Chasing The Blue Beyond

2016 JOURNEY A Magic Carpet Ride 2016 has been A Magic Carpet Ride Happy New Year? Happy Last Year! Annapolis to Zambia - One Incredible Year The Journey The Journey What a year it has been! From Annapolis, Maryland to Livingstone, Zambia... We missed ONLY one letter Q, hence Qatar, a tiny, oil-rich country wedged between Saudi Arabia and Iran. This is the story of an extraordinary year of exploration, discovery, and adventure across the globe. A B C D E G K L M N O Q R S U V Z A to Z A to Z Destinations A - Adventures Begin Annapolis, MD - US NAVY Tradition Never Graduates Arundel, UK - Greener Pastures B - Brooklyn & Beyond Brooklyn, ...

2016 Journey From A to Z An epic global adventure across continents. Annapolis to Zambia. One incredible year. See Full Image Show Text Field Note 01 The Journey What a year it has been. From Annapolis, Maryland, to Livingstone, Zambia, the alphabet became a travel log. We missed only one letter: Q. Hence Qatar, a tiny, oil-rich country wedged between Saudi Arabia and Iran. This is the story of an extraordinary year of exploration, discovery, and adventure across the globe. A B C D E G L M N O Q R S V Z 25+ Countries 50+ Cities 365 Days ∞ Memories Letter Q Qatar: The Pearl Quarter In Doha, Qatar's capital, entire new neighbourhoods have been built on land reclaimed from the sea. The buildings have one thing in common: bling. We are lucky to be living here at The Pearl Quarter. ...

The Pearl Qatar - Ultimate Travel Guide The Pearl Qatar Venice of the Middle East - An Artificial Paradise The Pearl is an artificial island, creating over 32 kilometres of new coastline and extensive canal system. It's Venice again. 32 Kilometers of Coastline 31 Luxury Towers 42,000+ Residential Units 🏝️ Artificial Marvel The Pearl Qatar stands as one of the world's most ambitious artificial island projects. This engineering marvel has transformed the coastline of Doha, creating a luxurious residential and commercial destination that rivals the ...

Your mother said, "Bi-son". Home on the range under an immaculate sky An estimated 50-60 million buffalo freely roamed upon the Great Plains (PRE Civil War) American Indians hunted them for food and they were a sacred animal. Their numbers dwindled when the wilderness was settled, and if not for the efforts of modern-day conservationists, the plight of the Bison would be one of extinction. It is nice to see them on private lands and in National Parks.The Buffalo is a symbol of life and love of this land.

In America's fiction--- Everyone gets a trophy, for just showing up. EGAT undermines the spirit of competition and breeds mediocrity. That sense of just showing up for the longest time informed and infected my thinking- A thought virus or meme started by a Woody Allen quote " 80% of success in life is showing up.". I suppose I bought into making the world safe for hypocrisy. Now I am more cynical. I am more interested in the other 20% these days-the difference between good and great, between winners and learners. Showing up isn't good enough. That's Trophy Communism. The wussifcation of America  and Generation Snowflake  makes us soft.  America has essentially got rid of losing and many are suffering for it, and that is: The Millennial truth. "Hay look how fantastic I am. I'm here,  at The US Olympic Rowing training facility. I participated. Sometimes you win. Sometimes you lose. And when you lose, you have something to strive for-first prize. For me, it ...

The cure for anything is salt-the sea, sweat or tears Not many  folks realize it, but you can take the stairs to the top of the dome in St Peter's Basilica., which is exactly what I did. It is the highlight of my trip so far in Italy. That is saying a lot since yesterday I was in  magical Venice. Put this on your bucket list-ringing the bells in Vatican City My last trip to Rome was seven years ago. Here is that trip report: Reprinted from Sept 18, 2009 I'm thinking of starting a Christian rock band. I got the perfect name-Heritic. You guys know any base players? Broken Arrow I spent this morning at the epicenter of Roman Catholicism, Saint Peter's Basilica. PPL were queing up for Kodak moments. The only place were there were no lines were the confessionals. CNN verses The Alphabet Religion is so pre September 11th. Of course, 20th century psychology has replaced sin with guilt. The fusion of cyberspace and spirituality is a happy accident. a magical realm where all is poss...

It is like I am walking through a painting Going, Going, Gondola Back in 2014 and Today-Where the Earth revolves around The Sea Venice is  a city built on the water, a working, living city, and everybody gets around in boats. NO CARS! All the traffic is waterborne- All the emergency services--water ambulance , police boats, fireman; garage collection boats, Fidelity armored cash couriers. All the delivery-boats that deliver goods of every sort; and all the postal service delivering packages and  letters. What a cool place. Put it on your Bucket list.

Onboard The Britannia  Cruisers, talk to each other, and influences each other. So progress gets amplified through WOM, Word of Mouth.. The more people who have ocean cruised, the more who will tell others, the more who will want to take an ocean cruise too. I am doing my part by blogging about my travels, with over a million page views. A View with a room- The Gym  with Lisbon as the backdrop Atrium of Britannia is impressive