Lindsey and I are driving at a speed of 120km/hour, along Route 1 — Iceland’s “Ring Road,” a single paved road that wraps around this chilly island. We’re driving about 30km over the allotted speed limit. Oops. But it’s all in pursuit of an important mission:Today, we are hiking on the glacier where Game of Thrones is filmed.
1. Post your specific travel plans with a ‘call to arms.’You’re probably already going to post a status update or tweet about your trip, but be tactical about it. Instead of a simple, “Headed to X today — so excited!” make sure to include reasonably specific details, along with a question. The prior example could become, “I’ll be in X for the next 4 days — who knows something I should see that’s not in the guidebooks?
FROM THE “Holy shit why hasn’t someone thought of this before” files is this great concept that could help save a hell of a lot of unnecessary waste. Imagine an electronic device that was actually designed to last or, at least, be repaired / reconfigured. It’s painstakingly obvious that most products today are designed to be trashed in a few years time — the average consumer replaces his phone every 11-18 months.
1. When you want to do something, dive right in without thinking.I was waiting tables outside in the East End of Portland when I saw them. Five extremely beautiful women maneuvering a bright purple Yamaha and a sexy black Honda Rebel with an attached sidecar into one parking spot just five feet away from where I stood on the sidewalk.
Big game hunters on trips to Africa often referred to the “Big 5” — the five most difficult African animals to hunt on foot: the lion, the elephant, the Cape buffalo, the leopard, and the rhinoceros. Fortunately, these days, the Big 5 is used less as a to-kill list and more as a to-photograph list for safari-goers in Africa.
IT HAPPENS fairly often. Lonely Planet, Intrepid Travel, G Adventures, or Matador will tweet or post a picture of some unearthly landscape. I’ll open said picture and exhale a sigh that’s usually a mixture of envy (of the photographer) and wonder (of the incredible world we inhabit).I’m in love with my job teaching English in Japan, but when I’m sitting at work, elbow-deep in grading final exams, all it takes is a picture of some far-off city to send me to Kayak to look up the cost of plane tickets.
EVER SINCE WATCHING Free Willy as a kid, I’ve advocated against holding animals, especially large sea mammals, in captivity. Orcas, dolphins, and other creatures should not be used to “entertain” humans; this video is incredible proof of the natural space orcas require to be happy. I’m pretty sure that no one would miss SeaWorld if it was immediately shut down, and hopefully documentary films like Black Fish will discourage people from visiting them.
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