World Voyages: Sailing the Seven Seas
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The journey begins where the land ends. Cape Town was just the runway...
Haven't been everywhere, but it's on the list, in NON-ALPHABETICAL ORDER. Curated some video and photos of our trips around the globe. Europe, Asia, Middle East, USA, UK, SE Asia. You name it, Sarah and I have been there! Free to KNOW, GO and DO.
When I landed in Rome, everything took off—literally and spiritually. Aviation and navigation have always felt intuitive to me, like ordering a coffee at Starbucks or sending an email. I fold myself up like carry-on luggage, ready to deploy at any destination. FCO Airport was no exception—it was my personal launchpad.
To travel well is to live well. Done right, the road—or the sea—becomes your teacher. I haven't been everywhere yet, but it's on my list. So is embracing the multinational mindset: an AmeriCAN, never an AmeriCANT.
I tried doing it on land alone—NYC, LA, London, Tokyo. These cities were my "right mistakes"—ill-planned perhaps, but perfectly useful detours. Eventually, I realized I needed a consecration at sea. For the past seven years, I've been circling the globe by water, transforming "Just Do It" into "Just Done." One voyage, no dry runs.
I Myth You — Joseph Campbell
The awe in
awesome came back to me in May and June. Even more importantly, I put the
HE back in hero. Following the call described in
Joseph Campbell's The Power of Myth, I began to feel it—the rapture of being alive. Sailing to the Arctic Circle was once a dream. Now? "Just Done It." Swish.
Don't RENT your life. OWN it.
Live your dreams now—not your backup plan.
They call it Planet Earth, but it's mostly water. I hopped on a one-hour train to Civitavecchia, Italy—the port for Holland America's Prinsendam—and embarked on the first of two Grand Voyages.
"Every day is a journey," wrote Bashō, "and the journey itself is home." If the Zen poet hadn't said it 300 years ago, I would have. I'm Bashō with a frequent flyer pass—mojo included.
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Celtic Explorer – The Irish Sea
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English Riviera – Cornwall Coast
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