January 2010 Archive

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Sereia Rides Again

What started off as a sailing trip in the South Ocean has turned into an exploration of New Zealand in an old beat-up van for this family of three. Antonia, the family scribe, is a great storyteller, sharing their tales with a dry, witty style.

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30 Before 30

Angie Banicki is a publicist in Hollywood who, when she set off to travel the world, got her friends (some of them noted celebrities) to give her their personal travel tips. An unusual but entertaining read.

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Dumpster Diving: A Travel Strategy for Free Food

Dumpster Diving: The act of throwing the body into a dumpster in hopes of finding edible food; picking usable goods out of the trash; a good travel strategy.

I concurrently came upon the art of dumpster diving with the first steps I took off the family farm when I was 18. Before leaving on my first journey, my grandfather took me aside and bestowed some fine words of advice up me:

“If you ever don’t have enough money to get food, find a donut shop, go in back of it, and there you will find more free food than you can eat.”

Locationless Living

Jason Batansky is a 21-year old location independent traveller running two businesses. His blog is a mixture of writing about his travels and business topics.

Inside the Travel Lab

Inside the Travel Lab is the blog of Abigail King, a professional writer with a love for travel and a background in neuroscience and Emergency Medicine. Her blog is quirky and easy-going.

Travel Skite

Travel Skite is the blog of Pamela Wade, a New Zealand based travel writer.

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