http://www.me-go.net/rtw/blog Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:36:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I came across a few fun travel links today for everyone. First off, a t-shirt for those of you looking to pretend to blend in (or just be ironic): The I am a local photographer (I am not a tourist) t-shirt. This is a limited edition so order before ... http://www.me-go.net/rtw/blog/2008/06/09/fun-online-travel-finds/ I was searching for an email address last night and came across this appropriate email from my dad, who passed away almost three years ago. Megan, It is over. Kerry conceded this afternoon. He couldn’t win Ohio even with the provisional ballots yet to be counted. Bush gave his triumphant winning ... http://www.me-go.net/rtw/blog/2008/06/04/ghostvoting-for-obama/ One thing I hear all the time is "when are you going to write a book?" I'm sure most RTW travelers hear similar requests and reply with the same ambivalence as I do. Every once in a while I ask what kind of book they suggest I write and I've ... http://www.me-go.net/rtw/blog/2008/05/29/what-book/ After returning home last fall I spotted a new travel magazine at my local bookstore, Everywhere Magazine. It's an interesting idea, using a website to gather content rather than relying on professional travel writers. It also gives regular travelers a chance to be published. I've been waiting for the perfect ... http://www.me-go.net/rtw/blog/2008/05/21/everywhere-magazine-article/ If there's one thing that I could spend less on when I travel it's souvenirs. When I first started traveling around Europe in 1997 I bought few souvenirs at all. Europe's expensive and I couldn't bear to pay for lunch, let alone cheap imported "stuff" to fill up my ... http://www.me-go.net/rtw/blog/2008/05/16/favorite-souvenirs/ Me-go Mix: Track 8 "Wanaume Mabinti" -- Lady JayDee To download using Windows "right click" and save to disk. Mac users, you know what to do. At the end of my trip I wanted to buy some music that reminded me of my time in Eastern Africa. A lot of the music ... http://www.me-go.net/rtw/blog/2008/04/28/me-go-mix-track-8/ While looking for some files the other day I stumbled upon fifteen videos from Myanmar (Burma) that I neglected to upload to Vimeo with the last batch. Visit my Vimeo page directly and look a the "newest" videos to see them all. Sweeping the Shwedagon from Megan Kearney on Vimeo. http://www.me-go.net/rtw/blog/2008/04/20/rediscovered-videos-from-myanmar/ There's been a lot of talk in the travel community about a Lonely Planet writer's admission that he wrote for a guidebook without actually traveling to the country. This isn't surprising to those of us who have used Lonely Planet Guides over some time. Everywhere I go I hear Lonely ... http://www.me-go.net/rtw/blog/2008/04/17/surprise-guidebooks-not-infallible/ Me-go Mix: Track 7 "Gondar" -- Madingo Afework To download using Windows "right click" and save to disk. Mac users, you know what to do. Traveling around Northern Ethiopia I spent a lot of time on buses, including four days round trip to Lalibela. The long rides were always accompanied by upbeat ... http://www.me-go.net/rtw/blog/2008/04/15/me-go-mix-track-7/ Me-go Mix: Track 6 "Manahirana" -- Lola To download using Windows "right click" and save to disk. Mac users, you know what to do. The owner of the music store forced the employee to pose for this picture against his will. After I was finished everyone looked at the photo and made ... http://www.me-go.net/rtw/blog/2008/04/09/me-go-mix-track-6/