Author: CD Damitio
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Turkey’s Seamonster of Lake Van
In honor of Halloween, I present to you the only legenary monster story I have thus far been able to unearth in Turkey – the Seamonster of Lake Van
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Beyond the Ghosts – Grave Tourism in Lynchberg, Virginia
There are tombstone tourists who plan vacations around the resting places of Hollywood stars and military gravers who track down Civil War soldiers.
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The Hermit of Sefrou, Djinn, and Aisha Kandisha
Way back in 2009, I was geeking out on Tarot cards and trying to find my way in life – at the same time I was living in Morocco and…
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The Celebration of Fire and Water – Ashura in Morocco
📖 Found in the book: This post is part of the story told in Not My Morocco by CD Damitio — a memoir of love, madness, and two years in…
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Kukuri, Torbalan, Baba Marta and The Water Bull of Rabisha
I’m a big fan of legendary monster stories. In Bulgaria, I heard about a few.
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5 Best Family Beaches on Oahu in Hawaii
All of Hawaii is famous for the wonderful beaches and the island of Oahu is no exception. Oahu is filled with fantastic beaches for surf, barbecues, body boarding, sun bathing,…
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The Egyptian Hustle
I was fortunate to be able to visit Egypt just shortly after the Arab Spring. It was an unplanned trip. I hope you enjoy my narrative of it. The Egyptian…
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5 Free Things to do in Hawaii that Should Cost a Fortune
5 Free Things to do in Hawaii that Should Cost a Fortune They say that in life the best things are free, but we all know that usually is a…
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Get Ready to Get Screwed!
I mean, technically, we’ve all been being screwed for a long time but things seem to be ramping up a bit. Here is what is coming: 1) Election meddling 2)…
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Start Up San Francisco – An Economy Trip to the Capital of Tech in Silicon Valley
As those who know me or read Vagobond almost certainly know – I’m a serial business creator – also known as an entrepreneur. When I was around eight-years-old- my grandmother…
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Arriving in Spain back in 2009 – Vagobond Travel Video
I arrived in Spain back in early January of 2009. It was a mind blowing experience. I’d been couch surfing for several years but I arrived in Barcelona at the…
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Attending a Gun Show and Having My Expectations Shattered
I attended a gun show as a vendor this weekend. I don’t own any guns so I wasn’t selling those – I was selling knives and fishing gear. I wasn’t…
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Vagobond Travel Videos and Vagobond Youtube Channel
It’s a little hard to believe – but I’ve pretty much ignored video as a medium. This isn’t because I don’t believe in the power of video – but mainly…
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World Travel for Almost Nothing #6
One of the biggest impediments to world travel is your stuff. Not just your physical stuff, but your mental stuff too. It’s hard to get rid of the baggage you’ve…
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World Travel for Almost Nothing #5
Being able to do something useful makes all the difference in the world when you want to travel the world for free or for almost nothing. The fact that I…
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World Travel for Almost Nothing #4 – Couchsurfing Friends
One of the keys to mastering the art of world travel on almost nothing is learning to trust strangers and let them become friends.
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World Travel for Almost Nothing #3 – Budget Airlines vs. Regular Airlines
Are budget airlines really worth it?
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World Travel for Almost Nothing #2
All you need is the desire to move to the next second in this life and you already have it or else you’d already be dead.
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Making Money While Traveling – A Few Ideas
Earning money while you are traveling the world isn’t as hard as you might think it is. Of course, making a lot of money…
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A short version of Istanbul’s long history
(I wrote this back in 2010, but happily share it again – though President Erdogan has moved the city backwards by a lot since I wrote this – it’s a…
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How Not To Enjoy World Travel – Part 1
There has been a lot written about how to enjoy world travel or how to increase the ways that world travel can fulfill you. What I haven’t seen is a…
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Buying Property in Turkey – How to do it as a yabanci (foreigner)
Buying property in Turkey is actually a very straight forward process. In fact, it’s actually easier than many other countries both in Europe and the Americas.
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You’re Not Going Anywhere! How to Travel Constantly!
Lao Tzu, the father of Taoism, said that ‘without opening your door, you can see the world’. He was right, because travel is a state of mind more than a…
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