I get asked this question so frequently, I figured I should write about it. I try to avoid talking about politics, because I think there are things in the world so much more important and interesting. Also, lets face it, you can only end up pissing people off when you talk about politics. This post [...]

This addresses is something which I’ve touched on before, the need for guidebooks when traveling. The impetus for this was spurred on by a Twitter discussion with Leif Pettersen who declared:
I declare that smugly claiming to be too cool or savvy to travel with a guidebook is officially passé and open for ridicule.
Leif [...]

I have been meaning to write on this subject for many months now. The Blog Action day (October 15) sort of gave me an excuse to go ahead and do it.
Over the course of my trip, I’ve seen the most severe poverty I’ve seen in my life. From tin shacks in the Solomon Islands [...]

The worst financial problem I had to deal with on my trip (besides Wells Fargo sucking) was being in Australia at the wrong time. This is a chart of the Aussie dollar vs the US Dollar. I was there between the red lines. When I left, they decided to make things cheap again.

Like everyone else, [...]

1) South Korea: I don’t feel like I gave the place enough of a chance because of how cold it was when I was there. I developed a taste for Korean food, too.
2) American Samoa: I was there a week, but spent most of the time in a hotel room recovering from a skin infection. [...]

Me and my best friend

Hands down, without question, the most handy travel gadget I have is my iPod Touch. It isn’t just a music player. It is a host of useful things which fit into my pocket. Along with my wallet, it is the only thing which is on my person 24/7 whenever [...]