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The best travel involves abstract goals and concrete steps 26 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
Vagablogging :: Rolf Potts Vagabonding Blog “First, goals for travel should be both generally related to abstract life goals — like becoming a better person, not accumulating stamps in a passport — b...
Myanmar opens its eastern borders 22 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Vagablogging :: Rolf Potts Vagabonding Blog Picture credits: Flickr/Travel Aficionado It’s been in the air for a while, buzzing among the Southeast Asian traveler’s enclave, and making the day of ma...
Vagabonding field report: The Czech Republic 21 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Vagablogging :: Rolf Potts Vagabonding Blog Cost/day: $40 What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen lately? The Ossuary in Brno. This place is located on an unassuming street, between pubs and shops. ...
Vagabonding field report: the endless visual candy of Ubud, Bali 21 Aug 2013 | 05:11 am
Vagablogging :: Rolf Potts Vagabonding Blog Cost/day: $50 What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen lately? While touring a Balinese family’s compound, a thin old man came wandering through the home. ...
Samalona Island: Off the beaten track, Indonesia 20 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Vagablogging :: Rolf Potts Vagabonding Blog We loved Samalona Island… It’s a tiny speck of an island off of the coast of the bigger island of Sulawesi, in central Indonesia. If you find yourself in ...
Prejudice is not a European monopoly 19 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
Vagablogging :: Rolf Potts Vagabonding Blog “Prejudice is not a European monopoly. My travel writing, for instance, in Pakistan and Afghanistan is really shaped by my childhood memory, common among s...
Vagabonding with kids: You have to really WANT to do this 13 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Vagablogging :: Rolf Potts Vagabonding Blog “You really have to want to do this, don’t you, Dear?” Ann’s words have echoed in my mind as her sweet, octogenarian face has pleasantly haunted my after....
Writing can enable a sense of focus in one’s travels 12 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
Vagablogging :: Rolf Potts Vagabonding Blog “The act of writing organizes how I spend my time when I arrive in a place. It gives me information, concentrates my thoughts, and opens doors I wouldn’t o...
Vagabonding Field Report: Making art out of life in Ubud, Bali 7 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
Vagablogging :: Rolf Potts Vagabonding Blog Cost/day: Around $40/day What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen lately? I was walking around Ubud, which has so much traffic, and walking down the si...
Anything worth doing hurts: lessons from a long walk 6 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Vagablogging :: Rolf Potts Vagabonding Blog Twenty two kilometers is a good hike. It’s not a full day’s walk, by any means, but it’s a solid start at a leisurely pace. After a month in Paraparaumu it...
