Nothing much going on at the current moment around here. Same old! Just trying to get back into the swing of things. I’m back on U.S Time, no more of this five or six hours ahead stuff. It absolutely killed me for the first few days back.

Next month seems to be filling up quick with all sorts of adventures and plans. We’re heading to NYC for the weekend of August 22nd-24th for Liz’s Birthday, and a group of us just booked a White Water Rafting trip on the Dead River in Maine for Labor Day weekend. I’m really looking forward to both trips. Should be a blast!

Check out the map for the Dead River Rafting Trip below:

Tree Jumping! @ Glen Echo Lake - Stoughton, Massachusetts - (2002)
ALL PHOTOS WERE TAKEN BY (R.Gargiulo), UNLESS CREDITED OTHERWISE!
© 2008 Pause The Moment

In the beginning I was told that keeping a blog while traveling would be nearly impossible. With the availability of internet and open Wi-Fi connections across Europe, and the sheer work load of writing in depth each night about my experiences in all of the cities and countries that I would soon be visiting, I knew this would be quite the task!

After completing three full months of blogging on the road, I truly found out how difficult it actually is to find time to sit down each night and put my day, thoughts and experiences down on paper or on the web in this case. Not only did I have to worry about writing often enough but I also knew that I had to make every blog entry interesting and read worthy. It had to be interesting enough that people from all over the world would actually look forward to tuning in to read what I had been up to and where I’ve traveled to over the past few days. I needed to find a way to engrave my website into my visitors heads and make them want to come back for more every day or two. Continue Story… »

Ray of Light - Castellana di Grotte, Italy - (2008)
ALL PHOTOS WERE TAKEN BY (R.Gargiulo), UNLESS CREDITED OTHERWISE!
© 2008 Pause The Moment

Guess who’s back? Yes, it’s true! While I’m very sad to leave Europe and all of it’s crazy ways, I’m also happy to say that I’ll be able to sleep in my own comfy bed (after sleeping in more than 28 different beds across Europe), eat a nice fat American cheese burger with a side of fries not “chips”, drive my car again for the first time in three months and most of all be home to celebrate my mothers birthday with her. I won’t tell you how old she’ll be next week, but I will tell you that it’s a BIG one!

I’ve just returned from an amazing three month trip to Europe which allowed me to visit over 38 cities in 14 different countries during my stay. The things that I’ve seen, and experienced over the last three months cannot be justified in words, or photos.

My trip to Europe was a trip of a lifetime. It is something that many dream of, and an experience that most never get to live out. This trip has truly changed me as a person and my general outlook like on life. I’m now returning with the a mind that is far more open than I thought it ever could be. Continue Story… »

I know, I know… I’m a little behind when it comes to the Video section here on PTM. I know I had quite a few fans of the video section and unfortunately with the speeds of the broadband internet here it’s been really difficult to upload them! Most of my videos are more than 50MB in size, so it tends to take forever to upload on european broadband therefore my Videos section of the site has been slacking… BIG TIME!

In the mean time you can view all of my videos here (Revver: PauseTheMoment’s Videos). I’ll be uploading more over the next week or two, so make sure you check back often.

I know I’m really asking for it by posting this link, but take a quick look at this link below. Some of these stories are an absolute riot.

Why American’s should never be allowed to travel

Enjoy!

My uncle and I headed into the city to run some errands for my grandmother who lives one block from O’Connell Street in Dublin City Center. Quite convenient huh? As we were walking down to the bank we walked by this statue of a hand that is behind these tall black gates that are usually locked.

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So, I know today’s Friday and everyone’s struggling to get through one more day of work before the weekend. I feel your pain! Or do I?

Well, I just happened to stumble across this really cool website called Pictures From the Sky and I thought I would share it with everyone. Hopefully I’m not the reason that your companies productivity is down today…

Enjoy!

Imagine showing up to your destination, lets just say it’s Cottonwood, Idaho. Why you would ever visit Cottonwood, Idaho is beyond me but for argument’s sake let’s just say that you’ve always wanted to travel there. Well, why check into the Best Western when you could be checking into the the Dog Bark Park Inn? It’s “The worlds largest Beagle, offering unique accommodation inside it’s 2 story body.” Hmm…

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