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Milford Sound - The Eighth Wonder of the World Milford Sound: The Eighth Wonder of the World Here is the majestic beauty of New Zealand's most stunning fjord "Milford Sound is the eighth wonder of the world." — Rudyard Kipling "The vertical cliffs rise dramatically from the dark waters, creating nature's perfect cathedral in Milford Sound." "Mist-shrouded peaks reveal themselves momentarily, like ancient guardians of this sacred place." "Waterfalls cascade from impossible heights, born of rain and glacial melt that has carved this landscape for millennia." "The play of light and shadow transforms ...

The last time I was t/here was Nov 09 With only 6 months at sea THEN, it will be  interesting  to see, NOW, that I have my black belt in ships. Think Van Valen  We do a full X-ing from Cristabol to Panama City, and beyond. I shot this video before I was  Youtube fluent. Next Port Was Columbia  From Shakira whose hips don`t lie to the Calli Cartel, who make heads roll, wherever I go here I am. My first cup of JOEse in Cartagena and Juan Valdez rewards me with (3) $20 bills on the street, probably counterfeit! That`s right. I found sixty bucks. It looks like I am on The Divine Payroll again... Then I took a tour of the old city, and the castle and church standard stuff...

The last time I was t/here was Nov 09 With only 6 months at sea THEN, it will be  interesting  to see, NOW, that I have my black belt in ships. Think Van Valen  We do a full X-ing from Cristabol to Panama City, and beyond. I shot this video before I was  Youtube fluent. Next Port Was Columbia  From Shakira whose hips don`t lie to the Calli Cartel, who make heads roll, wherever I go here I am. My first cup of JOEse in Cartagena and Juan Valdez rewards me with (3) $20 bills on the street, probably counterfeit! That`s right. I found sixty bucks. It looks like I am on The Divine Payroll again... Then I took a tour of the old city, and the castle and church standard stuff...

If you are what you eat then I am a flaky pastry— denouncing  the cult of permanence,  I have converted money back into time  and exchanged "potential" income for freedom to spend my time how I wish. I do it when I decid(ed) to live simply, working half the time, and freelancing.  To control your cow, give it a bigger pasture. On India's open road, in  Goa, I have  become more efficient by stopping to do things I no longer like to do. I’m not  worried  about what the world needs.  I ask what makes me come alive and do that.  Because what the world needs are people who have come alive.  We already have enough tourists  and zombie  options.  Fish are  the last to know they are  in the ocean, and people in a trance are the last to know.  When I feel l stuck in the grind and daily trivialities, I am in a trance. Stepping back, and getting spaciousness, allows me to see things from a more natural perspectiv...

There is no doubt about it, the exhilarating state of mind that travel can evoke, when everything seems suddenly fresh, vivid, intensely interesting, and memorable.  Life without walls on ships, planes and bikes puts you in a singular category---One of the privileged homeless. It frees you up-- In fact, every act of perception is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of imagination. Any original blog post, Tweet or Facebook Status update, no matter how trivial, produces an ecstasy similar to that of first love,again and again.  Every day is a journey," wrote Basho, "and the journey itself is home."  If the Zen poet hadn't said that more than 300 years ago, I would have. I am Basho on a frequent flyer pass, with complimentary mojo on take off .  We're all just walking each other home.  I  think of my job(s) on  ship(s)  as leading people to those moments of awe that overtakes you when you encounter...

I Need My Space We are headed for a sea day then the Florida Keys:  it's a celebration of  the good life and a bygone era. How Can I Help? Stories and Reflection on Service On Being Sane in Insane Places- The good voice, the life voice  doesn't  often speak to you when you have an all you can eat buffet and an open bar. Ships are the in to my sane. Everything changes however once you can be the witness to the story, instead of the actor in it. Simpatico energy is awesome! Working on a ship is the sandpaper of my inner life . It does its work of shaping me into a better person. On an 8 nights Bahamian Cruise A Tale of Two Ships I got the bolders out of the way, Now it's  working on the gravel. When you have a four-month contract 7 days a week 24 hours a day—on a ship, you can’t have a bad day. The  only easy day was yesterday. The boulders are the stupid questions like “Do these stairs go up” Do you eat the left overs ?” Is the water in the toilet sal...

I Need My Space We are headed for a sea day then the Florida Keys:  it's a celebration of  the good life and a bygone era. How Can I Help? Stories and Reflection on Service On Being Sane in Insane Places- The good voice, the life voice  doesn't  often speak to you when you have an all you can eat buffet and an open bar. Ships are the in to my sane. Everything changes however once you can be the witness to the story, instead of the actor in it. Simpatico energy is awesome! Working on a ship is the sandpaper of my inner life . It does its work of shaping me into a better person. On an 8 nights Bahamian Cruise A Tale of Two Ships I got the bolders out of the way, Now it's  working on the gravel. When you have a four-month contract 7 days a week 24 hours a day—on a ship, you can’t have a bad day. The  only easy day was yesterday. The boulders are the stupid questions like “Do these stairs go up” Do you eat t...

This private island in the Bahamas, is a Disney Cruise Line port of call. In answer to the question: "When Is The Copy Better Than The Original?" This would be it. I am not talking about staged authenticity, like my visit to Papette Tahiti. Most designers spend their time creating shopping malls. Re-creating the island paradise, however, is admirable. Once used as a stop for drug smugglers.Think “Snow White” or “White Snow” . There is an airstrip on the island, but it is no longer in regular use nor maintained (I shot some video below) .It's unusual isolation becomes, in its own way, a paradise-somewhere in the Bahamas.. It is not Gilligan's Island but it has also been used for filming; the beach where Tom Hanks first encounters Daryl Hannah in Splash is on the island. I no longer live on Cloud 9. I leveled up Airplanes are like diets, I don’t like being on them. Float planes however (you know flying boats) are the exception. This summer in Alas...