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Archive for January, 2005

The “Better Right Answer” for Travel

Friday, January 28th, 2005 Posted in General, Travel bargains, Vacation deals | No Comments »

What do Chinatown buses, independent hotels, and back street restaurants have in common? Well, once upon a time, I was fortunate enough to see a speaker/author named Roger Von Oech talk about creativity. He has published some neat books and even ...

South Asia Calling

Sunday, January 23rd, 2005 Posted in General | No Comments »

We can all dig into our pockets to contribute money to relief efforts in the tsunami-wrecked regions, but in the longer term the best thing we can do is, simply, go there. - Tony Wheeler I've spent the last two blog entries ...

Tsunami Assistance at Ground Level

Friday, January 7th, 2005 Posted in General | No Comments »

Much of the tsunami news has now predictably moved from shock, horror, and improvised ground coverage to the more familiar media territory: money. (And of course, in America at least, the heartwarming stories of survival against all odds, of selfless ...