Chasing The Blue Beyond

Chasing the Blue Beyond Welcome to the Youniverse: Charting the Hero's Journey Life rarely moves in a straight line; it’s a game of partial information, calculated risks, and the courage to chase the horizon. Chasing the Blue Beyond isn’t just a collection of travel logs or poker strategies—it is the anatomy of a transformation. Over a decade of permanent travel, Sarah and I didn't just change our coordinates; we re-wired our entire approach to living. We traded the predictable gravity of the ordinary world for the rolling decks of ocean liners, the icy rock pools of Fair Isle, and the limitless potential of the digital nomad lifestyle. To make sense of this sprawling adventure across our various blogs and platforms, I’ve organized our story into the oldest narrative structure known to humanity: the Hero’s Journey. Whether you are navigating the high seas, the high stakes of a poker table, or the labyrinth of your own mind, this is your ma...

Sussex to Gibraltar - Coastal Adventures ⚓ Back Home in Sussex Sussex By The Sea Coastal Walking Adventures - From Arundel Castle to the White Cliffs, Leaving No Stone Unturned 🌊 The Sussex Coastline Experience "I like writing about my travels, but I don't like the paperwork. So I blog - Literature in a hurry, right?" Littlehampton in the Arun District of West Sussex, England lies on the English Channel on the eastern bank of the mouth of the River Arun. The Battle of Britain saw Luftwaffe raids on Littlehampton. Hard to imagine in these tranquil bucolic settings where I've been exploring the magnificent Sussex coastline on foot. Following John Muir's wisdom - "With all the roads you take, make sure some of them are dirt" - I've been adding rocky-beach-coastal walks to the mix. Sussex by Sea al...

Maritime Video Gallery - Life at Sea 🌊 Cruise Ship Life: Stories from the Sea "Working on ships has been a real life saver — and a life extender." THE BALLOON TYCOON 214K Unique visits World Cruise Coordinator Play 0:00 / 0:00 ✕ 🚢 Some of My Best Contracts' Gallery - Click To View Videos MS Prinsendam Celebrity Solstice Pacific Pearl Crystal Serenity Azamara Journey Carnival Splendor Princess Cruises Oasis of the Seas ...

The Discipline of Execution - Ed Reif Skip to main content Ed Reif Authenticity Resilience Happiness Fire In The Belly Travel Books The Discipline of Execution Closing the Gap Between Intention and Action Vision without execution is hallucination. — Thomas Edison The Mirage of Planning Planning is the sugar high of self-improvement. You borrow confidence from the future without spending any in the present. On Crystal Serenity, I watched passengers sketch bucket lists between lectures—languages, diets, businesses, memoirs. On paper, their future selves glowed. But at the end of th...

Deja Blue: A Life Charted by Love and Wanderlust ⚓ New York Harbor Adventures From the ocean to the concrete jungle - every port tells a story ⛵ Deja Blue A Life Charted by Love and Wanderlust When home is wherever the horizon meets the heart There's a French phrase, "déjà vu," meaning "already seen." But what do you call it when you've seen the world six times over, yet every sunrise still feels like the first? Sarah and Ed have coined their own term: Deja Blue —that familiar yet never-old feeling of waking up surrounded by endless ocean. For over a decade, this remarkable couple has redefined what it means to live fully, trading traditio...