BlogHide Resteemsgooddream (82)in dogs • 4 days agoDoggy do. The before and after of the dreaded haircut for NadiI've been away from my fluffy pal for life, Nadi, for quite a while. This is the longest amount of time that her and I have been apart from one another for all of her life and thankfully, I had a…gooddream (82)in vietnam • 5 days agoWelcome back bowling: I pull out the stops and do really wellIt's been a full 5 weeks without me at the DUMBO bowling lanes for our league of sorts. While I was away things went like they always do but I suspect that there was some mucking about and not…gooddream (82)in life • 6 days agoUsing jet lag to my advantageSome people get affected by jet-lag much more so than others. I have friends that claim that they are not affected by jet-lag at all and I have a hard time believing that. For me, my body tends…gooddream (82)in travel • 7 days agoAirport winners and losers during my recent travel from Asia to Mexico. Loser: LAXThere is not way to travel direct from where I live to where I was going this past trip. This was not a surprise because Danang (DAD) is a relatively small and irrelevant airport on the global…gooddream (82)in dating • 9 days agoDating apps: Are they truly a bane on society?I saw several articles about how dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, and whatever else there is out there were some sort of toxic environment that is ruining romance. As someone who lived and was…gooddream (82)in artwork • 10 days agoDay of the Dead street artwork exhibits in Guanajuato, Mexico.There is a name for this kind of artwork but I don't remember what it is. The people who make it get out there early in the morning and many of them were still working on them when we came around…gooddream (82)in travel • 12 days agoOne thing Mexico does very well, trafficI will admit right from the start that I am quite jaded as far as this area of conversation is concerned because I have spent the past two decades living in countries where the roads are absolute…gooddream (82)in mexico • 15 days agoDay of the Dead parade in Guanajuato: Pretty cool stuff but too longI've been a fan of Halloween all of my life. It is still one of my favorite holidays. I wasn't really aware of the Mexican tradition of having this holiday be far more meaningful and extend into…gooddream (82)in travel • 16 days agoDay of the Dead underground in Guanajuato: Vietnam visits Mexico!I'm sure that almost everyone in the world has some idea about the existence of the Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico but I for one, had no idea it was such a big deal and in the case of…gooddream (82)in travel • 18 days agoThe strangest Air BnB I have ever stayed in: Guanajuato, MexicoSo the trip in Mexico has been good so far with my only two gripes being that everything is really far away and requires hours of car travel and the fact that I have been pretty nonplussed by…gooddream (82)in food • 29 days agoMexico: The culinary experience thus farWhen I was mulling over when I was going to be able to come to Mexico over the past couple of years a couple of things stuck out to me about the journey: One was that I have been a lifelong fan of…gooddream (82)in mexico • last monthTrip not going so great so far, I've been sick almost the entire time in MexicoMy first ever trip to Mexico has been a lot less delightful than I had hoped it would be thus far and this has nothing to do with the company around me. I am seeing many of my family members for…gooddream (82)in travel • last monthThe end of the 40-hour international journey (GDL)The conclusion of our really long journey is in Guadalajara, Mexico, a city and country that I have never been to before. I did zero research about this place before coming here because my family…gooddream (82)in travel • last monthMy 40-hour international terminal experience so far (LAX)This 40-hour journey from DaNang, Vietnam to Guadalajara, Mexico has been the longest journey I have gone on in my life. The only way I could have possibly made it longer would be if I were to…gooddream (82)in travel • last monthMy international terminal travel experience thus far (DAD and TPE)Airport experience thus far. It has been a while since I have traveled any sort of real distance internationally. 5 years to be exact. The last several international trips don’t really count…gooddream (82)in travel • last monthlast hours before travel always stresses me outWhenever I travel I have this intense fear that I have forgotten something crucial. Most of the time I end up being correct that I did, in fact, forget something that I need but this time my…gooddream (82)in asean • last monthThe dog roommate time coming to a close and this likely thrills NadiIf you follow me at all you are probably already very familiar with Nadi, my lovely little doggo, and how much she really like people (especially me) and how she doesn't particularly care for other…gooddream (82)in travel • last monthI've got a long-delayed month-long vacation coming up soon. Why am I not excited?I think that as the years have gone by I am less and less drawn by the allure of travel. This isn't to say that I don't actually want to go anywhere or do anything it is just that I really can't…gooddream (82)in health • 2 months agoListen people! You gotta look after your health at least a little bitSo a friend of mine that is ten years younger than I am started having issues. Was feeling bad constantly and looked pretty bad as well. She also is one of those people that despite drinking like…gooddream (82)in vietnam • 2 months agoThe dangers of Vietnam: it seems to attract the worst kind of expatsIt has been a while since I did a "Thailand vs. Vietnam" post and I just came to the realization of this very important aspect of expat life over here in South East Asia that perhaps I touched base…