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I met him on the internet 6 May 2011 | 01:32 am
"I met him on the internet..." That was the innnuendo-laden way that I was introduced to many people in the US by my hosts - it usually got raised eyebrows and giggles... It's the alternative title t...
Not Couchsurfing 17 Apr 2011 | 11:20 pm
I was asked, before, during and after, "why not just do this using couchsurfing.org? It's set up for what you're doing and you'd meet new and interesting people." Well, for one, I *did* meet new and...
Amtrak notes for newbies 11 Apr 2011 | 11:09 pm
Here's a few things I've learned from my Amtrak travels... Passes There are 3 USA Rail Passes. The adult prices are $389 for 8 segments in 15 days, $579 for 12 segments in 30 days or $749 for 18 se...
Collaborator(s) needed 10 Apr 2011 | 10:52 pm
The conception, development and execution of the journey were all carried out in the same way. I thought about things, i wrote about them, I wove the responses to my writing together with person-to-p...
The Pull of Conformity, Identity, Ego 10 Apr 2011 | 12:45 am
I've been back for a week and I've noticed a struggle in me between continuing to be as I was when I was away and how I'm accustomed to .being now that I'm back in a familiar environment. Being in a ...
Ukulele as social object 8 Apr 2011 | 12:06 am
photo: kittygutz When I was travelling, I got into the habit of taking my ukulele out with me most days (actually this started happening much more during SXSW when Sarah, Dan and Phil encouraged earl...
That Claddagh Farms Mozzarella 7 Apr 2011 | 04:00 am
Neal and I made this. Well Neal made it and I ponced around in purple rubber gloves stretching it pathetically and needing a lot of lot of help. it was great fun. Then Neal hung it up in his smokeh...
Speed & Decisions 7 Apr 2011 | 02:26 am
On the first day I was in San Francisco I was advised "You need to give people more time to help you". One of the key bits of character building in this trip has been letting go of impatience, allowi...
The Journey Metaphor: @michaeldila on Fuzzy Goals & El Dorado 6 Apr 2011 | 12:15 am
Michael Dila picks up Tara's "Unclear Path" and riffs on it, adding in a couple of important points about this journey/traveler metaphor: "What kind of people would rather take the hard way than the ...
The Journey Metaphor: @missrogue on "The Unclear Path" 5 Apr 2011 | 11:41 pm
Sorry, this was supposed to be a "bonus link" for that last post but I got carried away with my own rhetoric. Here, have some of Tara's rhetoric instead. "where is this road taking me? Well, that’s ...