15 Highlights from 8 Years on the Road

Three weeks ago I celebrated my eight year anniversary of being on the road. On a warm morning on July 26, 2006, I left home for a year-long trip around the world. I didn’t return until 18 months later. I thought I’d be happy going back to cubicle life when I returned. I’d put my MBA to good use, promote renewable energy, and head down the path towards the American dream (job, wife, house, retirement, etc). But the moment I […]

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Travel Hack: How to Save Hundreds on Airfare with a VPN

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Back in January, we listed just five reasons why every connected traveler should be using a VPN. Quite frankly, there are many, many more. But one of the coolest we’ve recently stumbled across is how to use VPN software to book cheaper airfares. Travel booking engines can sometimes charge more based on your previous browsing […]

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Craft beer guide: Salt Lake City

Here's what you need to know—and where you need to go—to pay proper respect to the local craft breweries of Salt Lake City.



from Matador NetworkMatador Network http://matadornetwork.com/nights/beer-drinkers-guide-salt-lake-city/

Futuristic wilderness hideouts

Imagine watching the northern lights in Finland through the transparent, geometric roof of your own glass igloo, or stargazing in Chile through the window of your specially designed cabin-observatory, or watching the weather roll in over rugged Julian Alps from your a-frame hut two thousand meters above sea level.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/18/travel/gallery/futuristic-wilderness-escape-pods/index.html

The world's best cycling cities

From Colombia to Canada, this handful of urban centers is leading the two-wheel charge.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/17/travel/best-cycling-cities/index.html

Turbulence for the P2P economy as FAA bans flight sharing

The FAA handed down an unwelcome clarification for flight sharing startups last week, ruling that private pilots could not publicly sell open ...



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Summer Gear Roundup: 4 Laptop Backpacks for the Savvy Traveler

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Summer is sadly coming to an end in the northern hemisphere [insert sad trombone sound here …]. So if you’re gearing up for your fall travels, perhaps it’s time to invest in some new kit? These four laptop backpacks are worthy of any flashpacker in need of a durable, high capacity pack with plenty of […]

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Floating Ice in Pleaneu Bay, Antarctica

from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2014/08/17/floating-ice-pleaneu-bay-antarctica-2/

How I Deal with Anxiety

On any given day I’m anxious about any number of things. I don’t relax very well. I feel tense and unsettled at least a couple of times throughout the day. And I worry, because generally I think worry is good. Of course, not all worry is good, and there’s certainly a case to be made…



from The Art of Non-Conformity http://chrisguillebeau.com/how-i-deal-with-anxiety/

T Magazine: The Weekly Agenda | A Mission Chinese Chef Pops up in Copenhagen, the FYF Fest in Los Angeles and More From the Cultural Calendar

Plus, art and dance on both coasts, a new camera lens launching in London and more from T’s list of things to see and do in the week ahead.

















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4 facts of Mexican-American life

Like any culture, we have our little quirks that only those who grew up in a Mexican-American household will understand.



from Matador NetworkMatador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/4-things-mexican-americans-will-understand/

Lastminute.com future in question as Sabre touts sale?

The rumour mill is running with speculation that Sabre has put a For Sale sign over UK-based lastminute.com. One media report says ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/sabre-lastminute-com-sale/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sabre-lastminute

T Magazine: Now Booking | A Ladies’ Hotel Open to All

The Martha Washington hotel, built over a century ago to house unmarried women, will reopen next month in New York’s NoMad neighborhood.

















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Booking.com quietly gets a big hotel chain signed up to white label services

The hotel industry has been watching closely during 2014 as Priceline (and its Booking.com division) has started flexing its muscles elsewhere. That ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/booking-com-marriott-white-label/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=booking-com-looks-first-white-label-customer-marriott

India's 'Forest Man' [vid]

"Forest Man" is a short documentary on Jadav Payeng, a man who has been planting trees on a quickly eroding island in the Brahmaputra River in India.



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