Ga-ga Over Guanajuato
Thursday, April 10th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Long-term travel | 2 Comments »Some say Guanajuato is like San Miguel de Allende 20 years ago. They mean that in a good way, as it hasn't become a fantasyland. I guess my tag line would be "all of the beauty, very little of the ...
Good Companies Turning Evil
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 Posted in General | 6 Comments »Amazon and the world's dominant search engine both pissed me off last week. If you haven't heard, Amazon pulled a Don Corleone and offered print-on-demand publishing companies an offer they couldn't refuse: use our in-house printing company or be banned ...
Good Companies Being Good
Monday, April 7th, 2008 Posted in Travel adventures, Travel industry | 1 Comment »I've subscribed to Seth Godin's blog for ages and just finished his compilation of postings, small is the new big. There are all kinds of great thoughts and quotes in there, but here's one that's relevant to what I'm about ...
Progress? On the Annapurna Circuit
Friday, April 4th, 2008 Posted in Destination reports, Long-term travel, Travel adventures | 3 Comments »What really sticks in your mind ten years after you've traveled somewhere? I've been to a large chunk of those "must see before you die" kind of places and I've stayed in some of the world's most memorable hotels. But ...
Cheaper Wine Regions in Europe
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 Posted in Cheap Europe Travel, Destination reports, MSNBC - Tripso columns | 4 Comments »Another detour to Europe before I return to my recent Mexico trip. My latest article out on MSNBC.com (via Tripso) is on Europe's Unheralded Wine Regions. Being the contrarian traveler that I am, I have never managed to set foot in ...
