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Category: Preparation

April 14, 2016

Where I’ve been

A solitary batfish swims through cloudy water at the Twins dive site off the coast of Koh Tao, Thailand. Well 2016 has definitely gotten away from me! Here we are in mid April and I…

January 22, 2015

What’s in My Bag?

Everything I own fits in here! As I’ve been preparing for my big trip, what is on my packing list has probably caused the most amount of stress. Reducing my life to that of a…

January 16, 2015

15 things to do in my last 15 days

Everything I’m bringing on the trip It’s crazy to think I will be leaving DC in just 15 days, but it is in fact very real. Since leaving my job of the last 8 years…

January 9, 2015

Last day at work

It has been a wild ride, but today I am leaving the company I have worked with for the past 8+ years. As I mentioned in my previous post about telling my boss I was…

December 6, 2014

Tentative Itinerary

Eilean Donan castle in the Scottish Highlands Ok here is the tentative plan for my round the world trip. As it stands, I have a good idea what I will be doing for the first…

November 20, 2014

Today I quit my job

Solo sailing for me from now on Today I quit my job at the best company I have ever worked for. It was probably the second hardest decision I had to make in planning this…

November 5, 2014

One-way ticket to New Zealand

It is official. I am traveling the world for a year. Today I brought all of the hand-wringing and procrastinating to an end by buying my first one-way ticket on my round the world tour.…

October 4, 2014

My journey begins

Sultanahmet Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey I was a late bloomer. My passion to travel didn’t become fully realized until late into my twenties – by the time society would say is too late. I had…