If you??ve got a laptop and a thirst for living abroad, you might be able to make a buck with your travel writing skills, enabling you to enjoy life and earn an income in another country even if you can??t legally work there.
Through writing, I was able to live decently for six months in Buenos Aires, one of the most magnificent (and chaotic) cities in the world. I found new websites and magazines to write for every few weeks, and my writing assignments defined my experience there.
WOMAD (World of Music, Arts and Dance) is making its next stop at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, bringing four whole days of national and international music, art and dance to everyone.
Peter Gabriel, the founder of the festival and its organisation, envisioned an event of joy and appreciation between cultures. Around 30 artists from all corners of the globe will be present at this huge multicultural festival, decorating the stage with their traditional art and colour.
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If you??ve got a laptop and a thirst for living abroad, you might be able to make a buck with your travel writing skills, enabling you to enjoy life and earn an income in another country even if you can??t legally work there.
Through writing, I was able to live decently for six months in Buenos Aires, one of the most magnificent (and chaotic) cities in the world. I found new websites and magazines to write for every few weeks, and my writing assignments defined my experience there.
Tags: Steps, Suceed, Travel, Writer, Abroad
Culture shock.You’re lost, standing baffled in new surroundings with a heavy pack on your shoulders, unable to tell left from right, up from down, phone booths from trash cans or ripoff artists from friends.
But this image of sudden shock isn’t quite accurate.
In reality, culture shock is a much more nuanced phenomenon that can take months to develop and overcome. Culture shock will flip your emotions topsy-turvy. It will effect you in completely unexpected ways.
Tags: The, Stages, Culture, Shock, And, How, Beat, Them
In his short life, my dog Norman (a.k.a. “Norm”) has marked his territory in two foreign countries and almost all the states east of the Mississippi.
He recently flew back from Guatemala and looks forward to a bit of a rest before his next journey. Right now, he is sniffing a cat’s butt.
The first question many people ask about Norm is how we manage to travel with him. Certainly his size assists in this process, but many people are curious as to how to prepare to take a pet on the road. There seems to be a self-defeatist attitude about traveling with pets, whether it is the cost of care or the bureaucracy involved with crossing borders.
Tags: Have, Dog, Will, Travel, Tips, For, Taking, Your, Pet, The, Road
Every autumn the Words and Music Festival takes place in the colourful city of New Orleans. And every year between 75 and 100 new and established authors, students, editors and artists are present at this big literary event.
Among the festival’s many activities, workshops and sessions are led by experts in the literary field, in which they share their knowledge and experience in the art of writing. Topics covered include fiction, non-fiction, and the latest styles within communication and literature.
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It’s time now to round-up our favourite links from the week.
Dream of making money while being a wandering nomad? Vagablogging dishes up 10 Businesses You Can Run From the Road.
An interesting new journey and social community has hit the scene, with the ambitous plan of Traveling the World For Free.
In what can only be described as “gnarly” - a surfer dude has put forth a Unified Theory of Everything. Be sure to check out the theory in motion.
Tags: BNT, Best, the, Week
Traveling opens us; opens our eyes, our minds, our hearts and our souls. When on the road, we want every experience to jump inside us, and perhaps even change us. This is one of the most addicting aspects of travel.
It becomes very easy to meet other people who are just as open and excited about the world as you are. This openness easily facilitates very genuine, romantic relationships to form between travelers.
Tags: Hostel, Love, Why, Relationships, The, Road, Never, Last
One of the most important international events on the choral calendar is currently taking place in Vienna, having started on November 14th and lasting until November 18th.
The International Franz Schubert Choir Competition brings together choruses from all over the world to compete in a wide range of levels and categories; mixed choirs, men, women, children and youth, chamber choruses, and groups specialised in Christian music.
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The treasures of Tutankhamun are returning to London after an absence of more than 30 years.
From November 14th this year until August 30th 2008, the Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharoahs exhibition will be taking place at the London 02 (the former Millenium Dome), organised by the Supreme Council of Egyptian Antiquities.
More than 130 objects belonging to Tutankhamun and his family will be on display, treasures that date back more than 3,000 years. Unfortunately the only thing that will not be on display is the mask of Tutankhamun, since it was considered too fragile to be safely transported to London.
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