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During my recent adventures in the Indian Subcontinent, I tried to steer off the beaten tourist trail as much as I could. Thanks to some contacts and friendships I cultivated in other parts of the world – very often a great key for successful connections in other places – I was fortunate enough to venture well far off the beaten path, in places so small that not even a detailed map would carry … Read more »
Cost/Day- $60
It’s not everyday that I meet a group of 60+ year-old women who are measurably stronger than I am. Then I started visiting Munich’s famed beer halls and this became the status quo. The veteran beer maids of Munich’s Hofbrauhaus and Augustinerkeller, among several other of the city’s gems, boast forearms that would make Mark McGuire blush and routinely carry 8 liters of beer at a time in enormous glass steins. Needless to … Read more »
It’s easy to think “travel” and associate it only with the exotic. I imagine exciting exploration, far corners of the earth, and passports filled to the brim. While there are many kinds of travel, we usually don’t associate the same sort of “adventure” with life back at home. This poses a problem, a crisis, even, for … Read more »
The thought of writing a book seems esoteric. Many people I’ve encountered tell me they’re going to write a book someday. (Which I think is a fabulous idea!) The actual process, however, is often unglamorous and tedious. Writing, editing, rewriting, and did I mention rewriting. But writing is only the first step. If you’re following the traditional route; then comes finding an agent, selling the manuscript to a publisher, and marketing it. Your book could … Read more »
There was a post on The Economist‘s travel blog titled, Turning seatmates into SeatBuddies. It talks about how airBaltic is following the example of Dutch KLM in allowing passengers to link their social network profiles with the airline website. Then you could pick your seatmate as well as your seat. From the description, it sounds like you get potential candidates who have similar interests to yours.
“The anti-tourist rhetoric of consumption usually goes like this: Your holidays demonstrate a lack of sophistication. You indulge in cheap pleasures and buy tacky souvenirs. You show no restraint or moderation, you overeat, overdrink, overspend. You are far too passive, just dozing in the hammock, hanging around the pool, or letting yourself be transported from sight to sight. You live beyond your means, squandering your money on the wrong things…your vacation experiences are shallow. We, … Read more »
Cost/day: $40
Italy is not nearly as expensive as you might expect, especially if you avoid the hotels and make your own lunches.
What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen lately?
I visited Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Anime del Purgatorio ad Arco in Naples which was fascinating. It’s a church built originally for the worshipping of souls in purgatory. The church has recently banned the practice but still a few people will show up to … Read more »
This article is the fifth 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 , Post # 2 , Post #3 , Post #4, Post #5 and Post #6.
A bit of travel news closer to home (for me, anyway). In Tacoma, Washington, thirty miles south of Seattle in the shadow of Mt. Rainier, is a brand-new museum which has become a pilgrimage site for historic auto enthusiasts. The one-month-old facility, called America’s Car Museum (ACM), showcases what was once the world’s largest private collection of rare cars.
The collection was amassed by wealthy Tacoma businessman Harold LeMay over many decades. By 1997, LeMay’s … Read more »
Friends seem disappointed when I admit to skipping out on Thailand’s famed Tiger parks, or interactive zoos where tourists can safely cuddle up to entire tiger families. The photos are pretty cute, and there were plenty of times when I was certainly tempted. Now back in the US, I’ve become determined to uncover the truth about Tiger … Read more »
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