Vagabonding had a recent post on travel journal peeping which pointed me to this link to moleskinerie. It is a pretty cool blog where people open up their own Moleskines and show whats inside, how they use them. I’ll never be a sktechbook artist doing amazing watercolors in mine, but its inspirational none the less.
Link Love: What the iPhone 4 really means for travelers.
I post this with a little guilt after having just bought an iPad.
“It means there’s yet another temptation in the world to spend some of your hard earned money on something you don’t need instead of the trip you’ve been dreaming about.”
via: Corrie Bond
“The act of travel doesn’t make us as happy as the plan of travel. Here’s why…” New York Times
I enjoy planning travel a lot, but I am pretty grounded in reality so I don’t imagine myself sitting on a beach with no distractions and then find myself sitting amongst mosquitos with old oily men and being disillusioned. Interesting read though.
I’d never heard of the carry-on should = 10% of your body weight rule before. That would be tough to do. Especially now that I’ve lost 4 lbs worth of luggage allowance from my high point.
You do know that one of the easiest routes to back injury is placing bags into overhead luggage bins when you fly,” said Doktor George. “You should really make sure you take care as it’s so easy to throw your back out.” “What are you suggesting, then?” I asked. “It might be time to rethink your luggage,” he said.
via: 1bag1world
This photo essay combines two of my favorite things, travel and tea.
I agree with the thought that culture becomes more ingrained as we grow older. This is why I don’t just want to travel, but as some point I want to live somewhere other than Alaska and I want any kids I may have to be shaped by a variety of cultures. I would really like to be a world citizen.
via: Rolf Potts
“We all go through a similar process of being formed by the culture around us. It is something described well in Bruce Wexler’s book Brain and Culture: Neuroscience, Ideology and Social Change, in which Wexler argues that much of human conflict arises from our efforts to reconcile the world as we believe it to exist (our internal structures) with the world we live in. According to Wexler, we develop an inner world, a neuropsychological framework of values, cause and effect, expectations, and a general understanding of how things work. This inner world, which underpins our culture, forms through early adulthood, after which we strive to ensure it exists, or continues to exist, in the world outside. Those inner structures can change in adulthood, but it is more difficult given our decreased brain plasticity. That different internal structures exert different pressures on the mind (and body) should not be surprising. Every culture has its own logic, its own beliefs, its own stresses. Once one buys into its assumptions, one becomes a prisoner to the logic. For some people, that means a march toward its more tragic conclusions.”
–Frank Bures, “A mind dismembered: In search of the magical penis thieves,” Harper’s, June 2008
Looks like I’m not the only traveler effected by Oprah’s take on Denmark. Here is another longer take: http://lifeexcursion.com
Link Love: Should You Adapt When You Travel? by Almost Fearless gives an unexpected response to this question.
Link Love: A Year on the Road by Timothy Allen
This guy totally lives inside the pages of National Geographic. Seriously! I need to take a photography course. At the very least to improve my personal photos.
