Might As Well JUMP!

I got tired of the traditional posed trip pictures in front of beautiful scenery or historic sites; so I decided to start a series of jumping pictures.  You can see a few of mine (and other jumpers) on a travel site called barrelhopping.com.  I created a group on that site called JUMP Around the World; plus a few others EAT Around the World and WINGS Around the World.

I've got plenty of jumping pics from all over Europe and will eventually get around to doing something with them.  But in the meantime, here are some of my new favorite jumpers.  Taken at Gornergrat, Switzerland.  Enjoy.

What kind of crazy pictures do you take/make when traveling?

Might as well...

That's the actual Matterhorn, not the Disney ride.

So I Entered Some Writing Contests

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"Vote for Me in Two Writing Contests Plea".

So I got myself involved in two expat writing contests.  Writing/blogging has helped pass the time during these dreary winter days. If you have a few seconds, I would really appreciate your support.  Here's how you can help:

1.)  Visit: Barrel Hopping by clicking here

At the end of the article you'll see a gold star that says "# Votes"  Looks like this:

Just CLICK THE STAR; the number should change to record your vote.  That's it.  You can also Tweet, Like, and Google+1 the article too.  All social media interaction helps, but votes on their page are worth more.

2.)  Visit ExpatsBlog by clicking here

There's no voting for this one.  They are looking at comments to decide the winner.  Most quality comments wins. So if you care to share a few thoughts about my article: did it make you laugh? did it make you cry? did it make you confused? did it make you hungry? I guess that's what they're looking for.  I know many of you are talented with words, so I'm sure you can pen something very creative.  Sharing with social media is also a component with this contest too.  

Voting for both contests ends March 31, Easter Sunday.  It doesn't look like there's a limit to voting or sharing so, you can vote/share early and often.

Thanks guys, I really appreciate the support.

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