Troy Floyd

I missed the 60's, American, hate cooked green vegetables but love the taste of a cheese and mustard sandwich, been to 20+ countries, once had a 6-figure salary but quit it to be happy.

Goals in life:

* Sail the Amazon River in my own man made boat from Ecuador to Peru

* Hike Norway on the pilgrimage trail from Oslo to the North for 1 month

* Travel the world by car or motorcycle for 2 years

* Expand my photography skills

* ...and buy a winning lottery ticket!

Think that sums me up pretty much! In all honestly, I'm currently living in Quito, Ecuador. After working long 12hr days, 7 days a week, chasing the wealth dream I finally decided it was time in my life to do something I'm passionate about, PHOTOGRAPHY and TRAVEL!

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Forget Obligation Go Global...its my odyssey!

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Gynecologist & the Reggae Bar

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 3:22am Posted in Malaysia

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I don’t know what it is about Malaysia but I have met more gynecologist doctor’s here then anywhere else in the world. Wait, in fact I don’t think I have ever met a gynecologist before. You know it’s every mans dream to but in reality it’s like going to a nude beach. You have this big idea of hot Playboy Bunny’s running up and down the beach naked chasing frisbees but in reality its nothing more then senior citizens living out their hippie days. Totally wrecks a fantasy and my thoughts on meeting my first gynecologist would be some John Wayne Gacy looking guy and not some beautiful girls. In total I met 3: two from Holland (although they weren’t technically gynecologist, but still doctors, they were doing that kind of work for a few months in KL) and 1 girl from Bosnia that was working in Germany. All in their 20′s, cool and the last people you would have thought would be doing that line of work. Traveling can be so cool and times and you meet some of the most random people at that.

The two from Holland was introduced to some of us from the hostel by a Dutch girl that was staying at our hostel. We met up in China Town and went to a reggae bar for dinner and drinks. Was a great night and had some good Western food there. No matter where you go in the world there is always a reggae bar in most cities with a Bob Marley flag hanging and the music of Rasta playing loud. We played some pool after dinner and I messed around with my flash getting some pictures inside the bar. I haven’t been using my flash much but will start doing so more often. It brings to life more opportunities in your pictures and was happy with what I shot at the bar.

Quote from that night:

Me: “Is Jack leaving with us?”

Dutch girl: with a serious face…“Jack lives at the Reggae Bar…he doesn’t leave it!”

Forget Obligation Go Global…it’s my odyssey

T-roy