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“Once my kids are out of the house, I’ll…”
I’ve heard that more times than I can count and I cringe each time. You don’t have to put your dreams off until your children have left the house. Living your dreams with children is a rewarding, exhilarating experience, and will build unforgettable memories for both you and your child.
Here are five tips for living your dream with your children:
1) Start early: Don’t wait … Read more »
We can be fascinated by the evil and the scary. Certain countries just scream, “Danger!” which only makes us all the more interested in them. One such nation is North Korea. This article in The Guardian UK will go down as one of the most memorable articles I’ve ever read: How one man escaped from a North Korean prison camp.
This real-life story … Read more »
“GPS navigation, in its present form, …dulls our receptivity to our surroundings by granting us the supposed luxury of not having to pay attention to them at all. In travel facilitated by “location awareness,” we begin to encounter places not by attending to what they present to us, but by bringing our expectations to them, and demanding that they perform for us as advertised. In traveling through “augmented reality,” even the need for places to … Read more »
Cost/day: $55/day
Admittedly – I’m cheating a bit. I’m off the road for 2-3 months, so this was a day trip from Philly. If you stay longer, careful planning (couch-surfing, travel deals) will keep your lodging costs reasonable. As for fun – well, you just need to look around for it.
What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen … Read more »
Cost/day:
35$ per day and I have been hosted 6 nights out of 7. My last night in Tokyo I slept in a internet-cafè which cost me 1450yen for 10 hours package+ 800 to secure my bag in a locker for 2 days.
What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen lately?
Sanitary masks.
This article is the third in a series of posts explaining how to bring your music on the road and get to travel with it. Read the series’ introduction , Post#1 and Post # 2
In the previous posts I have described how to prepare yourself to find shows and thus increase your performing experience. Once you get familiar on the stage, and you have … Read more »
Last week I talked about road trips; but another more eco-friendly way, with a hint of old-fashioned charm, is to travel by train.
The World Train Travel Guide provides a break down, by continent, and has up-to-date news and deals. If you’re interested in exploring the U.S.A., the direct Amtrak site is easy to navigate.
In the Swiss Alps, as I write this, they … Read more »
Before I left for my first trip, I often would imagine that moment when I arrived in my first destination, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. What would I actually do? How, exactly, do I do this traveling thing I’ve been reading so much about?
I just imagined myself standing there, feeling lost.
I’d read this post, Surving your first 24 hours abroad, and planned to keep these suggestions – such as going for a walk, meeting people … Read more »
Exploring the world is a treat at any time of year, but a traveler is especially lucky to take part in local celebration. Whether watching la Semana Santa parade from a Valencia balcony or firing super soakers for Thailand’s Songkran festival, nothing beats the awe-inspiring experience of participating in local fete. Holidays give the traveler a unique slice of colorful culture and tradition that may be dormant at other times of the year, so keep … Read more »
I was talking with a friend a while ago and he mentioned that the way he had managed to live the life of his dreams was by the 4 P’s – prudence, patience, planning, and prioritizing. Ain’t that the truth?
No matter what it is that you want to do, you’ll do … Read more »