Author: Dieter
From Routine to Robbery – A Reality Check In The Real Streets Of Medellin
Those locals were absolutely right. Screw Domino’s, Pizza Paisa is where it’s at. Me and Brad are enjoying the Thursday special on the sidewalk of La Setenta, this being one large pizza an... Read More
Taking Your Guitar on the Plane, the Easy Way
Recently I was lurking on some guitar related forum from Holland, when a certain post caught my eye. It was a guy who wanted to take his guitar on a flight but was confused by all the regulations and ... Read More
4 Step Easy Peasy Friend-Making System For Travelers
It seems so long ago now, but it must have been nearly summer of 2011. My work had put me on stand-by and I wasn’t to go anywhere for at least four weeks. This is a long time to spend only watch... Read More
Nothing But A Slave To A Story
They tell us to scoot in just a little closer together, leaving room for about one comfortable position to sit in, and maybe one or two very odd looking ones. After all, about 50 people need to get in... Read More
Equivalent Rent: a Single Metric to Keep your Nomadic Spendings in Check
It can be a wild ride, budgetwise, spending money left and right on accommodation, flights, taxirides. One moment you’re saving money because someone you met in this hostel one time offered you ... Read More
A Day on Old Route 66
I open my eyes and stare at the ceiling. A run-of-the-mill motel room in an odd little town. My alarm is wailing as instructed, because today there’s a box to be ticked on the old bucket list. Not t... Read More
My Packing List for a Nomadic Life
Time to reminisce, and go back in time almost a decade, to the moment when I decided to set out and travel all over Europe on my own for the very first time. What a wonderful six months of preparation... Read More