The Sunday Check In, 8/15

Aug 15, 10 The Sunday Check In, 8/15

Posted by Devin Galaudet in Risk, Travel Life

The last few days have been a series of late nights, palpitations, panicked emails and sitting on hold with no answers in sight. It all started with a simple note from my host server, the company that keeps ITKT and TWL safe and available to read. They wanted to let me know that my “CPU usage” was high. So high, in fact,...

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Travel. Write. Live.’s 100th Blog!

Jun 03, 10 Travel. Write. Live.’s 100th Blog!

Posted by Devin Galaudet in Change, Feature, Philosophy, Risk, Travel Life

I rarely think about upcoming milestones. I forget birthdays, birthday cards and holidays. I am not good at planning ahead. However, once I noticed that I had 92 posts under my belt, I tried to plan a few goal as Travel. Write Live. approached 100 posts. I did not shoot for the stars, but I wanted to say thank you to the people who...

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Arrested for Amatuer Photography

I just watched a video on the Guardian about a man who was arrested and detained for his amateur photography. I have to admit, it is just plain creepy. The video shows a seemingly innocuous day of taking photos that becomes a matter for the paddy wagon. While the photographer may have made some questionable choices during the three...

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The No B.S. Factor: Being Transparent Online

I had been flipping through some photos of a friend of mine online when I stumbled across some photos of his that could be described as dubious. In several pictures, his eyes were red and watery. Smoke billowed from his mouth and he was holding a pipe in his hand. It was not one of the pipes that gentlemen used to smoke with in the...

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Leave Your Luggage on the Floor of Iceland’s Airport

I was standing in the crowded Akureyri Information Center in Iceland. There were stacks of maps and brochures to area attractions neatly piled on the counter. The center also doubled as the bus depot and tripled as the ticket broker for the airport. It was a busy place. Bundled Icelanders and straggly backpackers came in and out of...

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