The Life and Times of a Monkey on a Mission
Motorcycle Mishaps or Homecoming Hindrances
The long drive home is never as exciting as the initial drive to your destination, or at least I thought. Albeit a sleepy adventure from my various vodka induced Minneapolis musings, I was ready to take on the road and head out to visit Chicago. The road however had a different plan for me that lead me away from my initial destination only to return a day later on the back of a tow truck. (mor...
Twin City Travels
While exploring Iowa City was exciting in a drunken stupor kind of way that only a college town can provide, I wanted to continue my travels the problem was after Iowa my plans ran out. This was that wing it point where I figured I'd stumble upon or just ride out and find my way along somewhere. I found myself going back and forth from Denver to the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul but unsu...
Field of Opportunities?
I found my way up to Iowa City, well okay actually I was staying in Coralville but whenever we ventured out to enjoy the town Iowa City was where it happened. I got to explore the university, help a friend move through bribes of beer and wine and enjoy a few visits to the Ped Mall which is not your ordinary mall. Who knew that after traveling through miles of corn you could stumble onto something ...
No Monkeying Around
While road trips are not an uncommon experience few have the privilege to enjoy the journey atop a motorcycle. The differences are subtle yet vast greatly at the same time. Completely exposed to the elements with no distractions I kind of picture myself as a modern cowmonkey (Not sure if cowboy would apply and cowmonkey sounds like a weird genetics experiment gone wrong but you get the point)....
Jasper the Friendly City
After my exciting wet ride I finally made it to Jasper, Indiana. Now I know what you are thinking, why of all places did I pick this one? Well my fur less friend, I had the chance to visit a friend I haven't seen in years. And while the location was in the middle of nowhere, the chance to visit friends is always worth the trip. (more...)

Counting Your Pennies & Saving Dollars

The only thing that is on my mind as much as bananas and beer is money, that is so I can buy more bananas and beer hehe. Everyone seems to have tips such as going green to save green and ...Read More

How To Pack: Roll vs Fold

The age old question for any traveler, 'how should I pack my luggage.' You are limited on what you can take with you due to weight and size restrictions not to mention the fact that they cha ...Read More

Why It’s Worth The Wait

Living in an instantaneous world we commonly look for instantaneous gratification in everything we do. If I'm thinking "I really don't like Donald Trump's hair piece it looks like he has a s ...Read More

Don’t Want No Short Short URL

Thanks to Twitter and its 140 character limit two things have become popular in this tworld: URL shorteners and tweet longer links. My focus is on the ones that shrink your www.IhaveALongSit ...Read More

Write Where I Need To Be

Posted By: Cornelius Aesop on 2010/07/28 in Random Things Flung - Comments: View Comments

Write Where I Need To BeWriter Write Where I Need To BeI always had difficulty forming hobbies, which could be the reason why I never excelled at anything. My hopes and dreams of becoming a famous musician, aside from my inability to sing, slipped by as many aspirations had before. The dust gathers atop my guitar as if an indicator of the hours of neglect, the hourglass of my life.

Maybe the idea of travel appeals so much because my paws wander as fast as my mind does. Thus the idea of traveling blog came into mind, although instead of wandering to locations it would hopefully travel through internet space and land at someone’s screen for more than a second. My initial live journal site was no more than the occassional musings that crossed my mind, while I taught in Brazil. Sure it was also a way to keeep my family informed that I was alive, but more than that it was an outlet.

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New Brew Tuesday: Paper Moon – Cayuga White

Posted By: Cornelius Aesop on 2010/07/27 in Drinking, New Brew Tuesday - Comments: View Comments

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Photo Property of Paper Moon Vinyards via Facebook

Type: Wine – Lake Erie Cayuga White
Name: Paper Moon – Cayuga White
Price: Free for me, but for you?
Made: Vermillion, OH
Alc/Vol: 11%

I must seem to luck out on local wines because like Matus Winery – American Concord review I did, this lovely bottle came free of charge as well. How did I manage free wine you ask, well just get really upset when someone disposes of the wine  you had. A few weeks back I helped work at a local festival in my hometown of Lorain. After cleanup there were a few bottles of wine left over, I was ready to enjoy these delicious wines when I left them at the festival site. (I know, cardinal sin-esque) I rushed back the next morning only to find they had been pitched, to prevent the high school clean up crew from having at the bottle. I still fail to see why the bottle was punished for this. this left me devastated, truly, alcohol abuse in it’s worse offense. My mother shared my despair at a similar festival with the vineyards, thus the thought of a cute and cuddly little monkey without his wine tore into their hearts. They left a bottle for me, who needs puppy eyes when you have monkey everything?

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5 Ways to Save Money on Your Tour

Posted By: Cornelius Aesop on 2010/07/26 in Guest Post, Random Things Flung - Comments: View Comments

Paper money, extreme macro, February 22, 2009, kevindooley, via Flickr Creative CommonsWho doesn’t want to take a few days leave from a busy schedule? It is quite necessary for healthy living. So, you should plan vacations from time to time so that you can relax and remain stress free. However, many of you hesitate to plan a tour as you think that your financial situation would not permit it. But, there are ways to save money on tour. Read on to make yourself aware of how you can plan a tour with limited budget.

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New Brew Tuesday: Pisco

Posted By: Cornelius Aesop on 2010/07/20 in Drinking, New Brew Tuesday - Comments: View Comments

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Pisco Sour By caseywest, May 20, 2010 via Flickr Creative Commons

After watching one of the greatest shows ever, Three Sheets, I became sad to see that the host Zane Lamprey never got around to show casing the Peruvian side of this liquor. Instead we only saw the Chilean side, which seems to be more regulated in its creation of Pisco. The side by side taste test will have to wait till I’m able to locate some pisco from Chile, until then these pompous pisco producers will have to deal with a full Pisco breakdown where both sides get a full review.

Some of you may not be too familiar with pisco, but may be more familiar with its Italian cousin grappa. Grappa is made from wine discards while pisco is made from fresh grapes and in Peru it includes the typical discards. Both drinks were once considered a poor man’s drink but nowadays both can be seen in high class cocktails for man and monkey alike.

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I Wanna Be A Billionaire

Posted By: Cornelius Aesop on 2010/07/19 in Random Things Flung - Comments: View Comments

I know you are thinking one of two things, either, “Who doesn’t?” or the Austin Powers movie with your pinky next to your mouth. However, the point is there is a gray area that seems to be missing on the pathway to riches. The song by Travie McCoy and Bruno Mars sings of not only sharing but living ‘the good life’ which includes travel and celebrity fame that would allow him close interactions one of the most powerful individuals in the world, the US president. (Although in my book King Kong is way more powerful and would be killer on the basketball court)

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A LITTLE BIT ABOUT A LITTLE MONKEY

The coolest traveling monkey around! I'm a monkey on a mission trying to figure out what makes you humans tick. Join me on my travel blog with a twist, a tail and some fur as I share what I learn and fling the rest. READ MORE...
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