I have never been in battle myself, and yet sometimes, when I am feeling lucky and brave and strong, and probably foolishly, I wish I had. I wish I could have proven myself, saved lives, beaten back a foe who needed beating back, been called a hero when I got home.
It’s strange to say that because I am probably not many people’s version of hero. I don’t stand out in a crowd for my size or muscles. I can’t lead a sports team back from the brink of loss by …

By James Spellman
In a good year, in excess of four million people visit Phuket in Thailand. A lot of those visitors will love it. Some will love it so much that they want to live here.
Every year thousands of people come to Phuket hoping to set up a new life on a tropical island. Many of them need to make a living and quickly discover that employment opportunities for foreigners are very limited. So what are their options? Well one of the most likely avenues is to invest in your …

Four hundred billion cups of coffee are consumed every year. That’s more cups of black brew than alcohol.
I am not much of a coffee drinker myself, but everyone around me does. At home the pot is brewing every morning and some nights too. At work, there are pots in most departments, and still, my department will take up orders an hour into work and one guy will go out and fetch our order from the closest coffeehouse. I don’t drink coffee, but I don’t want to be left out and …

I have always gravitated toward adventurous people, lured by a desire, the same way I always watch planes taking off with a bit of envy. Perhaps it is being able to live an adventure by being close to it. When I was young, Indiana Jones was one of my favorite movies and I watched Star Wars over and over. I read every Hardy Boy book I could get my hands on. I loved reading about their adventures and the dangerous mysteries they solved.
I love adventure. Most men do.
And women …