Building Skills Throughout Life One of the biggest motivators for me in life in general is finding something I like and getting better at whatever that is. Drawing, writing, bowling, and video games are all skills I’ve built over the years, but it seems I’m always working on something. Right now it’s boxing. Without that…
View MoreLast you all heard about me, I was leaving Chiang Mai, Thailand and headed back for the states. I was hanging out with my friend Darren, enjoying the food, fighting off a random illness, and taking Muay Thai classes. I feel like this is the part where I say “It feels so long ago,” but…
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The Ups & Downs of London Town Coming off of the heels of Ireland and Scotland, I finally made my way to the empire that the sun allegedly never sets on, well, used to never set on, Britain. Instead of my usual style of writing about the landscape and what my expectations were versus reality,…
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While Ireland & Scotland are close in size, I can’t shake this feeling of Scotland being Ireland’s big brother. The two share plenty of traits such as an abundance of lush green green grass dotted by sheep, little rivers that bend this way and that way, and a strong chance to see rain throughout the…
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I drop some art ranging from life drawing to colored cartoons. It’s been long enough, so let’s see what you think of the pieces I have this time. Thoughts: Overall, I’m happy with the quality of work that I’m putting out but not the quantity. I’ve put in about 150 hours of drawing this trip…
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An Account Of My Criss-Cross Adventure Through The Green Jewel Ireland It’s true what they say about the rolling green hills and winding rivers of Ireland. All the pictures you’ve seen of gorgeous sheer cliffs plunging into the ocean are as gorgeous as they seem. The cities are smaller than I expected with comfy streets…
View MoreAnother Retrospective Look Back On A Gem In SE Asia: Indonesia Before we dive straight into the story I have a few updates for you. First of all, it’s been a while. Sorry about that, but the time got away from me in Ireland and Scotland. Between hanging out with my friends in Ireland, traveling…
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Pros and Cons of Solo Traveling What’s up, everybody? Two weeks into my Ireland travels and I’m back to talk about a specific traveling preference: solo traveling vs. hitting the road with a group. Part of the reason I thought to talk about this was my current situation. As stated before, I don’t really consider…
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A 2017 Tale From My Time in India Quick Note: This is a very raw approach that I took a lot while on the road last trip. It’s written in a very flow-of-thought style that I haven’t been doing much on this trip. After reading it, though, I might have to make an effort to…
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A Collection of Art I Worked On In Rio Thoughts: I hope you enjoyed flipping through these as much as I’ve enjoyed spending time learning from them. I had 5-10 more pages, but a lot of that is boring perspective stuff, so I’ll leave that stuff on the cutting room floor. My goal is to…
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Quick Update On My Trip Progress & Plans for Ireland Just a week away from the famous Canaval my time in Rio comes to an end. While it is a shame to miss out on one of the biggest parties in the world, I won’t spend too much time sulking about it as I’m on…
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My Quick Guide On How To Practice Skills While Traveling In a lot of ways, this trip is way different than my last one back in 2016. I started this trip solo traveling, Southeast Asia is far less of a focus this time around, and back in 2016 we didn’t have to deal with something…
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Relaxing in Rio Rio has been fairly different from Peru in that it’s been almost exactly what I expected. And, to be fair, that probably boils down to what I’ve done here: food, hotel, write, beach. Rinse and repeat. I mean, I took the Rio day tour and saw the Redeemer, Sugar Loaf Mountain and…
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March 3, 2016March 3, 2016 By AFlynn [I felt it was appropriate to bring back this gem off the heels of my last documented bout with Bali Belly. Hope you enjoy!] Everybody, I ask that you please join me in celebrating the administering of my final doses of medication. Yayyyyyy! “Medication? But, Austin, that sounds serious. Why…
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Someone’s Got A Mean Case Of The Mondays “I guess it’s just one of those days. Welp, looks like it’s going to be one of those days. He must be having one of THOSE days. THOSE DAYS.” I’d like to say I had one of those days, but it seems days like that come on…
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Some Repeat Observations That Gives Peru Its Personality Today is a month of traveling for me! With my time in Peru coming to a close, I figured I’d wrap up with a quick post about some of the things I saw in Peru that stuck with me. I also wanted to take this chance to…
View MoreSnippets Of My Hike Up Machu Picchu’s Brother Mountain When most people think about Peru, one of the first images that comes to mind is Machu Picchu with all of its mountainous glory. And who can blame them? An ancient city crafted in the mountains – most of it largely untouched. It’s serene beauty and…
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Back at it with a Few New Suprises Almost six years to the date after my first big trip and I’m at it again! Although, this time, I’ve got a new trick up my sleeve. Starting February 22nd, I’ll be landing in Lima, Peru and with me I’ll be bring the means to not only…
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Where Have I Been & Where Am I Going? Where have I been indeed? I’ve gone months without a post. No call to let you know where I’ve been, and I didn’t even leave a text. What gives? Well, to be honest, the website has been a little unreliable and many of the plugins aren’t…
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