Hotel @nyware

🇳🇴 The Persistence of Norway "Same Same — Only Different: The Flords Are Norway's Ecstasy" A good blog post should include a waterfall — so Norway's fjords are blogasms . Ecstasy is the opposite of everyday routine. This is my second time in the fjords, and it’s still like walking through a door in the middle of nowhere — and just floating. The ZEAL in New Zealand Not-So-Cheap Seats Norway 5 — NZ 3.5 “All the pathos and irony of leaving one’s youth behind is thus implicit in every joyous moment of travel...” – Paul Fussell As I kayak in the fjords, soaking in the sky, water, and green — I realize: all this belongs to me, because I am part of its appearance. When I say “the grass is greener in Norway,” I mean it literally. #FjordLife #NorwayMoments #Blogasms “When we get out of the glass bottle of our ego… cool, unlying life will rush in.” – D.H. L...

 People say that what we are all seeking is a meaning for life. I don't think this is what we're really seeking. I think what we're seeking is an experience of being alive. ~ The Power of Myth - Joseph Campbell This world cruise has been one  of the most rewarding forms of introspection. It is one stage of my “re-entry” in Hotel @nyware, continuing my extended break from Normal Life again to travel the world on board another cruise ship. I’m living my dream of PT-Permanent Travel, also known as "Mini Retirements".  I haven’t been everywhere, but it is on my list. As I document this adventure, this  a round-the-world travelogue, I say to myself "Roam Sweet Roam". Home is not where my heart is but where my computer is- I remain a digital nomad, where  Anywhere becomes @nyware, location neutral, as there is no such thing as a bad piece of real estate when you use technology and social media. As I make my way to Sri Lanka, in the middle of nowhere...

When I landed in Paris, things started to take off. I was on a different plane.  7 days made one weak/week. Avi-Navi-gation seems as natural to me as  sending an e mail or going to  Starbucks.  I fold up my self and carry "me"around as if I were a gym bag. CDG-Charles De Gaulle Airport is no exception.  Unchecked Baggage- My Airport My Self If you want to be a multinational soul, you cannot do it in New York or Los Angeles, London or Tokyo alone-you need to get consecrated in Paris. Yet photographing this with my Android is not PC, so I took this photo on my MAC iPhone  because there  are more iPhones sold per day (402k) than people born in the World per day (300k). And that is cool!  Reprint from 11/10 I meet therefore I am- a multinational soul. I shrink therefore  I am part of — and apart from  American, European and Asian culture. and the  countries I visit(ed) and live(d) in  are as eclectic and restless as airp...

You know, addiction isn't the problem - it's the solution-  When all you care about is here, this is a good   place to be On Devil's Island How come you ended up in a place like this? Favoritism. Reprint 2011 WC- Welcome to the penal colony at Devil's Island, whose prisoners you are, and from which there is no escape."   This was the greeting that awaited prisoners to the penal colonies. Now Devil's Island IS the escape. I always talk in Bumper Stickers-Instant gratification takes too long Tender Boating Escape to Reality Ile des Pins, New Caledonia-Papillon “Addicted to traveling”  or for that matter “Addicted to all-non working activities” shouldn’t be  a new reason for self-hatred or a diagnosis, rather a pursuit like the arts and entertainment, that permit self-exploration and satisfy your psycho-social needs.   You see, in general, if a pastime is not classy, those who love it are labeled with the Dr Phil-Drew-Oprah Psycho Babble rhetoric ...

You know, addiction isn't the problem - it's the solution-  When all you care about is here, this is a good   place to be On Devil's Island How come you ended up in a place like this? Favoritism. Reprint 2011 WC- Welcome to the penal colony at Devil's Island, whose prisoners you are, and from which there is no escape."   This was the greeting that awaited prisoners to the penal colonies. Now Devil's Island IS the escape. I always talk in Bumper Stickers-Instant gratification takes too long Tender Boating Escape to Reality Ile des Pins, New Caledonia-Papillon “Addicted to traveling”  or for that matter “Addicted to all-non working activities” shouldn’t be  a new reason for self-hatred or a diagnosis, rather a pursuit like the arts and entertainment, that permit self-exploration and satisfy your psycho-social needs.   You see, in general, if a pastime is not classy, those who love it are labeled with the Dr Phil-Drew-Op...

Travels In Hyper Reality-Tahitian Choreo-Musical Performances Moorea in the distance Outriggers- One thing for sure, they all came by boat. So did I! Reprint from World Cruise 2011 With less than 24 hours in port, the locals and locale  are living up to their sterotypes--- the Tiki style roofs, the tropical gardens and swaying palm trees, and more than that, there is still the visual sovenier that, like the Postman, always delivers: The   beautiful  exotic Tahitian Princess with their down-to-the knees long raven hair ---hand-weaving leis  effortless, while wraping themselves  in water-colored flowered sarongs, in the post colonial suburb of Paris, known as modern day Papeete. As the  ukulele soundtrack in the background  is playing , I feel like I am on safari-- Polynesia cannot escape being a human zoo seeking to contain the lives of its star attraction--its 'first'and native  people. It's A Small World ...

Travels In Hyper Reality-Tahitian Choreo-Musical Performances Moorea in the distance Outriggers- One thing for sure, they all came by boat. So did I! Reprint from World Cruise 2011 With less than 24 hours in port, the locals and locale  are living up to their sterotypes--- the Tiki style roofs, the tropical gardens and swaying palm trees, and more than that, there is still the visual sovenier that, like the Postman, always delivers: The   beautiful  exotic Tahitian Princess with their down-to-the knees long raven hair ---hand-weaving leis  effortless, while wraping themselves  in water-colored flowered sarongs, in the post colonial suburb of Paris, known as modern day Papeete. As the  ukulele soundtrack in the background  is playing , I feel like I am on safari-- Polynesia cannot escape being a human zoo seeking to contain the lives of its star attraction--its 'first'and native  peopl...

"Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you." Jean-Paul Sartre 2009  Season: OMG! WTF?    Roll Video The future is full of possibilities that I must constantly shoot in the head, because if you want something GR8, you must be able to limit yourself.   #1 BUI: Embracing The Life Forced Upon Me--OMG! WTF? I have nothing in common with myself anymore #2: Insulin Shock and Awe, eating the Celebrity Solstice #3.Ed Reif and James Hopkins; making the world safe for Hypocracy..er ..I mean Democracy in the cradle of Western civilization---Athens, Greece #4 Buddha Boy Ed Reif ---From Monk to Millionaire--- in Sint Maarteen--It ain't much if it ain't Dutch Success is continued enthusiasm despite failure after failure #5.Never go on trips with anyone you do not love #6 You(th) are as young as your spine is flexible. #7 What color is your Parachute Money? #8 I am at one with the chainsaw. British Virgin islands #9 And did we tell you the name of the game, boy We call ...

"Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you." Jean-Paul Sartre 2009  Season: OMG! WTF?    Roll Video The future is full of possibilities that I must constantly shoot in the head, because if you want something GR8, you must be able to limit yourself.   #1 BUI: Embracing The Life Forced Upon Me--OMG! WTF? I have nothing in common with myself anymore #2: Insulin Shock and Awe, eating the Celebrity Solstice #3.Ed Reif and James Hopkins; making the world safe for Hypocracy..er ..I mean Democracy in the cradle of Western civilization---Athens, Greece #4 Buddha Boy Ed Reif ---From Monk to Millionaire--- in Sint Maarteen--It ain't much if it ain't Dutch Success is continued enthusiasm despite failure after failure #5.Never go on trips with anyone you do not love #6 You(th) are as young as your spine is flexible. #7 What color is your Parachute Money? #8 I am at one with the chainsaw. British Virgin islands #9 And did we tell you t...

Claims for pyramid power have yet to reach the mystical pitch in Dunedin The Pyramid Effect meets The Butterfly Effect Reprint 2/11 As a SNAG,a  sensitive  new-age guy (Similar to the Metrosexual, but more timid), I feel the Celtic soundtrack of Enya... Paint the Sky with Stars and Let The Orinoco Flow...here in New Zealand's South Island town of Dunedin (pronounced DO-NEED-EN); your source for everything Anglo, including today a little drizzle of rain and some London Fog.  To be frank I can't tell you the difference between Celtic, Scottish , Irish or Magnetic North, and, even though I have been all over the British Isles, NZ reminds me of every place I have ever been and more some, because it is so diverse. It acts as a safe house for ex pats and patriotic misfits such s myself. So with nothing to do, and all day to do it, I conducted my own myth busters --What better than to take an adult Time Out to s tudy a bit of sacred geometry and, in honor of Hosnio Mu...

Claims for pyramid power have yet to reach the mystical pitch in Dunedin The Pyramid Effect meets The Butterfly Effect Reprint 2/11 As a SNAG,a  sensitive  new-age guy (Similar to the Metrosexual, but more timid), I feel the Celtic soundtrack of Enya... Paint the Sky with Stars and Let The Orinoco Flow...here in New Zealand's South Island town of Dunedin (pronounced DO-NEED-EN); your source for everything Anglo, including today a little drizzle of rain and some London Fog.  To be frank I can't tell you the difference between Celtic, Scottish , Irish or Magnetic North, and, even though I have been all over the British Isles, NZ reminds me of every place I have ever been and more some, because it is so diverse. It acts as a safe house for ex pats and patriotic misfits such s myself. So with nothing to do, and all day to do it, I conducted my own myth busters --What better than to take an adult Time Out to s tudy a bit of sacred geometry and, in honor of ...

Tourist season is in full bloom in Dakar, and you don't need a hunting license-.   Reprint from 2011 Word Cruise:  I am having  Sophie's Choice meltdown over choices.  This street vendor is such a nice guy, the Oskar Schindler of African Carved Art. I didn't realize I had so many friends in Senegal. " My friend! My friend! Buy my steering wheel (WTF?) Buy my shirts...Buy my....S treet peddlers will literally follow you for blocks trying to sell you something. They will not take “no,” even in very French, for an answer. You see, there are two kinds of people in this world, the workers and the hustlers. The hustlers never work and the workers never hustle and you my friend, are a worker Molière had a saying - Le plus grand faible des hommes, c'est l'amour qu'ils ont de la vie . Man's greatest weakness is his love of life. I am absolutely misanthropic and strong however,  when it comes to being hassled by the locals in the game to seperate me ...