Jack London’s life reads like an adventure novel. From being a vagrant to a pirate to working in the gold fields to learning to surf from Duke Kahanamoku, he lived forty years larger than life. Truly an extraordinary vagabond.
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Waking Life – A Review
Waking Life – A Review by Vago Damitio I remember an incident that happened when I was about five years old. My father was lying on his back in a grassy park and I had been trying to bury him in handfuls of grass that I ripped off of the lawn. Suddenly, he opened his eyes…
What I’m Reading: Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth by R. Buckminster Fuller
I’m a fan of R. Buckminster Fuller and his work. One of the greatest things I’ve ever read was his admission in Nine Chains to the Moon (which is how many continuous chains of people we could make to the moon by standing arm in arm circa 1971 or so) that he was a failure…
Film Review: The Family Game (Kazoku Geemu)
Shattering the Rules: Deconstructing the The Family Game (Kazoku Geemu) by Vago Damitio The Family Game (Kazoku Geemu), a film by Yoshimitsu Morita, is, on the surface, the story of a contemporary Japanese family who hires a tutor to help the youngest son raise his grades so that he can get into a better high…
Sketches of Frank Gehry a Very Short Review
Sketches of Frank Gehry a very short review by Vago Damitio Interesting to see how one man escaping from the strict disciplines of his craft can change the feel of entire cities. Gehry is eminently likable and it is easy to sympathize with him. His designs are sometimes awe inspiring and sometimes they just don’t…
Welcome to 2021 – Aloha to the World!
We made it through what may have been the most difficult year of our lives. Here we are. This year, I’m going to change my focus on Vagobond a bit. My intent is to publish 1-2 articles per week. Since I’m not traveling much these days – (and who is?) I’m going to start out…
Vagobond Predictions 2008 – 2021
In terms of Vagobond.com, I”m making a few resolutions and additions that I hope will be beneficial to readers and that will help to make not only your travels, but also your lives more enjoyable.
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I don’t read as much as I used to, but I still usually have about a dozen books going at a time – they just don’t turn as frequently as they used to. It occurred to me that not only might it be useful to my readers to share what I am reading and any…
Around the World with 40 Bloggers – From Lonely Planet
Around the World with 40 Lonely Planet Bloggers introduces readers to the world of professional travel blogging. Lonely Planet knows what it takes to produce amazing travel writing and photography, and these bloggers are producing up-to-date live content from around the world while still managing to travel. Read on to get a free copy.
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The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life by Timothy Ferriss Review by Vago Damitio I hate Tim Ferriss.*** I hate him because he is so god-damn good at what I’d like to be good at. He’s a genius and whether that genius is like…