Awhile ago I stumbled upon this youtube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsFZURpfdYQ of an exclusive interview with a sales associate from Chantier Amel. The Amel 54 is an amazing sailboat. The guys from Chantier really hit the nail on the head when they were designing this boat. Only 32 built a year they have considered safety and comfort [...]

001. Luxury
Aston Martin, Omega and Classic Spirit Yachts are all luxurious items that James Bond so frequently uses. James Bond would not settle with mediocre, he only uses the best, so why was Bond stuck using a PC in his latest movie Casino Royale? Apple has always been a little more expensive than a PC, [...]

The rainy season in Guatemala has been extremely harsh this year not leaving us many clear days for anything. When I woke up this morning to my surprise the day was beautiful and I had a choice between taking out my motorcycle or going out with Martha to take pictures. We decided to take a [...]

I have recently stumbled upon one of the youngest solo circumnavigaters, Zac Sunderland. I am not sure if am just finding out about him now because the news never actually reached Guatemala. Zac Sunderland is only 16 and is attempting to sail around the world in just a year in a half, becoming the youngest [...]

Many people dream of making easy money, whether it be winning the lottery, inheriting from a relative, or even come up with the next dot com boom. Where few have succeeded making money online many of failed. There are many site on the web today that claim to have a step by step guide to [...]

Welcome back. Those of you that are just tuning in, might want to check part one of how I met my girlfriend before reading the following article.
Visiting Guatemala for the first time was incredible, but the vacation was quickly over. I went back to my desk job in Ohio and Martha went back to her’s [...]

I recently wrote an e-mail to Spirit Yachts asking them if the Spirit 54 would be reliable for circumnavigation. This was their reply.
Dear Mr Bodyke,
Thank you for your e-mail and for your interest in our yachts.
All the different models that we build at Spirit Yachts have been developed for particular clients with particular needs, matching [...]

Five years ago I was attending the University of Toledo living in a house just off campus with five other roommates. Two of my roommates and I were celebrating our birthdays on valentine’s day weekend, so we decided to throw a giant party. Many of our friends from Bowling Green University were also attending our [...]

When I first moved to Guatemala City I didn’t have many of my own friends outside the circle of that of my girlfriend. I desperately needed to find a hobby in which I could meet new people with the same interests as me, so I bought a motorcycle. Many people might think that buying a [...]

“Luz de Fatima” is one of the many orphanages in Guatemala that have taken in the abandonded children from the streets due to poverty and disintegrated households. Government resources are limited and the problem has increased drastically in the past decades. As a non-profit entity established in 2002, Luz de Famita began working in 2004 [...]