Vagablogging :: Rolf Potts Vagabonding Blog

Earlier this week the Indie Travel Manifesto, which had twenty four declarations about independent travel, was posted.  One that stood out to me was Slow Down and Enjoy an Experience. After reading them, a particularly intriguing article got me thinking. If we simply slow down a little, it is truly amazing what we could notice [...]

Original article can be found here: Slow Down to Enjoy the Music

Vagablogging :: Rolf Potts Vagabonding Blog

  Heliana Trovato Age: 30 Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina Quote: “Don’t worry about anything. Never. Things work out for themselves. You just have to be awake, to see the way. It’s as simple as that.” How did you find out about Vagabonding, and how did you find it useful before and during the trip? I found [...]

Original article can be found here: Vagabonding Case Study: Heliana Trovato

Vagablogging :: Rolf Potts Vagabonding Blog

As I’ve made final preparations for my backpacking trip the past few months, I’ve come to realize there was one thing I completely underestimated: The act of telling people of my plans and dealing with their reactions is much more time-consuming and emotionally exhausting than expected. Even more surprising was that this happened in different [...]

Original article can be found here: Preparing for the unexpected responses to your travel news

Vagablogging :: Rolf Potts Vagabonding Blog

Three kids recently asked if they could sing a song for me outside of Phnom Penh’s National Museum. They were between five and ten years old, barefoot, and covered in dirt. Baffled, I obliged. They sang an adorable (and broken) version of a Sean Kingston song before breaking out into a more original number, pleading [...]

Original article can be found here: Street children: do tourist dollars help or hurt?

Vagablogging :: Rolf Potts Vagabonding Blog

Many parents feel their adventurous days are over as soon as Junior enters their lives. Once you’re a parent, suddenly you’ve got to toe the line, live like everybody else, and do the responsible thing, right? Right? Maybe not. There are plenty of reasons why travel is good for kids. Whether you are traveling for [...]

Original article can be found here: Travel is good for kids

Vagablogging :: Rolf Potts Vagabonding Blog

Well,” said Pooh, ”what I like best,” and then he had to stop and think. Because although eating honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn’t know what it was called.” –A.A. Milne Anticipation and reminiscence are two often overlooked aspects of our travels – the forgotten bookends [...]

Original article can be found here: A journey’s bookends: anticipation and reminiscence

Vagablogging :: Rolf Potts Vagabonding Blog

We are naturally drawn to people who share the same interests as us – whether it’s food, sports, books, television, politics, or travel – we tend to make strong connections and bonds with those who are most in line with how we live our daily lives. For those of us who put a priority on [...]

Original article can be found here: Introducing the Indie Travel Manifesto

Vagablogging :: Rolf Potts Vagabonding Blog

When planning a Round the World trip, there are loads of things to think about. Where to go, though, is usually tops on the list. There are always some destinations that are more popular than others when it comes to traveling long-term. They change with the times, of course, but one place that has been [...]

Original article can be found here: Special February 2012 fares for multi-stop tickets on BootsnAll

Vagablogging :: Rolf Potts Vagabonding Blog

Planning a round-the-world trip can seem as complicated as a space shuttle launch.  There a million things to think about: plane tickets, visas, money, etc.  The hard part is that everything seems important.  Where to begin? Alex MacCaw wrote a helpful, in-depth post titled, “How to travel around the world for a year.”  Although he’s [...]

Original article can be found here: How a world trip made a programmer’s career

Vagablogging :: Rolf Potts Vagabonding Blog

Rickshawallas on parade, ready to strike!!   “This is the place where the bodies are burnt. Women cannot access because a few times some of them have jumped over their husbands’ pyres and died. If you see a white cloth, is a man. If you see a red sari, is a woman. I work here [...]

Original article can be found here: On being harrassed by touts and vagabonding travel