Friday, August 8, 2008 7:11 am by admin.

I have been in Barcelona now for almost a week.  My plan was to upload the pictures from this week, some of which are really nice, up to the gallery.  Unfortunately there is some sort of an issue with security on the web browser so I will have to find another place.  I was surprised that I was able to attach my own USB device and read it, but yet was prevented from uploading to the site.  Anyway, I have tried to attach one photo here, which is me on the balcony of my Barcelona apartment.  It is a fairly nice place with a view of the neighborhood and is very close to all of the main city center attractions.

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Tuesday, July 29, 2008 8:36 pm by admin.

Click here for the new gallery which I will use for the “Great World Trip” or type in http://christopherryan.smugmug.com/Travel/568380.

I have been busy packing and repacking.  I can’t wait to shove off!  It is so hard to decide what NOT to bring.  Everything should really fit into one back-pack to be sure.  I have a system of throwing away things as I go, so my pack will get lighter and smaller each day.  What I do is to save any item of clothing that I am tempted to get rid of throughout the year, and use it one last time when traveling abroad.

Try it!

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Monday, July 28, 2008 9:38 pm by admin.

Ever since I was a little boy I have loved to travel. My family took a lot of trips when I was a child. My grandmother would always give me some money a few days before departure. No one gives me money any longer, but I haven’t lost the overwhelming desire to travel.

At long last, it looks like I will fulfill my dream of going all the way around the world. The original plan was to take a year in doing so, but I have become involved in a career now and am lucky to have the two months off.

On August 2nd, I will leave for Barcelona where I will stay a month studying spanish five days a week. There will be weekend jaunts to the Pyranese, Portugal, and Morocco. Following this I will go to Cairo, Nairobi, Dubai, Bangkok, and Tokyo.

Keep checking back as I will be taking thousands of photos!!!

Prior travel gallery is here.

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Monday, April 7, 2008 8:45 pm by Christopher Ryan.

I turned 40 last week (March 27th). I can’t really tell much of a difference though, I feel as good as ever! Life is pretty good, I eat well and exercise so I expect to feel good for many years to come. The only difference I have noticed (and it didn’t happen all at once on 3.27.08), is that I am a little more conservative with certain things like my driving habits, finances, health, etc. This is a good thing! I did have one hell of a party though, and you should definitely check out the pics on my smugmug page.

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Saturday, March 15, 2008 6:51 pm by Christopher Ryan.

Today was the grand opening of the outdoor pool at the gym, eFitness (if you happen to join please mention my name so that I will get something for free) and they were offering half price ultrasounds to measure body fat or body mass index (bmi). I wanted to settle the question once and for all as to how fat I really am. According to the $50 results, my average body fat is 24.5%, with the vast majority of it being in my right leg of all places!

I plan do to this test again in a couple of months to see if all of my working out is really paying off.

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Tuesday, March 11, 2008 6:05 pm by Christopher Ryan.

Hello there dear Reader. Let me start by introducing myself. My name is Christopher Ryan, and this is my story. I shall attempt to write this journal in much the same style as Mark Twain in “Roughing It.” This was a very interesting reflection of a portion of his life which focused much on his travel exploits, but often digressed to other stories from his past.

I also intend to use this as a guide to my website, so the reader will find it riddled with links to photos in my gallery.

Before we begin, I would like to invite you all to see a special section in my gallery, which has one photo for each year of my life.

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