Tagged With: Travel Personalities
Are You a Perpetual Optimist? You May have Brain Damage
I’ve been accused of being optimistic to the point of being delusional and until reading an article in the Huffington Post, I assumed that all of the play-it-safers telling me not to backpack through Guatemala alone or vacation in Columbia were the ones not in touch with reality. They’re exaggerating, I thought. They’re wussies. They’re only cautioning … Continue reading
Raising Risk-Takers
While reading on the beach this morning (I’m back in California for the weekend) I spotted a two-year-old girl running towards the shoreline. “Bethany!” screamed what I could only assume was the girl’s mother. “Nooo!” She grabbed Bethany’s arm just as the little girl was about to plant a sneakered foot into the salt water. “That’s dangerous!” … Continue reading
The Best Travel-Themed Furniture
I’m the process of buying / borrowing / dumpster-diving for furniture for my new apartment. Being that I just bought a car that I can’t afford and still owe a thousand dollars on a medical bill, my apartment will probably never see any of the travel-themed furniture pictured bellow. Like a Marc Jacobs Pan-Am bag or a … Continue reading
Which Country Best Matches Your Personality?
Since the beginning of mankind, people have packed up and moved to avoid famine, warfare, religious persecution or (these days anyway) tanking housing markets. But when considering places to relocate, most people don’t think beyond the borders of their own country. When looking for a retirement destination, for instance, most people think Florida and rarely do they ever consider Lithuainia. But perhaps they’d be better suited … Continue reading
You Know You’re a Travel Addict When…
United Airlines Tattoo, coutesy of Tattoos in Flight. 17. You frequently find yourself saying: “That reminds me of this one time, when I was in…(insert name of random country). 16. You have to order new pages for your passport. 15. Instead of honeymooning for two weeks in Hawaii or Tahiti, your honeymoon involves a year-long … Continue reading
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