Posts Tagged ‘travel’
Apr
Apr
My "complete world traveler" language list
I’ve often dreamed about being able to go anywhere and talk to anyone, hoping that one day I would eventually become something somewhere in-between a polyglot and an omniglot, and travel freely throughout the world on my own terms. After doing a little bit of research, I’ve come up with a list of eight languages that allow you to cover most of the world.
Apr
Apr
My visit to Tashkent, Uzbekistan
If my posts have seemed canned for the past week, or if you’ve noticed a lack of follow-ups on your comments, it’s because I’ve been away for the past week in Tashkent, Uzbekistan…
May
May
My video from Tashkent
Last week I was in Uzbekistan, and I wrote about that a few days ago. I recently finised editing the video I had taken while I was there, and I’ve compiled a short report about my visit.
May
May
The new "About Me" page
Things are off to a good start here, but I think there’s something that’s still missing. Learning all of these languages is neat for a web site, but it’s not the reason I do it. The real goal has always been to travel the world, and the point of the languages was to make new friends and enjoy new experiences in all of the places I want to go.
May
May
The pleasures and pitfalls of traveling with an iPad
This weekend I was away traveling, and I made the choice to attempt survival as a daily blogger using only my iPad. I wrote about that from the road on Saturday morning, but now that I’m home I have some additional thoughts.
The world is still not WiFi friendly
The first thing I found was…
Jun
Jun
The Lonely Planet iPad app failure
As a traveler and language learner, I am particularly fond on Lonely Planet’s phrasebooks and I find many of their other travel-related materials useful as well. I follow @lonelyplanet on Twitter, and in general have a pretty good opinion about them.
So it should come as no surprise that when looking for iPad apps, I…
Jul
Jul
Seven New England states in a weekend
If you’ve looked at my bucket list, you know that one of my goals is to visit all 50 states of the US. And even though it’s not spelled out, I intend to complete that goal before the end of next year. Well, I just returned from a whirlwind journey through seven states in 3…
Jul
Jul
Travel light – pack for a week with only a backpack!
Today I’m leaving for a fabulous week in Barcelona, and as usual, I’m traveling light. I’ll have everything I need in a single backpack. When you travel, less is more. By that, I mean that having to carry less offers me the freedom to do more. While everyone else is standing around a luggage carousel,…
Aug
Aug
Why I don’t pinch my travel pennies
I just returned from my week in Barcelona, and the trip was quite enjoyable. However it was also a very interesting lesson in contrasts. Different carriers provide a very different experience.…
Aug
Aug
Moving abroad: the small print
This is a guest post written by Natacha Cullinan. Natacha is an author at Third Year Abroad. ThirdYearAbroad is a website for students, by students, giving information about spending some time away, from short to long term stays abroad – whether you’re working, studying or volunteering!…
Moving abroad can be some tricky business; once you’ve