Today I went in search of a decent place to exchange a book in Bogotá, Colombia. Being a large city with numerous popular hostels, I assumed any number of them would have a moderately good book exchange. I was mistaken. However, after visiting several hostels and asking for suggestions, I was told to visit Bogotá Bike Tours, which does indeed have many books. … [ Read more ]
Subjects: Entertainment on the Road, Tips for Traveling Better, Tourism (Places)
My current computer of choice for extended travel is an ASUS 10.2” netbook, which replaced the Acer Aspire One netbook that I used for a year traveling in Central America. In case you don’t know already, a netbook is basically a stripped down, much smaller version of a laptop (typically with an 8-10 inch screen and weighing a couple of pounds or 1 kilogram). … [ Read more ]
Subjects: Computing, Technology
OK, I don’t actually hate traveling, but what I want to admit is that what I really like is visiting places and meeting new people. The days when I have to pack up my gear and figure out lodging, transportation, etc. is rarely any fun. Even less so when I am leaving a place I really like. Thankfully, when you get to a new place … [ Read more ]
Subject: Personal
