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Have you ever traveled alone? Not everyone does it or likes it when they do, but is at least one definite advantage. It forces you to talk to other people. And I mean that in the nicest way. At some point you are going to want to say something about the amazing place you just visited [...] Anticipation is one of the exciting parts of travel. Reading guidebooks, looking at pictures, surfing the web to see what’s what. It’s not the same as being there, but it sure is fun to look forward to all the new things to see and do. My current anticipations: Amsterdam, London, Paris, Lisbon, Madrid. What exciting new places are [...] Regular readers know what a fan I am of Chris Guillebeau and his quest to travel everywhere (to all 193 United Nations member states) by April 2013. He only has 8 countries left. Go Chris! I’m also a huge fan of his approach to life and travel in general. To steal that great marketing line, it [...] Ahhh, springtime. When a pale girl’s thoughts turn to sunscreen. Or, rather, more sunscreen than the winter doses. Last year, I set a high bar for myself by not getting sunburned, not even one tiny bit, when learning to surf in Costa Rica. This success was largely due to my use of an entire bottle of sunscreen [...] Ahhhh. That’s the sound of me enjoying my fabulous new neck pillow from Therm-a-Rest. Many thanks to my friend for recommending REI as a place to buy it. When I tighten the straps, it gives just the right support on the sides and front, so my head doesn’t flop. It compresses enough at the back to [...] How is it that we learn new things? Sitting in a classroom is one way. Actually doing the thing it is you want to learn is another way. Like surfing. Not much good spending time in a classroom or hanging out on the sand for this one. You’ve just got to get out there and do it, [...] Recently I’ve read a lot about how not to look like a tourist. One article I read suggested not taking out a map when you are standing on the street, for example. Of that you pull out pages from the guidebook so you don’t have to take the whole book out and advertise your status. (I [...] As I prepare for what looks like will turn out to be a peripatetic year, I am thinking a lot about my stuff. The kind of stuff to take with and the kind of stuff to leave behind. And what will happen to the stuff of mine I leave behind in the care of others. I know [...] The rituals of our days define us. We each have actions and behaviors we engage in regularly. Whether those take the form of traditional or societal rituals, or a regular habit of working out or getting a morning bagel. When traveling, our rituals are disrupted. Sometimes that feels like a good thing–we all need to step outside [...] The use of traveling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are. – Samuel Johnson Photo courtesy of Chemtec, stock.xchng |
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