I left home the first time riding my tricycle–with a peanut butter sandwich tied to the back of my bike–when I was four years old. My parents found me beside Interstate Route 40, too afraid to cross, and eating my peanut butter sandwich. All I wanted to do for the rest of my life was to follow that road wherever it was going. Or follow that path. Or walk down that alley just to see where it went.
I left home the second time in a ’56 Chevy coupe with a V-8 engine and glass pack mufflers. I was a little-better prepared, but still carrying peanut butter sandwiches in the cooler. I turned west on Route 40 and drove all the way to Santa Monica. And I’ve been ‘moving on’ ever since. I’ve lived in a dozen states (visited all but 4 states), and I gave up counting visas after sixty countries in my passports.
I’ve been collecting sunsets and avoiding dysentery for years now, decades actually. And I’ve been taking photographs of places and people in various locales. I’ve got stacks of notebooks full of thoughts and traumas. I’ve got boxes full of 35mm slides, and external hard drives, and stacks of notebooks filled with notes and stories of my journeys. I always thought I’d end up writing a book and displaying my photographs in it, but I do not seem to possess the discipline it takes to actually sit your butt down long enough to write the thing.
So if you like what you read, or like the photographs you see here at Badfish and Chips Cafe, that will make my life of vagabonding all worthwhile. Things are always just what they are. Sometimes, as they like to say, you have to go with the flow, and be happy with what is.
This is what is today: I’ve been living out of the USA for the past 16 years; I’m currently basing my journeys, and life, in Abu Dhabi with hair turning gray — still roaming, still gandering down strange paths, still eating peanut butter sandwiches.
great about page! but most of all, I love your photos…
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Cerita, thanks for hanging out here and commenting. And as I’ve said before…I love your photos, especially that monk at Angkor!
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I’m going to tell you here because I have not trained a long-distance seagull yet: You’ve made my top 10 blog list for this year. Here is where I tell it, alas the link I added there is not working.
https://dailypost.wordpress.com/2015/12/16/best-blogs-of-2015/#comment-660572
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Badfish, I have nominated you for an Epic Awesomeness Award! Go here to find out more: http://mitchteemley.com/2016/01/07/i-am-epically-awesome/
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Mitch…Whoa! Well, thank you SO much. I truly appreciate this, and humbly accept. I’m presently traveling out of the country, so will follow up with this when I return. But again…thanks, for making my day!
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Hey, you’re sharing so many stunning moments with us, therefore, I would like to nominate you for a 3-Days-Quote Challenge, happy sharing and keep sharing your beautiful photographs and words, https://kahchoonblog.wordpress.com/2016/01/20/quote-challenge-2-1st-day/#more-4906
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[…] (with apologies to fellow blogger, Bad Fish) […]
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Love to see pictures from adventures, as I rarely get to take any!
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What I’ve learned is that people who rarely travel have much more adventuresome INNER wanderings.
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Interesting. I don’t know if that rings true for me.
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It might not, right now. But I bet it could next week…
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Your “About” page has fired up my imagination. Your travels found awesome. YOU sound awesome. If you wrote a book, I would buy it. Thanks for stopping by my blog, and for the follow!
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OK…if I write a book, I’m going to hold you to that purchase!! Thanks for stopping by and commenting! I enjoyed your blog, also.
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Have to agree on this one, a great about page, now let me turn to the photography bit 📷 Click, MM 🍀
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MM…glad to see you here again, pull up a chair and sit a spell. Drink?
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Pint of old hookey please kind sir
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Vagabonding is seriously awesome! You are an inspiration to a person like me! All I want to do is get on the road and travel. Thanks for sharing your wonderful adventures with us. Love them. Keep going. Have the world. 🙂
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I think maybe it’s in the blood! When you gotta go, you gotta go. Thanks for reading and commenting.
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Were you afraid when you first started?
I understand that’s a question you may or may not want to answer. I’ll wait anyway. 🙂
Have a wonderful weekend dear. 🙂
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Hemangini…afraid to travel you mean, the first time I traveled? Is that what you mean?
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Yes… The first time you traveled and then you decided to travel full time? How did the transition happen? If there’s a post about this already please be kind enough to point me there 🙂
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Hemangini…actually, there is no post about my transition. I’m not actually traveling fulltime presently, just traveling quite a bit, maybe three or four trips a year. I live in Abu Dhabi. So most of my posts are fairly recent journeys. But next year, it may be fulltime travel, or fulltime living in some weird place!
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ooh, I look forward to your full time journeys too then.. Your posts so far have been fun and honest. I like the simple natural beauty of places I read till now.
Keep writing and photographing. I love it. 🙂 All the best for your year long travel. Bless you.
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Hello, Badfish. I dropped your name as a happy maker 🙂 It’s not a nomination (unless you wish to do it too), just to let you know:
https://manjameximovie.wordpress.com/2016/06/28/supersizing-happiness-tag/
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Thanks lady!!! I’m traveling now, so no time to read or respond on other blogs, and apparently to fulfill nominations!! But thanks again, and glad you smile!
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I’m glad too. And it’s NOT a nomination. Happy travelling!
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OK, got it. And thanks…if I’m traveling, I’m (usually) having a good time…or at least acquiring an experience to write about later.
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This is a very well written, interesting article about you! I enjoyed reading it and getting to know you and an idea of your blog better. 🙂 Keep going with tasty peanut butter sandwiches towards your happiness! 🙂
Best wishes,
BamserBlog
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Thanks for visiting and following The 3rd Drawer Down. I’m looking forward to exploring more of your blog.
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Hi,
Very nice to meet and learn more about you. Thank you for following my blog, I will certainly take time to visit yours as well 🙂
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Pure literary excellence. You started my day with a few snickers again.
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I can so identify with the four-year old looking at the road. My favourite book as a child was a big atlas. I had adventures in every country in the magical theatre of my imagination.
So pleased to have found your blog, thanks to Marsha. 😊
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I know…you gotta wonder what actually goes on in the mind of a four-year-old child sometimes. And yes…the Atlas is one of my favorite books, also!!
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Hello!
I just nominated your blog for the Versatile Blogger Award. Please see my post here, and keep up the good work!
https://gormteper.net/2017/04/23/the-versatile-blogger-award/
Happy Shooting!
Gorm
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I thought I’d come and respond here to your reply over at Calen’s… First, I have missed you!!! I’ve been on sabbatical from online. Doing a lot of good path work. Much needed. In fact, it’s very spooky that you answered; Calen told me – we talk on the phone every week – because I’m just starting to transition over to vegan, and it’s suggested that I find others who are vegan to be able to talk about stuff, and suddenly there you are, and I’m not even sure if you are, but, I know you’re on some wave length close to it. Anyway, that’s up with me. I have all your post since I heading off to the mountains saved to read when I get back online. TONS to catch up on, I imagine. Your travels are legend, just like you are. 🙂
Lots of hugs!
Fim
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stopping by to say hello bf.
🙂
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cool…sabbatical ending…
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right on 🙂
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and thought of you TODAY – when I pulled out this treasured Gap long sleeve soft cotton t-shirt….
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OK…I’m getting jealous again!!
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Hey Badfish, I was four years old too.
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Hey Ted, thanks for stopping by and hanging out. I suppose we all were four years old at one point…but we outgrow it.
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