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Nick

The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to

About Me

I want to do it all.Read about my travel adventures on my blogwwww.nickhellbusch.blogspot.com

My Interests

I love competative ice luging, a good Jerry show about nazi lesbian street hookers and the women they love, a pint of the black stuff by the fireside, going to a los angeles baseball game in anaheim (ok what the F*(k is up with that), trying to figure out lifes questions like why phonetic is not spelled phonetically.

Music:

Flogging Molly, Me First and the Gimme Gimmies, Bad Religion, Sublime, Slightly Stoopid, Postal Service, Phish, Dave Matthews Band, Bob Dylan, Greatful Dead, Long Beach Dub Allstars, Jack Johnson, Donavon Frankenreighter, G-love and Special Sauce, Ben Folds, Artic Monkeys and pretty much everything else.

Movies:

Boondock Saints, Big Lebowski, Usual Suspects, The Tao of Steve, All the Wes Anderson Movies, and Fight Club

Television:

Don't really have time to watch it anymore.

Books:

Dove: The Robert Lee Graham story, Around Ireland with a Fridge, Dharma Bums, Travel guides of the places I am going to visit.

Heroes:

My Dad

My Blog

Sad State of Affairs

Last night I realized why the US will soon no longer become a super power. I was at my gym getting some water when I was first shocked to elevator, then realizing the gym needs to be wheelchair access...
Posted by Nick on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:14:00 PST

Final Days in Rio

I am saddened knowing I will leave this place today. We have had such an adventure so far and though I am a little travel worn, I still have so much I want to see. We started this morning packing our ...
Posted by Nick on Tue, 01 May 2007 12:08:00 PST

Rio Day 7

I spept in this morning, after a night like the one before the rest was necessary. It was roughly 10:30 the first time I woke up to use the restroom and to turn on the AC because our room was baking m...
Posted by Nick on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 04:31:00 PST

Rio Day 6

This was set to be our most adventurest day yet. We had breakfast then headed down to the lobby. I had plans for us to be picked up at 11AM to go hangliding, but unfortunately the company never showed...
Posted by Nick on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:47:00 PST

Rio Day 5 Buzios

I woke up this morning still drunk since it was 7AM and I fell asleep about 2-3 hours ago. It felt so quick like I blinked. Earlier in the week our concierge at our hotel arranged a private car with d...
Posted by Nick on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:54:00 PST

Rio day 4

The morning was very relaxing, unlike the early morning of the day before we had time to sleep in. We made it down to breakfast in the hotel dining room just before it closed at 11. The coffee in this...
Posted by Nick on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:37:00 PST

Rio Day 3

The day started way to early. Waking up I still had the effects of the drinks I had last night running through me. Damn the Caiprihinas were strong. After the struggle to get up I made down to the hot...
Posted by Nick on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:35:00 PST

Rio Day 2

When your up for close to 2 days straight you find you can sleep very well, so it was no surprise that we all decided to sleep in. We woke up at roughly 10:30, headed down to grab some breakfast. Afte...
Posted by Nick on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:06:00 PST

Rio Day 1

These are my journal entries from my Brazil trip. The travel began yesterday in the morning around 5:30 AM. Dave and I crashed at my Mom's place so Aimee and her Mom could pick us both up there. I did...
Posted by Nick on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:04:00 PST

Cinco De Mayo

I posted this last year but wanted to post it again.   For most of us Cinco de Mayo is the day when we get drunk on Mexican beer and tequilas and sing La Bomba at two in the morning wearing nothi...
Posted by Nick on Fri, 05 May 2006 03:27:00 PST