Oh hello there

Greetings, cyberland. 

I suppose I should use this initial post to give a little background on life as I know it.  I was born in Pittsburgh, PA on a beautiful summer's eve in 1983.  From that day forward, I've attempted to be totally awesome all the time.  Results have varied.  

Now that you know everything there is to know about me, let's focus on what the immediate future holds.  I've recently decided to throw caution to the wind and set sail on a trip around the globe.  Although I don’t have my itinerary down to the exact day, here is a rough outline of what the next six months potentially holds for me:

- Jan 18th to mid-February:  Aloha means goodbye…island hopping in Hawaii

- Mid-February to early March:  Putting a couple shrimp on the barbie and in the magical land of OZ.

- Early March to mid-April:  Surfing in Bali, not chewing gum in Singapore, eating street vendor delicacies in Vietnam and trying to avoid making really obvious and childish jokes in Bangkok and Phuket.

- Mid-April to June 30th:  Searching for a Greek god, eating pasta in Italia, exploring the Croatian coastline (Google image search it...you won't be sorry), practicing my runway walk in Prague, sampling beer in Belgium, riding bikes and perusing cafes in the Netherlands, trying to figure out what’s underneath those kilts in Scotland, kissing the Blarney Stone in Ireland, trying to fit my hair underneath a beret in France, and drinking sangria in Espana. 

So there you have it, in the most stereotypical summary I could muster.  Whether or not I stick to this plan is anybody's guess, but therein lies the appeal of such a trip.  All I know at this point is that I'm hopping on a plane to Hawaii on Tuesday.  The rest will be left in the capable hands of the travel gods...