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We are nothing but an invasive species on this planet and every once in a while we get put in our place. Don’t ever forget who’s in charge and remember that no one is entitled to tomorrow and every morning when we wake to the rising sun, it’s just gravy. Forces of nature are absolutely awe inspiring and lethal and this total destruction that lies before me is all the evidence I need. Hope everyone has a great weekend and lives to tell the tale. . . . . . . #forcesofnature #storm #tornado #mandown #wildweather #weathernetwork #theweatherchannel

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Sometimes the only way forward is to look back at what you’ve learned and know is true. See what worked for you and what didn’t. I find that time keeps you honest and the further you get from something the clearer the picture. . . . . . . #vanlife #vanlifereflections #westfalia #vanagon #malibu #blackandwhite #solotravel #fyp #yolo #pointdume #roadtrip

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Wish I was this guy running up a mountain in Mexico giving you everything from blue steel to magnum (I hope some of you got this reference) but I’m this other guy, laid up at his folks place, recovering from hernia surgery, drinking tea and playing scrabble. One thing for sure is I’m a fortunate individual and I’m so grateful to have received the surgery in the first place, to have had so many offers of help from friends and family and to have my parents around and able to look after me for a few days afterwards. Gifts upon gifts. Im so honoured to have this life. . . . . . #fortunateson #tepoztlan #pueblosmagicos #trailrunning #recoverymode #

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This is a memory created by the iPhoto app. Three years ago yesterday I got a crash course in sailing. This day was made possible because @life_radford and I worked diligently for weeks in a sweltering hot boat yard in Subic Bay, Phillipines, trying to get the sail boat seaworthy for our adventures. The monsoons came early that year and we weren’t able to fully pull the trigger on our plans, which probably saved our lives, but we did have a lot of fun on the journey.

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Happy #420 everybody! Things certainly aren’t perfect but at least the stigma associated with plant medicine is slowly dying away and ignorance is being replaced by science and education. I was flying pretty high on this series having just finished the #annapurnabasecamp #hike and made a couple of new friends on the way. . . . . . #420 #nepal #landrukvillage #annapurna #annapurnatrek #treknepal #nepaltrekking #getbusyliving #livefreeordie

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There’s a big difference between traveling and vacationing. I love stepping outside my world and exploring new ones. I like to temporarily leave my close network of friends and family behind and venture out alone. I enjoy shedding my comforts and positioning and finding them elsewhere. It makes me feel powerful and alive to recreate that feeling of belonging out of nothing. To re establish new bonds with total strangers and leave a small piece of me behind in the form of a memory to be shared as a story and to know that I exist in some far flung corner of this world because someone who lives there remembers me. The more I spread myself out and make connections here and there the more meaning I feel I add to my existence. I feel like I’m at my best under these circumstances and naturally attract whatever it is I need at that particular time and place. Serendipity is abound and I am the master of my destiny. I prefer to let the path show me the way and all I do is pick up the breadcrumbs. To the people I have met on these journey know that I remember you and wherever I am you exist. . . . . . #adventure #travel #wanderer #solotravel #getbusyliving #oaxacamexico #oaxaca #santodomingooaxaca #mexico #mexicanblue

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I’m like a vine always searching for the light. It can’t hide from me, I’ll twist and turn and fandango my way into it. It’s medicine for the brain, body and soul and it’s the way forward out of the darkness that seems to keep turning up, around us, through us and to us. Stay light my friends and be true. . . . . . #oaxaca #oaxacaarchitecture #oaxacadoor #mexicanadventures #travelmexico #traveloaxaca #goldenhour #getbusyliving #keepmoving #findthelight

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An intuitive and spontaneous stop to explore on the way to the beach. Bullseye 🎯! No reservations, no idea, no research, just a smile and some questions. Doo doo doo 🎶 . . . . . #sanjosedelpacifico #oaxacamexico #pueblomagico #getbusyliving #seekdiscomfort #travel #adventure-time

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Happy Valentine’s Day! I’m soaking up all the love I can handle with these two babies. I visit them everyday so far that I’ve been here. Now they fight over who gets to greet me first and they are so pure and genuine in their affection. My heart is full. Love you guys! . . . . #ménageàtrois #puppies #oaxaca #oaxacamexico #puppylove

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Literally as this photo was being taken yesterday, the flight I had booked to come home on was landing in Ottawa. The decision to stay seemed logical and since I rarely have any type of plan I figured what the hell. I think it’s pretty exciting to live like this. Everything I experienced yesterday was as a result of last minute decision in a real life ‘choose your own adventure’ book. (For those of you old enough to remember these old library books). However in this case you can’t just skip ahead to see what decision was a better one. You have to live it. So far so good. Met a stranger, went for a nice dinner and made a new friend. The possibilities in life are endless. Even setbacks are opportunities and rather than looking at them as set backs think of them as surprise adventures. Popup opportunities with an entire new cast. You never know what’s coming around the corner. Sliding doors kinda shit. I’m busting. . . . . . #oaxacamexico #oaxacacentro #oaxaca #chooseyourownadventure #perspective #wanderlust #wandering #oaxacamurals #zapata #adventuretime #getbusyliving #seekdiscomfort

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Why don’t I just wear the same clothes over and over for 6 weeks🤷‍♂️….the pitfalls of traveling light. . . . . . #oaxacamexico #xochimilco #oaxacacentro #arquitosdexochimilco #oaxaca #travellight

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As tough as it is to get motivated sometimes, the return on investment keeps me pushing hard and firing. The dopamine rush when I’m cruising hills is better than any drug (not that I’d know anything about that) and it’s free. Anyway, Trail running is always a nice little pick me up. . . . . . . #oaxaca #oaxacamexico #trailrunning #trailrunner #mazunteoaxaca #mazunte #puntacometa #playamermejita #yogaandrunning #keepmoving #keeprunning #menfitness