Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
Recent Comments:
Gadling Gear Review: Bamboo Bottle Company Water Bottle {Gadling}
Jan 16th 2012 1:48PM I believe you weren't bothered by the weight, but also, I think it's fair that my readers know that you're the PR contact for this product, so they should evaluate your comment with that in mind.
I'll happily concede that things taste better out of glass, it's MUCH cleaner tasting.
Lessons from a Year of Travel Gear {Gadling}
Jan 10th 2012 4:00PM @Karen: Oh, you're right about the user error on the laundry, totally correct.
Thing is, when *I* travel, sometimes my favorite sweater ends up in
a) my mother-in-laws washing machine
b) that Cambodian hotel's laundry service
c) some third place where I can't guarantee it gets laundered the way it should be.
I'm pro-Cashmere, I tell you what. Very much so. But also, if someone pitches me a clothing item as travel friendly and it can't be washed, that disqualifies it as travel friendly.
Your mileage may vary, etc. And for what it's worth, I also throw all my merino in the wash and it comes out Just Fine.
Kickass Boots for Fall and Winter Travels {Gadling}
Oct 27th 2011 2:17PM "Your honor?"
"Yeah, those are hot. I'm going to allow this."
Five Reasons You Should Go to Zanzibar Right Now {Gadling}
Oct 26th 2011 10:45AM Okay, truly, this is AWFUL. And I'm genuinely sorry that this happened to you both. But it's worth noting that thuggish street crime (or, uh, beach crime) can happen ANYWHERE on the planet. And does. A few years back, one of my friends was mugged on the front steps of his apartment building here in Seattle. In a "safe" neighborhood. Thugs aren't limited to the beaches of Zanzibar.
Five Reasons You Should Go to Zanzibar Right Now {Gadling}
Oct 26th 2011 10:28AM I'm not going to give anyone a personal guarantee that anywhere is free from terrorism, including the US.
But Zanzibar was, for me, a safe and happy place to travel.
Major tourist site restored in Herat, Afghanistan. Please send me there! {Gadling}
Oct 19th 2011 3:11PM Sean, if you want full 360 degree storytelling from Herat, you're going to need a female sidekick. Can women travel there safely? What's the experience for a female traveler in Herat, how difficult is it to undertake this adventure? You'll want to take someone who's good with a camera, is an easy traveler, and sure, those leggy Euro-blondes are attractive, but do you really want to draw that kind of attention in this part of the world? I'm thinking your travel is a lot more likely to be funded if you've got a more complete picture of the experience. I just got a new passport....
Timbuktu's Messenger Bag for your Camera {Gadling}
Sep 4th 2011 1:37PM All the data re: materials is on the site, but it's what Timbuk2 calls "ballistic nylon" -- it's sort of like Cordura, the usual luggage fabric. I'd be confident carrying my stuff around in the Seattle rain in this, most days, if it's not insanely wet. The gear is pretty protected in the waterproof liner, but for really really really intense weather, I use a day pack with a nylon cover.
Travel writing: how not to do it {Gadling}
Sep 2nd 2011 8:03PM I love(d) this song. Of course I did. And I found this excruciating and hilarious.
Travel writers: You need what Book Passage offers {Gadling}
Sep 2nd 2011 6:36PM Natalie: Right here on Gadling you'll find some longer form writing -- there are stunners from Andrew Evans and Lavinia Spalding, to name two I remember off the top of my head. Oh, and there's a great Jon Bowermaster series from the gulf, it's really good. There's also Longform.org, a site that curates first rate writing that's well over those 400 word sound bites.
We're tempted, I think, to fall back on what we think our readers "want in the digital space", but imagine if your public library gave us only what they think we want, rather than the option to discover. I like the idea that the web can be that, too.
The shame of old (travel) blog posts {Gadling}
Sep 1st 2011 11:09AM Melanie,
I hope you read the response I left for Michelle around "usefulness." It's just below your comment here.
Memoir is all about retrospection and I love writing that way. It is good to look back and see where we've been and where we're going. That doesn't make the writing good by default, though.
As for what a blog is, I happen to think it's an easy format for publishing work online and not much more. What a writer does with it is up to them.
