About Adventures of a GoodMan

My name is Greg Goodman, and this is the magazine of my life.
. . . .Through it, I invite you to join me on a virtual photographic trip around the world, complimented by stories and multimedia from the road.
Think of the site as my answer to the age-old question: I traveled; now what?
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Latest Work
- What Does Traffic Look Like in the Philippines?
- A Photoshop Conundrum: Does No Grate = a Great Photo?
- Take a Tour of Tainan, Taiwan – Historic Buildings, Temples & More
- How Tripod Photography Led to an Incredible Local Experience in Taipei
- The World’s Most Exciting Baseball Game in Taiwan
- Rolling Rice Fields in Sapa, Viet Nam
- A Curvy Casino Dome at Niagara Falls
- Indiana Jones and the Berlin Tempelhof Airport
- Musings, Observations and Interesting Experiences from the Philippines
- A Horrible “Hostel” in Taipei… Where I Had a Great Night’s Sleep
Latest Adventures
Bali Hais and Bali Lows
A combination of cheap tickets and tales of some of the best diving in the world brought Carrie and I to Bali for a 12 day stint from May 5 – May 17. Our time here was marred with both amazing experiences and epic frustrations, so for something fun this …
read more >>Traveling Like Locals is Practically Impossible
It didn’t take long for us to realize that Bali was unlike any place we’ve ever traveled before, in that it is nearly impossible to use public transportation. As always, after arriving at the airport we were greeted by scores of taxi drivers. And as always, we politely refused and …
read more >>The Food Situation
Food in Bali consists of a large variety of meat and fish, though not much of it is true Indonesian. Most restaurants serve western style foods rather than traditional dishes, though this is also partly because of the fact that all our time was spent in touristy areas. We did, …
read more >>The Amazing Architecture and Stonework of Bali
In every town across Bali we saw stonework of the most exquisite quality. Towns were filled with shops carving and selling statues, pillars and more all with intricate Buddha heads, animals, flowers, nature scenes and more. The pieces are occasionally sold to tourists but usually are bought by locals for …
read more >>What Country Are You From…Here's Your Price
As I mentioned earlier, one of our biggest frustrations in Bali was trying to get a fair price. A typical negotiation would usually go something like: Us: Hi, we are interested in a room, meal, item in your store, etc. How much? Them: What is your country? Us: USA Them: …
read more >>Ubud'ing It Up
The majority of our time in Bali was spent in the town of Ubud, which is known as the most traditional Balinese area of the island. I would agree with that statement and add that it is, at least in the area we stayed, also completely fake and designed to …
read more >>Scuba Diving: The Real Reason we Came to Bali
Our time in Ubud was actually broken into two segments. After a couple of days, we headed north to the black sand beach town of Lovina to do what we came here to do: scuba dive! Our first two dives were off the northwest coast next to the Menjangan islands …
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