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When I read Pico Iyer’s The Joy of Less on the NY Times, I loved it and quickly passed it on to anyone I could. The general theme of the piece is this: Though I knew that poverty certainly didn’t buy happiness, I wasn’t convinced that money did either. He talks about the process as [...]

Today’s guest post is by Alan Perlman from the 9 to 5 alternative. Right now Alan’s in Albania, but sometimes, even he has to go back home. “Once the travel bug bites, there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life.” ~Michael Palin (English [...]

Granada, Nicaragua is so cute, you could put it in your pocket. If the cobblestone streets, Spanish colonial style-housing and creeping blossoms peaking from behind courtyard walls weren’t enough, take their cab drivers. There was the kindly older man who followed us in his cab to make sure we followed his directions to the hostel [...]

Last month, I returned to Guatemala for a few more weeks of Spanish language school. On the way we had a stop over in Guatemala City, and waited in a tiny independent bus terminal for our next bus to arrive. It was a beautifully sunny day and I sipped my generic orange soda on the [...]

If I close my eyes and focus, I can nearly picture it– me in heels and a suit, rolling a suitcase behind me, laptop bag over one shoulder, trying to hail a cab and text on my blackberry at the same time. It’s strange, but the most visceral memory of those years is the physical [...]