Monthly Archives for August 2014.
etcs has challenged fellow travelers to identify off the beaten path attractions in Europe that are easily accessible via train, and has kicked the thread off with a short list, most of which are located in Eastern Europe.
For most ThreadTripping readers I would expect taking a laptop on your trips isn’t just a no-brainer, it’s practically a requirement – possibly even an actual requirement for your job, even if taking vacation time. But this discussion got me to wondering if that is true.
Collecting postcards is also sort of like collecting an anachronistic artifact; an item that, before the mass consumerization of handheld and digital cameras, served the useful purpose of capturing an image of your trip, and now exists mostly as a charming recollection of how things used to be – not all that long ago.
Does travel fill you, or leave you feeling like pieces are missing? One artist seems to believe the answer is the latter, and has created an amazing series of sculptures based on just that premise.
Thank you Union Street Guest House in Hudson, NY. Thank you for proving to the world that I am not the only person who has difficulty conveying dry humor in written form. My comedic failings don’t hold a candle to the “joke” posted on the Union Street Guest House’s website.
Here on ThreadTripping we don’t shy away from frank discussions about mental illnesses that afflict frequent travelers. From Post Trip Depression (PTD) to Post Redemption Anxiety (PRA) we have covered the gamut – from “P” to “P”. Today we draw your attention to another condition that affects travelers – Packer’s Panic Disorder.
littlesheep recently asked fellow travelers to name the “most disappointing places you have been to”. Not necessarily the least picturesque or most boring – rather places people desired to go but once they finally got there it didn’t live up to the hype.
There are first-world problems … and then there are FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS. Feeling a bit uncomfortable when the hotel housekeeper demands to clean your room while you are still in it is a Class 1 first-world problem. Returning to your room after a short trip to the front desk to find the door propped open, the housekeeper busily cleaning away, and your wife still unaware in the shower – that has to rate at least a Class 5!
Italy gets a lot of love, and deservedly so. But just across the Adriatic Sea resides a country that is on par with Italy in many respects but enjoys far less trumpeting – Croatia. And butting right up alongside Italy is Slovenia – a country that might receive even less fanfare than Croatia.
The three most popular posts/thread on ThreadTripping last week, as well as a list of all of the travelers and travel communities that were featured over the course of the week.
