Chris Guillebeau's Blog, page 79
October 22, 2014
A Culinary and Lifestyle Adventure to Ethiopia
Check out this short film for a unique glimpse into Ethiopian daily life.
Follow the process of making injera and harvesting the local coffee with a soundtrack that will make you want to book a round-trip Star Alliance award on Ethiopian Airlines.
I first visited Ethiopia three years ago and found it a fascinating place. I hope to return and venture beyond the capital city of Addis Ababa.
A Magic Broadcast Channel That Will Help you Reach the World
Imagine being able to share your thoughts with anyone at any time.
From this broadcast channel, you can say whatever you want … no matter how unusual or unconventional, or even no matter how boring. In your channel, you make the rules.
Geography is no object. You can reach people in Kazakhstan or Kalamazoo with no greater effort on your part.
Language is no object—or at least, not an insurmountable one. (Most people who come to your channel will be comfortable with the English language. And of...
October 21, 2014
6 Discoveries from Near and Far: Volume XVI
I. Around the World
Things I found on long walks in foreign cities, or perhaps when someone posted them on Twitter.
Alphebet Blocks for Home or Office — An artist encourages you to “build your own letterscape”
Living Simply in a Dumpster — The view from a 36-square-foot open-air box
Self-Portraits with Other People — A creative experiment from a Czech photographer (hat tip: Kottke)
An Entrepreneurial Bootcamp in Chile — Spend eight weeks (!) starting and working on a business in a beautiful envir...
“I have always sought to have autonomy”: On the Road with Evan Dufour
This is a traveler case study. ( Read others or nominate yourself . )
When I learned of Evan’s tale of medical woes in India, I wanted to hear more about his decision to travel the world before age 30. Here’s Evan:
Tell us about yourself.
I grew up in the boondocks of Connecticut where my love for the wild began at an early age. I spent my childhood running through the New England woods playing paintball, snowboarding, and riding ATVs. This was my first taste of freedom, and it’s clear to me now th...
October 20, 2014
Lessons from the Journey: Misadventures Produce Confidence
From my own 193-country journey to the stories of many other people who were kindly willing to share, The Happiness of Pursuit attempts to extract and convey the lessons of modern-day quests. This series explores some of these lessons.
Lesson: Misadventures produce confidence.
At nearly every stage in my journey to every country in the world, something went wrong. I became stranded, was nearly deported several times (and then actually deported once), screwed up my travel plans, and generally ca...
October 19, 2014
Mini City Guide: Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
I love big cities, and always enjoy returning to Hong Kong, New York, and Sydney—among many others. But what about those unknown gems that are off the beaten tourist path… those obscure places that are just waiting to be explored by real travelers?
Our new “Mini City Guides” are here to uncover those gems, and we’re looking to our favorite explorers—AONC readers—to give us the inside scoop.
Nominate your favorite obscure destination. The destination this week was nominated by reader Annette O’N...
October 18, 2014
Big Bonus Ending: Last Day (Really) to Fly & Stay for Nearly Free with 70,000 Points
Link: 70,000 Ultimate Rewards Bonus (Ending Soon)
It’s finally going away! The best credit card signup bonus we’ve seen all year will revert to 50,000 points (still a good deal, just not an amazing one) sometime on Sunday morning.
Previous Posts:
Limited-Time Offer: 70,000 Ultimate Rewards Points
Can You Get a Business Card Without Having a Business?
Can You Get More than One Chase Ink Card?
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As I’ve said a few times, this is a great offer that can be parlayed into a huge amount of travel value....
“The only reason to be in business is to be great.”
A conversation with David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker.
Interviewer: The role of an editor is much broader today. Is there anything you feel uncomfortable doing, or is there anything you’re doing that you hadn’t expected to enjoy?
D.R.: I enjoy all of it to one degree or another. There are days when you might enjoy it a little less, due to one crisis or another. It is absolutely vital, to me, in a period of technological evolution and sometimes financial stress that I and my colleagues not...
October 17, 2014
Plan in Advance When You’ll Begin to Worry About Something
Before a big talk, I used to stress out for weeks. The feeling began with a sense of being unsettled (and not the good kind). I was anxious and unsure of how to resolve it.
Finally, at least a few days beforehand, the talk took over my mind and became all I could think about. All other work fell by the wayside. I knew I could probably give a decent talk, but the problem was that I couldn’t really get anything else done during those critical days leading up to it.
Then I learned something. I le...
Giveaway: The Modern World Map That Started a Business
Every Friday is giveaway day. Comment to win!
Win this modern world map, lovingly designed by our friends at These Are Things!
After wanting an awesome map to hang in their home and being unable to find it, Jen Adrion and Omar Noory made one they loved. Hang it in your home to remind you of all the exciting places you’ve yet to visit!
Longtime readers may recall that I first wrote about Jen & Omar, the owners of These Are Things, in The $100 Startup. Then, I was fortunate to collaborate with th...
