Marginal Boundaries

50 Shades of Travel

T.W. Anderson — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:56:41 +0000

For those of us who have been on the road for any length of time, the warm, tingly sensation of exploration is what drives us onward to each subsequent destination. It is the allure of a new conquest, a new challenge, the chance to delve into the depths of a new country, a new culture, to find pleasure in uncovering the hidden mysteries that no on else has seen. It is the lure of forbidden fruit, beckoning us onwards. Just the ...

Following The Leader – A Look at Apple’s Global Structure

T.W. Anderson — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:59:13 +0000

Apple. A global giant. A brand name that everyone recognizes. And one of the leaders in how to utilize e-commerce, tax havens and loopholes to your advantage. In 2012, they saved over three billion dollars in taxes by utilizing loopholes in the global system, and just yesterday it was reported that they paid a mere 3 million pounds on 4 billion pounds in sales, just within the U.K. alone
Which is exactly why you should ignore all of the fear-mongering regarding tax loopholes ...

The Center of Attention

T.W. Anderson — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:18:43 +0000

Think back to your science lessons from when you were a child. What happens when a molecule starts to vibrate? It affects the other molecules around, causes them to begin vibrating at the same frequency. And what happens when many molecules begin to vibrate on the same frequency? Friction. Heat. Universal Change.
Even a mudslide or an avalanche starts with a tiny trickle, a tiny vibration, the smallest little change in the environment which then spreads to the other molecules ...

Local Fixers and You – Tips for Full-Time Travel

T.W. Anderson — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:19:26 +0000

While those of us who are traveling for a living often speak the language of the countries we are visiting, it’s not always a guarantee that where you end up will be somewhere where you can actually communicate fluently. And although you might only be on the ground a week or two, or maybe even as long as a few months on a passport stay, once you start to get into long-term immersion travel there are a variety of bureaucratic processes that ...

Throw Away Your Watch

T.W. Anderson — Sun, 12 May 2013 23:05:40 +0000

We are, as a species, nothing more than physical manifestations of The Universe. We are the exact same as the ants of the Earth, the birds of the air, the fish of the sea, the plants that sink their roots down into the rich soil. A bird does not need a manager or a schedule or a spreadsheet to tell them when to lay eggs, when to fly, when to eat, when to hunt for food, when to mate. A ...

The Lemonade Stand Concept – Global Networking

T.W. Anderson — Fri, 10 May 2013 22:04:18 +0000

Corner of Teak Avenue and Lark Street. Suburbia, America. Little Johnny Johnson has set up a lemonade stand to make some extra spending money so he can go on a camping trip with his friends. He’s spent the last three days meticulously setting up his stand, another day painting it and getting it ready, and his mom helped him make the lemonade. He sits patiently, hoping to sell enough to fund his trip.
The only problem is….Johnny hasn’t done any ...

How To Save More than $5,000 A Year On Groceries While Living Abroad

T.W. Anderson — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:00:56 +0000

For those of you who are regular readers, the lowered costs of living in another country is a familiar topic. For those of you who are new to the scene, this might be something you aren’t aware of simply because you’ve never been informed of just how much money you can save by living abroad. But when you start spending more time in developing countries, the amount of money you can put back into your pocket is staggering in its ...

Jumping On The Bandwagon

T.W. Anderson — Wed, 08 May 2013 10:25:21 +0000

Something I covered in an interview I did last year with Cheap Cancun Rentals (video at bottom of the page) is the concept of “if they can do it, so can you”. In this regards, I am talking specifically about numerous corporations and entities in the United States who choose to operate outside of the U.S. for tax and production cost reasons.
Production studios are choosing to shoot movies overseas and in other countries rather than in the U.S. specifically so ...

Zona Arqueológica de Reforma y las Cascadas

T.W. Anderson — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:06:14 +0000

While I happen to be based out of the Riviera Maya, and there’s certainly no end to the touristy sights and activities here that the government promotes to bring in the English-speaking crowd, if you want to explore the real Mexico you have to go a little deeper inland. In the case of the past weekend, about 12 hours by bus to the towns of Chable, Emiliano Zapata, and the Zona Arqueológica de Reforma y las Cascadas of Tabasco.
Chable is a ...

Hotels, Hostels and Apartments – Tips for Full-Time Travel

T.W. Anderson — Fri, 03 May 2013 23:25:20 +0000

Lodging is a fairly emotive topic in the travel industry. It’s one of the primary wars waged between bloggers who continually battle each other with blog posts and books aimed at selling “the cheapest way to travel”. Whether it’s “How to Travel on $50 Per Day” or “How To Live on $40 Per Day” or “How to Travel Around The World on $25 Per Day”, there’s a continual stream of same/same information pouring down the pipelines. And while some of ...