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 there around 1972-73 from Tacoma, Washington – most of my mom’s family followed us. I lived in Big Bear for two distinct periods – my…
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 definition is required. In the childhood period, I define a place where I lived as somewhere where my parents had jobs and worked and I…
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 aren’t available or you don’t want to stay in a hostel
The ghosts of children and old men seem friendly and the breakfast is fantastic at this haunted London hotel. The price is right too.
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.
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 post but I can’t seem to find the picture of me and my friend Lena who took the dive together at Mokulaiea
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 is to spend your days enjoying the sun and water and your nights partying like a rock star.
Excepting the Ibiza, Canary Islands, Spain, Melila and Sebta (the Moroccan enclaves in Africa) the following five are really the creme de la creme of Spanish Holiday destinations.
Though these are Spanish islands found in the Atantic Ocean, they are closer geographically to the African nation of Morocco.
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 I told him.