Tweet One of confusing things while traveling is figuring out if you are getting a good exchange rate for your money or are getting ripped off. I know that from my own perspective, when I walk up to a money exchange office, I always do a double take on the “we buy” or “we sell” [...]
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Re-Entering the 21st Century, Finally
Tweet One of the early highlights of my round-the-world trip that began in 2008 was when I left Austin, Texas for my first overnight bus ride to Mexico City. On the way to the bus station, I dropped my Blackberry cell phone into the mail back home. I was free. I’d been a lawyer for [...]
Trip Advisor Is Better Than Your Guidebook
Tweet I used to love guidebooks. On my round-the-world journey, I actually started the trip with three of them weighing down my backpack — the Lonely Planet backpacker guides for Central America, South America and Africa. This was in addition to six other paperbacks I starting off carrying. I have a slight book addiction. Although [...]
The Best Photography Book You Can Buy for Under $10
Tweet I have to admit that although I really love Beth and Randy of Beers and Beans, I have to admit that I wasn’t doing summersaults of happiness and joy when they asked me last week to do a review of their new eBook, Getting Out of Auto. Not to be more selfish than I [...]
TBEX 2011 Review (Part II): The Content
Tweet Last week, I published Part One of my review of the 2011 TBEX Travel Bloggers Conference, focusing on the organizational aspects of that event. A couple things before I move on to this post. First, my thanks to everyone for an amazing amount of comments (around 210 or so) from the last post. More [...]
The Taxi Cab Guide: What You Need to Know
Tweet I have a hate/love relationship with cab drivers. After hundreds of taxi rides, both in the U.S. and abroad, I have determined that 60% of cab rides leave you with some bad taste in your mouth, 35% are fairly neutral experiences and 5% are some of the most life-saving or otherwise great times of [...]
The Hostel Owners’ Guide: The How-to’s… Please!
Tweet I’m sick of hostels that don’t do the basic (and cheap) things that make an average hostel stay a really good one. I know that one of the prime draws to staying in a hostel is a cheap price and that you certainly should not expect the amenities of a three star hotel, but [...]
Top 10 Months to Travel
Tweet Everyone knows how much I hate Top 10 lists, but after some reflection and convincing from some of my fellow travel bloggers, I have decided to give in and try my first one. I thought it was important to pick a topic that would appeal to everyone. I didn’t want to be too specific, [...]
I took off in December of 2008 to circle the planet with no reservations and without leaving the ground. Sixteen months later, I succeed. My permanent travels have just continued from there. Feel free to email me at: michaelshodson@yahoo.com
Michael Hodson
