An overdue update... SORRY: this is a long-ish one!
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| October 2 · Issue #19 · View online |
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An overdue update… SORRY: this is a long-ish one!
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Summer has come and gone — and I've spent the first week of September in Bali!
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Hello everybody! It’s hard to believe that my last email to you was 2 months ago… And since then, a whole lot has happened!
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Singapore was one of my Top 3 places to visit, just before Dubai but after Seoul & South Korea
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The last time you’ve received news from me, I was about to leave Vietnam. Since then, I’ve traveled to the unbelievable city-state of Singapore, before moving to Bali for a few weeks, and then to Malaysia, where Shana joined me. She’s officially on leave and will be with me until the end of the year!
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On the rooftop of our Airbnb's apartment complex, overlooking the skyline of Kuala Lumpur
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Another change has been in the destination(s): originally, after Malaysia, we were going to travel to Japan. However you may be aware of the unstable situation going on between the US, North Korea, and Japan — and as a result, we’ve decided to change our plans from a 5-weeks stay in the Land of the Rising Sun to a multi-city trip back to Europe. We’ve started by extending our Malaysian stay in Kuala Lumpur by an extra week. We’re currently in Dubai — the first time for Shana, but my second time since I was there back in April for the first length of my trip.
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Just yesterday, during a safari in the desert of Dubai!
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Tomorrow, we’ll be flying to Athens, Greece for a week. After that, we’ll hit Rome, and then Paris, before finally resuming the original plan, and head back to the US. In the meantime, here’s what you’ve missed:
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A visit to Saigon’s War Remnants Museum
Some thoughts about War, Independance, and repeating History
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Bali: Experiences money can’t buy!
Sometimes, the best thing is to just say “Yes!”
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My Essential Travel Gear
Here are the few items that I can’t live without, now that I’m travelling full-time!
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“The Misfit Breakfast of Vietnam”
Here’s to my Vietnamese heritage and its incredible food!
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Subscription Business Model for Indie Apps
The future of independent software development is in the subscription model!
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The best alternatives to SoundCloud
Earlier this summer, Soundcloud was rumored to be on the verge of bankruptcy. Here are your best alternatives in case they shut down!
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- I need to put more efforts into this newsletter. It’s a hybrid between trying to write more, and attempting to share my life with friends, away from social networks.
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- I’ve been back to journaling, semi-regularly, using Day One. I’ve been using this app on-and-off since 2010 or so — definitely, a great product, great design, and I couldn’t recommend it enough. My use is three-fold:
- It helps me keep track of what I’m doing, and seeing, and experiencing.
- It’s a great way to write more, overall, and reflect upon what’s been happening in the last day or week.
- It’s also an interesting byproduct of trying to lose social media a bit less.
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- As mentioned above, I’m also trying to use Twitter/Facebook less. And I mostly only post on Instagram, these days. This is in addition to trying a different way of getting my news, away from these feeds:
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RSS feeds, a couple of magazine subscriptions, regular news, and articles to read later.
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There’s so much more I’d like to talk about — like the different destinations we’ve visited recently, or how I’m delighted to be back in Dubai, and how excited I am to be meeting Shana’s family soon… But for now, THANK YOU for reading all the way until now! …and see you VERY soon!
—Tibz
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Written in the heart of Montmartre, Paris, France
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