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The Attraction of America?s Roadside Distractions
2007-08-23 22:32:00 If carefully planned, driving across the United States can be a trip back in time to a world of innocent roadside attractions. Places that seem to exist only in coffee table books and old family movies suddenly loom ahead as you drive along an old strip of Route 66 or take a diverting scenic ... More About: America , Attraction , Destinations , Trac , Distractions
The Attraction of America?s Roadside Distractions
2007-08-23 22:32:00 If carefully planned, driving across the United States can be a trip back in time to a world of innocent roadside attractions. Places that seem to exist only in coffee table books and old family movies suddenly loom ahead as you drive along an old strip of Route 66 or take a diverting scenic drive ... More About: America , Attraction , Destinations , Trac , Distractions
Picture Perfect Travel Photography
2007-08-22 01:36:00 Unless you?re a purist, or working for National Geographic, consider leaving your expensive camcorder or SLR camera at home during your next trip. Especially when film or tape is involved, heat, cold, humidity, stray light, and even ambient electromagnetic fields can ruin your media. You will find yourself invariably rationing your limited number of still ... More About: Travel , Photography , Picture , Travel photography , Perfect
The Joys of Snake
2007-08-21 04:52:00 Lost in the backstreets in the backcountry of some far off foreign place, I reluctantly pondered the victim of my whims. I had come to eat snake, a local delicacy and aphrodisiac, and I had come to the right place. Upon ordering, I was quickly hurried to a back ... More About: Snake
The Joys of Snake
2007-08-21 04:52:00 Lost in the backstreets in the backcountry of some far off foreign place, I reluctantly pondered the victim of my whims. I had come to eat snake, a local delicacy and aphrodisiac, and I had come to the right place. Upon ordering, I was quickly hurried to a back ... More About: Snake
Leaving For Las Vegas in Red Alert!
2007-08-19 01:47:00 My wife and I met on the Internet, dated by cross-country flights (Tampa, Florida ? Vancouver, BC), and chose to meet halfway to get married in Las Vega s , Nevada, by Elvis Presley. You know, the same old story. But wait! On the morning of our Elvis-bound flights, we woke up in our respective ... More About: Alert , Leaving
Drastic Measures on the Road: Metric vs. English
2007-08-17 20:37:00 In my teens, I was so enamoured by hiking and biking that I missed the seemingly obligatory fascination with cars. Once I was a bit older and wiser ? and still without a driver?s license ? I took the environmentally friendly stance of supporting public transportation for many years. Finally, I succumbed to practicalities and ... More About: English , Road , On The Road , Metric , The Road
Drastic Measures on the Road: Metric vs. English
2007-08-17 20:37:00 In my teens, I was so enamoured by hiking and biking that I missed the seemingly obligatory fascination with cars. Once I was a bit older and wiser ? and still without a driver?s license ? I took the environmentally friendly stance of supporting public transportation for many years. Finally, I succumbed to ... More About: English , Road , On The Road , Metric , The Road
My Trip Around the World
2007-08-17 14:53:00 For four months I lived and studied on a ship. It was a floating university of sorts, a small cruise ship named the MV Explorer. It housed five hundred university students and about a hundred and fifty crew and staff. There was Internet , fresh food and clean linens ... More About: World , Around the world , The World , Trip
Pregnancy Scare
2007-08-10 04:57:00 Thursday night Bezoe’s father died of stress. He had two wives and two families in Indonesia and couldn’t support either of them. He was bleeding internally and externally. A few weeks earlier I’d overheard Bezoe’s last conversation with his father as we were walking…somewhere. Bezoe hung up the phone. “Who was that?” I asked. “So weird,” he said. “My father ... More About: Pregnancy
Korea > Indonesia > Korea > Canada
2007-08-08 05:16:00 I knew what Indonesia was… It wasn’t a good vacation. It was a few facts of life. It was hunger with a mouth & a polite, demonic, writhing tung. It was me in tears on top a volcano on my very last day — eating a breakfast of eggs cooked on the black rocks. It was the two ... More About: Korea , Canada , Scams , Cheats
Jakarta
2007-08-08 04:57:00 Woke in the afternoon in this still attic - in Indonesia and told myself that all of this is just novelty. All of this thrill and all of this grinning that wouldn’t last. I tried to make things seem real by piecing together Bezoe - as I knew him in Korea and as he is, now. Before ... More About: Jakarta , Scams , Cheats , Karta , Kart
Seoul > Indonesia
2007-08-08 04:43:00 There are bugs in the mail for me. Three Japanese stag beetles via surface mail, 3 months to Canada, food supply of insect jelly. They are hidden in between some books and are very most illegal. Hopefully I will stick around Canada long enough to see them again. Also shipped off my large paintings with ... More About: Indonesia , Scams , Cheats , Seoul , Done
South Beach, Miami?What WAS Miami?
2007-08-08 04:27:00 February, March & April. What was Miami ? Miami was a strange fire, and I–I was a lonesome loathsome ponderous child, swimming in the ocean at night so that no one could hear me singing out to sea. It was a strange heat & sitting around talking to an A-wall Veteran of the War in Iraq & ... More About: Beach , Scams , Cheats , South
Traveling Stories From Around The Web
2007-08-06 20:33:00 Carnivals create community! This weeks edition of Stories From The Web is quite diverse as usual. We’ll begin with Millionaire Mommy Next Door who writes 10 Ways to Save on Travel Expenses posted at Millionaire Mommy Next Door. Next Jason Antic relays Centralia: An Eerie Preview of Post-Apocalyptic Earth posted at We Go to Cool Places. The Malaysian Life ... More About: Traveling
Hippy Profiling: How Governments and Airlines Profile Passengers
2007-08-04 17:37:00 Ever heard of hippy profiling? Surprisingly many countries make legal stipulations to airlines regarding the profiling of their passengers. For example, the Costa Rican government dictates to the airline that they will refuse “hippies” entrance into the country. If the airlines allow someone onto their flight who is denied entrance into the country for being a “hippy”, the airline will ... More About: Airlines , Profile , Passengers , Governments , Profil
Tips To Volunteer Without Using A Placement Organization
2007-08-03 21:26:00 Is Voluntourism weighing down volunteer based organizations or helping them stay afloat? After reading an interesting couple of articles about Voluntourism by Rob on his site Go Budget Travel, I have decided to help provide some tips to avoid being caught in a volunteer placement program which will ultimately charge you a fortune without the majority ... More About: Organization , Tips , Volunteer , Lace , Organ
Corrupt Police: Usually The Real Criminals
2007-08-02 15:59:00 Bargaining and keeping a close eye on your money is always a challenging affair while traveling in developing countries. Chris at Nomad4Ever writes a great piece on how to avoid being scammed by Poli ce in Bali. His principals can be applied to most developing countries. I remember hearing a story of a foreigner in Cambodia who was ... More About: Real , Usually , Rimi
Live Aboard Sailing: The Independent Travelers Dream
2007-08-01 19:07:00 This past weekend I worked on a traditional wooden schooner (pictured above) sailing along the east coast of Nova Scotia up to Cape Breton. Continually being exposed to the world of sailing has made me realize the opportunity which boating has for the independent traveler.Have you every thought of owning your own sail boat? These ... More About: Live , Sailing , Dream , Independent , Epen
Brother?s Reunite in Costa Rica by Jorge Gomez
2007-07-31 20:47:00 The last time I saw my brother, he was only an 8 year old boy and it was hard for him to understand why I wouldn?t be able to spend any more weekends with him playing cowboys and indians in the backyard. I was almost 15 at the time and I was about to embark ... More About: Writing Contests , Costa Rica , Costa , Brother , Roth
Community of Great Traveling Websites
2007-07-31 03:43:00 In a great project which I came across through the interesting travel blog of TravelMinx, quality travel sites furthering the travel community through sharing their favorite sites. This community was originally created by Richard on his blog A Month in Venice and is being expanded by other bloggers who add their favorite blogs. I have added Nomad 4 Ever and Lost Globe for their consistent and ... More About: Community , Great , Websites , Traveling , Unit
Irish FireHall and Pub: Why They Just Don?t Mix
2007-07-30 22:43:00 In a one horse Irish town, my friend was staying in the only Inn which happened to be across from the only fire fighting station which happened to be attached to the only pub. About three blocks up the only road, the church happened to catch fire and the alarm was sounded throughout the town. Peaking through ...
We Had Been Royally Duped, Kerala India
2007-07-25 23:59:00 It happened many years ago when the Arabian Gulf countries were on its way to becoming what they are now. It was at that time that there began an exodus of people from India , especially from Kerala , to these countries in search of lucrative jobs. Many got there through proper channels and some using devious ... More About: Scams , Cheats , Been
THE ESSENTIAL MINDSET OF A TRAVELER
2007-07-24 23:26:00 For a traveler, traveling should be first and foremost a learning experience. Traveling to remote and unusual places far from the standard and well traveled tourist destinations can rekindle adventure spirit of a traveler and renew a sense of perspective in his daily life. Such remote places are often very sensitive to outside disruption and exist ... More About: Mindset , The Essential , Essential
July?s Interesting Travel Postings
More articles from this author:2007-07-23 23:25:00 A few of the most interesting postings from around the online traveling world. If you know or have an interesting story feel free to let us know. Rob at Go Budget Travel has created a great list of traveling expenses for 94 different cities around the world. Kirsty at Brave New Traveler has brought up the very real benifits for working while traveling ... More About: Interesting , July , Posti , Eres 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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