Landlore: Alternative Travel Lifestyles

All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. ~ J R R Tolkien, "The Fellowship of the Ring"

Traveldudes posted a great article, written both for those who've made travel their life and for those who have the longing to travel but haven't taken the plunge. To top it all off, it's fun to read... so get clickin' ;} "Travel Just Because" on Travel Dudes dot Org

I stood at a crossroads and fate came to meet me... ~ Liz Greene

" Indian Summer Firepit " by Kantiki Indian Summer : The colder it gets, the more my mind drifts towards Indian Summer in Monterey, California. Ya see, Indian Summer's the only warm place in Monterey... a city that never gets warm [ link ]. I'll grant Monterey one thing, it doesn't get "freezing" either... but what they call warm is what an equatorial creature such as myself calls "cold". That all gets thrown out the window at Indian Summer. Indian Summer is part restaurant, part bar, part club and part hookah den. What really sets them apart are the two brick fireplaces that they light every evening. In tandem with their warmers, these turn the patio into a natural gathering place for others who love warmth. People gather around the fireplaces... and conversation naturally follows around the tables surrounding the fireplaces. In a single evening, you can talk with soldiers from the base up the hill, with fishermen and with locals who are

Seek not the paths of the ancients; Seek that which the ancients sought. ~ Matsuo Basho, "The Rustic Gate"

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~ Mark Twain

The Song of the Day : " Getting Nowhere " by Magnetic Man + John Legend [ Free from Chubby Beavers ] The Guardian recently ran a photolog article [ link ] covering the ruins of Detroit--the City with a Hollow Heart. The automobile industry's boom was almost a century ago. Since then, it's history has been a record of loss and catastrophe. I've slept in empty factories and migrated with camps of other bums from one ruin to the next, so many of these are near to my heart.   Old Slumpy : That photo above is "Old Slumpy". I like to call it "The One that Got Away"... because it got away. I'd heard about it, but never got to see it... not before it was demolished in '07. The William Livingston House was designed by Albert Kahn when he was 23 (back in 1893). There's a picture of it in a much better state (as well as history) here on Flickr . Ruins are the visible symbols and landmarks of our societies and their changes, small pieces