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The Street Where I Live (Sometimes…)
Posted on October 1, 2010 | 8 CommentsThe street I call my own isn’t actually mine. It’s only mine in my heart (for now), and it’s located in the middle of my neighbourhood in Budapest, Hungary. Király Utca (King Street) is my adopted street for many reasons. It’s my community when I’m... -
Travel Bloggers Pledge – Towards a New Ethics in Travel Writing
Posted on September 27, 2010 | 16 CommentsJump directly to the Travel Bloggers Pledge This Stuff Matters Why do so many of us feel compelled to travel? Why do we save up for months, years even, and forgo other luxuries like bigger houses and nicer cars in order to feed our compulsion... -
Australian Food Revelations: Kugelhopf and Monarch Cakes
Posted on September 24, 2010 | 9 CommentsOne of my favorite things about travel is the eating part. I’m admittedly not very adventurous when it comes to trying meat things – I’ve yet to have kangaroo or any of the other critters that are eaten almost exclusively in Australia – but I’ll... -
Customer Service Kudos and Failures Round-up: Expedia, Travelodge and Qantas
Posted on September 14, 2010 | 3 CommentsThis morning at 6 am I touched down in the lovely city of Sydney after a fourteen and a half hour flight from Los Angeles. It was a long day. I’d just said goodbye to friends and family in Canada that I likely won’t see... -
A Tramp Abroad Featured on Simonseeks.com
Posted on August 23, 2010 | No CommentsWe’re excited to be featured on Simonseeks recent article 13 Top Travel Destinations – Chosen by Travel Bloggers. A little blurb about Simonseeks.com: Simonseeks.com offers expert recommendations on everything from Madrid Hotels and Rome Hotels to New York restaurants. Additionally the site offers inspirational travel... -
Forgotten Places – Playa Hermosa Hotel, San Blas Mexico
Posted on August 23, 2010 | 15 CommentsSan Blas, Mexico was founded in 1531 as a busy port of call for the Spanish navy. In the late 1700s over one hundred Spanish families were sent to settle there and shortly afterward the small seaside town became an official naval base. According to... -
Eat, Pray, Love – Why It Makes Us Crazy
Posted on August 12, 2010 | 4 CommentsThe My Dog Ate My Blog recently published a great piece called Eat, Pray, Love and our Perpetual Pursuit of Happiness where they raised the interesting and polarizing phenomenon that is the Elizabeth Gilbert book – they emailed me and invited me to comment on... -
Tension in the Skies: Towards A New Inflight Etiquette
Posted on August 11, 2010 | 2 CommentsBy now most of you have probably read about Steven Slater, the JetBlue flight attendant who had a meltdown after a passenger disrespected him following a landing at Kennedy Airport. Basically, the plane landed and a passenger prematurely stood up to remove luggage from the... -
Eat, Pray, Love and Safety in Women’s Solo Travel
Posted on August 3, 2010 | 6 CommentsAs the cinematic release of the Elizabeth Gilbert’s best selling travel memoir Eat, Pray, Love draws nearer it is inevitable that people will become engaged in debating not just the artistic merit of the book and movie, but also the phenomenon of women undertaking travel... -
Making Temporary Places Feel Like Home
Posted on August 3, 2010 | 2 CommentsI have been on the road now for just over three months. I love to travel but like many people I also crave some stability: a little corner of the world to call my own. Sometimes it’s challenging to recreate a sense of comfort and...
