"You won’t know, if you don’t go."
Five years since the London bombings, and I remember being in London just before and after it happened as if it was yesterday.
Figured this was a good time to bring my post from that day out of the archives. Dedicated to all my London friends who deal with the memory every day.
Up at the observation point - Mt. Santis, Switzerland
I decided I was going to do things a little differently this year. It was going to be all about doing trips with Andiamo and getting caught up on traveling abroad. Considering that I had been working much more over the past couple of years, change was due. This was going to be the year that I got caught up on traveling as much as possible.
To prove my seriousness, I gave up my shared apartment in Panama City last January. Thus, not having anything to keep me lazy and comfortable in the city during my breaks in between trips. Since then, I’ve had many nice little jaunts around Panama, back stateside, and even Canada. And now, it was time to splurge and do Europe. 
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Trying to save the stuff from the roof of the sinking SUV. Leave no clean laundry or comrade's baggage behind! 
- Thanks Alison for the photo!
Just when I find myself cursing that I haven’t had new blog fodder lately due to life being thrust into a relatively comfy zone of tranquilo-ness, I get thrown a nice little zinger to break the quiet streak, and not a moment too soon. 
Last week, I had a nice little convergence of diverse friends in Panama. My Guatemalan friend Mitzy (better known as GCMitzy, a fixture on the Andiamo blog over the years), was in town for a business exploration trip, some research work, and of course to kick ass in some local poker tournaments. Greg, an old friend from Florida, was back in town for his second visit to Andiamo in about six months. This time, he had his girlfriend Lori and Alan, a work colleague, come along for the jaunt. Continue reading →
Vicky, a recent guest from Nebraska, sent me this disturbing photo of her husband Bob, having the dreaded Snorkeling Withdrawal Syndrome (SWS). This is by far the worst case I’ve ever seen in all my years. And being in Nebraska in the winter, it can only exacerbate the condition. As can plainly be seen in this picture. Our hearts go out to Vicky and Bob, and we can only hope that he snaps out of it. That or at the very least that they have a spring thaw and FAST! ;p
This is just too sad... Don't let this happen to you. Get Help!
The schedule is now updated through July 2010. Thanks for everybody’s patience. There is some flexibility in the dates, (just not during the break periods). So be sure to let me know if you have any special needs and I’ll see what I can do.
Here’s a fun clip of photos and video made by Alex, a recent guest who hails from New York City. Many thanks Alex for sharing! 
