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Airbnb hosting is fun with minimal risk
Airbnb, formerly Air Bed and Breakfast, is in the news this week. According to news reports like this one on TechCrunch.com, a host’s home was ransacked by a paid guest. Apparently this is the first...
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Airbnb to offer USD $50,000 guarantee against property damage by guests
Ultimate bachelor pad found on Airbnb (photo from jeremyperson.com) On July 30, 2011 I wrote a long post about Airbnb. I used to be an active Airbnb host so I’m still on their email list. On August 1,...
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I had an unusual trip to the bank today. As I was heading back to my car in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California USA, three Chinese women traveling together asked me for directions to the De...
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One second travel video by Rick Mereki
Move video by Rick Mereki, 2011 Every so often I encounter a video that I like so much that I recommend it to my readers. The video by Rich Mereki I show below doesn’t make me cry like the just linked...
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Raising a family in a 1928 automobile while driving 145,000 miles on...
Herman and Candelaria Zapp with their children, from left: Paloma, 3; Pampa, 8; Wallaby, 1; and Tehue, 5. I have written about my dream of traveling the world in my bus conversion to promote green...
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Wood pellet stove installs like a window air conditioner
Window mount pellet stove, as seen at cabelas.com. Last week when I was in Oregon, USA visiting my 100 year old grandmother Elsie Battaglia, I stayed in Eugene for two nights, once on the way to...
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Funny Acura NSX advertisement
I found the following video on Digg. This is a ‘sponsored ad’ meaning Acura paid to place this ad on Digg. Normally I would never clutter up my blog with a paid ad, but this one is funny and meaningful...
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John Fairfax, renowned ocean rower, dies
John Fairfax with his Brittania row boat that he crossed the Atlantic Ocean in by himself in 1969. Fairfax was the first known person to accomplish this feat. He died February 8, 2012. John Fairfax...
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Jordan Schermerhorn wins New York Times trip to Africa with columnist and...
Jordan Schermerhorn on the front page of the Rice University website, March 15, 2012 Here’s a great essay by undergraduate Rice University student Jordan Schermerhorn. Schermerhorn wrote this engaging...
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I finally visit Point Reyes, California USA
Point Reyes, California lighthouse, June 10, 2012 Yesterday, June 10, 2012 I took a drive to Point Reyes National Seashore, California USA from my home in San Francisco. Even though I moved to San...
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