Welcome. I don’t use this much blog anymore, but there is still some good content here from back in the day, and I still travel a lot. Now though I just share on my Facebook and Youtube channels and then share that content here.
Making a change and allowing yourself to reach beyond an ordinary life opens up a miraculous world of entirely new possibilities which you could never imagine without taking that initial leap of faith. Although this miraculous-ness has made itself known in my life since the
I flew again! (I never cease to be amazed at that statement), and here for your amusement are the fruits of my labor, and by labor I mean fun times! I have put together a little video of my Paramotoring adventure in Mexico yesterday (it even has a
As if to prove that I very often need to learn my life lessons more than once, today the Mexican sun burned the living shit out of me and quietly murmured in my ear (use a Mexican accent when you read this), “Ha, ju stupido
I have now gotten up in the air here in La Penita on two separate occasions. Both times I was on the verge of soiling my pants, but this last time I actually managed, in between large bouts of fear, not to soil my pants
It is a difficult balance to reach, and a strange one to even have to consider. How much should you work to be able to afford the life you want, and what kind of life do you want? Will an extra $10 000 a year
Here we are on the first few days of our house sitting gig, and all I can say is WOW! Actually that is not all I can say, I can tell you that La Penita is really hot right now and that it is the
After initially humming and harring about whether to bother getting our American Visas or not, I announced a few days ago that they had been approved. The next step was waiting for them to show up here in San Miguel De Allende, and hoping they
For about as big a turn around as you can get, our new plans have moved on to the final stages and I am happy to announce that we have been approved for our US visas! After going to Mexico City for a night
Slowly but surely we are edging our way back to what is the new normal in our lives, travelling without travelling, living without the regular rules, and just enjoying being alive. For a little while there these things left us, me in particular, and the
As many of you are aware, and I am sure an equal amount are not, we are no longer in Guatemala! I say that with a smile on my face because despite what I expected and hoped for from Guatemala, life jumped in the way
I finally have my engine back, and it actually engines! It has been about a month since my paramotor engine blew a piston, although it feels like much longer. I was just starting to get really confident with the whole flying thing when it
I am unfortunately still waiting for parts for my paramotor after the first parts ended up being the wrong parts (loooong story), but in the spirit of silver linings which I try and make myself look for in every situation, at least it means I
A lot of our time here in Guatemala has been spent doing decidedly un-touristy things, namely learning to fly the paramotor. This has definitely been extremely stressful and was beginning I think to get on top of us. So we decided to get back into
Another day another failing body part. I know I didn’t look after myself as a youngin’, but this is getting ridiculous! Actually, I have up to now been amazed that I haven’t hurt my neck while flying. As you may know about a year ago
I am still waiting for parts to arrive to fix my paramotor after the catastrophic engine failure I had last week, but I am still keen as all hell to get good at this sport. So I am kiting. Every few days I pack up
Below is another one of my super fantastic videos, this time of a traditional Semana Santa procession in the backstreets of Antigua, Guatemala. Enjoy, then read on, then comment… [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nobDIHRx2E0?rel=0] Most people would try to come to one of these far off places for
As you might know, my Blackhawk Paramotor blew a hole in the piston. This of course sucks for a number of reasons, one being money, another being not knowing why, and a third being that I am grounded until the parts get here to Guatemala
No more Powered paragliding for this fella. Check out the video below and then have a read as to why. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDWn6WU2IXA?rel=0] I have blown a hole in the piston of my Paramotor. After a total of about 3 hours flying, at about 100
Here lies the first in a potentially long line of the “true cost of travel” series posts. Before you break out in a sighing fit and indulge in thoughts of “Not another one…”. This post is not about the financial cost which is delightfully available
Currently my life (and as such Sarah’s) is pretty much centered around Paramotoring, understandably so I think as flying is a pretty big deal, and has been since people who could barely walk realized that some creatures didn’t have to, and millions of years later,
So now we are in Guatemala I am lucky enough to have found a trainer for Powered Paragliding. I say lucky because although I had a few great sessions with my paramotor trainer Joe Cruz at the Blackhawk Paramotor Ranch in California, I only
So we made it. We drove about 900 miles in the end, touched 3 countries and crossed 2 borders, and things went almost perfectly well. I say almost perfectly because any time you cross borders it can be a little frustrating, and despite having our
And that’s a wrap! Our time in Playa del Carmen has come to an end. It is a very bizzarre feeling, almost as wierd as when we packed up and left Australia over 2 years ago. Playa has become like home to us, and that,
A few days ago I magically received my Paramotor wing / paraglider through the Mexican postal system, and have been excited to get kiting the thing. For those who don’t know, kiting is where you fly the wing without actually leaving the ground. It is