I want to tell you a story – A little more than a decade ago, I was a tanned beach boy living in Hawaii. I met a tourist girl and she was looking for an island romance so she invited me to dinner. I wanted to sleep with her – I thought – so I…
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These are my Travel Museum Inductions for the third week of January 2012.
Hawkes Bay, New Zealand – 6 Things Not to Miss!
Story and Photos by Katherine Rodeghier First, she changed the course of a river leaving gravel beds behind. But the stony surface proved beneficial for growing grapes, forcing the vines to send their roots deep into the earth to seek nutrients. That gave the wine produced from them extra character. Hawke’s Bay became New Zealand’s…
Fritz, Glitz, and Spritz in Potsdam, Germany
Story and Photos by Katherine Rodeghier Prussia’s King Frederick the Great was one conflicted character, and the Germans honor him, especially in Potsdam where his summer palace ranks as the top tourist site. “Old Fritz” despised women, talked philosophy with Voltaire for hours on end, loved playing his flute and adored his pet dogs so…
Book Review: The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau
Review by Vago Damitio The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau Let me get this out of the way. I like Chris Guillebeau. I haven’t met him in person, but I’ve been connected with him on social media for quite a while now, I subscribe to his email newsletter and I think he’s one smart dude. I…
Bremen and Bremerhaven: Germany’s historic gateway to the New World
By Katherine Rodeghier Bremen’s Rathaus, or city hall, dates back more than 500 years and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photo by Katherine Rodeghier, c 2012 Hopping off the tram leading from the railway station to central Bremen leaves me disoriented, and the moonless night doesn’t help. The heart of this old German city,…
Vagobond Travel Museum – Curating travel around the web
Each Friday, I will bring you the highlights here at the Vagobond Travel Museum.
Syncopated Family Travel – The Arizona Painted Desert and Leaving Your Mark
The vastness of the Arizona Painted Desert stretches out all around me, home to the nameless dead.
Happy Thanksgiving from Vagobond
Let’s take a moment to show our gratitude by giving a little back.
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