Vagabonding begins!

Today marks the official five-year anniversary of my new life of Vagabonding.

Man, what a ride it has been! Life changing to the Nth degree, my paradigms and personality have become permanently upgraded. The good news? After five years of being out of my corporate cubicle, there are no plans to go back. Bad economy be damned, it’s not even an afterthought when I’m trekking in the rainforest or sitting on a Thai island somewhere.

All countries, cultures, adventures, and memories aside, this humble blog played a far greater role in my vagabonding than I ever predicted. I have managed to meet new real-life friends all around the world, just through sharing a few things here.

This first post says it all; when I started vagabonding I had no idea how long I would be gone, where I was going, or what to think. I generally expected to get travel “out of my system” before coming home and unloading my stuff from storage to find a job and a home. That storage unit did eventually become unloaded – as I sold nearly everything I own to fully embrace this new life!

Thank you BootsnAll.com for the great opportunity, motivation, and support that got me out of that damned cubicle.

I’m doing a semi-thorough writeup on my vagabonding blog in hopes of inspiring others who are still stuck in corporate jobs, grinding away days and years without feeling fulfilled.

For a rundown of the countries I wandered through over the last five years and even some pictures, have a look at my homepage: Greg Rodgers.

Ignore the naysayers and negative types – don’t ever stop dreaming. If I managed to do this for five years, anyone can!

Cheers and may there always be a road!

I haven’t felt this excited about opening a box since Christmas circa 1985.

My new Denon AH-NC800 noise canceling headphones were everything that I would expect from a top-notch Japanese sound company dating back 100 years.  While the cost is certainly above the budget of the average vagabonding traveler, these headphones are a must for anyone working with video, sound, or production.  All frequent fliers would be happy with the splurge to own a Denon as well as people that just demand the best sound at any given moment.

I will do my best to quell my excitement and keep this review subjective – a task made easier as Job2Do thumps my favorite Thai reggae through the powerful inducers.

Read on to see what I have to say about my Denon AH-NC800 headphones.

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As usual, I'm still slowly catching up on writing about my adventures over on my vagabonding blog (http://www.vagabondinglife.com) Call it nostalgia, but after four years and over a half million hits (woohoo!) I refuse to let this blog go just ... [Continue reading this entry]