tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81357020454009106272024-03-06T03:07:53.068-05:00Inept With WordsThis used to be a poorly written blog about touring with Mamma Mia, Now it is just a poorly written blog about other stuff...Chris Moellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10119128039934758399noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135702045400910627.post-67735167157574481152015-07-03T22:47:00.006-04:002015-07-03T22:47:49.447-04:00Go to Guatemala? Don't Mayan if I do!Ok, Last Central American pun for awhile.<br>
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Today was spent exploring the Mayan Ruins at the site of Tikal. My morning started at 7:15 when my tour guide picked me up at my hotel. We made a couple other stops picking up a few other people who were joining us for the trip to Guatemala and Tikal. We were only about 30 minutes from the border so we quickly filled out our immigration paperwork and enjoyed the short drive.<br>
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Once we got to the border, we had to walk through immigration and meet our Guatemalan driver on the other side of the border. A law passed many years ago forbids Belizean tour guides from driving Belizean tour groups through Guatemala. Our driver was very nice and very knowledgeable. As soon as everyone made it through customs, we were on the road. It was about an hour and a half to entrance of the park and then another 20 minutes to the closest point where a car could get to the ruins. We jumped out of the van and started hiking. About 20 minutes in, we came across our first pyramid. From this point on, I am just going to show mainly photos with little explanation. This is a fantastic site and is something you should try and see if the Mayan culture interests you and you are in the area.<br>
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<a href="http://ineptwithwords.blogspot.com/2015/07/go-to-guatemala-dont-mayan-if-i-do.html#more">Click Me to Keep Reading! or don't...</a>Chris Moellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10119128039934758399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135702045400910627.post-49705568307744970892015-07-02T19:28:00.001-04:002015-07-02T19:28:58.788-04:00No Pictures? I can't Belize it...I spent today at the Actun Tunichil Muknal Mayan site. ATM is a system of caves that have recently been rediscovered in the Cayo District of Belize. This system of caves has a ton of Mayan artifacts in it, including the calcified remains of about 17 people. It is thought that this was a major religious and sacrificial spot for the Mayans somewhere in the period of 700 - 900 A.D.<br>
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There are no photos allowed within the cave system since some idiot of a tourist dropped a camera on a thousand year old skull, shattering it, back 2012. So, that means I have nothing to post from inside the cave.<br>
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<a href="http://ineptwithwords.blogspot.com/2015/07/no-pictures-i-cant-belize-it.html#more">Click Me to Keep Reading! or don't...</a>Chris Moellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10119128039934758399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135702045400910627.post-32442850796941080852015-07-01T21:26:00.002-04:002015-07-01T21:27:57.269-04:00Don't stop Belize-ingToday started with me waking up around 7:30 very sore. Most likely from the extremely bumpy boat ride I had yesterday out to the dive sites. I rolled out of bed and headed out the door with the intention of going and seeing Godfrey and his nephew Tucker at the restaurant I ended up at a few days ago. I jumped on my bicycle and headed to their place. When I got there, there was a sign that said they were closed until Friday morning. Luckily, Godfrey was inside eating breakfast. I stopped in and said hello and caught up with him. They had shut the restaurant down for two days to head to the mainland and get some new equipment on a barge for the restaurant and hotel. They had arrived to the mainland too late and were not able to get room on the barge coming to Caye Caulker. Godfrey had to head back to the mainland and try again for the next couple days. After we caught up a little, I headed out to find some some breakfast. A place down the block called Marin's had been recommended to me, so I stopped in for some breakfast. I was the first person in and had my choice of seating. I grabbed one overlooking the intersection and ordered some fresh OJ, some coffee and one of their specialties; lobster and eggs with fry jacks.<br>
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<a href="http://ineptwithwords.blogspot.com/2015/07/today-started-with-me-waking-up-around.html#more">Click Me to Keep Reading! or don't...</a>Chris Moellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10119128039934758399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135702045400910627.post-62484779602986139732015-07-01T19:47:00.000-04:002015-07-01T19:47:16.991-04:00Do you Belize in Magic?Today was my last full day on Caye Caulker. It was also my first full day as a certified scuba diver. It was an amazing experience! I was able to book a spot of a dive boat that was heading out to do three dives.<br>
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My alarm went off at 4:45am. I rolled out of bed, stretched and filled up my water bottle. I packed up more GoPro gear, grabbed my dive bag, and headed out the door. I got to the boat just about 530am. We were scheduled to have the boat packed and be out on the water around 6. I checked in and helped myself to the fresh Belizian coffee and breakfast sweet breads they had available.<br>
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<a href="http://ineptwithwords.blogspot.com/2015/07/do-you-belize-in-magic.html#more">Click Me to Keep Reading! or don't...</a>Chris Moellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10119128039934758399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135702045400910627.post-82726407165092422862015-06-29T09:39:00.000-04:002015-06-29T09:39:11.781-04:00It's Un-Belizeable!This morning started nice and early. I attempted to catch the sunrise but it was cloudy to the east. On the other hand, I did get to see a lot of the fishing boats leave the island to head out. That was pretty neat. Most of them were small boats that only had two or three people in it.<br>
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<a href="http://ineptwithwords.blogspot.com/2015/06/its-un-belizeable.html#more">Click Me to Keep Reading! or don't...</a>Chris Moellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10119128039934758399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135702045400910627.post-91455723101460853132015-06-28T13:10:00.000-04:002015-06-28T13:10:33.929-04:00I can't Belize I ate it all!Lobster Fest...<br>
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After relaxing for a bit to get down to the island speed, I headed into 'town' where the motto is 'Go Slow'. It was tough to do at first, but after some practice, I think I am getting better. I rode my bicycle in and found a coconut tree to lock it up at. Then I started to wander around. I started about halfway up the island and headed north towards the 'Split'. Lobster Fest is the opening of Lobster season in Belize. The festival started Caye Caulker about 20 years ago and has spread into a three-weekend long party. One weekend on the mainland, one weekend at Caye Caulker and another at San Pedro. By pure timing luck, I booked my trip to Caye Caulker the same weekend as their Lobster Fest.<br>
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<a href="http://ineptwithwords.blogspot.com/2015/06/i-cant-belize-i-ate-it-all.html#more">Click Me to Keep Reading! or don't...</a>Chris Moellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10119128039934758399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135702045400910627.post-43970995630513469422015-06-28T12:20:00.002-04:002015-06-28T12:20:48.364-04:00Better Belize It!<span id="goog_962483156"></span><span id="goog_962483157"></span>Don't worry, I have many more puns coming at you.<br>
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Yesterday started with a 4am wake-up call because I had the bright idea of booking myself a 6am flight. It ended up all being worth it though. The first part of the journey was like any other travel day. Get up, get in the cab, wander around LaGuardia, buy a newspaper and then wait and watch everyone try to push themselves onto an oversold flight not realizing that they are not going to take off until everyone is on board. No need to push. My flight to Atlanta was very uneventful. I landed and transferred over to the international terminal to find out that I was bumped up to first class. Not a bad way to travel.<br>
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<a href="http://ineptwithwords.blogspot.com/2015/06/better-belize-it.html#more">Click Me to Keep Reading! or don't...</a>Chris Moellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10119128039934758399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135702045400910627.post-70396061104623073232014-07-02T10:26:00.001-04:002015-06-28T12:24:14.528-04:00Korean vs. Japan, simple versionI now know the main difference between Korean and Japan...<br />
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Korea looked at the mountains and said, 'Those are beautiful mountains, but I know going uphill is hard. Let's put our palace here, in the valley. Let's only build a wall through the mountains, it will be easier that way'. Then later on, as cities started to pop up, the Koreans put roads and subways relatively close to these palaces and said, 'People might want to visit these someday, let's make it easy'.</div>
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Japan looked at the mountains and said, 'Those are beautiful mountains, I know going uphill is difficult but I don't care. We should put all of our temples up there. Yes, I know the materials are going to be heavy, but it's not like we are going to lift anything, amirite? Let's make all those poor people that live in our kingdom do the dirty work'. Then later on, as cities started to pop up, the Japanese let private companies decide where the railroads went and didn't say anything when the subways did not go anywhere near these old treasures of Japan. In fact, I think the Japanese said, and I might be paraphrasing, 'People might want to visit these someday, F**k 'em, they have two legs. They can walk''.</div>
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Long story short, I climbed every mountain today and walked 98 miles or 4,000 kilometers. I think that is how the conversion goes.</div>
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Chris Moellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10119128039934758399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135702045400910627.post-69297885701973008812014-07-01T11:34:00.000-04:002014-07-01T11:34:15.643-04:00Planes, Trains and automobiles<div>
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Today was the definition of a travel day. I woke up and headed out with Mike. We got to the corner. He turned right to go to school and I turned left to go to Kyoto.<br>
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<a href="http://ineptwithwords.blogspot.com/2014/07/planes-trains-and-automobiles.html#more">Click Me to Keep Reading! or don't...</a>Chris Moellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10119128039934758399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135702045400910627.post-62916985446887321492014-06-30T22:53:00.002-04:002014-06-30T22:53:35.014-04:00Why No Pictures?I haven't put many pictures up as I am not traveling with a computer and therefore cannot get most of the photos out onto the interwebs. They are trapped in the digital vault that is my camera. Don't worry, I will update all of the posts with photos once I get access to them, probably in a little over a week. Until then, use your imagination...Chris Moellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10119128039934758399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135702045400910627.post-15433050284890380932014-06-30T10:02:00.000-04:002014-06-30T10:02:27.908-04:00Moeller goes back to SchoolI think today was one of the best days of the trip so far. I was lucky enough to go in and witness a day at Mike's elementary school in Waegwan.<br>
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First thing first, Mike Sobolak and I were reunited today after a 2-year hiatus. All day today was leading up to that moment. Seoul, you've been warned. More on that later...<br>
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It was kind of a lazy Sunday. After we were up and checked out of the hostel, we went to the <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dongdaemun Market. This market has been around since 1905. It is situated over 10 city blocks and has around 30,000 vendors situated inside it. Since, we were there a little early on a Sunday morning, there wasn't much happening. Some of the vendors were closed. That did not take away from absolutely huge this place was. We spent some time walking through. This particular market specializes in fashion and garments. There were some pretty impressive knock-offs. The best one was a clothing line called 'The Noble Face' (instead of the North Face). I may come back here next Monday afternoon as I pass through Seoul again on my way to the airport. </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I am still looking for that shirt that has the Chicago Bears logo on it with 'Baltimore Red Wings' written under it.</span></div>
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Our first stop was the Jongmyo Shrine. This is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It was constructed in 1394 and is considered to be the oldest royal Confucian Shrine. When it was built in 1394, it was the longest building in Asia. When a King or Queen died, a memorial tablet is placed inside a plain hall. This hall serves as a resting place the deceased person's soul. There are elaborate rituals that must happen each time a tablet was placed inside a hall. Traditionally, there would be three years between the death and the placement of the tablet inside the hall. The original shrine had 7 rooms and was eventually expanded to 19 as more Kings reigned over Korea. During the 7 Years War, the Japanese invaders burned most of the shrine down. The memorial tablets were saved by placing them in a commoners house and they were retrieved after the war and placed back into the repaired shrine. </div>
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The past couple months have been kind of crazy for me around NYC. I have worked on a whole bunch of different gigs while trying to hold onto some kind of personal life. I don't know even where to start...<br>
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Chris Moellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10119128039934758399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135702045400910627.post-21271170988009549172011-04-15T20:09:00.000-04:002011-04-15T20:09:14.171-04:00Gotta Love My JobI can say that I have truly lived in my lifetime as I witnessed my Mom and her Colleagues get molested by a drag queen while visiting me at work.<br />
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You can't make this upChris Moellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10119128039934758399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135702045400910627.post-85269549471949539272011-03-05T19:34:00.000-05:002011-03-05T19:34:05.082-05:00Cycling SaturdayHere is this weeks!<br />
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