El Cobre – Cuba
by Michael Robert Powell on 2009/11/15 in Americas
Basilica de Nuetra Senora del Cobre is Cuba’s most sacred pilgrimage site, a site of miracles attributed to the “Black Virgin”.
Santiago de Cuba – Cuba
by Michael Robert Powell on 2009/11/14 in Americas
Cuba’s second city: a pulsing cultural center of art, music, and revolutionary history.
Vinales – Cuba
by Michael Robert Powell on 2009/11/10 in Americas
It started to rain, so I sought shelter for me and my mountain bike under a veranda with this boy, and then the family emerged. The woman grabbed some tabacco leaves and rolled me a cigar then and there. I smoked about a third as I played catch (with the boy’s tennis ball) as it [...]
2010 | now in … CHINA
the candy trail ... is Michael Robert Powell - a global nomad travelling the world, living out of a backpack, since 1988. He has visited 100+ countries ... and remains on the road today. Read more ...
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travel advice
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Travel Advice – What to take
Packing it all in – have it organized so it flows easy – best with side-zipping packs as opposed to top-loading …
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Travel Advice – Hitch-hiking
While hitching is usually to save on transport costs often it’s the only viable means of transport, especially so in remote developing world regions where you may ride on top of a cargo truck …
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Travel Advice – 101
Travel as light as possible: a heavy, bulky backpack will be your worse enemy … Besides: you can always buy cheaply and discard as you travel …
contemplations
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A traveler’s mid-life crisis
Now this is absurd considering how simple my life already [...]
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10 indications you’re a freedom junkie, a travel crazy or simply, insane
1. You get bored of your everyday environment often, and even when you are somewhere new, 6 months is enough – before you want a change of scenery.
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State of the world – future of the planet
Futurism: For years now I have been thinking about the world, its history and future as I travel alone across the planet, roaming these past 20 years in over 100 countries …