Scott had plans to launch the Start a Blog Challenge after our summit up Mount Kilimanjaro. He honestly believed that a blog is hands-down the most powerful passion-discovery and career-transition tool on the planet. I always agreed with him but now this challenge has taken...
“We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.” - Dalai Lama XIV Over the past several weeks, I have been overwhelmed in countless ways. I am feeling things I never knew possible, I am thinking thoughts that are incredibly...
To the amazing LYL community, First and foremost, I would like to thank everyone for the outpouring of love and support. While I have needed to focus my efforts elsewhere right now, please know that every single word will be read. Every single thought is appreciated....
Memorable Italian Moments: Crashing a honeymoon in Florence (a first for us). A 4-course dinner with a Tuscan family (see above) at their 1800's farmhouse in the center of a thousand olive trees, which concluded with a nightcap under the stars among a thousand fireflies. Wandering the streets of...
Memorable Bulgarian Moments Part 2: Staying at our first party hostel in 10 years, and being 10 years older than the average guest (and loving it) Befriending a monk in the middle of the woods with a beard down to my belly Watching a farmer's horse and buggy go...
Memorable Bulgarian Moments: Learning what a beach town looks like in the off-season, as we tried to force summer and were met with boarded-up restaurants and waterless swimming pools. Referred to as "dark beach" by our taxi driver. Chelsea getting an unexpected birthday smack on the lips from...
"All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware." - Martin Buber Memorable Moments in Transylvania: Enjoying a free evening walking tour in Brasov, wearing six layers each of our summer clothes, as the temperature dropped to 38 degrees F and the rain and snow started to...
Memorable Moments in Amsterdam: Seven days before heading to Europe for five months, we realized that without visas we could only stay for three. Slight change in plans. An official tour guide teaching us the long-standing Hungarian tradition for good health: a shot of 80-proof 'medicinal' liquor first thing...
Memorable Moment(s): The look on Chelsea's face when she got into the driver's seat of our tiny rental car in downtown Salta and realized it was a stick shift - and she'd be navigating 10+ hours of dirt roads over the next week. Scott would have...