Having Baggage while Traveling
Travel is something that frees us, well at least that is one goal. We hope to be free of responsibility or things that hold us back. Even so we carry a lot of things with us on a trip. Some of them are...
View ArticleCountry of Origin Labels
In the traveler and expat circles we tend to have friends and contacts all over the place. In these situations people often get labeled with their country of origin. "The Spanish girls or the guy from...
View ArticleDon’t Stop Staring
Often when caught staring as a kid, the retort was "Take a picture, it will last longer." It occurs to me as I travel that this is somehow exactly what happens. Travelers and tourists alike search for...
View ArticleTraveling with Books
Post in support of the start of the Passports With Purpose. This year's goal is raising money to build libraries. I enjoy the physical object of a book, both the feel of it as well as the smell of...
View ArticleTraveling with Money
I remember traveling in Europe pre-euro. (It's only been around 10 years, I'm not that old. Ok, maybe I am but still it's not that long ago.) In that day and age every border meant a new currency with...
View ArticleAquarium Effect of Sightseeing
I call it the "Aquarium Effect". It is the idea of going to an aquarium to look at fish. Big fish, small fish, red fish, blue fish.. fishes of all shapes, sizes and peculiar mating habits. But really...
View ArticleNot So Into Museums
This month’s topic in the Blogger Stammtisch is museums. But you see, I am not much of a museum person. When you read about what is going on in a city, often you end up with a list of museums. I...
View ArticleWhen to daytrip: a Slow Travel Perspective
The ideas of slow travel and quality travel are coming up more and more. The core idea being to stay in a place longer and sink deeper into it as opposed to go skipping by so fast as to only see the...
View ArticleStruggling to Get Back Into Traveling
We have been planning our Beyond Vacation trip since last year. The one day we spent in Lisbon and the few days in Barcelona just felt so good and freeing after a bit of a hard summer. An even harder...
View ArticleCamera Woes and Woahs
I have too many cameras. Theoretically they all have different purposes, but sometimes it feels like too much. Most days the big weight that I am carrying is technology, not clothing. I would love to...
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