November 2008 Archive
How You Can Change the World Through Volunteer Work
Find a need. Fill a need.
For many of us there comes a point in life, when you take pause, look around and realize we have it pretty good. It’s that moment when you discover that no matter how many points the Dow has dropped, or how high gas prices have become, we still live like kings and queens compared to a lot of people in the world. Then comes the wave of guilt, compassion, inspiration – whatever it is that moves a person to say: “ I want to do something. I, (insert full name here), want to make a difference.”
13 Epic and Slightly Crazy Travel Adventures
Many people dream of going on big adventures; only a few ever do it. For this article, I found 13 individuals, couples and families who had the guts to embark on epic adventures. You may envy them, or you may think they’re crazy. But I guarantee that their stories will inspire you.
Southern Cone Travel
Wayne Bernhardson is an expert on Argentina, Chile and Patagonia, having written the Moon Handbooks for all three (as well as Buenos Aires).
Nathan Shipley Travels the World
Nathan Shipley is a 27-year old who decided to quit his job and take off travelling with only a vague idea of where to go and how to afford it.
Mac Nelson’s “Twenty West: The Great Road Across America”
US20 stretches coast-to-coast, 3,300 miles from Boston, Massachusetts to Newport, Oregon. That makes it the United States’ longest road and, according to Mac Nelson, America’s Great Road.
Twenty West: The Great Road Across America tells the story of a road that played its part in the history and development of American society and culture.
Travelling Slow with Mozart: Interview with Jeanne from SoulTravelers3 (Part 2)
Mozart in Nazare, Portugal This is the second part of an interview with Jeanne from SoulTravelers3. Read the first part here. What are some of the challenges of travelling with a kid? It is really best to travel slow with a kid or as a family, so some would call that a challenge, although we [...]
Almost Fearless
Christine Gilbert was a manager in a large Fortune 500 company but ditched that life to become a freelance writer and photographer. She now lives abroad in Spain, with plans to head over to Mexico City and continue on from there.
Travelling Slow with Mozart: Interview with Jeanne from SoulTravelers3 (Part 1)
Plenty of parents take their kids travelling. But how many parents go into early retirement, sell their home, and head out with their young child to travel the world, slowly and for as long as they can?
That’s precisely what Jeanne and her husband are doing with their daughter Mozart (her internet nickname). Since the middle of 2006, they have been travelling through Europe and northern Africa – with no end in sight.
The Loneliness of Living on the Road
After 9 years of continuously traveling the world, both with companions and alone, I know that to be able to completely live on the ends of your own intuition – perhaps a working definition of freedom – it helps to travel alone. But to travel alone means wooing the beasts of loneliness and solitude.
Travels With Two
Melanie Waldman writes about the ups, downs and ins and outs of travelling as a couple. Together with her husband Adam, she has travelled through much of North America and Europe.
