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Arriving in Sydney, Australia – My New Favorite City
I used to tell people that my ideal city was if you could take Vancouver, British Columbia and combine it with Quebec City – then put it in Hawaii. That’s…
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Travel in the Time of Covid-19 – Vagobond in Australia – Back on the Road in 2020
It seems like the only times I really travel are when the world is in turmoil. September 11th, H1N1, Arab Spring, the Great Recession, and now – coronavirus. I don’t…
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World’s Strangest Hotels
Exploring the world’s strangest hotels is certainly a fun thing to do, given the extremes hotels have gone to, just in the name of being “strange”.
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Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla Museum
Tesla himself was a U.S. citizen and died in New York City where he was working on a way to create ‘free energy’ which conspiracy theorists believe was sabotaged by…
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Jazz in Paris – Paris Jazz Bars and One Swinging Town
If you are a real jazz addict and you want to come to Paris this summer…read on….
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The Basilica of St. John at Selcuk – Revelations and the Anti Christ
I had no idea that I would be visiting the place where the idea of the Anti-Christ was born or the book of Revelation was composed, but there I was…
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A Visit with Dinosaurs in Prehistoric Gardens – A Highway 101 Roadside Attraction
Since 1955, drivers on Highway 101 along the Southern Oregon Coast have been able to walk among the dinosarus (23 if I counted correctly) at the Prehistoric Gardens between Gold…
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Up the Bosporus to the Black Sea
One of the things I had been most looking forward to in Turkey was taking a boat up the Bosporus Strait to the Black Sea. There is something about both…
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Dar Zerhoune in Moulay Idriss
Happily for us, no one else had thought to book a Valentines getaway at Dar Zerhoune and so back in 2009, we had this entire beautiful Dar to ourselves. The…
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A Manifesto of Peopolism
A Manifesto of Peopolism [pronounced {pee-ah-pol-ism}] For too long, humanity has boxed themselves into outdated and antiquated -isms that were created to describe different times, different strategies, and different human…
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Trees of Mystery – A Northern California Coast Roadside Attraction featuring Giant Testicles
I’ve never been one to pass by a roadside attraction – many of them disappoint – but not Trees of Mystery in Klamath, California. I remember visiting it as a…
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Sheet Music & Toilet Seat Art – 13 of Bologna’s Offbeat Museums
when I began lifting the lids to see the symbols painted under them, a very upset guard began yelling at me in Italian and then followed me the rest of…
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An Open Letter to America’s Billionaires – Change Humanity’s Future
Dear Billionaires, I’ve done my best to join you, but so far – I haven’t even gotten close. The reason I’ve tried wasn’t because I want to be a rich…
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The Princess and the Vagabond by CD Damitio – A Ridiculous Fairy Tale
The Princess and the Vagabond A Ridiculous Love Story Ruined By Monkeys, Black Magic, and Duodenums by Christopher ‘Vago’ Damitio Copyright © 2005, 2013 , 2020 Published by Vagobond.com All…
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Eating Horse Flesh in Chiasso Switzerland
Ah yes, Switzerland. A day of banking, swiss cheese, chocolate, yogurt, smoked meat, and a bit of yodeling. I did it all.
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5 adventurous destinations around the world
Adventurous destinations are the stuff of travel dreams. This week, guest blogger Rebecca Kelly offers us plenty to imagine, work for, and dream of with five adventurous destinations from around…
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Mystery Boxes by Vagobond – Now Available.
Sorry folks…Lame Ebay removed the auction but waited to do it until 20 people had bid. I had some cool stuff going in that box…that’s the definition of a nanny…
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World Travel Diarrhea – An Ugly Topic – Some Simple Cures
Montezuma’s revenge, Delhi belly, Hong Kong dog, Tiki trots, Casablanca crud, Katmandu quickstep. But travelers from Mexico, India, Nepal, Morocco, and other places might call it the ‘Lincoln’s Loose Logs’…
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Sophia Loren and the Eels of Comacchio
Legend has it that at the height off her career, Sophia Loren became fascinated with eels and asked that they be incorporated into one of her films.
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5 Ways to Experience Florence like a True Florentine
Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance: with over 70 museums and over 60 churches there is so much to see in a limited about of time and you should see…
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Five Free Things To Do In Venice
For anyone heading to Italy, Venice will probably be one of the first destinations that you aim for. A historical maritime trading republic cloaked (literally) in golden opulence, Venice’s “golden…
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Bulgaria – Interesting and Surprising
Travel around the world and you certainly find some surprises. While my round the world trip is a slow motion adventure, I have to admit that Bulgaria is one of…
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Wuhan Virus and Your Travel Plans
I have to admit that this thing is starting to look pretty scary. The number of cases that have been reported in the past couple of days have grown from…
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North Korean Expats and Pig Blood Sundaes – Sokcho Part 1
I walked towards a large iron bridge and noted the thousands of fish drying on the roofs of nearly every house I passed.
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The Vatican Museums – Three Paintings Out of Hundreds Not to Miss
When you are in Rome, whether it’s for a day or a week, one thing you have to do is visit the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel.
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