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- November 14th, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: MyTropicalEscape
Triathlon Training and Six Life Lessons Learned
I just wrote a guest post for Leo Babauta of Zen Habits discussing some of the life lessons that I learned (or re-learned) during a couple of months of triathlon training as I prepared for the Miami M…
- November 13th, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: Culebra Blog
Culebra Transportation: Ferrying from Culebra to Fajardo (video)
A couple of weeks ago I posted a video and subsequent travel times for folks who are interested in departing from Fajardo and arriving in Culebra. For those of you interested in heading the other way,…
- November 2nd, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: MyTropicalEscape
What is one thing you have always wanted to do in your life but have not done yet?
I have many things that I would still like to do and accomplish! And I assume you do too. Perhaps you would like to change the world, launch a new project, or do something as (seemingly) simple as att…
- October 31st, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: Culebra Blog
Cell Phone Service on Culebra
Telecommunications… Culebra style! We often get the question of whether or not folks’ cell phones will work on island, here in Culebra. AT & T (formerly Cingular) and T-Mobile (previously Sun…
- October 30th, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: MyTropicalEscape
One Month After the Train for Humanity Launch: Ten Lessons Learned
Do you have an idea for a business that you would like to create, a vision that you want to pursue, and goals that you would like to accomplish? Or, are you looking to launch a non-profit organization…
- October 27th, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: MyTropicalEscape
Don’t Buy Seth Godin’s New Book Tribes
Here’s the thing: I have never done a book review on this site before and probably won’t do another, however, as someone who has lived amongst, and worked with, actual tribes in Papua New Guinea w…
- October 20th, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: Culebra Blog
Getting to Culebra: Ferrying from Fajardo to Culebra (video)
For those of you looking to take the ferry from Fajardo to Culebra you can take the passenger or cargo ferry for $2.25 one way (or $4.50 roundtrip). As of October 20, 2008 the correct ferry times betw…
- October 19th, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: MyTropicalEscape
Where do Big Ideas come from?
Whether you want to craft the world’s next greatest novel, take the trip of a lifetime, or open a small business the initial idea to create or do “something” has to come from somewhere. I have a…
- October 17th, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: Culebra Blog
Culebra Beautiful as EVER - Hurricane Omar Completely Misses
If you have not heard, hurricane Omar decided to take a turn and head further east and as such, it completely missed the island of Culebra. The sun is shining and I just went for a swim at Tamarindo B…
- October 15th, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: MyTropicalEscape
97 Remarkable Ways to Diversify Your Network in a Down Economy
Are you looking to expand your network? Or, perhaps create some new connections to make yourself even more recession proof…? image source: 24oranges.nl If I hear the words “down” a…
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: Culebra Blog
Hurricane Omar Culebra, Puerto Rico Update #2
Went down to Flamenco Beach at 5:00pm because we had a break in the first round of heavy rains. NOAA Hurricane Center is saying the heavy stuff is supposed to start hitting around 7:00pm Share This
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: Culebra Blog
Hurricane Omar Culebra, Puerto Rico Update #1
Just got back from making a quick trip to the store and thought that I would shoot some video of the “calm” before the storm. The first forty seconds of the video were taken at 12:30pm and…
- October 14th, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: MyTropicalEscape
Blog Action Day 2008 - Please Help to Eradicate Poverty
[Editor’s note: As most of you will know, Wednesday, October 15 is Blog Action Day. I ran the majority of the post below about ten months ago when I was doing my weekly “humanitarian”…
- October 11th, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: MyTropicalEscape
Five Questions With Non-Conformist Chris Guillebeau
Would you like to travel the globe while financing those trips solely through your online efforts and income? How about attempting to visit every country that the world has to offer? Right around…
- October 8th, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: MyTropicalEscape
YOU Have the Power to Change the World!
Do certain local or global issues affect you deeply? Would you like to take action and help? In my continuing efforts to help promote Train for Humanity, I just wrote a guest post for Liz Strauss and…
- October 6th, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: MyTropicalEscape
Searching for Business Growth in a Speedo
Are you a small business owner? The teeny weenie mankini could possibly provide you with a business growth solution. A couple of months ago while walking on the beach we spotted a gentleman struttin…
- October 5th, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: Culebra Blog
Animal Welfare of Culebra: The Story of Mango the Dog
The Beginning A couple of months ago, a stray dog that came to be known as Mango was wandering the streets of Culebra. He used to be seen hanging around the ferry dock and was, even back then, a very…
- October 1st, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: MyTropicalEscape
What is your ultimate job (or life) description?
If you could do anything to make a living, what would you do? And why? It’s a lighthearted (and somewhat trite) question, but a serious one too. Unfortunately, I think people struggle with this e…
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: Culebra Blog
U.S. Military Leaves Tank Stuck On One of the Nicest Beaches in the World
Did you know that the military used to bomb Culebra Island (and Vieques) for target practice? This is not breaking news but for those of you who are not familiar with Culebra, which is part of the US…
- September 28th, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: MyTropicalEscape
10 Tips to Help You Overcome Wallflower Syndrome
I just wrote a guest post for social media guru Chris Brogan discussing how I have been able to move beyond feeling shy at conferences. If you have a presentation coming up the tips really apply to pu…
- September 26th, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: MyTropicalEscape
Launch Your Next Project Using Social Media
I just wrote a guest post for Darren Rowse of ProBlogger discussing how we launched Train for Humanity using only social media: Launching Your Next Venture Using Social Media - 5 Lessons Learned …
- September 24th, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: MyTropicalEscape
Better Than Smackin’ a Fish off Your Forehead: How to get yourself out of a rut
Are you in a rut? Do you feel like you are swimming through chilled molasses with cinder blocks for flippers? I have been in ruts before and I am sure (positive!) that I will find myself in one ag…
- September 23rd, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: Culebra Blog
Ten Things You Could Be Doing On Culebra Today Instead of Working
Do you need a break? Are you drowning in your work? Well, to help entice you to take a vacation I thought that I would list out ten things that you could be doing today on Culebra, instead of working…
- September 20th, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: Culebra Blog
Zoni Beach Culebra, Puerto Rico Video
Zoni Beach here on Culebra Island, Puerto Rico is an amazing place to spend the day. There’s a couple of nice sea grape trees that offer shade if you head off down to the right. Or, if you go to…
- September 18th, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: MyTropicalEscape
What’s the Value of Your Indirect Network?
We all place great value on the importance of our various networks, whether it’s people (friends) who comment on our websites regularly, or a Twitter follower who says hello every morning. This is i…
- September 9th, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: MyTropicalEscape
Train for Humanity Launches: Creating a Bottom-Up Online Humanitarian Movement
Those of you who have been hanging around MyTropicalEscape for a while now know that I have had a project on the back burner for quite a few months. Today, I am really happy to announce that after a…
- September 8th, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: MyTropicalEscape
What are your goals for this week? And Surprise Pre-Launch Announcement
I hope that you all had a very nice weekend! Last week’s post on “goals for the week” seemed to resonate fairly well with some of you and it drew a pretty good response and discussio…
- September 6th, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: MyTropicalEscape
How Did You Do With Your Goals Last Week? And an Announcement
Hey Everyone - on Monday I put up a post asking, “What are your goals for the week?” The natural follow-up question at the end of the week is, how did you do? The following people dropped…
- September 5th, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: Culebra Blog
Flamenco Beach Culebra, Puerto Rico Video
Went down to Flamenco Beach the other morning and grabbed a quick video! Can you believe Playa Flamenco is ranked in the top five beaches in the world and in the video there is not a sole anywhere to…
- September 4th, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: MyTropicalEscape
Escape the Cubicle NOW! Five Tips to Help You Get Started
Do you long to be your own boss? Work from home as a freelancer? Or, perhaps travel the world? image source: carter comics Don’t worry, I toiled away in a cube for many a year working for the man,…
- September 2nd, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: MyTropicalEscape
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: Culebra Blog
Lonely Planet Puerto Rico and Culebra
We have some guests staying with us and they have the new version of the Lonely Planet Puerto Rico (and Culebra) Guidebook. The old edition was really out of date having last been edited in 2002, whic…
- September 1st, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: Culebra Blog
Culebra on CNN
No, not really, but I was reading the hurricane Gustav news on CNN over the weekend and thought I would see what the latest news about Culebra was on the internet. The most recent story to be found wa…
- August 31st, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: MyTropicalEscape
What are your goals for this coming week? What would you like to accomplish?
Greetings everyone! How are you? As some of you might know I have recently returned from Nicaragua and now I am ready to get back to work. (more nicaragua photos coming soon!) I have quite a bit tha…
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: Culebra Blog
Brava Beach Culebra, Puerto Rico (video test)
Brava Beach on Culebra, in my opinion, is not only one of the nicest beaches in Puerto Rico, but in all of the Caribbean. I recently got a new Flip video camera so that I can start adding some video t…
- August 28th, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: Culebra Blog
Culebra Vacation Reading
Culebra doesn’t have a Barnes & Nobel or a Borders bookstore, so where does one go to find some holiday novels? There are 4 spots that I can think of here on Culebra. The first is the Culebra pu…
- August 26th, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: Culebra Blog
Culebra + Low Airfare = No Brainer Caribbean Vacation
Culebra, with its amazing beaches, friendly residents, and numerous outdoor activities really is a highly affordable Caribbean destination. Recently, we had to leave Culebra for a week or so and have…
- August 6th, 2008
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mytropicalescape has posted a new entry on: MyTropicalEscape
Where are you? Why I am on BLOGCATION!
Greetings - someone recently emailed and asked if I was going to be posting anything soon. That made me feel good because I thought only my mother read this site. It has been a VERY long but good year…
