I find myself in such a strange place. I don’t mean in terms of where I physically am – I’m back in Otaru, Japan at my house, Satoshi Manor. I mean it’s a strange place to be mentally, emotionally, spiritually. China was such an unexpected joy. I made some great friends in a very short…
It went way too fast. I met great people, had some amazing adventures, and also had my mind blown on more than one occasion. Full disclaimer, my time was spent in Shanghai and it’s a little bit of a bubble world – so the rest of China may be completely different. Shanghai was wonderful. Filled…
Mybal the Mystic Mutant Ape is a psychic ape from the BAYC/MAYC NFT community. After disappearing in the Mystic Swamp many years ago, she reappeared with extra eyeballs and an uncanny ability to see the future. Mybal’s Predictions for 2022 Markets: All financial markets will crash hard and then explode upwards trying to catch up…
The greatest adventurer of all time for me is the Moroccan vagabond, Ibn Battuta. He not only traveled everywhere in his known world, but he wrote about it in ways that no one before him had. Ibn Battuta’s journey lasted 29 years, so by Moroccan standards, my wife should be understanding of this current journey I’m on.
Going around the world hasn’t always been as easy as it is today. In fact, the great explorers of the past often suffered great hardships to see distant lands. One such extraordinary vagabond was Marco Polo.
Traveling round the world doesn’t usually involve conquest of foreign lands but for Temujin, also known as Genghis Khan, conquest was probably just a means of travel.
There isn’t any reason to be afraid of China once you know what to look out for.
Dave Stamboulis introduces readers to the Long Haired Yao of Ping An, China in this week’s Around the World through a Photographer’s Lens
Who says freelancing isn’t for you? If you want to start looking for another way to travel and work for the man, there are options available for you. And many of them involve working for a man (or woman) that might just be very cool and good to you. With so many people out of…
Don’t read anything about the country of place you are going to. That way you won’t understand the culture, the traditions, the history, the climate, or anything else. You will be able to have a completely one dimensional experience.