Category: Travel
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Places I’ve Lived #22 – Istanbul, Turkey
Estimates say that there are approximately 20-million people living in Istanbul. No one really knows for sure. I was one of them for about six-months in early 2011. I loved…
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Places I’ve Lived #19 – Sefrou, Morocco and Fez, Morocco
It’s bizarre how I ended up living in Sefrou and Fez. I studied Arabic at the University of Hawaii. I’m not sure why (my best supposition is that the universe…
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Places I’ve Lived #18 – Hawaii including Waikiki, Manoa, Windward Oahu and Kapa’a, Kauai
When I moved to Hawaii – I had $100. I booked a dorm bed into the Polynesian Beach Club Hostel in Waikiki for seven nights and bought some rice and…
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Places I’ve Lived #16 – Florence, Oregon
I first went to Florence, Oregon in 1999 just before the excitement of the World Trade Organization Protests in Seattle. My hippie aunt and uncle had a cabin on a…
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Places I’ve Lived #14 – Seattle, Washington
I loved living in Seattle. I had been there for the protests that shut down the WTO in 1999. Seattle has great art, music, food, museums, and is surrounded by…
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Places I’ve Lived #12 – Juneau, Alaska
As I mentioned, things in Bellingham were going pretty well for me in 1998 and life was good. I had traded my TV and VCR for a broken down VW…
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Places I’ve Lived #11 – Bellingham, Washington
Thinking of Bellingham, Washington always makes me happy. I’m not going to lie and tell you that my life there was always happy, but for me, Bellingham was a magical…
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Places I’ve Lived #10 – Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina was the first place in my life that I ever chose to live. Everywhere before had been chosen by my parents or chosen by the Marine Corps.…
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Places I’ve Lived #9 – Jacksonville, North Carolina
I joined the Marines to see the world and escape Redding, California – unfortunately, they only showed me bootcamp in San Diego, California – Marine Combat Training in San Onofre,…
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Places I’ve Lived #8 – Millington, Tennessee
I would love to say that I had lived in San Diego, but Marine Corps Boot Camp and Marine Corps Combat Training don’t really classify as living – and that…
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Places I’ve Lived #7 – Redding, California
I didn’t go straight from Myrtle Creek, Oregon to Redding, California. Instead, I went back to Big Bear Lake where I lived with my father for a little less than…
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Places I’ve Lived #6 – Myrtle Creek, Oregon
I have fonder memories of Myrtle Creek than my siblings do. I think it’s because I’ve blocked out much of the horror and mayhem. They refer to the place we…
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Places I’ve Lived #5 – Canyonville, Oregon
After a super ugly divorce in Big Bear Lake, California – my mom was ready to go as far away from my Dad as she could – my dad seemed…
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Places I’ve Lived #4 – Mendocino, California
When I write about my childhood – it sounds bizarre, even to me. Shortly after I started first grade, my father once again decided it was time to go someplace…
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Places I’ve Lived #2 – Big Bear Lake, California
There’s no place I’ve lived (with the possible exception of Hawaii) that has had such a huge effect on who I am as Big Bear Lake, California. My parents moved…
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Places I’ve Lived #1 – Tacoma, Washington, USA
This is going to be a series of twenty-five (and maybe more later) articles about the cities and towns around the world where I have lived. First of all, some…
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Love Motels in Korea
Love Motels in South Korea are where couples go for romantic weekends, where johns bring hookers, and where budget minded travelers can stay cheaper than the hotels when the hostels…
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Sleeping with Ghosts – London’s Georgian House Hotel
The ghosts of children and old men seem friendly and the breakfast is fantastic at this haunted London hotel. The price is right too.
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Shrooming with The Naked Gourmet at Scenic Hot Springs near Seattle
One of the more enjoyable naked gourmet drug experiences I’ve ever had – I know, I don’t get out as much as I should.
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Thoughts of a Suicidal Diver – Skydiving On Oahu’s North Shore
This was my first post on Vagobond back in 2005. Hard to believe how long it’s already been. I’ve added the short story I wrote to the end of the…
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Exploring Costa Teguise in Rock Star Style
Here is the bottom line – beer is cheaper than coke and wine is cheaper than orange juice – accommodations are resort style and the best thing to do here…
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Tenerife – Canary Islands – History and Culture
Though these are Spanish islands found in the Atantic Ocean, they are closer geographically to the African nation of Morocco.
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Advice from a Vagabond – The Best Advice I’ve Ever Given
I had an email from a 16 year old vagabond this morning asking me for advice about how to live his life and ‘escape from the cave’. This is what…
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3 Adventurous Reasons Majorca Isn’t Just for Retirees
These three adventures are just a small selection of truly awesome Majorca adventures that are not for those with heart conditions or severe vericose veins
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