I used to be a fat wimp. I remember going to the gym and looking enviously at the guys with big muscles. For a few years now I’ve spent a bit of time at the gym, but never really knowing what I should be doing, lifting wimpy weights and never following a plan. Everything changed [...]

You’re looking at a photo of Alan, an expat from New Jersey who is now “living the dream” in Palawan, Philippines. I put living the dream in quotes because Alan’s version of the dream is far different than my own.
I run into expats like Alan quite often.  Their theme is usually the same, they decide [...]

Today was my last day in Rio and to end my trip I decided to try hang gliding! Instead of booking through a travel agent, I went direct to the source. I took a cab to the São Conrado neighborhood of Rio where they have a hang-glider pilots club. In the parking lot I [...]

Long time readers of the GetFoxy blog might remember my Brazilian beer competition from 2009. Well, two years later, we’ll be sampling new and hopefully improved Brazilian micro-brewed beers! Even more exciting is the variety in this years challenge, a few wheat beers, a couple of ales and a Brazilian IPA. It’s great [...]

Flying down to Brazil was a dream.  I flew on Delta Airlines in business class, ten hours direct, from Atlanta to Rio de Janeiro.  The service, was perfect, the food was outstanding and overall I truly felt like a king. I enjoyed a scrumptious dinner, went to sleep for 8 hours and woke up to [...]

It’s been a great run in Medellin. Hanging out with my Mom, my buddy Steve and the incredibly beautiful local ladies has been fantastic. Unfortunately, our time in Medellin has come to an end after two weeks of great memories here.
Next up Steve and I rock Rio de Janeiro, Brazil!
Anyways, for now, enjoy [...]

My Mom got to celebrate her 40th birthday (ok, maybe just a few more years than that…) in Medellin, Colombia this year.
We started the day in Poblado, with a breakfast of fresh orange juice and scrambled eggs and then we were off to the Medellin Metro for a big adventure up to Parque Arvi!
To get [...]

Wow, since I last blogged I’ve done a lot. I went from Siargao, Philippines to Cebu and from there to Angeles City for a week. After that my buddy Chris and I went to Singapore for three fantastic days of business and from there I flew all the way back to Los Angeles.
In [...]

It’s a hard decision for me, nightlife or beach time. Wherever I go, the issue never seems to go away. Luckily, Siargao delivers a big-time dose of beach time and surprisingly, has decent nightlife as well! At times, this island seems to have more hotties than a Maxim mens magazine!
My first day [...]

Everytime I leave Cebu I feel a bit sad. It’s hard to leave such a perfect place. But when my Australian mate Chris, said he was heading to Siargao and then on to Surigao Island by boat, I knew adventure was calling. We boarded a Cebu Pacific Airbus A319 and for the “outrageous” [...]