All Blog Posts Tagged 'Planet' (9)

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Every time I turn to my twitter feed there's somebody, or several somebodies, or one hyperactive somebody, tweeting relentlessly trying to outdo all the other somebodies, linking to an article or a blog post centered around a numbered list: Top Ten Mistakes New Tweeters Make.…

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RESEARCHERS!

I'm speaking on 'research' at TBEX'11 in Vancouver next week, and need your help!



I'm looking for THREE VOLUNTEERS -- blogger attendees, not speakers or PR folks (though I love you too) -- to participate in a 'Live…

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(The little men of Jejudo! © MRandin)

Jejudo. M. and I had visions of a small, sun kissed ‘island’ where we could relax, kick back and enjoy – after all it’s South Korea’s number one honeymoon spot.

After reading about the various marvels of nature on this volcanic island, I romanticised about exploring them on foot during the day while…

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(The pani puri "wallah" in Mumbai ©MRandin)



… Okay, so maybe averaging four meals a day didn’t help. But I wanted M. to try all my favourite dishes and he was more than willing to oblige! And the further south you go the better the food gets (and yes, that’s a highly objective opinion!).



Here’s a list of a few of my favourite things to eat in India.



Pani Puri…



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Greetings from Northern Michigan where Michael Moore's Traverse City Film Festival (July 28-Aug. 2) is in full swing, bringing film stars, directors, writers, composers and filmmakers from around the world.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Moore is everywhere at the festival, introducing films, presiding over panels, or shaking hands with awe-struck fans. Although Northern Michigan is a heavily-Republican stronghold, Moore has more than won over hearts here in Traverse City, with his festival… Continue

Lost treasure found in Detroit



By Robert Downes

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“Don’t forget the Motor City -- All you need is music, sweet music, there’ll be music everywhere...”

- Dancing in the Streets



Recently, National Public Radio aired a program wondering why it is that Detroit has created some of the best music in the world, and yet has failed miserably in marketing itself as a capital of creativity.

Good point: While Detroit and Michigan have obsessed for years over what… Continue

Stupid question, but hey...

When Kurt Cobain blew his brains out with a shotgun in 1994, I wrote a column noting that the depressed, drug-addled rocker probably could have saved himself by ditching his ass-kissing staff and taking a 1,000-mile raft trip down the Yukon River.

There, thousands of miles from his wife, sycophantic "friends" and heroin connection, he could have rediscovered himself through a backcountry experience. Cobain would have cleaned up and filled his head with… Continue

By Robert Downes

From the book - Planet Backpacker



You hear American music everywhere you go in Asia, and you see American films and TV. There’s a “Texas Hold ‘Em” pinball machine in the restaurant at my hotel, and a McDonald’s downstairs. But one thing you rarely find in the backpacking world are any living, breathing citizens of the United States.

Over the course of three months of backpacking through Asia, I could count the number of Americans I met on one hand -- and it… Continue