| More than a few times, I've caught myself
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| | checks, packed a small backpack and
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| sitting at work day dreaming about
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| | headed to the airport in Los Angles,
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| dropping everything and just jumping on a
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| | known as "LAX".
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| plane. In October of 2003, I did just
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| | The Dream Comes True
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| that.
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| | I walked into the international wing of
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| Life can grind you down when you get in a
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| | LAX and did what every traveler has
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| rut. In my case, I had a particularly bad
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| | dreamed of doing. I stared at the flight
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| case of the blues in October 2003. My
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| | board and just let the various
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| girlfriend and I had apparently come to
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| | destinations soak into my brain. After a
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| an agreement that there was no need for
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| | few minutes, Asia percolated to the top
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| me to exist on the face of the earth. My
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| | of my grey matter and I started searching
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| glamorous and exciting Internet business
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| | for the airlines with flights there.
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| had become a bore. All and all, I was in
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| | After a few misses, I was able to get a
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| a rut and needed a change. The travel
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| | ticket on a Korean Airlines flight to
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| gods apparently agreed.
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| | Bangkok. I passed through security,
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| On a Wednesday, I made the final decision
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| | picked up a guidebook for Asia and headed
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| to sell my business, get what I could for
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| | to my gate. Three hours later, we lifted
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| it and hit the road. The next day, I
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| | off the runway and I waived goodbye to
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| received a call from a man in Chicago
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| | rut for three months.
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| what wanted to buy my web sites. This was
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| | I've disdained heavy planning for my
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| particularly interesting since I hadn't
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| | trips. I prefer a very loose schedule
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| actually told anyone the sites were for
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| | because I want time to live out
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| sale. By the end of the day, we had
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| | unexpected events. If you ever get the
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| agreed on a price, signed a contract and
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| | chance to chuck everything and go travel
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| he was wiring the money.
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| | for a few months, just do it. You never
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| First thing Monday morning, my bank
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| | know when you'll get the chance again!
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| verified the wired money had been
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| | Rick Chapo is with Nomad Travel Journals.
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| received and credited to my bank account.
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| | Writing journals are the perfect travel
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| I picked up a couple of American Express
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| | accessories.
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