Vagabondish http://www.vagabondish.com The Travelzine for Today's Vagabond Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:30:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Vagabondishhttp://feedburner.google.com Photo of the Moment: Load the Luggage, Hat Yai, Thailand http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Vagabondish/~3/tWko5ur-FvE/ http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-load-luggage-hat-yai-thailand/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:29:16 +0000 Mike Richard http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=3344 &#169; M Rego Burrows From the photographer: At the station sending off a friend returning to Lopburi Province. The simplicity of this train station came as quite a shock, and wake up call, after only recently having spent 6 months in Tokyo, Japan, where efficiency and convenience is a norm at their stations. The man carrying the [...]<p>Original post &copy; Vagabondish.com. All rights reserved.</p> <p><a href="http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-load-luggage-hat-yai-thailand/">Photo of the Moment: Load the Luggage, Hat Yai, Thailand</a></p> Loading the Luggage in Hat Yai, Thailand
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From the photographer:

At the station sending off a friend returning to Lopburi Province. The simplicity of this train station came as quite a shock, and wake up call, after only recently having spent 6 months in Tokyo, Japan, where efficiency and convenience is a norm at their stations. The man carrying the luggage reflects metaphorically that modern day conveniences should never be taken for granted, and that hard work still truly exists.

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Photo of the Moment: Load the Luggage, Hat Yai, Thailand


]]> http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-load-luggage-hat-yai-thailand/feed/ http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-load-luggage-hat-yai-thailand/ Photo of the Moment: Glimpse of a Cairo Market, Egypt http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Vagabondish/~3/7V3PzpV_Wuw/ http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-cairo-market-egypt/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 14:55:47 +0000 Mike Richard http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=3334 &#169; T U R K A I R O Original post &#169; Vagabondish.com. All rights reserved. Photo of the Moment: Glimpse of a Cairo Market, Egypt <p>Original post &copy; Vagabondish.com. All rights reserved.</p> <p><a href="http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-cairo-market-egypt/">Photo of the Moment: Glimpse of a Cairo Market, Egypt</a></p> Cairo Market, Egypt
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]]> http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-cairo-market-egypt/feed/ http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-cairo-market-egypt/ Photo of the Moment: Caños de Meca, Andalucía http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Vagabondish/~3/ICPSp2NKBOE/ http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-canos-de-meca-andalucia-spain/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 14:45:11 +0000 Mike Richard http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=3330 &#169; J Gutierrez Original post &#169; Vagabondish.com. All rights reserved. Photo of the Moment: Caños de Meca, Andalucía <p>Original post &copy; Vagabondish.com. All rights reserved.</p> <p><a href="http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-canos-de-meca-andalucia-spain/">Photo of the Moment: Caños de Meca, Andalucía</a></p> Caños de Meca, Andalucía, Spain
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]]> http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-canos-de-meca-andalucia-spain/feed/ http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-canos-de-meca-andalucia-spain/ Photo of the Moment: The Human Cost of the Iraq War in Normal, Illinois http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Vagabondish/~3/ayXXC6B2CwU/ http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-eyes-wide-open-normal-illinois/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 15:23:44 +0000 Mike Richard http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=3324 &#169; soundfromwayout In the photographer&#8217;s words: &#8220;the human cost of the Iraq War grows every day. How many more boots will be standing at silent attention before this war ends, before Iraqis and American soldiers are out of harm&#8217;s way?&#8221; - Mary Ellen McNish, General Secretary, AFSC Each boot represents a solider from Illinois who has been killed in [...]<p>Original post &copy; Vagabondish.com. All rights reserved.</p> <p><a href="http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-eyes-wide-open-normal-illinois/">Photo of the Moment: The Human Cost of the Iraq War in Normal, Illinois</a></p> Eyes Wide Open: The Human Cost of the Iraq War, Normal
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In the photographer’s words:

“the human cost of the Iraq War grows every day. How many more boots will be standing at silent attention before this war ends, before Iraqis and American soldiers are out of harm’s way?”
- Mary Ellen McNish, General Secretary, AFSC

Each boot represents a solider from Illinois who has been killed in the Iraq conflict.

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Photo of the Moment: The Human Cost of the Iraq War in Normal, Illinois


]]> http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-eyes-wide-open-normal-illinois/feed/ http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-eyes-wide-open-normal-illinois/ Photo of the Moment: Under Seljalandsfoss Waterfall, Iceland http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Vagabondish/~3/7vYu7yflARo/ http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-under-seljalandsfoss-waterfall-iceland/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 19:16:37 +0000 Mike Richard http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=3318 &#169; Daníel Örn Original post &#169; Vagabondish.com. All rights reserved. Photo of the Moment: Under Seljalandsfoss Waterfall, Iceland <p>Original post &copy; Vagabondish.com. All rights reserved.</p> <p><a href="http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-under-seljalandsfoss-waterfall-iceland/">Photo of the Moment: Under Seljalandsfoss Waterfall, Iceland</a></p> Under Seljalandsfoss Waterfall, Iceland
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]]> http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-under-seljalandsfoss-waterfall-iceland/feed/ http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-under-seljalandsfoss-waterfall-iceland/ Celebrating 2009 Dragon Boat Festival http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Vagabondish/~3/UELuXLFyzEQ/ http://www.vagabondish.com/celebrating-2009-dragon-boat-festival/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 19:11:31 +0000 Theodore Scott http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=3311 The Duanwu Jie, called the Dragon Boat Festival in English, is on May 28th this year. People usually celebrate this Chinese holiday festival by wearing perfume pouches, eating rice wrapped in bamboo leaves, and racing long wooden boats. The boats are decorated with dragons and have 20 paddlers, with a steersman in the back [...]<p>Original post &copy; Vagabondish.com. All rights reserved.</p> <p><a href="http://www.vagabondish.com/celebrating-2009-dragon-boat-festival/">Celebrating 2009 Dragon Boat Festival</a></p> The Duanwu Jie, called the Dragon Boat Festival in English, is on May 28th this year. People usually celebrate this Chinese holiday festival by wearing perfume pouches, eating rice wrapped in bamboo leaves, and racing long wooden boats. The boats are decorated with dragons and have 20 paddlers, with a steersman in the back and a drummer in the front.

With the approaching summer, people all over are preparing. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated worldwide, but often not on the official date.

If you can’t make it to Hong Kong, then you can probably find one in your city. In the United States, major cities will be celebrating throughout the coming months. A few U.S. festival dates are listed below, but there are many more out there:

  • Boston, MA – June 6th & 7th
  • St. Paul, MN – July 11th & 12th
  • Long Beach, CA – August 1st & 2nd
  • New York, NY – August 8th & 9th
  • Seattle, WA – August 22nd & 23rd

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Check it large.

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]]> http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-easy-riders-arizona/feed/ http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-easy-riders-arizona/ Photo of the Moment: Don’t Leave Me, Mumbai http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Vagabondish/~3/qqBcdQwgfdc/ http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-dont-leave-me-mumbai-india/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 14:04:57 +0000 Mike Richard http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=3308 &#169; abhinav.s Original post &#169; Vagabondish.com. All rights reserved. Photo of the Moment: Don&#8217;t Leave Me, Mumbai <p>Original post &copy; Vagabondish.com. All rights reserved.</p> <p><a href="http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-dont-leave-me-mumbai-india/">Photo of the Moment: Don&#8217;t Leave Me, Mumbai</a></p> Couple Holding Hands in Mumbai, India
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]]> http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-dont-leave-me-mumbai-india/feed/ http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-dont-leave-me-mumbai-india/ Photo of the Moment: Andenes del Machu Pichu, Peru http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Vagabondish/~3/pDLO4jdQgu0/ http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-andenes-del-machu-pichu-peru/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 14:52:51 +0000 Mike Richard http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=3298 &#169; elgarydaly Original post &#169; Vagabondish.com. All rights reserved. Photo of the Moment: Andenes del Machu Pichu, Peru <p>Original post &copy; Vagabondish.com. All rights reserved.</p> <p><a href="http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-andenes-del-machu-pichu-peru/">Photo of the Moment: Andenes del Machu Pichu, Peru</a></p> Andenes del Machu Pichu, Peru
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]]> http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-andenes-del-machu-pichu-peru/feed/ http://www.vagabondish.com/photo-andenes-del-machu-pichu-peru/ On the Brink of El Camino del Ray, Spain [Video] http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Vagabondish/~3/pvdGHfVeVYI/ http://www.vagabondish.com/hiking-el-camino-del-ray-video/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 13:06:36 +0000 Mike Richard http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=3301 I Twittered yesterday about this little bit of insanity - a high altitude &#8220;hiking&#8221; video taken by Modern Gonzo Robin Esrock in the mountains of China. I&#8217;m fairly certain this man requires a shopping cart to wheel his testicles around. Not to be outdone, TravelWithDave forwarded a link to this one: Thanks, Dave, but I think [...]<p>Original post &copy; Vagabondish.com. All rights reserved.</p> <p><a href="http://www.vagabondish.com/hiking-el-camino-del-ray-video/">On the Brink of El Camino del Ray, Spain [Video]</a></p> I Twittered yesterday about this little bit of insanity - a high altitude “hiking” video taken by Modern Gonzo Robin Esrock in the mountains of China. I’m fairly certain this man requires a shopping cart to wheel his testicles around.

Not to be outdone, TravelWithDave forwarded a link to this one:

Thanks, Dave, but I think I’ll pass! The techno music would probably distract me enough to fall. Though perhaps that was added in post-production …

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