Howdy, kids! If you are reading this post, it means the DNS — aka, the magical traffic wizard of the interwebs — has updated. What you are seeing is the new and improved (well, mostly!) website for TourAbsurd. There are still tweaks to be made and old entries to be corrected, but I was too …
Quick note…
Hello, all! Just a quick update to let you know that I’m working on updating the website and getting a whole new look. It’s going well and I can’t wait to have everything up and running! Hope to have it all shiny and sparkly-new for you soon! Cheers, Katrina
Woohoo! I won the weekly contest!
Woohoo! I won the weekly contest! Be sure to follow Todd’s blog (Twitter, too!). Maybe you’ll guess the next mystery photo! …and Jasmine, of course: http://jasminewanders.com/ (Also on Twitter)! Cheers! ps: Am I the only one who remembers all the Rice-A-Roni supplied to 70’s era gameshow contestants? It’s to eat after they get back from …
Quote: A man must travel…
“What should I have known or written had I been a quiet, mercantile politician or a lord in waiting? A man must travel, and turmoil, or there is no existence.” ~ George Byron
Video: Rakes of Kildare Hammered Dulcimer
The musician is from Scotland. I posted this because, several times while walking down Oliver Plunkett Street in Cork, I have been fortunate enough to hear someone playing hammered dulcimer. First encountered it at the Renaissance Faire in California. Love it and really need to purchase some CDs! …probably not too hard to find around …
Quote: To read a writer…
“To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company.” ~ André Gide (French Author — 1869 – 1951)
Stop the Serengeti highway
Stop the Serengeti highway I only just found out about this. It would be a travesty. You can also find information, including action you can take, on the Facebook page.
Serengeti: Day 1 (Part 3) – Everything Under the Sun
2 Jan. 2009 – Part 3 Serengeti National Park, Tanzania (Part 1 was Oldupai Gorge and Maasai village; Part 2 was Guess the Critter!) After the cheetah, everything else might seem anticlimactic, right? NOOO! The Serengeti is too beautiful, the scenery majestic, the wildlife thick, the animals gorgeous. And surprisingly unfazed by vehicles and observers. …
Video: The 600 Years
The 600 Years from the macula on Vimeo. Mapping during 600 years anniversary of the astrological tower clock situated at Old Town Square in center of Prague.
Quote: In order to discover…
In order to discover new lands, one must be willing to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. ~ Andre Gide (1869–1951) French Writer
Hotel Health article – Magellan’s
Hotel Health article – Magellan’s
Quote: Life is no brief candle…
“Life is no brief candle to me. It is sort of a splendid torch which I have got hold of for a moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.” ~ George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish Playwright
Today is the day: Blog Action Day 2010!
Click the picture to learn why clean water is the issue of the day. I just found out about this yesterday, so I didn’t have a lot of time to think about a deep and meaningful post. The first thing that came to mind was the spring near the hotel where we stayed in …
“Sometimes, I wish I were there”
“Sometimes, I wish I were there” Lovely and wistful post about the “fixed life envy” that occasionally hits even the most dedicated traveler. (Follow Christine on Twitter: http://twitter.com/camorose )
Serengeti: Day 1 (Part 2) – Guess the Critter!
2 Jan. 2009 – Part 2 Serengeti National Park, Tanzania (Part 1 was Oldupai Gorge and Maasai village; Part 3 is Everything Under the Sun) Narrator’s Voice: “Later, that same day, in a different part of Africa…” Well, not so different. Just down the road a bit (read: an hour or 2) from the Maasai …
Quote: the purpose of travel…
The photograph reverses the purpose of travel, which until now had been to encounter the strange and unfamiliar. ~ Marshall McLuhan
Quote: Airplane travel…
Airplane travel is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photo. ~ Al Gore
Stealthy travel fashion.
Stealthy travel fashion. One way to cut down on baggage fees!