Just got back from a hike in Canon Blanco in Utuado, Puerto Rico. If you get a chance to visit Puerto Rico and want to do a day trip from San Juan into the island I would highly recommend this place. You get to hike, swim, relax, see mountains, small waterfalls, and enjoy some fresh …
Some San Juan Recommendations
It’s Sunday evening here in San Juan with the sun just starting to dip. I got a little kick in the butt to do this blog today (thank you Mom) instead of pushing it into the week where there is never an obvious time to blog. I’m sporting a tiny sunburn from strolling by …
Back to San Juan
I got back to Puerto Rico a few days ago, after my longest flying journey to date. I started at 4:30 am on Monday (Puerto Rico time) and landed at 9 am Wednesday. I did get a room and spend a day in Taipei with my 21-hour layover there, but other than that it was …
Being Sick in Bali
I’m back to blogging after a pretty bad run of getting sick here in Bali. After writing about having a mild fear of getting Dengue Fever I’m pretty sure I got it. I didn’t go to the hospital and get it diagnosed because it didn’t seem like there was anything to do besides rest and …
Week 2 Bali
Just over 1.5 weeks here in Bali and still enjoying it. I’ve learned a lot here already in Bali. Drink more electrolyte water when it’s really hot out, especially when your stomach gets messed up (“Bali Belly”). You have to be pretty aggressive on a motorbike, or even just walking, if you want to …
First Impressions Bali
After 30-40 something hours (4 connecting flights!) of travel, I landed into Bali a few nights ago. Perhaps because of all of the flying my body lost track of what time it thinks it should be, and I don't have jet lag going to bed/waking up like I’ve been living 12 hours ahead of time …
Pre Travel Week
I’m back after a little unplanned blogging hiatus. I had started posts, but got bogged down trying to write things that were “helpful and good”, and decided to go back to my previous format of a minimal weekly update interspersed with random things in my head. The past few weeks have been a great …
Cities
One of my favorite bloggers/essayists is Paul Graham, founder of Y Combinator (a startup incubator that funded Dropbox, Airbnb, etc.). A lot of the posts are about startups and programming, but some are just about life in general, and the latter are my personal favorites. One that I really liked from 11 years ago is …
Travel Plans
I’m sipping a latte in shorts and a t-shirt, watching the rain drizzle in an open-air cafe like a proper digital nomad. The digital nomad world is kind of like hipsters; I am firmly entrenched in many aspects of the lifestyle, but I strongly don’t identify with it. Exploring the world while working and having …
Life Design
I’m currently at Boundless Mezcal Cafe in Cartagena (cold brew plus their empty upstairs area is a great working combo), on the last day of my trip in Colombia. I started out in Barranquilla, Colombia, which sadly I would not recommend, and abandoned a hotel room that still had 4 more days paid for. It …
Andrew Manser 