  However, you will find out about the skills I’ve learned and find necessary to achieve …

Over the past month of living in Thailand, I’ve learned something very important about myself: I am very easily persuaded. Now this could be perceived as either a good thing or a bad thing, and in the context which I am referring to it, its both.
When I first arrived in Thailand, I thought it was going to be the cheapest place on Earth.  And who knows, it still may be, but there are obvious caveats to any such blanket statement.  I would like to go on the record in saying that …