Chasing The Blue Beyond

 On The British Isles Cruise 8/20/09 Got Kilt? Scotland the Brand verses Scotland The Brave Auld Lang Syne ...Fields Of Gold...Better Days... Just got back from The Scotch Whiskey Experience in Edinburgh. I believe I now possess Christ-like healing powers, thanks to the Angus Dundee Distillers and their Tomintoul 1976 Vintage. The irrevocably Scottish kilts, the green landscapes. the whiskey, the Bagpipes, the Porridge, and guys like Malcom, Duncan and Macbeth, all were on tap AM; as the Fest and Furious get ready for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo tonight. The Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth Sejuiced Did not see a single red haired, surly, penny-pinching Highlander who speak a language I am not familiar with. Homage to the most instantly recognisable Scot in the world ---BEAM ME UP SCOTTY, James Doohan, from Star Trek. P.B.U.H. I was channelling The Chief Engineer... "The engine imbalance is what caused the worm-hole in the first place. It'll happen again if we don't fix ...

Sea Years / Mind Travel / Field Notes You Are HERE. Travel With ME. Travel can alter perceptions—and may even rewire your brain. Novelty turns attention back on. See Full Image Show Text Signal 01 The Gift of Pure Attention Novelty, movement and one-of-a-kind experiences create optimism, curiosity and creativity. The road changes the view—and sometimes the viewer. Archive Image / The Road Changes the Viewer Travel can alter perceptions and may even rewire your brain. Novelty and unique, one-of-a-kind experiences raise dopamine levels—the chemical in your head associated here with optimism, curiosity and creativity. This gift of pure attention is harder to achieve when your brain is ON French Fries —the default American mode...

Steamboats Come True Life on the Mississippi  (1883) is a powerful narrative by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Miss R. before the U.S. Civil War, recounting his trip along The River from St. Louis to New Orleans. Twain writes with both sincerity &irreverence, as in this lament---  "There is no unhappiness like the misery of sighting land (and work) again after a cheerful, careless voyage." My  own restlessness requests "Anyplace but here" and " I want to be surprised" can be summed up with this quip---  " All I do know or feel, is, that I am wild with impatience to move, move – Move!" Twain speak close to my  heart on what’s important for adventures and  travel seekers with this quote--- 08 Flooding on the Miss R. " Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sa...

Blue Ocean Cruising has its charm and appeal, so does  Steamboatin´river cruising. Talk about "rock me on the water"- not much dramamine  being handed out on the flat rivers of Ohio, Tennessee and  even The Mighty Mississippi.  How cool that the American Queen Steamboat docks right next to the Red's Stadium on the Riverfront.  What a great way to see the Ohio River Valley.   Can't help but  think about Mark Twain as a cub pilot, and Baseball Legends,Cy Young, Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio and Jackie Robinson. who played in these towns along the Ohio, Tennessee and Mississippi  river. We are docked right in front of Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park; future home team of Jon Moscot, my nephew playing  w/ Reds Double-A affiliate Pensacola Blue Wahoos . Traveling With Mark Twain Life on the Mississippi  (1883) is a powerful narrative by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on Ol’ Man River before the American Civil War, and also ...