On a bicycle from NYC to LA. iHeartCardio

On a bicycle from NYC to LA. iHeartCardio
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I’m riding my big-wheel from NYC to LA starting Wednesday, August 15, 2012. This bicycle ride is to raise awareness of heart disease, the number one cause of death in the USA, and 100% of the money raised will be donated to the American Heart Association. You are cordially, officially, enthusiastically, delightfully, and zestfully invited [...]

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Category: Give By: justin on 05/09/12

My Two Months In The Land of Smiles and Lady Boys. Thailand

My Two Months In The Land of Smiles and Lady Boys. Thailand
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Why Thailand? The question most received from friends and family.  In March of 2011, I had my first international travel experience when I went to Paris, France for 10 days.  I really didn’t have a good reason to go to Paris besides the fact that I found a good flight price and that my friend [...]

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Category: Go By: justin on 05/08/12

The infamous Full Moon Party and why it’s “OvErRaTed”. Clap clap clap-clap-clap

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During the full moon in October of 2011, I headed to Koh Phangan, Thailand to check out the world renown Full Moon Party. I had heard so much about this shindig that there is no way that I could not check this out during my stay in Thailand. My Experience So I flew from Phuket [...]

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Category: Globe By: justin on 05/07/12

How you can Flip Houses from Thousands of Miles away

How you can Flip Houses from Thousands of Miles away
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Bubble Trouble. Due to the real estate bubble of the early to mid 2000′s nearly everyone is familiar with the term “house flipping”.  For those of you who’ve been under a rock, you flip a house when you buy a ugly house and put some new stuff in and on it to make it pretty and [...]

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Category: Get By: justin on 05/06/12

Contiki Holidays : The stuff I wish I knew beforehand

Contiki Holidays : The stuff I wish I knew beforehand
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For only my second time ever out of the country I chose to spend a total of close to 3 months away during the summer of 2011. This consisted of about 3 weeks in Europe and 2 months in Thailand. The Euro-trip was pretty spontaneous, decision-wise. In the spring, a college friend of mine said, “Hey, me and a friend are thinking about Europe this [...]

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Category: Globe By: justin on 04/21/12

Motorcycles. Are they really that dangerous?

Motorcycles. Are they really that dangerous?
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The short-answer is. Yes Per vehicle mile traveled, a motorcyclists’ risk of a fatal crash is 35 times greater than a passenger car. One of the main reasons motorcyclists are killed in crashes is because the motorcycle itself provides virtually no protection in a crash.  Approximately 80 percent of reported motorcycle crashes result in injury or [...]

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Category: Guess By: justin on 04/20/12