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May.26.2009
I organized my notes on my Cambodia trip for the first time in nearly a year. I was impressed that I still was able to find most of the notes. But as fate is a bit cruel and has a good sense of humor the important bits I have a managed to forget seem to be the ones I have lost. Now there could...
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May.25.2009
Faith systems do not quite work for me, so I learn along the way. Travelling has been one of my biggest teachers.
Devotion is not mere piety. It is belief in something outside oneself and also a deep bonding with the Self.
Seeing it in places of worship is only one aspect. The most ordinary things...
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May.24.2009
Cornville, Arizona. Five hundred miles from the nearest ocean I meet Kevin: short, mustached, strong, sunburned, with muscled upper arms that show off the edge of a tattoo just under his white tee; he's set aside his long-sleeved red flannel shirt and hung it on a nearby rail. He tells me he's...
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May.23.2009
Expatriate literature may be stocked in the travel section, but does it deserve a shelf of its own?
Living for extended periods in foreign locales, expatriates struggle to reestablish themselves and find meaningful access to their new home. Travelers passing through often have the luxury to avoid...
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May.20.2009
I use Google Maps all the time. Running errands? Google Maps. Looking for a friend's house? Google Maps. Planning a trip? Google Maps.
I find that they are an incredibly useful tool to organize information in addition to helping me navigate from Albuquerque to Zambia. And you can make them...
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May.18.2009
Wow! I hope you will forgive my bad pun for the title of my blog. I actually have submitted my RED ROOM AUTHOR PAGE BLOG to be made available on the Kindle service from Amazon.com. So if any of you out there have purchased Amazon's expensive e-reader, then you can hear me wax idiotic about a myrad...
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May.16.2009
Academic Ambassadors is a wonderful service for academics and non-profit traveling professionals. For more information, read this article at www.wanderingeducators.com.
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May.15.2009
I love a good party, and so I am throwing one today! It's the launch party for my new -- and free -- ebook:
Rome's Angels & Demons: the Insider's Guide
Please stop by. You can download your very own copy of Rome's Angels & Demons: the Insider's Guide and enter to win fabulous prizes. ...
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May.14.2009
Tomorrow! Tomorrow! Tomorrow! That's right... tomorrow morning, Angels & Demons, the movie comes out. But even better: Roaring Forties Press will publish Rome's Angels & Demons: the Insider's Guide. It's my free ebook with inside information about the art and places in Dan Brown's book...
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May.13.2009
Well, in the past month I have travelled to California twice, Washington DC, and am about to head to Indianapolis. I've had first and second interviews for positions in Phoenix, Little Rock, and I don't even remember where else.
Anyone know the secret for turning interviews into job offers?
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