My cousin Curtis emailed me this morning with some fun memories from my youth. Curtis and his brother Greg were from South Florida, so we only saw them over Christmas. They would pile in the car, drive for 8+ hours, arrive in Atlanta, and we would be in constant motion and adventure until they left. Great memories. [Read more…]
Traveling around Asia for 15+ years
Life has been quite a ride for me personally. I have now been traveling in and around Asia for over 15 years. It is hard to believe it has been that long. Really hard to believe. I moved to Asia when I was 28 and now I am 42.
Travel used to be a dream of mine. I watched movies and dreamed of cool places I could go and what adventures I could partake in. However, since traveling as many as 200 days a year for much of the past 15 years, I am now over it.
I still enjoy the places and people where I visit (mainly for work), however, the mystique of travel is now gone.
One of the ways I have enjoyed staying engaged with the process of my frequent travels is to write blogs about it. Often these posts about travel have been born out of sheer boredom, but they have been fun for me to write nonetheless.
Here are some of my blog posts about travel over the past two years:
- My worst travel day ever!!!
- The 5 types of people you see on LONG airplane flights
- 10 tips for surviving LONG flights
- The (not so) highlights of my LONG plane rides this summer
- 9 observations of an American airport
- 7 people you see on American domestic flights
- James Bond, Istanbul, and the value of relationships
As for now, I am thankfully not traveling near as much I have for most of my years abroad. However, there is still enough jumping over oceans and staying in cheap Asian hotels that I’m sure I will have more blog posts about travel in the coming days.
As you read through these posts, are there any other topics you think I should cover or write about? If so, please let me know.
I’m always looking for constructive things to do during my many trans-Pacific flights!
5 realities I love about being a Christian
Do you ever think about the realities of the Christian life? I know I rarely do. However, today this exactly what I am doing.
In the midst of hustle and bustle of life; the celebrations and pains; the laughter and the tears, it is easy to blow past the beauty of simply being a follower of Christ. I am a Christian, yet I rarely stop and enjoy the realities this entails.
This very word of “Christian” is loaded. [Read more…]
7 people you see on American domestic flights
Last week I enjoyed writing on 9 observations of an American airport. In keeping with my theme of observations of the American aviation system, here I will tackle some of what goes on during domestic flights in my beloved homeland.
Just as I have noticed certain types of people who fly on long, international flights, so I have also noticed a few characters who seem to be omnipresent on flights while I’m jumping around the “lower 48” in America.
Here are 7 people who frequent domestic flights in America:
- Tank-top Tyler – Even if he is headed to New York or Colorado, “Tank-top Tyler” looks like he is getting an early jump on his beach vacation. Flip-flops, a brightly colored sleeveless shirt, and jorts or “jams” shorts are his usual uniform. [Read more…]
9 observations from an American airport
As I type this, I am in yet another airport. However, unlike my norm, I am actually in American airports much of this week. Right now, I am in Washington’s Dulles Airport, but my week will see me spend quality time in the Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Seattle airports.
The old adage is true. . . “you can’t ask a fish about water.” In the same vein, you can’t ask residential Americans to describe American airports. So, as an American who has been living and traveling through Asian airports for the vast majority of the past 15 years, I write this article from the vantage point of an insider/outsider to American airports.
Here are my OBSERVATIONS of American airports: [Read more…]
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