Hotel @nyware

An I For An Island I think of my job as Art Director  as leading people to those moments of awe – ecstasy that overtakes you when you encounter a new idea, or place.  After all, t he definition of ecstasy is that you are not doing your ordinary everyday routine....essentially stepping into an alternative reality. There is an I in Team Ed  I feel that way about living and working on a cruise ship- hours of boredom tinged with moments of hysteria, and those moments are provided by Team Ed , fun informative and  entertaining   special events . With the energy and vision of an internet self-starter,  I create, manage and delegate, throwing it all up against the wall and seeing what gets to stick. It's always fresh, always new, some trial and error, but some things remain the same-Provide  Customer Service and  Drive Revenue.(I lifted those terms from my Linked In profile). At  the beginning of the day,  I have a guy na...

🇳🇴 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, but...

 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 airports I "i...

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 ...