February 16, 2008
Over the last few years of traveling I have put a quite a few miles on my feet. It is now time for me to strap on my Chuck Taylor’s and hit the road! I came to Tokyo with the thought of settling down for a bit, unpacking the backpack and hanging up my hat (I really don’t wear a hat… but you get the picture.) But before I knew it my bag was repacked and I was ready for new adventures! The famous Roy Rogers song says it all “Don’t fence me in”. I’m not sure why I’m having such a hard time settling down, maybe it’s because it’s freezing cold here in Tokyo and we all know I hate the cold. Also I think it has a lot to do with the fact that Tokyo is freaking expensive and the thought of teaching English makes me want to jump in front of the next bus. Or maybe everyone is right, I am like that kid in the move Into the Wild, I’m a drifter, a Cowboy that needs to be free. No job or pretty lady can keep me in one place for more then a few weeks. But seriously let’s cut the crap I’m not like that, I’m just an average guy “A very lucky guy” that has the opportunity to live his dreams and I’m not one to wait. I like to live now and deal with whatever people deal with later. But on a more serious side I believe that we are all here for 2 reasons. 1) To enjoy our life… because life is a beautiful thing and to not enjoy it is a slap in God’s face. 2) While we are enjoying our lives also try to help make the world a better place for the future generations. Our planet and the world we know is in some serious shit! We are already starting to feel the effects, and for the world’s poor they are getting dealt a much harder hand. I have and will continue to learn about the world’s problems through my travels and will continue to get the message out through video and photos. I have a lot of stuff planned in the future but for now I will talk about things as they happen. Hope everyone is well wherever you might be! Here are the last photos from Tokyo… taken over the course of 24 hours.
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October 2, 2007
I feel its time for me to do a general update rather then a story. So here is the low down, I have spent the last month in Malaysia exploring some new/old places. Borneo was a highlight and a place i will for sure be heading back to soon. I spent a week or so on the beach in the Perhentain Island working on my tan and my Dutch. I met two dutch girls from Amsterdam Inge and Ciska, and we instantly became great friends. But all good things come to an end or at least i make them end (something im working on). I was planning on flying to the Philippines to research a documentary film on modern day pirates… but after doing a little bit of research in Borneo i found this project to be WAY too dangerous. So i have decided not to go to the Philippines and instead I’m heading back up to Thailand to meet up with Inge and Ciska. Its actually a good thing as i need to put myself on video for a presentation for the Travel Channel and i need someone to film me and also i miss them!
Oh and for you guys that have emailed me asking for more pictures… i am working on it. I don’t have any pictures from my recent trips on me (computer crashed!)… so i will start taking new ones! Also I’m now not just taking photos I’m also shooting High Def video… so soon i will not only have just static pictures but live moving video which should be great. So the game plan is the next month or so in Thailand/Laos and then i will be flying to India in December to film a documentary with me and my Indian friend Ravi (more on that later).
So that’s pretty much it… I’m eating great… i have a great tan… meeting great people… and living life!!! What else can i ask for?
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September 11, 2007
Over the last four years i have spent a good amount of time in Asia, and of course have heard the rumors of the cheap flights for less then $10. The thought of paying the equivalent of a happy meal to fly seems crazy and more importantly dangerous. I mean what kind of plane is it? They must be cutting cost somewhere…. maybe there’s no seats! South east Asia has a few of these low cost airlines trolling the Sky’s. I have never really looked into these flight as there has not been a need for me. Most of the time for me time is not really an issue and i can get to most places by land or boat once I’m here. But i recently found myself in a pinch, i wanted to go to Borneo which is an island and to far to go by boat. I saw a newspaper while in KL advertising flights from KL to Borneo for $20, at that price how could i say no. I logged onto airasia.com and found these so called cheap flights. I was amazed by all the places they fly to, the trick to getting these great deals is to book a month or so in advance. But of course everything i do is last second so i ended up paying $40 bucks with all taxes included… still a great deal. When was the last time you took a 2 hour flight for $40 dollars? Oh and for you that are wondering what the service was like etc… Air Asia is great not at all what i excepted for $40. The plane looked brand new and they even gave us a snack and drink for free unlike most of the airlines in the states which charge for everything. 
So for any of you out there that are planning a trip to Asia and for that matter NOT planning because you thought it was too expensive…. i really recommend Air Asia, its an easy and cheap way for those who are on a budget and a tight schedule. Thanks to these low cost airlines I’m going to get a chance to go to the only country in Asia i haven’t been to yet.. the Philippine’s. Oh and you might be asking “why is Jimmy writing about this crap?” well for some people its useful. I tend to get a lot of emails from people and friends asking for advice on where to go and how to’s etc… So i decided to start writing about that stuff as well and include it under my “Travel Tips” category…. Don’t worry i will still be writing about my random adventures…. and with that said I’m off to find one… or let it find me!
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