30 signs you live off-the-grid

You beg to your closest friends, “Seriously. Please tell me if I smell.”



from Matador NetworkMatador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/30-signs-live-grid/

The fine art of trust in travel

The story goes something like this….Need to plan a weekend trip….I have selected my destination and now I quickly look at TripAdvisor ...



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Most over-hyped trend in tech? The Internet of Things

SYSTEMS: Perish the thought that a technology is being over-played by its backers and its champions in the media. But that’s what ...



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Transgender vet fights for rights

Robina Asti is a 92-year-old World War II veteran and pilot who has, since 1976, been openly living as a transgender woman.



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'Walk the Line' home with Johnny Cash

Want to "Walk the Line" where Johnny Cash once played as a child? His childhood home, now an Arkansas Heritage Site, opens for visitors on Saturday.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/15/travel/johnny-cash-boyhood-home/index.html

The long slow pull to leave

I’m terrified of having anything I can’t leave behind.



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THack returns to San Francisco for a third year

THack is back. At San Francisco International Airport (SFO) … in Terminal 2 … a 24-hour travel hackathon inside the airport. Join ...



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Harvard Bridge in Boston , Massachusetts

This bridge across the Charles River from Boston to Cambridge is notorious not for how it was constructed or where it connects, but how it was measured by an MIT fraternity for a hazing ritual.

In 1958, the chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha at MIT used the fraternity's shortest pledge, Oliver Smoot at 5 feet 7 inches (1.7018 meters), to measure the span of Harvard Bridge. Starting at the Boston end on the eastern sidewalk, they laid him down and marked off each length, paiting indicators for every 10 "smoots." The final measured figure was 364.4 smoots plus one ear. From this prank, the smoot became an informal unit of measurement

Smoot would go on to become the president of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), as well as having an informal unit of measurement named for him. Through Google's search field, it can convert distances into smoots. When the bridge's sidewalks were replaced in the 1980s, the concrete slabs used were each one smoot long instead of the standard six feet. A plaque celebrating the measurement was dedicated in 2008 on the 50th anniversary, and Lambda Chi Alpha pledges repaint the indicators every year.

from Atlas Obscura http://atlasobscura.com.feedsportal.com/c/35387/f/665719/s/3d8636a3/sc/10/l/0L0Satlasobscura0N0Cplaces0Charvard0Ebridge/story01.htm

Can I get a refund for my river cruise to Ukraine?

from Elliott http://elliott.org/the-troubleshooter/can-get-refund-river-cruise-ukraine/

What’s in Trey’s Bag?

What’s in my camera bag? I have all the gear listed here: http://www.stuckincustoms.com/camera-equipment/ ! - The Sony A7r review - Leica Lens Buying Guide Frederick Van Johnson and I recorded this here in New Zealand recently for The Arcanum - Enjoy! Daily Photo – Marching in Tiananmen Square This was a really awesome and strangely […]



from Stuck in Customs http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2014/08/15/whats-in-treys-bag-2/

In Transit Blog: Chicago Fire Festival Theme: Renewal

The Great Chicago Fire Festival in October–with “fire sculptures” on the Chicago River–has the city’s historic renewal as its focus.

















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What I learned from my Danish roomie

This year, I opened my home to someone on their travels and met Sven, a Danish mixture of friendliness, reserve, and a dry, quirky sense of humor.



from Matador NetworkMatador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/10-things-learned-danish-roommate/

North American National Park #31: Wood Buffalo, Alberta/Northwest Territories

In addition to being a national park, Wood Buffalo is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. At 44,801km2 it is the largest national park by area in North America and one of the largest in the world. Getting to Wood Buffalo isn’t easy, but it isn’t terribly complicated either. The trick is getting to the [...]



from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2014/08/14/north-american-national-park-31-wood-buffalo-albertanorthwest-territories/

Amex Once in a Lifetime Bonus Policy Hits Close to Home

With the addition of three new 50,000 point sign up bonuses from American Express for the Gold Delta SkyMiles Credit Card from American Express, the Gold Delta SkyMiles Business Credit Card from American Express and the Platinum Delta SkyMiles Credit Card from American Express, I looked with anticipation at the opportunity for Katy and I […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2014/08/amex-once-in-a-lifetime-bonus-policy-hits-close-to-home.html

Mary Sojourner on her new novel, 29

Do not go to college. Do not buy the American Dream. Live out of a bag—not on your parents' or partner’s dole. Be scared. Be furious. Be unsettled and insecure. Be your own burning wo/man.



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