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I wrote this in February, 2021:
Disclaimer: This blog is about to kick some serious ass.
I asked this question last year: What’s a Travel Blog Without Travel? Without an answer, I focused on catching up on old Trip Reports (How are you enjoying the Quest Around the Globe Trip Report circa 2016?) and bitching about the incompetence of the only President to be impeached twice (see Lost & Found Year(s): Covid Trip Report). While finally putting finger to keyboard and captions to pictures have been productive and a great way to relive trips that I forgot to remember and while I enjoyed the comments of the ignorant folks who thought Covid was fake (see Social Distance Yourself from Misinformation), I needed fresher content. I needed something new that matched TPOL’s mantra – Living Doesn’t Have to Suck. Travel, though enjoyable, does not define TPOL. Indeed, you won’t hear me pondering the following: Travel Used to Be My Identity. How Do I Move Forward?
But what can I do given that I am hiding in my basement (see NYC Twice: A Recap of My 2020 Travels) too scared to come out and see my shadow (see Punxsutawney TPOL)? The answer is obvious. Perfect my golf game, buy a mobile fitness studio, and broadcast it all from my beautiful home in Rio Mar, Puerto Rico. There was only one problem. Who would film the reality of how badly I play at golf and how imperfect my gym form is? The answer is Skydio 2, a drone that needs no pilot. And now, after months of waiting, it is on its way to me (via New York). In the groundhog year of 2021, I am ready to defy my old thinking (see TPOL’s Way Out of Poverty Is Not Vlogging) and emerge as the most famous vlogger, golfer, and bodybuilder of all time.
Are you ready?
2025
In 2021 2025, I am ready to defy my old thinking (see TPOL’s Way Out of Poverty Is Not Vlogging) and emerge as the most famous vlogger, golfer, and bodybuilder of all time. This time I will do it using the DJI Flip. This time I have hired a professional film producer (see Creeper Cam Is Back: Alexander Bachuwa Launches the Vlog & DJI Store Barcelona: A Great Upgrade for an Unpublished Vlog).
Here is a picture of my wingman.
March 2025
I finally released my first video, 7 Lessons from FAILING at my 1st VLog: St. Lucia Carnival (read the behind-the-scenes details here).
August 2025
Video #2 has not been released, making this a failing venture. So what does Trump do when something fails? Doubles down and hopes no one will notice. For me, doubling down meant buying the new DJ Osmo 360. It’s a one-of-a-kind camera that is capable of taking 360 videos of me surfing, biking, and snowboarding – all activities that I do not do.
While I have yet to find a specific use for it, I can thank Trump for providing me with the rare opportunity to be one of the first to have this camera. It is currently not for sale in the US, and there is no timetable set for its release, thanks to his asinine tariff policy. I happen to be doing a residency in Lisbon and have access to the free and fair market (see A-Live from Lisbon).
The question is whether I will take advantage of this head start. The answer, if my first drone purchase is any indication, is probably not.
TPOL’s Tip: You can find the vlog for Alexander Bachuwa’s, aka the #masterofwon, here. Maybe it will have more content soon.