WHO AM I?
My name is Philip Shear. Why did I resign a position I loved for 15 years as a chef at a nonprofit organization in the Santa Cruz Mountains? In brief, I contracted a serious case of travelitis. I decided I was going to travel for a year, see new places and make new friends. That was in 2008. Except for two brief returns to California, I have been traveling ever since.
During that time I traveled extensively throughout the western United States, Canada, Alaska, Mexico (twice), Central America (four times), South America, New Zealand, Bali, Java, Fiji, Burma and Thailand.
I love to hike, kayak and photograph. My first year, I completed a Latin America walkabout. Along the way I studied Spanish in Guatemala and participated in two volunteer projects which are dear to my heart. While there I checked two items off my bucket list: The Galapagos Islands and Machu Pichu.
2012’s highlight was five months tramping New Zealand, a land I have wanted to visit most of my life. Currently, In 2013, I began tackling Southeast Asia beginning with a month in Burma (Myanmar). Eventually, I made my base in Thailand where I met my wife. This blog is my collection of tales of adventure and the celebration of the diversity of people, places and cultures with which I connect.
I hope you enjoy this effort and look forward to your comments. See you down the road.
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