Archive for May, 2011

Travel, Work-Life Balance, Time Management, and the Paradoxes Within

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

This poignant articles looks at how we prioritize our lives, and the root of time management and work-life issues.

A Week-In-The-Life of Turner: Once a Traveler

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

Please enjoy this week-in-the-life about Turner’s teaching life in small-town South Korea.

The Power of Words (and Copyright – I Mean, Commercialism)

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

An award-winning short film was remade into a commercial. Is this sort of imitation flattery, or copyright for commercialism?

Roundup: Traveler Technology, Voluntourism, and Last Hurrahs

Monday, May 16th, 2011

I’m wrapping up my last 6 months in New Zealand with a last hurrah. Also reading up on the Ultimate Tech Guide for Travelers, and writing about voluntourism. Filed under: links | No Comments »

Reader Haiku

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Despite the occasional drudgery of checking my emails (which can exceed 50 per day), I also love it. I just never know what gems are hidden in my in-box, waiting for me to discover them! Sometimes what awaits me can break my day – but more often than not it makes my day.   Here’s [...]

A Week-In-The-Life of Leif: The Runaway Guide

Monday, May 9th, 2011

When Leif was 16, he ran away from home and explored much of Europe and the Middle East without a penny to his name. He’s most recently undertaken intense budget excursions to India, Eastern Europe, Nepal, Thailand and Japan. While living and studying at the United Nations University in Tokyo, Leif was affected by the [...]

The Paralysis of Choice

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

The recent exercise of booking my flights back to Canada from New Zealand was a harrowing one. It took forever to actually decide on a plan of action and execute it. And for a full-time traveler of four years, it shouldn’t have been that difficult. Then again, maybe my very freedom inspired this paralysis; the [...]

Roundup: Booking Flights, Using Mouthwash, and Saving Socks

Monday, May 2nd, 2011

  Well, I’ve finally done it; I’ve booked my flights and secured the next leg of my travels! (Glory hallelujah). Although I toyed with dozens of options, asked readers and created polls, nothing ultimately seemed to flow. In the end the most logical decision seemed to be to simply use some of my prolific points [...]

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