My Own Personal 'Geas'

The Geas, or plural Geasan, according to wikipedia is a vow or obligation placed upon a person, usually a hero. Traditionally, the doom of the hero comes about due to their violation of such geasan, either by accident, or by having multiple geasan and then being placed in a position where they have no option but to violate one geas in order to maintain another. In my case, this vow is to visit every continent, every state in the U.S., and every country barring war zones and dictatorships. This blog shall serve as a Hemingway-esque recall of opportunities that allow me to fulfill my own personal geas (to slightly warp Terence Trent D’Arby).

This blog, like my corporeal body, is designed to wander. As my earthly self wanders the globe in search of that which I have not seen before, this blog will wander through the thoughts that are generated by said globetrotting. I hope to show others parts of the world through the written word that they may never see as well as shed alternative light on those places that millions see but never through another’s eyes.

My hopes are that this record of date will serve as a glimpse into the life of a father, and someday, grandfather so that my children and my children’s children will have insight into the thoughts and dreams of their ancestors.

As past travels are harder to recall and require more from me in the way of fact checking and dredging up of memories, I shall begin where most do not, at the present.