Travel adventures
I had a rather complicated dream last night – I’ll spare you most of the details about cell phones made of paper and giant kitchen sundries so’s not to be one of those people that goes on and on about their dreams. The bit I want to share, though, may be wishful prophesying. At the …
Authenticity. It’s the buzzword of the enlightened traveler. We seek the genuine experience, something unspoiled by commercialism or prior visitors; we seek the perfect interaction with the culture we’re visiting. Maybe our fantasy is to be adopted by a tribe, to receive some kind of acknowledgment that we’re not just another camera toting white shoe …
Travel light. Face it, it’s just easier. Be nice. Please and thank you go a long way in any language. Ask locals. They live there. They know where the best pizza is and the friendliest clubs. And when you’re in those places, ask the people who work there where they go. Think positive. Everyone is …
Now and then I go fishing for something that I’ve written and find it out there on the web. I haul it over here to Nerd’s Eye View from it’s old dusty corner on the Internet. This post is from January, 2003. I really did think that I had topped out when I discovered the …
I had a Romper Room moment while reading a travel column on Yahoo the other day. (For non-Romper Room kids, Miss Mary Ann used to hold up the magic mirror and say “I see Jimmy and Kelly and Margaret and and and…I see you!”) I saw my expat friends. See, the column is entitled “Exploring …
Since our departure was delayed by bad weather, my six hour stopover in Heathrow was cut down to five. Still plenty of time for strolling up and down the promenade pondering my need for electronics, cosmetics, and Swarovski kitsch. Plenty of time for deciding between an overpriced sandwich from a fridge case, an overpriced meal …