Seek The Substantial

I took a long break here. A bit over two years ago I took a job that I wanted and hoped that my life would be easier, and it was for a year, and then it wasn’t. I was given more responsibilities and asked to do so much more that…

Summer vibes in Baja. Photo by Erick Palacio on Unsplash I don’t know where I stumbled on this, but there’s this YouTube channel that cranks out good playlists, something for the background while I work, and it’s great. Leeplay. If you are online, you are probably aware that Hank Green…

Hello. I’ve been missing for a few months. Months that I’ve been busy on the weekends and basically not doing much of anything on the week nights other than drive kids to activities. And I’m not complaining about that. It is often those rides, even if they are for moments,…

1. Ever heard of Nachi Falls? Me neither. It’s obviously a standalone attraction in the southeast portion of Japan, but it is also at the end of the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Route, a walking route that is over 1,000 years old. Photo by Tom Vining on Unsplash 2. The Ringer’s…

1. Ever heard of Corsica? Well, maybe you have, it is an island in France, but I would have guessed it was Italian based on the name and historically was a part of Italy at one time, but was annexed by France and was the home of Napoleon Bonaparte. And…

1. Ever heard of São Miguel? Maybe, but most likely no. São Miguel is the greenest of the Portuguese Azores archipelago (the nickname is Green Island). I don’t think I’ve posted this before, but I definitely think it is a new picture. So enjoy! Photo by Joao Louro on Unsplash…

1. Ever heard of Jujuy? Me neither. Argentina is really good at the soccer, but is probably way underrated in terms of it’s beauty. Jujuy is a province in the northwestern part of the country bordering with Chile and Bolivia Photo by Hector Ramon Perez on Unsplash 2. Francis Cade…

1. Ever heard of the Phi Phi Islands? Me neither. They are a small group of islands on the southern end of Thailand and they were made famous by the movie The Beach. Thailand is one of those countries where it seems that the natural beauty combined with the beach…

1. Ever heard of La Push? Me neither. It is a small village on the west coast of the Olympic Peninsula. The name “La Push” is from the French La Bouche which means “the mouth” of the Quillayute River and has the westernmost zip code in the United States, 98350.…

1. Ever heard of Ningaloo? Me neither, but it looks badass. Just go read this Wikipedia entry. The name “Ningaloo” means “promontory” or “deepwater” (love that it is all one word because why not) or “high land jutting into the sea”. Photo by Ben Carless on Unsplash 2. I’m finally…