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The Business of Throwing People from Planes

Posted on March 29, 2010December 11, 2016 by Colin Wright

I was coerced into going skydiving while I was spending a weekend in Queenstown quite recently, and though the jumping out of a plane thing was a pleasure, the branding of modern skydiving companies is somehow even more impressive.

Drink to Life

Posted on March 28, 2010December 11, 2016 by Colin Wright

Good writers know that to give the reader a full sensory experience, you must stimulate each of their senses.

Your Computers Will Have Computers

Posted on March 26, 2010December 11, 2016 by Colin Wright

One of my fondest childhood memories were the days when my dad would sit me down and teach me about Visual Basic.

New Zealand is So Beautiful it Makes Me Sick

Posted on March 25, 2010December 11, 2016 by Colin Wright

I’ve lived in New Zealand for almost a month now, and there are a few things that I can tell you about the place that stand out.

Every Day in Lima is the Best Day Ever

Posted on March 22, 2010December 11, 2016 by Colin Wright

I’m walking down yet another wrought-iron gate-lined block. It looks exactly the same as the one before it. No wait, the spikes at the top of the gate are a little pointier on this block, and the rust is a slightly different hue.

Missing Pages in the Story of the World

Posted on March 21, 2010December 11, 2016 by Colin Wright

It’s a strange feeling – if you stop to think about it – knowing that you’re going to wake up in the future.

I’m a Man of Many Experiments

Posted on March 18, 2010June 27, 2021 by Colin Wright

Part of why I started traveling was so that I would be able to go through personal evolutions more quickly.

Cultivating a Studied Ignorance

Posted on March 17, 2010December 11, 2016 by Colin Wright

I’m one of those people who has to know everything about everything.

Taking It In (and Not Tweeting About It)

Posted on March 12, 2010December 11, 2016 by Colin Wright

One of the most difficult parts of my exile was leaving my beloved iPhone behind.

All 51 Things I Own

Posted on March 9, 2010January 26, 2017 by Colin Wright

One of the most popular posts ever here on Exile Lifestyle was All 72 Things I Own, wherein I took a photo of each and every object I owned in the world and was shocked to find that I had only 72 items.

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