Tag: scuba diving
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Back to Vieques
We’re off again to Vieques, Puerto Rico. So, I thought it might be fun to revisit our last trip there in December 2011. That time we stayed at the W Retreat and Spa. Man, I had forgotten how many issues we had with those guys! Hopefully this time is better. We’ll also spend a few…
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It Wouldn’t Be Christmas Without Vegas and Sharks
Well, hello there, good lookin’. I’m back from the non-stop holidaying extravaganza! As, I suppose, we all are, regrettably. Oh well. #TheStruggleIsReal My main man-panion XFE took some time off during the holidays so we ate many, many great, decadent, meaty things, and drank many a delicious wine and cocktail (mostly made with gins-of-the-world, a…
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Scuba Diving Can Absolutely Kill You: Bali Edition
Our vacation to Bali wasn’t all delicious food and kite flying. I also cheated death. Fine. That might be a bit dramatic. But it sure felt like I could have easily died while scuba diving in Bali. Here are four signs that scuba diving in Bali might not be for you. 1) Your PayPal account…
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Sunburns, Manta Rays and Multiple Injuries: Things I Learned in Costa Rica
As I mentioned yesterday, I’m back from Costa Rica and sorta tan! And by tan, I really mean more of a vanilla color. Even this shade shift takes a lot of dedication, involving hours by the pool, high-level sunscreen, and multiple magazines. I usually burn within 30 minutes of the first day of vacation. Almost…
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And Then it was Time to Scuba
Despite my best efforts, we boarded a ship in Cairns and sped out to the Great Barrier Reef, to fling ourselves down into shark-infested waters and look at fishes. And guess what? It was awesome, amazing, breath-taking (literally), awe-inspiring and exciting. We boarded the SeaQuest on Wednesday morning. It’s a big catamaran type ship that…
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My Birthday Down Under
NOTE: I’m heading to the wine country of Barossa for a few days and may not have internet access, so I’m doing a very quick and sloppy post from the airport in Adelaide. My apologies. Bear with me, I’ll post when I can! We arrived in Cairns on my 40th birthday to enjoy a day…
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Wanted: New President for Island Paradise
Seems like the Maldives is looking for a new ruler and I’d like to go ahead and throw my hat into the ring. Now, let me get out a map and figure out exactly where the Maldives are. Ah yes, it’s apparently somewhere in the Indian Ocean, which makes sense since the now-former president Nasheed…
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Everybody’s a Comedian When They Get Bit By a Shark
***We interrupt our regular Istanbul vacation recap posts to have yet another panic attack over an upcoming vacation that I’m certain will result in my death, or at the very least, a maiming.*** I knew something was up. While perusing the search terms that had brought people to the Poe Log yesterday, I noticed something…
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Dive Instructor Arnaud: The Most Interesting Man in the World
At approximately six feet tall, with his sunbleached hair pulled back into a ponytail, our dive instructor Arnaud looks like a pirate or Viking. Not a French sommelier who lived in New York for 22 years working at the city’s finest restaurants. With all apologies to Dos Equis and Jonathan Goldsmith: Arnaud of Black Beard…