By Earl, on November 23rd, 2009 |


On Tuesday, which I just realized is tomorrow, I’ll be flying back to the US for a couple of weeks, marking an end to this most recent stage of wandering. I’ve spent five weeks traveling through Central America and three months living in Mexico.
When deciding on how best to summarize these adventures, I…
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By Earl, on November 20th, 2009 |

“The norms are different in my society and we don’t need special places to socialize. Every house,
every street corner, everywhere is a pub here.” – an Indian friend of mine
You know what I’m talking about. Don’t you? Please tell me I wasn’t the only one clapping?
Here’s my problem. Back in July, I was in Brooklyn visiting two of my closest friends. One Friday night we ventured over to the popular outdoor bar “Habana Outpost” for a few beers. Without hesitation, my two friends began socializing with the crowd…
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By Earl, on November 19th, 2009 |

Her name is Keren. Not Karen. Keren.
And I must tell you, she is absolutely lovely.
It took a long time for me to find her but now that I have, I anticipate that we will be quite close for quite some time.
Already we email each other almost every day and we even talk on the telephone once in a while. The first thing she ever wrote to me was, “Anything you need, I…
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By Earl, on November 15th, 2009 |

I have to admit, I’m not exactly a rat race escapee. I actually never entered the ‘real world’ in the first place.
Instead, when I was 22 years old I took a gamble that ended up paying off, giving me the financial means to live a nomadic lifestyle of steady travel for the past 10 years. This gamble I speak of…
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By Earl, on November 11th, 2009 |
Around the world in a lucha libre mask?
I was going to hold off on writing this post until I felt better, but it occurred to me that being doped up on three antibiotics while fighting off a body-crippling, mind-numbing illness that is ravaging through my body at the moment, just might be the perfect time to get creative. Especially when I’m trying to decide on where I’m going to travel in 2010.
I’m hungry. In fact, I’m starving for something different, and I don’t mean an alternative to rice, beans and tortillas. I am…
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By Earl, on November 5th, 2009 |
Yesterday, I came across a blog post that discussed the debate over gay marriage. I read the post and wrote a quick comment about my general opinion on the matter. Later in the day, I checked the post again and found that another reader had responded to my comment by describing my logic as “infantile”.
Here’s a quick summary, even though it really isn’t relevant to the overall point of this post. I’m all for gay marriage. I believe that everyone deserves equality and that since such a change wouldn’t negatively affect the lives of anyone else, people shouldn’t stand…
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By Earl, on November 3rd, 2009 |

I’m just going to come out and say it…I LOVE INDIA!
In fact, I’m so thoroughly addicted to the madness of the subcontinent that I’ve now spent over two and a half years exploring it.
What am I addicted to?
The GAME.
Traveling in India is like playing a game, one that both challenges and changes every player. In the Game of India,…
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