Los Fogg

losfogg.com

Age: 36 and 30

Hometown: Valencia, Spain

Quote: “Take the firm decision of doing the journey first, and everything else will fall into place by itself.”

“Is there a more compressed and charming religious exhortation than the one in the Gospel of Thomas in which Jesus merrily recommends to his disciples, “Be passersby”? Too much fussing about place and home and ritual, and even about where, exactly, you’re going to live, is unnecessary: be wanderers, dharma bums.” –Adam Gopnik, “What Did Jesus Do?” New Yorker, May 24, 2010

Rock stars aren’t exactly known for being modest, peaceful types.  In fact, we sort of expect them to be the opposite.  On a refreshing change of pace, World Hum had this Interview with Henry Rollins.  The former lead singer of the band Black Flag, Rollins decided to pursue his wanderlust.  What he saw changed his outlook entirely.

A lot of us can … Read more »

“Leave home, leave the country, leave the familiar. Only then can routine experiences — buying bread, eating vegetables, even saying hello — become new all over again.” –Anthony Doerr, Four Seasons in Rome (2007)

Gary Williams

garywilliams.co.uk/tag/travel-lifestyle

Age: 40

Hometown: London, U.K.

Quote: “It’s been a radically liberating experience. I feel free to live my life the way I want unencumbered by superfluous ‘stuff’..”

One of the payoffs of the vagabonding lifestyle is that the more time you spend in an area, the more genuine your experience can be. While nothing will ever replace the tried and true method — stay longer and you’ll experience more — a new website aims to help short-term travelers find authentic local experiences.

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“When you travel, you find yourself Alone in a different way, More attentive now To the self you bring along. Your more subtle eye watching You abroad; and how what meets you Touches that part of the heart That lies low at home: How you unexpectedly attune To the timbre in some voice, Opening in conversation You want to take in To where your longing Has pressed hard enough Inward, on some unsaid dark, To … Read more »

Deciding and planning a RTW trip is quite the difficult process. Traveling on a RTW trip is much different than going on a one or two week vacation, and there are things all travelers need to consider before taking off. As someone who has traveled RTW, one of the questions I get most has to do with packing.

I wrote an article recently on BootsnAll outlining the entire process of packing for a … Read more »

Here’s an exciting film for vagabonders: it’s about 7 billion people, 24 hours, and one planet.  Check out the trailer:

From the official description:

ONE DAY ON EARTH creates a picture of humanity by recording a 24-hour period throughout every country in the world. We explore a greater diversity of perspectives than ever seen before on screen. We follow characters and events that evolve throughout the day, interspersed with expansive global montages that explore … Read more »

“Most travel, and certainly the rewarding kind, involves depending on the kindness of strangers, putting yourself into the hands of people you don’t know and trusting them with your life.” –Paul Theroux, Ghost Train to the Eastern Star (2008)