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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about American Flag Patches Sewn on Backpack, On Wednesday November 4th, 2009 12:27:07 AM
Craig this is "cultural blindness."
You are blind, you cannot see that difference in cultures is OK, You want me to become like yours, because only yours is OK, all others are bad, this is not acceptance of cultural diversity.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Around World in Toyota TransWorldExpedition.com, On Monday November 2nd, 2009 11:27:27 PM
Carnet de Passage, this is French.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnet_de_Passage
Do not make this too difficult sounding, the person who is willing to get into a car and drive does it.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Lonely Planet Haiti in 2009, On Monday November 2nd, 2009 02:14:32 PM
Chuck, I should be thanking you, there is nothing like the rush of going to a new country. Everyone on the planet seems to want to be in control, I long to be out of control living by my wit.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Around World in Toyota TransWorldExpedition.com, On Monday November 2nd, 2009 12:04:58 PM
Africa is probably the easy continent, almost all the travelers in Africa are in cars and the police are used to them.
This is how you get in trouble, a person see you face and stops you, or they drive ahead of you very fast and block the road. Ergo, the reason for tinted windows, and of course the license plate is a problem.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about American Flag Patches Sewn on Backpack, On Monday November 2nd, 2009 06:09:38 AM
If a person stays in a Five Star or well know chain they become targets for either kidnappings or terrorist. I would think kidnapping is a bigger probability than terrorist. I suppose I would get hit by lightning before the terrorist. However, the world has a kidnapping thing going on.
A person who stays in a Five Star Hotel has more more on them, and has access to more money, the criminals are not stupid, they want targets that are sure things. Fortunately for me, the whole world volunteers to be robbed and I am not.
Truly the flags are a non-issue, they only annoy the Europeans who are outside of Europe.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about South Bend to New York Flight 2009, On Monday November 2nd, 2009 06:00:28 AM
Everyone has a carrry-on, the leave it at the door of the plane and check it, then have to wait as they get off the plane. Not sure I understand this USA system, I know the overhead compartments do not hold the 14 x 9 x 22 standard size carry on. But if you cannot carry it on, then why not checked.
I am still trying to remember if I ever heard of this 3 - 1 - 1 fluid thing outside the USA. there appears to be some USA - Centric rules I am not fully aware of because I do no live in the USA.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about American Flag Patches Sewn on Backpack, On Monday November 2nd, 2009 05:56:17 AM
Shawn, I still have the bucket inside, or my five gallon vegetable oil container with the top cut off. It protects all my electronics gear, it would be one of the last things I give up. I was sad, I had to leave my poncho, but I know I can buy large sheets of plastic in most countries. I will show the whole inside soon, if I allow myself in videos this becomes a lot easier.
I am not happy, I am not going to be as comfortable in rooms. I retrofit my travelers nest and make a poor room into a good or great room.
I watch the video, I had pillows inside the packs and was moving them around in a way not possible fully loaded.
Shawn, I have the "A Dash of Style" book in my pack you recommended, the only book I am carrying besides the two guidebooks. Maybe I can learn how to write... hehehe or better yet, how to punctuate and not lose my style.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Around World in Toyota TransWorldExpedition.com, On Sunday November 1st, 2009 04:31:51 PM
Thanks Ash, so I need to figure out a way or where to sell or leave the car, or bring it back, hard to imagine there is no way to despose of a car.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Hotel Video of Hot Water on Demand Shower and Sink, On Sunday November 1st, 2009 10:52:33 AM
Two types, there is the shower head, very common and this more expensive type shown in the video. The shower head type cost about 15-20 dollars and this one cost about 50-100 dollars. The gas ones I seldom find, my friend in the Platypus Bogota in Colombia has a gas one, I do not know how much they cost, I do not see them.
90 percent of the planet uses 220, so easy outside..
Normally they do not make enough hot water, you have to take great care and adjust, they do not hide them in the under-developed world. 99 percent are in the shower with me, this one is unusual because it is better, bigger and does the sink also.
I would say extremely cheap in most countries to have this type, just not the USA.
They do not hide under sinks, they are not hidden, I know exactly where my hot water come from, I am an expert on this. More expensive hotel will sometime hide, or worst yet try to use one for two or three room, this is truly a jerk move. These things need to be seen by the person taking the shower to make sure they are:
1. Turned on.
2. The reset button is reset
3. The light comes on.
4. The water entering the device is turned on.
5. The breaker switches or fuses before the thing are turned on.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Stock Market Crash of Oct-Nov 2009, On Saturday October 31st, 2009 01:41:14 AM
A bigger stock drop... Bigger... the Dow Jones went down 300, nice people will go home over the weekend. Maybe they will say,
"Dear, our stocks went down, maybe we should sell before they go down further."
"Yes Dear, this is a good idea, I will put in a sell order on Monday."
Sort of a collective groupthink happens on Saturday or Sunday, I am not a God and for sure do my best to ignore the stock market, but I would say the well is primed to have a big drop on Monday, November 2, 2009.
I live by my wits, my instincts, my understand of the eyes that are looking at me and not talking. Andy Graham HoboTraveler.com
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Glenn Beck Entitlement Mentality, On Thursday October 29th, 2009 03:26:35 PM
Hyper-inflation was outlined on television by Glenn Beck today correctly.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Glenn Beck Entitlement Mentality, On Thursday October 29th, 2009 02:20:00 PM
I hope the USA does not mind when a factory in China or Thailand sells products for half the price as the same product made in the USA. I object when the USA factory feels a person should not buy the cheaper, yet same quality product... because they are entitled because the are American.
When a job goes overseas it is because the American people felt entitled to earn more than another country.
Now I live by making western money, then spending in other countries, I suppose by spending money in other countries I suck cash from the USA and insert it into other countries.
When a person objects to this, this is the entitlement mentality.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Glad to Know Thai People Lie, On Wednesday October 28th, 2009 09:35:29 PM
People want the easy path, I would say this is normal, therefore their words blur until they are a lie.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Readers Send Andy HoboTraveler.com to Haiti, On Wednesday October 28th, 2009 08:15:51 AM
Yes, a great option, I think about three hours from Port au Prince. I arrive early and could easily travel to this place. I think a good option and a good place to park while I access the feel of the country.
Thanks Chuck
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about My America HoboTraveler.com 2009, On Monday October 26th, 2009 10:25:35 PM
I agree with Chuck on the comment,
Where are all the Tuk-Tuks ?
I grew up, learned about life in this small quiet and peaceful town surrounded by farms.
Where is paradise for me, Andy Graham HoboTraveler.com?
There is a travelers story stating that New Yorkers love Jamaica, because it is just like New York.
Where is my paradise, where is my home away from home?
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Verizon BlackBerry Storm Kenya, On Sunday October 25th, 2009 05:20:35 PM
I do not know if they sell BlackBerry in Kenya, this post was only about the Verizon Data plan and using a BlackBerry from the USA.
Maybe best to search for Safaricom in Kenya on google.com
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about My Kahama Tanzania Friends, On Saturday October 24th, 2009 09:12:59 PM
PCV - Peace Corp Volunteer. The world developes and what is reality in the 60's is not the reality of today.
Development sometimes destroys the normal daily activities, I did not see people going to bath in the river. I see peope trying to bath near their home. The problem is not all homes have bathing areas because it cost money. They need to go to the river, but that would be old fashioned, the elect to take less showers.
Getting in a bus with a person is also newer development, we know more how people smell as our lives become closer.
Any way you do it, taking shower in East Africa is a very cold experience at 1300 meter or more above sea level. I avoid them.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about YouTube.com Confuses Communication, On Saturday October 24th, 2009 09:05:29 PM
Highly effective people streamline processing if data, they open mail, they deal with it the first time they open it, not many times. Facebook, Twitter, and all these social networks has created a two click process.
I cannot deal with the communication by opening the email, I have go to second stop or even fourth step to answer the simple correspondence. It is not effective or efficient.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Road Problems in Niger, On Saturday October 24th, 2009 08:55:18 PM
Defining development is your assingment,
Hello Michelle,
First I want you to know that three words are used to describe countries such as Niger.
Developing.
Underdeveloped
Third World
These terms only have value when compared one country to another.
If you wanted to call a country under-developed use this table.
http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2009_EN_Indicators.pdf
If you want to say,
Developing, I suppose you could compare years and see if Niger goes up or down, and say that because it is moving up on the list it is developing.
Personally I will say, all countries are moving the bar of development up a the same time. There is always an increase in roads, water, cars, food, etc happening in all countries, therefore every country is a developing country because they are adapting and accepting development.
Only countries or more specifically culture like the Taliban in Afganistan have moved their cultures backwards. Normally religions will try to regress progress as defined by the HDI.
Here is a good example of the country of Niger accepting and developing more food in Niger, This non-governmental organization called NGO's are educating Niger. The education develops the country.
http://www.eden-foundation.org/project/index.html
Why is Niger a developing country?
Because it allows new ideas to enter the country from outside the country and then implements them. The government allows the country to follow the path of development, however not as fast as a highly developed country.
This is alll a slippery slope, development happens when specific changes are summed up or tallied and counted, the HDI then moves the country up on its index. In reality this is also political whereby countries want to be the least developed so other governments send them money.
Thanks
Andy Graham
http://www.hobotraveler.com/blogger.html
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Mating Takes Precedence Over Travel, On Friday October 23rd, 2009 02:28:45 PM
I was told the other day,
"Be careful what you write about, you are playing with peoples fantasies."
As I understand human nature today, romance is almost always part of a good fantasy.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Philippine Girl Eye Language, On Friday October 23rd, 2009 02:19:18 AM
The Philippines is great, for the first month or two I feel like I am home, this is very comforting.
Fatigue, please understand the word fatigue, it is when we must do sometihng difficult over and over.
FATIGUE:
mental or physical exhaustion: extreme tiredness or weariness resulting from physical or mental activity
The exhaustion for me in the Philippines is need to accept I fail continuously to communicate my desires because the two cultures bounce off each other, more or less a low level dysfunctional relationship.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Bus Kabanga to Kahama Tanzania, On Thursday October 22nd, 2009 04:24:04 AM
Africa needs to understand, it is not the job of the rest of the world to save their butts, they are independent countries.When they finally take responsibility for their country they will advance. After slavery end the economy of Africa started to disrupt, then when the became free from colonization it has been a steady downward trip for the economies.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Retire in Philippines NO WAY, On Thursday October 22nd, 2009 03:45:05 AM
To retire, a person needs to relate to a country. I say NO for me, knowing that someone relates to me, if they identify as feeling the same on many issues, then following me is a good option. Sadly everyone wants everyone to agree to be the same.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about 90 Percent of Foreigners Marry Bargirls, On Tuesday October 20th, 2009 03:29:27 AM
I tell the truth as I see it, not as you see it, I am not trying to make friends by writing. This is the essential and pivotal problem in the Philippines people have a problem of truth and honesty.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about 90 Percent of Foreigners Marry Bargirls, On Sunday October 18th, 2009 03:34:09 PM
John, this post it to give a heads up to people who tell men they can find a wife in Thailand or the Philippines, almost no point in going if you want a non-bar-girl.
John when writing if I derive all the conclusions readers do two things, they do not read and they get very angry. The anger comes because they consider direct comments as insults. You are correct in your deductions.
I am happy, so far people have provoked at me, but nobody has revoke or denied the percentages I have derived.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Verizon BlackBerry Storm Kenya, On Sunday October 18th, 2009 03:28:59 PM
Hello First, I hope you have the global data plan.
Second there is a signal button, on this link is a an example, you need to switch to manual and try all possible configurations.
http://www.hobotraveler.com/travel-journal/rwanda-verizon-global-data-connection.html
Hope this works.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Is Haiti Dangerous in 2009, On Friday October 16th, 2009 06:00:33 PM
If a person goes to Cuba there could be sanctions, we are free to do as we please providing we are willing to pay the price.
What is the price of the sanctions?
How much is he penalty?
I have seen laws with no punishment.
I know of blue laws that are not inforced.
If a person goes to Cuba, how does the Government of the USA know and does prosecution require normally the person admits the went, Does the whole sanction require the person to self incriminate?
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Yahoo Mail Problem 2009, On Thursday October 15th, 2009 04:25:16 PM
My tech say Ajax a type of code that is the same as Gmail.com. So they in a way copied Gmail badly. I on the other hand do not not use gmail because it will not load in slow Internet countries.
Solution
Close all the windows and clean cache with disk cleanup.
This is not a solution, but it may allow you to send when the Internet in your home or Internet cafe is slow bandwidth.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Obama Becomes Eunuch, On Tuesday October 13th, 2009 05:07:59 PM
Stridzi, you are talking cliches, not true knowledge of the world.
You say,
"No history... (very short history i mean) 200 years?"
Answer
- This is why we are not as racist, our melting pot broke down your 1000's of yeas of Patriarch, Nobility, Status Quo, Racist situation. What was it in 2000 the Swiss finally needed to make a law it was illegal to deny the Holocaust. Switzerland which I spent a month in is a closed society, not evolving.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarch
The very culture you are saying is great, the same European culture that has not changed for centuries is the problem in Europe. There is a good old boys club in Europe that allows racism to exist, it is so organized they know how to be politically correct 10 times better than the USA.
Mark my words, Europe is being invade by Afghanistan, Middle East, Africans, and the Eastern Europe folks are moving West, all hell is going to break, there is going to be race wars in Europe.
It is easy to say you are not racist in places like Switzerland where everyone is white-bread and just a few Thailand wives. Sweden has 1 million Islamic people in a country of about 13 million. I have already heard people screaming from Sweden.
The USA knows how to deal with Racism. Europe has a problem of supremest attitudes, your post is permeated with the idea that your culture is supreme to our. Everything you write prove this.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about My Plans After Philippines 2009, On Monday October 12th, 2009 05:57:38 PM
I have zero plans of ever doing anything permanent in the Philippines or marrying a Filipino girl. This country is fun, it is an incredibly cultural experience. The country is a never-ending soap opera on steroid with grown up as children as the actors. All is great as long as I play, anything serious is a nightmare.
I have had four readers write personal emails, they are also making little comments that they would be happy if I never came to Thailand or the Philippines.
From me, the quality of the people reading the Travel Journal when I am in Thailand or the Philippines is annoying. The people searching the Internet who want to come to these two countries as at the bottom of the barrel of quality control rejects.
But as a good soap opera, this place is full of the wanted and unwanted. I was at San Juan beach, two old drunk surfers were there, they said,
"Do not take our photos, we are wanted in the USA."
Too funny, a true soap opera and the best reason to come to the Philippines, if you want to hear really crazy stories, not repeatable on this page, then come here.
I love the Philippines because of the never-ending soap opera, but it is not real life, even the Filipino people are begging to leave.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Isolated Peru Tribes Expedition, On Monday October 12th, 2009 04:47:18 PM
It is October 2009, I am right now in the Philippines. I will write you an email.
I am planning for December or January when the water is higher, but thinking maybe earlier because maybe that is not so important.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Universal Adapters for 2 Dollars, On Monday October 12th, 2009 04:35:27 PM
Why do you seem my photos now? I am not too sure, I think it is becoming too difficult to keep the photos or videos out of the pages.
1. I have maybe 50-100 tips I want to write that requires a model. I keep thinking I will talk people into helping me, but it never happens. After years of travel, I give up, I am not going to find models to record videos, the only person I can find is me. I need to be in videos travel tips to explain, I am the only one who understand.
2. Trust, when I started writing newsletters 11 years ago, people trusted me, they did not second guess, we did not have trolls who tried to harass people. The world knows how to make anonymous comments, how to be jerks, they do not trust the Internet and I know they are right. I do not trust anyone on the Internet, I know that 99 percent of Travel Writers are 100 percent liars, they say what the audience wants to hear, they get kickbacks from tour companies, they have one goal to screw the audience into believing they are a good person.
Well, I know I am good person, I know my face, my eyes, my demeanor, my whole body language makes people feel safe.
I guess, I think I should put my face where my mouth is in a way, I do not have any secrets, I just do not like to be famous.
3. HIDE
I know how to hide now, I know how to leave out information, add information, and just how famous is... I am famous to a few Bloggers, but I am not famous to the people in the Hotel.
4. Danger
Weighing the danger, If I am doing something that makes people angry, then you will probably see my photo less. There is real time problem, not a long-term problem. Photos weeks ago are not easy for people to find. I also do not make the photos so easy to find from a Search Engine point of view.
5. Turn on and Turning off Photos.
I know the gates, now that we do our own Blog system, not Blogger.com or Wordpress I can can control thing 100 times better. I can make it so all photos are change at the same time, I can edit post better, I have more control of when the photos are shown. I could if I want delay the post for 7 days when needed so it is not real time.
I never cared if people know me, I just do not want crazy people walking up to me and shaking my hand, asking 10,000 questions and talking about me like I am an object. They introduce me to all their friends,
"This is Andy, he is a famous Travel Blogger."
Incredibly hard to stop these people, they want to associate themselves with me an are truly annoying. I think they believe that by telling one person I write it will make me big money. Telling 10,000 is big money.
6. Press Releases and Retirement
I want the big money, I mean 10,000 dollars per month money so I can go to Antarctica and Vanuatu, South Pacific, etc.
Offline press is better than Internet Press, I must give photos to the Newspapers who want to write human interest stories. They just need the photos, so am I going to give the press photos of me, but not my readers, this is unfair.
I have weighed the danger for years, there are few people on the planet smart enough to truly cause me true dangerous problems. Most are just trolls, they want to make me angry, I am more worried about me attacking them, then getting attacked by them.
I have always known, I can make 10 times the money if I had my photos on the Blog, it just allows people to connect. Body language is a 90 percent of talk, people are forgetting how to read, the only relate to videos. The world changes, I suppose I must change.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Universal Adapters for 2 Dollars, On Monday October 12th, 2009 01:47:12 PM
Ash that is a good idea, the British Plus is one of the safest on the planet, but it huge, so this small plug is good idea.
The video link that works:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6DvjKkGT6s
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Obama Becomes Eunuch, On Monday October 12th, 2009 01:45:44 AM
Chuck got me, put a star next to your name, and thanks for telling me. I am aways careful when reading your post but sometimes the subtle irony and sarcasm even best me.
Thanks Frugal for clarification and Chuck for in a way agreeing with what I was saying, anybody is more qualified than Obama. This is an award for something already done, not for possible future Christmas.
I think asking the question, why is an obvious problem.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Universal Adapters for 2 Dollars, On Sunday October 11th, 2009 10:50:16 PM
Video showing how plugs burn up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-YCHnb7sak
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Obama Becomes Eunuch, On Sunday October 11th, 2009 06:06:02 PM
"award was thrust on Obama as politacal leverage."
This is the point, thank you Tom.
I think in four years, the changes made in Africa because of the good example of Obama will change Africa forever. But please, the think is after the fact, not before.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Obama Becomes Eunuch, On Sunday October 11th, 2009 04:45:03 PM
I live with Europeans, I must listen, I cannot avoid listening to their opinions,
How do explain this every message above it talking about what President Obama can or could do in the future. The Nobel Peace prize is supposed to be for something already done.
The Housboy thing is an invalid comment, let me explain.
I am saying,
Obama is being made the Houseboy to the Nobel Peace Prize and the European people who are giving it to him.
Asking a question is not a proof, you say.
Was Bush Jr. not a houseboy?
Was Clinton not a houseboy?
Was Bush senior not a houseboy?
Was Reagan not a houseboy?
You should have said,
Bush to X
Clinton to X etc.
I am happy to have Obama for President, he has not deserted the Soldiers, he as best I understand doubled the number of Troops in Afghanistan. He is doing exactly the same as what I want him to do, but I want him to Man up and refuse to rewarded this truly manipulative award.
The reason I make this comment. I know the globe, I know the world, I know what Europeans are thinking better than my readers. BECAUSE I have traveled the world now perpetually for almost 12 years.
The aguments above do not give any reason, just talk,no clarity.
Chuck Wow gave the best, and I admit, there is no clear better choice,
Good reasonsing from Chuck, Thanks, all the others are just talking dreams.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Obama Becomes Eunuch, On Sunday October 11th, 2009 04:17:00 AM
Diplomacy required you to do something, to make a change. he has only spent trillions and doubled the number of troops in Afghanistan, he has not doing anything yet.
It appears that Winning the Nobel Peace prize or getting a rewarded for doing nothing is the American way. I personally believe in merit and getting rewarded for accomplishments not talking. Being like is not an accomplishment,
I sure hope nobody thinks any of these countries are with us, if you do than you truly do not understand the ways of the world.
I want to read what he has done besides talking and spending trillions so every multi-national company and rich person in the USA has been saved.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Obama Becomes Eunuch, On Sunday October 11th, 2009 01:36:10 AM
So you are saying hoping and wishing is an accomplishment, I think a person who get this award should have an obvious something done. It is like giving me a reward for staying sober for 22 years.
Hmm, I stopped being a jerk for 22 years, there are people who have never drank. i truly believe this is the epitome of our age, all talk and no action, somehow talk is an action.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Cheap Hotels Baguio Philippines, On Saturday October 10th, 2009 10:35:17 PM
Stop and check at the Bali Hai East behind the VFW. If you are coming from either Angeles City area or from Baguio you say to the driver.
I go to Baw WONG, "Ariana Hotel." Are Ree Ahn Naw
The Bali Hai East, NOT Bali Hai is right to the right of the Ariana.
Truly the Hotel is half the distance between Bauang and San Fernando and is not in either city. Normally the drivers know Ariana Hotel, but if they do not Say Paringao, this is the name of the neighborhood. If this does not work say Footlights, a boom boom bar fine bar just down the street. If all that does not work, they stop in ether Bauang or San Fernando and pay a Trike 100 pesos to take you to the Ariana.
Bottom line, if you stay for weeks, you can get a better prices, there are tons of apartments for rent around 7000 to 10,000 pesos per month here.
The VFW is the American Expat Headquarters, they can help you and just inside the door to the VFW are ads for apartments to rent. I think Green Apartments on the way to Bauang are a good bet.
http://www.hobohideout.com/philippines/bauang/bali-hai-east-beach-resort
For Hotels, Australian owned or American owned are easier for negotiations.
The place is not a war zone, all is truly good only 2 days after the Typhoon, the modern stuff is ok, It is the squattes who built in the ravines.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about The Wanna Follow Group, On Saturday October 10th, 2009 01:54:10 AM
Yes, I am bored out of my mind here in the Philippines and ready for some adventure. I am in better health, I have repaired my webpages and I am ready for bear or even Rhine. I go to the USA on 21 of October, I have the ticket and anxious to leave. 2009. I have been doing some essential work on the site and the money has doubled in the time I have been here, sorry, I must earn enough money to travel also, truly an annoyance this money thing.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Prepaid Flash Chip Broadband Internet is Here, On Friday October 9th, 2009 04:14:16 AM
This is not Broadband, it is more of a spastic slow dial up, it cost about the same as the Internet cafe, however if it still you pay for the next 15 minutes and lose the time. I have used in Manila, Angeles and La Union. Just an ok situation, but they are going in the right direction.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Philippines Cultural Fatigue Examples, On Tuesday October 6th, 2009 07:23:41 PM
Writing is always telling the obvious or self-evident whereby people understand....and they say why are you telling me....
People are living in North Carolina often because they already know and stille never know how to get over it, therefore trapped.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Philippines Sirens Song, On Sunday October 4th, 2009 06:05:17 PM
The idea of perpetual travel it an alien thought, few people allow me the right to find my own path, they feel that as my friend, they should encourage me to stop traveling, like somehow this would make me happy. People are who they are, we cannot say we are different, we are what we do, no more, no less.
A traveler is a person that can ignore 99 percent of their friends best advice.
- Andy Graham
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Is Philippines in Danger of Military Coup, On Friday October 2nd, 2009 01:22:19 PM
If you compare the Philippines to all the other countries, it has the same chance as Honduras,. Thailand, the same mentality exist and many specific behavirors are worst.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Cultural Fatigue, On Friday October 2nd, 2009 01:18:43 PM
Mr David L. Szanton is saying to make the adjustments needed causes the fatigue. We must make them, there is no choice. I come from an area of the USA where there are many manners, I believe Jamaica would be painful. While there is a joke that people from New York fit in perfect in Jamaica.
What we normally do is not correct, we must make an adjustment.
I say hello to the reception desk, the person ignores me, I must accept or adjust and not say hello.
A person can lose their identity, this is when a person loses the plot, they do not know who they are and it changes daily. When a person starts wearing all the clothes of the locals even when they do not make sense.
Going native is what people are searching for, in essence the people who fit in the best become like the locals. The closer you are in behavior and mentality to the locals, the less you need to adjust, therefore the less adjustment made, the less fatigue.
I see expats in countries who never associate with the locals.
I become very agitated in Africa because I have no expats to talk with, therefore I never have a break from the adjustments, I must retreat into my hotel room and hide. I am hiding right now in the Philippines, I do not fit in with the locals or the expats. I do not drink alcohol or smoke.
An American can normally go to Australia easier and live than going to China.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Too Many Photos of Philippines Children, On Wednesday September 30th, 2009 06:54:27 PM
Batangas, Sabang, Mindoro or Puerto Galera Philippines popular places with the Expats or foreighners here. So far the only city I have ever went to in the Phlippines without a big girl-for-rent business is Baguio. I am positive the girls-for-rent are in Puerto Galeras.
I found a Hotel called Julings that MAYBE has WIFI, but still not positive, I think rooms rent for 600 Peso, and sounds great. I called, rooms are not available to October 7, and I am not too excited to wait or find another city in the Philippines where the number one attraction is women dancing. I am going to try my Globe Tattoo internet access today, if it works, I can go anywhere the expats do not like, this would be great.
They have four rooms. Two below and two above. Cooking facilities. Nice verandas to read and surf the net. No need for aircon. Fan is always enough with the fresh air from the sea. The downside is that the place is a bit touristy so I suggest an upstairs room to get away from (people) beach and selling
.
Tel
09196 402040. It's called Julings place
and pronounced with a H as you would expect.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batangas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabang
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Too Many Photos of Philippines Children, On Wednesday September 30th, 2009 01:11:51 AM
Chuck you
"want to believe there is something/someone decent doing a little."
Andy doe NOT want to study this, I go and try to visit any office I find by accident, Niger, West Africa is full of office signs, the signs are everywhere, the office is never open.
It is like looking for a Peace Corp Volunteer in the Village they was assigned too, they for some reason are on a trip to another place, this is normal.
I think the Catholic Church is good.
I think Red Cross is ok.
Maybe the Islamic Red Cross thing.
Missionaries are NO.
Everyone has a poster child without the real child, this is a big business, I have been traveling years longer than you have been reading.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Too Many Photos of Philippines Children, On Tuesday September 29th, 2009 11:45:59 PM
You are saying,
"Find a decent street kid program."
I do not know one Filipino person I trust.
I only know one Expat.
Maybe talk to JD in Buguio, he is an American who is good, he is the only person I know in this country that is ok.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaguioCityPhilippines/links
I think this is generally a waste of time, better to try to directly and help one person, but I do feel, if you give them money, they will never stop begging.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Philippines Street Children Search, On Tuesday September 29th, 2009 09:25:30 PM
Interesting idea Chuck.
Pre-set ready to go business ventures that I could hand out to poor families.
I made this video of how to cut up a pineapple as a gift to Africa, a great business method that should be done in Africa also.
http://www.hobotraveler.com/2007/11/preparing-pineapple-to-sell-in-thailand.html
I have a page called Gift to Africa:
http://www.hobotraveler.com/a-gift-to-africa.php
Problem I have Chuck is the failure to thrive business problem. If I give them a wooden box full of nuts, cigarettes or what not, they are doing a the same same same, not different business as all the Sari Sair stores.
I see many type of business ventures, for example in Colombia they made truly delicious hot cooked potato chips in the streets.
In Benin Africa, they pealed Oranges in special way that made them easy to eat.
What I feel is we need small Entrepreneurial ideas that are new, novel and can help to distribute the wealth. These ideas need propagated by people.
For example, I could take the Pineapple cutting system to Africa, train them, set up a glass case showing the whole way of doing this and hope is copied.
The Philippines does not market Pineapple as good as Thailand, this could be done here also.
I have tried on many occasions to get donation to give directly to families. I do not paint a sad sack, I am Gods Messenger type of page. I am not going to feel endless sad stories to people to get a donation. I am an honest guy, People who donate are often saps, they need to read only good things, only a dishonest person would word things in the way they need to hear it.
HoboHideOut.com is meant to be the endless fountain of Internet money of me, I have nothing better to do, may as well help out.
If I got 10 dollars donated, I could give it to the mother, would this help? I doubt it, it would guarantee she did NOT stop being a beggar, too much money to quit.
I had a boy in Mexico want a peso, I said,
"Where is my Chiclets?"
I walked to the place, purchased a box of Chiclets and said,
"Now sell me a Chiclets."
Good thinking Chuck, everything cost money. I gave 200 dollars worth of jackets to Peru people, nobody donated a penny to me when I asked for donations for the project. I will continue to think, try and help, but I refuse to make beggars by giving profitable amounts of money. I gave the little girl money because she need to upgrade one level of poverty. She was losing too far...rain, cold, typhoon and she is in the streets, 95 percent of the others were not to be found.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Europe is Violent Africa is Not, On Tuesday September 29th, 2009 08:59:22 PM
Chuck, thanks for the honest and insightful post, however I had to delete it because of a preponderance of reasons. Search engine group together words, if words, ways of saying thing are a pattern than the search engine can contextually figure it out. I want my page to stay a a middle range rating. I put the deleted in the deleted area so the pages are not in the index of search engines.
So people go read Chucks comment, this deleted area is interesting, I also can make a comment there in the words I would use also, nice to not have to edit my way of talking.
I suppose we will soon notify you when your comments have been deleted, however so many people lie and put in the wrong emails it would again cause a spam problem. I cannot send bounce emails, everyone sabotages things because so many people who post lie about their emials, name, etc.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Philippines Street Children Search, On Monday September 28th, 2009 07:10:31 AM
I think it does break my heart, I continue to take the photos, therefore I am still feeling the photo, I am not able to just ignore. Many people take photos of maybe how they want life to be, I strive to take photos of how life really is, whereby I hope to include this little girl in my life. If by chance, I better my world, I always want her to know she is part of my life and is included in my good fortunes. I do not feel separated, there is not me and them, the haves and have nots. She was just a little cute girl along my path, she deserves a better chance.
People have babies, call it love, but it is fear. They are afraid nobody will take care of them when the are old, so they have many gambling that one will love them out of the litter. The UN needs to put pressure on countries like the Philipppines so it becomes difficult to find this photo.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Typhoon in Manila Philippines Video, On Sunday September 27th, 2009 10:01:07 PM
America is known by the world as the "Land of Rules." the USA is inundated with rules they enforce with ACTION.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Toxic Shame Cycles, On Sunday September 27th, 2009 09:56:41 PM
Danny, how?
Amor proprio
= Face Filipinos try very hard to avoid making other people lose face in the slightest.
Change is difficult when a culture refuses to say,
"You are screwing up."
In Japan, they go home and work all night, here they just get angry, nothing.. and more nothing.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Which country do you want me to visit, On Friday September 25th, 2009 05:59:09 AM
As best I can tell, Papua New Guinea is covered by the Verizon Data Plan for my BlackBerry.
http://b2b.vzw.com/international/Global_Email/plans_coverage.html
I tried one time to purchase a Satellite Connection, and do know how to rent one, this game becomes very expensive. I think I can go off the electrical grid, but to truly leave the West behind as the Beatles said, I need Satellite Access.
All is possible, just money.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Which country do you want me to visit, On Thursday September 24th, 2009 09:51:21 PM
Mira, I do not care if you travel, I want to read about what you care about, you are a very good writer, I can feel the rumblings in your head, spit it out. Stop letting humility get in the way of a good story, spit it out.
http://www.ladythetramp.com/
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Which country do you want me to visit, On Thursday September 24th, 2009 09:47:41 PM
AsiaBil, you said,
"Why go anywhere if you've you've run out of motivation? Why grow old alone?"
It is difficult for me to make a choice between Denmark and Sweden, but for readers they may have a priority, so this is my gift to someone. I can allow them to see, read, and experience a country they will never be able to visit.
Bill, travel is an addiction, moving is the addiction, to consider stopping is outside my realm of thinking and you speak as a tourist, not a traveler. I cannot expect a person who is not addicted to understand.
I have about 150 plus more countries to choose from, I am willing to allow readers to make the first true Nomad that goes from country to country.
I am not alone, I am with my friends, I talk daily over skype.com with my friends. I am not married, even if I returned to Indiana, I would not see my friends, they are all married and have no time. I was more lonely at home than away from home.
I will get married when I find the right person to marry,
Why do I need to say that comment?
I would hope somewhere over the rainbow, a class of students is reading this, the teacher says, this is a real opportunity for us. We can start voting and we can send him to the country we choose, and they all go vote and rig this in their favor.
My Mother once told me
"France is my dream country?"
My mother never went to France, but I know she traveled vicariously with me, this is the offer I make.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Gaddafi Marks his Territory in the USA, On Thursday September 24th, 2009 04:34:04 PM
Bob L, you said,
"I would mistrust a truth that everyone believes in more than any other."
This is not the form of truth I seek, I seek more or less universal or absolute, truths that a normal person cannot reasonably debate about.
There are truth I say to myself and truths I say to a group, however a person can say truths, write truths which are difficult to debate about.
EXAMPLES:
“Talk to people that smile.”
“Walking helps me to understand the world I live in better than reading.”
“People like honest people.”
“The less I do, the happier I am.”
I wrote about universal truths on this page:
http://www.hobotraveler.com/2008/06/i-am-happy.html
UNIVERSAL TRUTHS, MANY ARE NOT, BUT TRYING
http://truths.omniseek.com/list.html
EXAMPLES
The truth is always true even if noone believes it to be
you can't plan to be spontaneous
It's safer to go there in your head.
There will always be someone around to correct your grammar.
I suppose in the, the only absolute or universal truth is, you can always find one person who will disagree with any comment.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Gaddafi Marks his Territory in the USA, On Wednesday September 23rd, 2009 09:55:08 PM
All religions want others to end. I am not sure what you call this, it is not bigotry, because they do have a rational reason. It is not racism, but smells of the bigot of a racist.
Religions have what they feel is God behind them, they feel they are on the moral high ground and they are willing to kill. The Islamics have the Jihad, and they have declared war on my, not all, but enough that I do consider it a general threat and not just one crazy zealot.
Funny stuff to me, but I do not get myself confused, I do the right thing I do not care what a church, God, religion, culture or reader says. I make up my own mind and when the stance is wrong, I will change.
I must groups these two together.
Gaddafi
and
http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/
Trust me, I am fully 100 percent aware that me being in the Philippines or Thailand gives me a bad name with readers. I do not care, I have a good name with myself and know that readers are unknown people, normally anonymous and do not care about me, I am not under an illusion that readers are my buddies. It I stopped writing for a week, they would not write to check up on me. I have stopped writing for up to three weeks, nobody writes to see if I am safe, except my mother.
I have one agenda, I want you to look for truth that is not negotiable, truth that does everyone agrees on, that is easy to say, that is the truth. The moment you start to need persuade to believe the truth, then there is a problem. However a dishonest person seldom trust an honest person.. hehehe
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Gaddafi Marks his Territory in the USA, On Wednesday September 23rd, 2009 08:12:33 PM
Funny stuff, careful folks, true believer are true believers, they sound great.
Why is he associateing Muslim or Islamic with Gaddafi, he truly should have passed on Gaddafi and found a nice guy to be assocaited with...
Too funny, Gaddafi is bad guy, no two ways about it.
Gaddafi
and
http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/
He is a way is saying to me, this website represent who Gaddafi is, fully engage your brain here readers, not as simple as being represented. I normally delete these types of comments, confusion is the devils only friend.
On the same line, please try to understand why?
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Prepaid Flash Chip Broadband Internet is Here, On Wednesday September 23rd, 2009 07:02:10 PM
All tourist choose hotels for reasons, I more or less jump from hotel to hotel that has FREE internet in my room, I need to work inside my hotel room to be effective.
This is a horrible reason to live in a hotel because a Mom and Pop hotels are normally the best choice for comfort, love, family and a home away from home. Sadly Mom and Pop are not normally offering Internet in their hotels.
In the Phlippines it is normally an Australian or Foreigner owned hotel, the locals try to charge me 50-100 pesos per hour, even though they have half the number of clients as the Foreigner ran hotels they do not get it.
Sadly the good do die young and the naughty boys do understand more than Mom and Pop.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Gaddafi Marks his Territory in the USA, On Wednesday September 23rd, 2009 04:39:46 PM
Yes Richard,
"Nationhood is an increasingly washed-up concept."
I am 100 percent sure that England culture is ending, England is being invaded by Indian, Pakistan and all of Eastern Europe so fast there will be no English culture in a few years. This is OK with me, as it is OK with me as the USA culture is consumed by Mexico, this is normal cultural change.
Gaddafi is in the USA because George W. Bush got him to let loose of his weapons of mass destruction, he was afraid he would be next after Iraq. Now, Obama is allow him to make ground again, to mark his territory.
All Obama has to do is set boundaries, walk softly and carry a big stick.
The sale of weapons to other countries does not give these countries the moral high-ground or the need for us to be stupid. We are not obligated to NOT attack Iraq, in my opinion because we sold them weapons, we are obligate to attack and clean up the mistake we made, this is politics, a nation will become empowered we hope, we want Afghanistan and Iraq to become empowered to become a nation to be strong.
Do I think in 20 years Afghanistan or Iraq will be our friend in the future?
No, it would have been better to allow Sadaam and the Taliban to control, they would have kept the idiots under control by mass kiilling, it would have been easier to allow Hitler to stay in power also, allow him to do as he wishes, just do not bother the USA.
It is good we attacked, they will know better than to mass murder people, they will know they must be careful, there are limits.
Two steps forwards, and one step back, this is politics, there are not good answers.
Obama and all Presidents are surrounded by incredibly brilliant people and he needs to tell the USA people and the world idealistic views so they elect him.
I am happy, for the most part he has behaved just as I expected, make tons of promised and then make smart decisions ignoring all the promises he made.
The USA people and Western Cultures no longer accept the truth, they want a lie, they want hokey truths told to them, the same as Africa or they will not vote.
Funny stuff, however if Gaddafi is allowed to mark his territory, if he is not stopped, the end game is he tries to take more, opens up his weapons of mass destruction program and all the progress made with this country are lost. What George Bush accomplished with Libya will soon be gone, all the progress will be over.
I do not want Obama to lose ground, so far he has changed nothing, he has effectively done the same as McCain would have done, his action are what he believes, and the public listens to his words.
We should not give up the good aspect of our culture because a bully walks in the door, all it takes for evil to exist is for a good man to say nothing.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Goodbye Baguio Have a Nice Life, On Monday September 21st, 2009 03:52:38 PM
I like beauty, I like the beauty of people more than nature or animals. I am not capable of loving a pet or dog more than people. I have no desire to be on a deserted island looking at a beautiful sunset alone, I know that for me beauty and love must involve people.
I travel searching for a beautiful conversation surrounded by beautiful people.
I figured out this comment, I guess Hank Jr sang a song about liking girls.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HEZwqsxIJw
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Philippines is Politically Correct, On Monday September 21st, 2009 03:38:01 PM
I care about other people, you discussion focuses on all sorts of ways to lie and why.
When a person lies, he or she hurts themselves, they lose respect for themselves, as I am sure you know, Filipino and Expats here in the Philippines can spout long saying of how they are good, then turn around and do the opposite.
The Philippine people say Politically Correct comments, then do the complete opposite. They do not hurt me, they permanently damage themselves. All talk that comes out of a persons mouth is who they are, even if they do not do the behavior, a lie coming from your month means you are liar. It is dysfunctional to weasel your way out of it, liars do lie.
A relationship that functions is when both parties trust each other.
A functional person is easy to know, understand and transparent, life is not a popularity contest. Are you the most respectable person you know, do you have shame for what you do? Toxic shame is what defines the Phlippines culture, this is why it so easy to get the Filipino and Expats angry, they know they are doing bad, and do not want anyone to point it out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shame
Do I trust you Bill?
Do you care if I trust you?
Do my readers think I am liar?
Do you think I am a liar?
I am always laughing when I come to the Phlippines, the people who come along while I am here, or the ones that have been here assume I am doing all the things they do or want to do in the Philippines. This country is just another country along the way. Chuck destroyed my love of walking around Robinsons Mall here in Manila. He told me that the men who want cheap prostitutes walk around the malls. I just like walking around the mall, I now know the readers think this is code talk for saying I am trolling around the mall.
No, I like walking around the mall, just fun to walk around, there is no secret code, how a reader reads or comments makes me know who they are, I can see patterns.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about HoboTraveler.com in La Union Philippines, On Saturday September 19th, 2009 06:38:56 PM
Somalia, please stop with the Somalia, you got me dreaming and planning. That Alpha female Robin from Gadtramp.com is thinking about going back to Yemen from Nepal, I could hop towards her and have some fun talk.
http://www.gadtramp.com/
I could again try to talk her into meeting up in Yemen or Dibuti and all the countries I cannot spell correct. (Dibuti saved by the Google spell checker.)
Je Parle Franacais.
I am starting to formulate a path in my brain to Somalia, where to enter, how to enter, why....? Why go to Somalia, just not a interest, i want to go to Afghanistan, see what the boys are doing over their in my name. I think the place is wide open and there is an NGO invasion going on, truly a soap opera of idiots these NGO groups.
Entrea, Yemen, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, it is best to fly into Egypt so I can get the Sudan Visa or Ethiopia. There is some new country over there trying to spit.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about HoboTraveler.com in La Union Philippines, On Saturday September 19th, 2009 04:50:24 PM
Thank you Eric, we are going to put a list of countries and allow readers to vote. I have now made up my mind.
I will only go to countries I have never visited.
The question, which countries is a big issue. I think you just helped me make up my mind. We will include the 252 we view as countries. By each country will be a link showing I visited or did not visit. I truly do not want to return to countries, I want to return for vacations to certain cultures. Money is always a factor, I would stop in Europe more for a week at a time if in this week I did not spend the money for a half a year of travel.
Maybe I can put the Wikipedia link next to the country so readers could read and learn.
I truly do not care which countries I visit next, I do not like cold weather. Maybe by showcasing this I can somehow show all readers the countries I have visited better so they do not say things like, "if you went to England you would know."
I have been to Europe maybe 7 times, spent over a year in that place, while people assume I have been to Australia. This is their dream country, therefore it must be mine, therefore I must have went there, I have never been to Australia and hope readers do not choose the place, but ok if they do.
Very few people have this unlimited curiosity as Eric or Chuck, most readers only want to read about their one dream country and be gone, clicking away to another site that again talks about their dream country.
Funny, most also believe they know how to travel and I am grateful to this bunch, they are the ones who get robbed and not me.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Etymology of Phrase Ugly American, On Saturday September 19th, 2009 04:34:30 PM
Geoff I could write books on my beliefs why Tourist or Travelers act the way they do. If you want to judge people of a country, you need to go visit the country.
I do not like Americans in Europe.
I like Americans normally in Guatemala.
I do not like Americans in Philippines.
I do not like Americans in Thailand.
I like Americans in Laos.
I like Americans in the state of Indiana, I am not sure in New York or California.
I love stereotypes and I in a way agree people should not stereotype. By me describing the Ugly American I create more people who wil use this stereotype.
A stereotype is a slice of culture. Geoff you wrote,
"recently i met a buinessman from north carolina.he was a gentleman in the true sense.head of a large manufacturing concern and a humble man into the bargain."
THIS is a stereotype, however what you consider a good stereotype, another person can see this person as a completely different person. People need to recognize the "Stereotype" they like.
Please try to recognize the CULTURES you like, try to recognize the CULTURES you love, avoid one and go visit the other. He is a funny, Americans will follow the leader and make horrible comments about the French, however France is one of the first place people want to visit from the USA.
Geoff from Australia you also are showing your great love for Americans, generally known as USA type, you do not need to qualify unless in Central or South America.
by typing with no capital letters, fragments, you create a stereotype
In the end Travelers and Tourist go to tourist destinations they are pointed at, they truly do not know why generally, they are just following some idea told to them. A person must know themselves.
I have just spent another 3 months in the Philippines, it is obvious to me that I have a love/ hate relationship with this country.
I can honestly say I HATE about half the culture in this country.
I can honestly say I LOVE about half the culture in this country.
I truly wish it was 50 percent love and 50 percent mildly annoyed, but in reality there is some true crap in this country. That is my opinion, that is not the opinion of people who live here, unless they would happen to listen to themselves talking about the Filipino people.
I will never write clearly about a culture, it just is not real, it would be a lie, any writer that explains a country as loving, fun and wonderful is a liar, this places is nirvana and it does not exist.
On the other hand, there are Alcoholicy dysfunctional minds that are so sick they live in the land of delusion so far, there will never escape. A person does not need to drink to be dysfuntional... hehehe
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about ECUADOR COINS, On Saturday September 19th, 2009 01:15:19 AM
Dollars are the safe money on the planet, through the economic problems of 2008 and 2009 people ran to dollars, not away..
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about I am tired of Travel Fantasies, On Friday September 18th, 2009 06:19:10 PM
Having children to insure a pension plan is the number one problem on planet earth, almost all problems have this as the indirect, however essential cause of problems.
Thanks Bill, what wrote was clear, truly with the United Nations would get with the game plan.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Etymology of Phrase Ugly American, On Friday September 18th, 2009 04:31:01 PM
I watch half one time, sort of slow movie "The Quiet American." I also purchased it on Amazon, and have now included in in the Amazon story so people can buy.
http://astore.amazon.com/hoteltrcombookst
Truly this store is expensive, but a great way of showing products. I suppose on the books it is cheap, but the gear is normally double or triple what I pay.
I am going to add movies, books, etc as I remember.
Truly the phrase the Ugly American is cliche, truly is just an insult, used by non-Americans to try to make a clever insult. 99 percent of the people who use it are just copying others.
However, when I revisit the phrase, after I watch the movie. I want to explore who helps to give us this phrase and why. I realized the other day, Soldiers or Military people, or anyone traveling and not paying the tab or bill can be problems. I never feel safe, I always know I can run out of money if I make a mistake. I have no big brother with unlimited money to bail me out. The soldiers have this, they truly are under the wing of protection, they are traveling or with training wheels.
Creates a bad formula for culture, a bunch of 20 year old men, drunk, paid, and read to cause a headache. Same for Embasssy, Missionaries, etc.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Egotistical People are Better Looking, On Friday September 18th, 2009 04:21:49 PM
Bob, of course a person should go to the Pool.
Rich, smart and prosperous people are often fat also.
There is an interesting phenomenon here in the Philippines that is noteworthy. Men will pay women to be with them, and somehow the feel empowered or invigorated as if they are handsome.
This is a mind twisting feature that happens to the men who live in Angeles City or the Philippines. They are told they are handsome so many times, they somehow ignore the mirror and believe the voices talking to them.
However, egotistical people are often so self-absorbed they never realized they got older, fatter, and uglier.
I consider myself incredibly fat right now, however we must go on living.
For you to say "What am I to do?" tells me you are not egotistical in this way.
The lack of self-awareness makes for a potentially dangerous person. A sociopath or psychopath has no conscious, and no shame.
Just fun stuff.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about HoboTraveler.com in La Union Philippines, On Friday September 18th, 2009 04:12:13 PM
Second time someone has pointed me a this man or this link.
"Keiichi Iwasaki travels across 37 countries on $2 "
I smell a publicist or a press release... hehehe
This is a remarkable trip, this man should know about travel or what it is to be a traveler. He should sure know about Dogs and how they differ from country to country on how they chase you.
TWO points.
1. He left with 2 dollars, and worked
----There are 1000's if not millions of jewelry sale people., jugglers, hobos, prostitutes who do this daily. I met two prostitutes in Ethiopia who were wandering from city to city, they drank all their profits. I think I make a video, but did not publish. I met them on the bus, they was working over the bus man who wanted money from them.
This is not notable, truly sounds like a press release hype.
2. Riding a Bike
This is notable
3. TIME - Gone for eight year and 37 countries.
This is the truly notable thing. Now, the bottom line
However, if you are analyzing or trying to understand travelers, the thing to pay attention to is both MONEY and HOW LONG in each location. I have been in Bauang for about 5 weeks, the longer I stay, the cheaper my life becomes. IF I worked here, I would go under the protection of the employer and life would get even easier.
My friend Scott Stolls wrote a book, "Falling Uphill" I think
http://www.theargonauts.com/
There are 1000 of bike riders who go around the Planet, Richard Trillo of Roughguide rode across West Africa, this takes Balls, maybe bigger than this guy.
My friend German Escobar traveled and worked for 15 years, went to 120 countries and is from Colombia.. THIS is a big deal, he had to fight to get a visa, he was NOT Japan or USA, this is a book.
http://www.platypusbogota.com/
None of this means much, truly just fun.
http://www.hobotraveler.com/traveler-rules.php
In the end, Peter Moore, writing his book. "No Shitting in the Toilet." This is the best set of Traveler stories I have read. In the end, it is the person who can tell the funniest stories.
Now, getting robbed, I am NOT good at getting robbed. I consider it a lack of travel sense to get robbed. I have been to IRAQ, I have been to East Timor during rights or a Military Coup. What does is prove when you get mugged or robbed...
Again, one of the greatest ways to monetize travel is to write a book, e yourself in Wiki and send out press releases.
I read Tom Clancy, I hate reading travel books. Travel Genre like the Ugly American or The Beach. I have read most of James Micheners books, this man was a true traveler and truly understood the planet.
Everyone wants to be famous, I want the money. I want the money so I can do what I do, hang around in other countries, walk around looking at people. I refuse to stop long enough to suck up to a book publisher, I do not wish to allow a book or the pursuit of money to interfere with my true love, meeting the people of the planet.
37 countries is nothing, my 85 is nothing, when I get to 120 plus, I will start looking at myself in mirror. 11-12 years is something, moving all the time, perpetual travel is something. Most lie, they stop and live for up to one year in locations. I am not going to point, but teaching English in Korea is not travel, it is living.
I could go to 50 countries in 2 months if I wanted. There are 42 in Europe, a place about the size of the east coast of the USA.
Fun, you buy the book, tell me if there are good stories.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about HoboTraveler.com in La Union Philippines, On Friday September 18th, 2009 01:34:09 AM
Chuck, I got Boy Genius in India on Skype.com, we discussed it and it is a go. We are going to put up all 252 countries, allow readers to vote and I can wonder where I wander too...they will be able to make a comment on why, and where in the country.
Truly something like this post:
I Live a Dream Life - I am Grateful
“Heads, Carolina Tails, California.”
http://www.hobotraveler.com/travel-journal/i-live-a-dream-life-i-am-grateful.html
I tend to avoid the word Nomad, however this is truly Nomadic travel when other people can tell me where to go.
Thanks Chuck,
Good fun as the Brits say,
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about HoboTraveler.com in La Union Philippines, On Friday September 18th, 2009 12:51:36 AM
Somalia or Detroit, I think Somalia sounds better.
Chuck this is an intriguing idea, readers could choose, I will think about it. Maybe I could just give readers a list of countries and allow them all to vote. When one of them has say 100-200 votes, then I go.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Ultrasound in Philippines for 12 Dollars, On Friday September 18th, 2009 12:46:05 AM
I am normally either walking around Robinson Mall, talking with Bjorn at Malate Pension or trying to talk him into letting me pay for a cup of coffee at the Mall. I do stop and get a ice coffee at the convenience stores, i forgot the name. I stop in a place called Juries or Jury or something, the place with big cow in front.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Somebody Read a Doug Lansky Book, On Thursday September 17th, 2009 02:22:18 PM
I found two links of his that are informative.
Note, to wanna be writers, he is use the second most prevalent form of monetization of travel.
First - Make money at home, go travel for six months, come back, do it again.
(Not a perpetual traveler.)
Second - Get free trips given to you and go write about them, sucking up all the way and write about it in a magazine, Most of the time this person is not traveling.
(Not really possible to be perpetual traveler, these people work in offices.)
Third - Write books, then spend time promoting the books. This is Doug in a way, I suspect he is also making money lecturing. He appears to have broken into the book writing or travel writing genre with the help of Roughguide, I am not sure, but I suspect he traveled and learned by being a Roughguide Guide writer first.
(He could be a perpetual traveler, however in reality he is probably working more than I would ever dream of..and traveling less than I would dream of... )
Fourth - Retirement Money (Can be perpetual traveler.)
Fifth - Make money from an Internet page, this is how I do it.
(Not really possible for the majority, they need to do the third, same as Doug.)
Here are a couple of links on the guy, his webpage.
http://www.douglansky.com/
And his video page:
http://www.youtube.com/user/douglansky
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Somebody Read a Doug Lansky Book, On Thursday September 17th, 2009 02:01:17 PM
Hello Richard, (Roughguide Writer - Editor)
These two es as I read are from a lecture,
http://www.thedavidsonian.com/news/acclaimed-travel-writer-doug-lansky-challenges-get-lost-1.1880822
He said,
“The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he comes to see.”
Richard is the Rough Guide (Guidebook) editor of West Africa and also to Kenya. More or less he know a lot about Africa.
http://www.roughguides.com/website/travel/AuthorPage/author.aspx?authorID=149
He has made many comments on this Travel Journal when I am in either East or West Africa, and I call him a friend.
This e also points are why I get indignant readers and mean comments, the readers come as tourist to read what they came to read, I wrote as a traveler what I see, not what they wanted to read.
I have been to 85 countries, I am not in love with any of them, I like a few more than others, but have no loyalty to any, except maybe the USA. Which in my view, a person should love the country they live in...but to defend any and all aspects of the country is crazy. American are indeed fatter than other countries, why is debatable.
Thanks Richard.
I am think a lot about Liberia right now, but a trip from South Africa to Tanzania is also in my hopper.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Disabled American Veterans in Philippines, On Thursday September 17th, 2009 01:47:15 PM
Hello,
I think if you join this Yahoo Groups thing, they can give you all the advice you need.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaguioCityPhilippines/
Thanks
Andy in Bauang and Baguio Philippines Sept 2009
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Somebody Read a Doug Lansky Book, On Thursday September 17th, 2009 03:47:12 AM
Generally I consider my BlackBerry storm the answer to all my small problems because it has an internet data connection in 170 plus countries.
I use Mobi Reader or MobiPocket on my BlackBerry Storm to read books.
http://www.mobipocket.com
I use Gutenberg.org to get books, they are free.
http://www.gutenberg.org
I have five books on my BlackBerry.
I have about 300 PDF books on my computer, coming from all sorts of nefarious sources.
I can read books really easy, I just do not see that paying 8-15 Dollars is needed for entertainment books. I will not pay more than 3 dollars to read a book. I would pay more for a book that makes me learn how to make money.
I love to read, read many books, but I am not going to pay more than the 3 dollars per book prices for something I must dump or throw away.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Medical Tourism Hospitals in Big Cities, On Wednesday September 16th, 2009 07:43:47 PM
Thanks JD,
People who live in ONE country need these options, insurance works good if you are not a traveler.
Here is the only company I have ever heard about that offers health insurance for a person that lives anywhere on the planet.
http://www.bupa.co.uk/
I am NOT going to live in the Philippines and I am not going to buy Filipino insurance.
I am here visiting, paying all on my own buck.
Amazing the amount of fine print for insurance, here is a post I made explaining how insurance will stop covering you if you are in a country that the USA government says not to visit. As I see it, I cannot leave the USA or I am out of insurance for the most part.
http://www.hobotraveler.com/2008/12/travel-insurance-fine-print.html
Life is for living, insurance is for dying or people who do not travel. I guess I will die one day and this is ok, sooner or later, it is not important to me.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Medical Tourism Hospitals in Big Cities, On Wednesday September 16th, 2009 07:34:54 PM
JD, excellent, I know one of my readers, I know there is are people who are desperate. I am not desperate, I do not feel this is do or die. I am more than willing to say screw off to the Doctors. But someone knows they must get an MRI for a critical reason now. This is the cost in Manila, we now know this.
For me, I must think, is 425 dollars worth the price? What are the probabilities they find something and can diagnose this problem. I tend to think they are just ordering another test.
JD, you told me to get a close up ultrasound. I tried, I told him, he said it will not work. But gee wiz, maybe 20 buck of giving it a try is better than paying 425 to me!
Hmm, lets try it, that is what I can say.
I think the solution to this problem of MINE is the same. Stretch, exercise, lose weight, I have yet to have one Doctor tell me what they will do if they find something.
What are you looking for?
If you find this, what will you do?
Options, they to me are extremely dysfunctional, I want them to be talking more about possible solutions and less about the maybe we get diagnose.
Fun stuff, but truly a scary Charlie Foxtrot if I was truly going to die from this. I am just in pain, that gets less every month. I think it will disappear if I ignore it.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Medical Tourism Hospitals in Big Cities, On Wednesday September 16th, 2009 06:57:48 PM
JD this is perfect, except for one essential thing?
How much does it cost in Manila at St Lukes to do an MRI?
How much does it cost to in the best of the best USA MRI?
I am not ex-military who has the USA pay for all my expenses. I pay with my own money and a medical tourist is the same. We must pay our own, we do not have insurance. If I had insurance to cover this, I would get it done in the USA and skip this whole Charlie Foxtrot culture.
Give me the money!
Jerry Mcguire
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116695/
Ooops, tell me the opposite.
TELL ME THE MONEY!
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Medical Tourism Hospitals in Big Cities, On Wednesday September 16th, 2009 04:31:43 PM
Frugal, you are 100 percent correct. I have been talking with my friend Jeff W who is a new Doctor in the USA. I am going to get all the test, MRI, X-rays, blood, and a biopsy here for 1/50 the price.
I can take these test to the USA or email them to him, he is not a specialist in this area.
Get all the test here, get the diagnose there.
The ultimate problem here or there is this. There is no solution to my problem, none of the Doctors have given me any solution. They will talk, think, explain the problem, but nobody can give me one solution.
I think the solution is a change of lifestyle, I must lose 15 pounds, walk fast, do stretches like Yogo, and exercise my left gluteus muscles. I have a list of about 15 things to do daily, if I do these things it will improve. I cannot re-injure this, I must allow it to heal.
The kicker is this, 8 months ago this was incredibly painful, each month that goes by the problem become less... Think about this, it will eventually go away if it continues.
I am an incredibly persistent person, I want to optimize my life, not minimize it, if possible I want to run 10 miles. I do not want to stop living. If I can pay small money and find the solution I win. Truly this problem is minimal compared to a 300 pound ole fart who drinks, smokes, and refuses to take care of himself.
I weigh 184 pounds, if I get down to 170, I would be optimal for a 6 foot man, but couple that with exercise.
I am not into pain management, I am into optimal living.
I suppose I could stumble around in countries for years and one day I will find the solution for pennies. Plus .... hehehe the advertising about subjects like this pay more than travel.... hehehe
Do we want to learn about our bodies, or do we want to ignore them. The solution to all problems is time, the more time I devote to a problem, the better the solution.
1-0
off-on
yes-no
All situations are grey, however I know readers want absolutes, yes or no.
Thanks Frugal, this is dynamic solution.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about I am tired of Travel Fantasies, On Wednesday September 16th, 2009 04:17:37 PM
Hmm, I would say "Complaining" is better than trying to work for further changes.
If I am in the USA, then working towards further change works.
If I am a foreigner say for example in the Philippines, then complaining is more effective.
PHILIPPINES
Why, 99 percent of problems in a country are cultural. For example, the family and churches of the Philippines somehow convince Filipino people to have many children. The family are not good here, they are abusive, there is nothing good about the family here in the Philippines, small girls become prostitutes daily to send money to their parents. etc.
This is stupid, incredibly stupid.
If they stopped having babies, the creation of new jobs would reach parity and the whole quality of life would improve.
TIBET
The Tibet people give all their money, energy and spirit to the the Dali Lama idiot, they prostrate themselves for miles as they give money to the Buddhist temples.
China came in an offered them medical, roads, infrastructure, I have been to Tibet, I do not think you can ever convince a Tibetan person to return to the OLD culture.
Yes, we love the old culture, however old cultures enslave people.
I can do my best to shame the WHOLE culture, I can change one persons life. I know the NGO, they spend their whole time getting drunk and screwing the countries.
I can help one person, if I am here, not from the USA.
AFRICA
President Obama will complain about an Africa country during his administration, this will shame the country, the country will change. Obama I doubt will change the USA, I know he will dramatically change a whole continent called Africa.
You cannot pay your way to change, you must change the culture.
Africa has "Hope." if one Black American in the USA can become leader of the free world, then they can do anything.
Complain, please do not be arrogant to think you understand a culture and get inside and waddle around like the truly in-business-for-money NGO's of the planet. They are raping whole countries and continents.
To have an educated person hang around with an uneducated person makes the mean education rise. In the end, television is going to improve the life of people more than anything else, they see the nice cars, they become envious and they want them.
We are what we hang around with, we become the people who we hang around with, and with that, .... Ooops, I should get the hell out of Dodge, before I become Filipino full of shame and non-effective ways.
Change happens one person at a time.
Complaints can change whole countries.
Thanks Obama, go after Kenya and work your way towards Niger and Mali, stop the French from continual raping of West Africa.
Germans, wow can they complain, but my gosh, they are developed. Now, trust me, happiness is up to the individual, not the country.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Guns are Normal in Philippines, On Wednesday September 16th, 2009 02:14:15 AM
I did not include their faces, I do not want to accidentally get them fired. Maybe their company does not want photos on the Internet. I seldom have problems with guards, the actual police are more difficult, however, I never see police in the Philippines.
Take great care when photographing people with guns, I try to act as if there should not be a problem in the world the photo, like it is a natural thing.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about I am tired of Travel Fantasies, On Tuesday September 15th, 2009 05:22:51 PM
Thank you Jim for these two links, I truly appreciate the championing of people like this man "Bindeshwar Pathak." Sometimes, an indignant India person will get on this blog and berate me for talking about real situation.
A real problem can only be solved when it openly discussed. India covers up, refuses to admit, tries to pretend they are modern.
Thanks for showing a solution to problems.
I do not believe travelers should try to save another country. I do think higher developed countries should encourage the lower to develop.
More or less a Rich person can and should encourage people to have the same level as wealth.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about I am tired of Travel Fantasies, On Tuesday September 15th, 2009 01:57:04 PM
Ash, that line was good, wish it was not about Toilets.
"Lonely Planet doesn't tell me what the toilets are like in India. Andy HoboTraveler.com does."
I am proud when someone says something like that, I know I am doing my life goal correctly, which is to be an honest and good boy. I would hate to die one day thinking people would remember me as someone who told fantasy stories. Paul Theroux can be good, the just talks.
I am thinking about Ash, AsiaBill, Hoz and Bob L comments and the comments even when they disagree are trying to help clarify our world. I believe we all hide or close our eyes sometimes, and I know for me, sometimes I should just keep my mouth closed.
When I explain or maybe expose something as simple as the toilets in India to readers, the test needs done.
"Ahimsa." = No Injury.
I weigh this continually when I talk about countries, I believe all things should be brought from the dark into the light. While the world more or less try to enforce people to keep the dirty laundry in the closet and deny it exist.
Shame is a good thing, I think we should put people in stockade in the center of the town square. When I speak of India toilets, I am trying to shame the country, not a person, not one specific person. Shaming one specific person seldom does any good, the person only gets his or her epiphany from indirect correlations.
On the other hand, there is needs for boundaries and walls, a good glaring response by me can slow down and tell readers what is allowed and not allowed.
I have not delusions of changing the world, I try my best to be honest, open and instructional, sharing my experiences of how I see and feel my world.
I am responsible for me, not to how you react to words.
Writers who write glamorized stories of countries are natural born liars, I have no respect for these people.
http://www.hobotraveler.com/2005/09/ngo-in-maradi-niger.html
http://www.hobotraveler.com/gandhi.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahimsa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primum_non_nocere
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about 70 Dollars for Travel Shoes, On Monday September 14th, 2009 03:47:32 PM
Not all styles are sold everywhere, I have went as far as looking around in Indonesia where these shoes were made, trying to find them.
I have never seen this model outside the USA.
The model you want Ash could cost more in the USA.
This is all marketing, I am trying to bypass the Marketing problem and purchase a good shoes, for a good value, and seal in my desire for good value for years to come. If a product proves itself reliable, I will buy many when the price is right.
My mother does this, she had five children, worked in a factory and was not slave to consumer temptations. She tried to get the most for her money.
Sometimes people say about countries like the Philippines,
"Life is cheap."
In the USA,
"Money is cheap."
The world lives a splurge mentality, somehow we deserve to spend money we do not have and if I am the CEO of a corporation, I deserve the money, even if we are not profitable. I am fortunate, I earn my own money, for myself.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about 70 Dollars for Travel Shoes, On Monday September 14th, 2009 02:37:48 PM
Secret pockets photo here:
http://www.hobotraveler.com/077thailandkrabi03.shtml
I will never in this life time be able to file away or classify the information on my site. I have written about 5000 post or newsletters, put up about 15,000 photos.
Google.com search used to be the solution, however it refuses to index the whole site. It does not matter if the page is good or bad, google just makes the decision because of age, modification or signature.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about 70 Dollars for Travel Shoes, On Sunday September 13th, 2009 04:17:08 PM
I stopped using flipflops because of my back problem, normaly shoes like these are inconvenient in Asia.
I can buy the shoes in the USA and keep in storage there.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Call a Foreign Doctor Today, On Sunday September 13th, 2009 12:34:26 AM
i was told the other day, "do not play around with people fantasies, they will protect them."
Oops, I am sorry, did it again, I am suppose to edit my thoughts and never say what I am thinking.
There are times when playing a little ping pong in peoples head leads to a good cultural study or conversation.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Call a Foreign Doctor Today, On Sunday September 13th, 2009 12:21:52 AM
Respect should be given to all people, I was just in a fun way explaining what types of travelers would enjoy Thailand now. Plus, plastic surgery, body alterations, is an ideal form of Medical Tourism for Thailand, maybe the Philippines, however the boy who want to be girls do not seem to get as many breast implants here, but who knows, not an important thing to me.
I think Southeast Asia could learn from Japan, Europe and America about respect, manners, etc until the end of days....but the reason it is cheaper sometimes is because of the primitive behavior. I need to go to Africa where life is real, tired of thinking about all this crap.
The world is not tolerant of males who want to be male, I alwasys get this feeling if I acted like a girl I would be accepted better, but who cares.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about 70 Dollars for Travel Shoes, On Sunday September 13th, 2009 12:00:12 AM
Shoes stink in my opinion because of the type of Rubber used on the bottoms, I purcahsed Reeboks made in Thailand and they stunk. The ones above are made in Indonesia and do not stink.
I do not wear smelly or stinky shoes for any reason, life is too short. And the reason I will may soon buy about 5-10 pairs of these shoes.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Who Owns These Philippines Homes, On Friday September 11th, 2009 10:04:20 PM
Great job of connecting the dots Chuck, I read an article about the 100 journalist being killed during what's-her-name administration. As I believe you know, I am not excited about the idea of putting my photo on this journal. I am torn between the desire to make money, the desire for readers to feel this is more credible and the danger. I am constantly taking calculated risk, minimizing the chance of problem, however allowing readers some safe feelings.
Bottom line, readers feel a photo next to an article makes something more credible.
I said feeling, nothing to do with reality. I say I am not a journalist, that does not mean I cannot do the same story as journalist, just a lot of word game.
You Photo with me on the National Geographic was more in synch with my motivations, dreams, or goals... hehehe
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about I Live a Dream Life - I am Grateful, On Friday September 11th, 2009 05:00:10 PM
Re Create, at the end of 7 days, God rested, he re-created, or had some recreation. I keep in my mind a need to re-create my energy. I know I can burn out, I need to open my eyes again daily.
Be like a small child, I try to not be adult.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Cheap Hotels Baguio Philippines, On Friday September 11th, 2009 03:35:14 PM
10,000-12,000 Monthy is the easy to get price or common price for expats to pay for an apartment in Baguio for long term.
I can get 7000-10,000 easy in Bauang just to the coast from Baguio.
Paying untilities makes this situation not acceptable for me, I do not live here. Baguio is full of cheats who want to gouge a person. While Bauang is good.
There are many rooms for one night in great hotels for around 1000-1200 persons per night.
2009 September.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about I Live a Dream Life - I am Grateful, On Friday September 11th, 2009 01:27:50 PM
Deciding what you want to do your life?
Frank, you have many lives, not just one, you truly can have many lives.
Who told you that you could only have one life?
I was a Philosophy Major in University.
I have been in my life.
1. Bunkbed Rental Services at Indiana University.
2. Car Salesman in Bloomington, Indiana at Tom O'Daniel Ford
3. Factory Foreman in factory that made panel office furniture.
4. Bellman in Port St Lucie Florida, Holiday Inn
5. Manufactured Waterbeds in Midland Michigan.
6. Concrete Crew Leader who did the layout of factories and set up forms for Dock Levelers at loading docks of Factories.
7. Superintendent of Commercial Contractor company that built factories.
8. Subcontractor that retrofitted Frito Lay distribution centers around the USA.
9. Carpenter in Fort Wayne, Indiana
10. Real Estate investor in Fort Wayne, Indiana
11. Real Estate Broker in Fort Wayne, Indiana
12. Internet Business Manager.
13. Writer, something like that, hard to define this job.
You can have many lives, but the fear of economic insecurity is real. A person earning 10 dollars per hour earns about 3 times more than they need to survive, however the spend all of it, a person that saves money can do anything, the consumer who spends money without a stop is trapped in a job.
On the other hand, I do recommend you not decide what to do, just do something, the end will be the same. I do whatever, whenever, I just do not prioritize my travels, seems counterproductive to travel.
Planning is the enemy of a traveler, micro-managing ones life is silly. There are times when a free flow of fun is achieved, when there is no introspection. When we stop asking why we are doing something, we are positive we like it.
If you can look around inside your life, spot the the activities you just do not judge after the fact, you know you enjoy, normally you can make this your life. There are on the other hand hedonistic people who spend all their time on the end of the bar trying to get laid, this is not what I mean. This is just children who have no introspection and are the rabble, they only need money as easy as possible so they can be hedonistic.
When are doing something you know you respect in yourself, when you are doing something that allows you to stop thinking or introspection, this is your life.
THE BARGAIN OF LIFE
I bargained with Life for a Penny, and Life would pay no more,
However, I begged at evening, when I counted my scanty store.
For Life is a just employer, He will give you what you ask,
But once you have set the wages, why, you must bear the task.
I worked for a menial’s hire, only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of Life, Life would have willingly paid.
(Jesse Rittenhouse, as ed in Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich, 1960, p. 40)
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People overvalue time, they say they are busy, I truly enjoyed writing this reply to a comment, it will not make money, it was in the moment fun, not for you, but for me to be me, to think...
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Churnalism of Medical Tourism, On Thursday September 10th, 2009 05:37:35 PM
Jery, thanks for the great comment, I know the majority of readers are looking for a travel guide view of the world. This is the wrong place, I have been to 85 countries and almost 12 years, I have never stayed in one city longer than three months. My goal is not to educate you, it is to explain my personal experiences.
Jery, I am happy you are taking responsibility for your actions, I did not insult you by writing, you insulted yourself by continuing to read and make assinine comments. If you do not like reading, then don't, this is insanely simple.
Of course all readers are not interested in my going to the Hospital in another country, but I know there is ONE person reading how does not have money, who has a killer problem, one he or she can die from. Right now I am explaining this for this epic in my travels.
People hate when I go to Africa, they are not planning a vacation to Africa. Then it is more for the National Geographic travelers, not for the Conde Nast group.
It is for the endlessly curious who truly want to talk about anything, not just travel. Travel is the theme, but more correctly would be me living and traveling.
Maybe I should have a big Icon with a red diagonal red line through it, saying no Conde Nast Readers allowed. The bad part, I have not been in the USA for 11 years long enough to know which Magazines are not my readers..
Which magazine represents only:
1. Sale of tours.
2. Rosy colored glass view of the planet.
3. Where poor people are good.
4. Where all the people you ever meet traveling love you.
This is the magazine that I need to say,
"Readers not allowed."
I truly want readers to enjoy reading, but the ones who do not should leave as fast as they can, there is no reason to give me a chance, it just is not relevant to my happiness or money situation.
I make people writing, this is truly an enigma to me, there is nothing simpler than clicking away... everyone thinks the world needs to know they are angry.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Philippines Fish Market Tourism, On Thursday September 10th, 2009 03:38:17 PM
After soul searching and really trying to understand the country, I know this country has more to offer than almost any country I have visited.
1. 7000 plus Island.
This is like having 7000 little countries, unique cultures.
2. 10 Large Language
10 Separate cultures.
3. Scuba, Mountains, Surfing, Diving, Girls, English
4. MODERN to Primitive in seconds.
The biggest hindrance to travel here is the other Expats focus on explaining how to find Americanize things.
The second is the Philippine people trying to make me believe it is modern.
The great thing about the Philippines is the mix of radically primitive next to radically modern, then the cultural hiya or shame that misguides you along the path to understanding. Learning about this country makes Africa seem simple, there is true change to immerse yourself in the Filipino culture.
I do not see Expats who are immersed.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Canteen Restaurant in Philippines, On Wednesday September 9th, 2009 09:59:51 PM
"Carinderia's" this is perfect.
I will write the name of this dish down and try it, I am still trying to find a person to translate so I can make a video of typical food.
Thanks
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Canteen Restaurant in Philippines, On Wednesday September 9th, 2009 05:05:36 PM
I guess the map did not make it through to the other end, rats.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Philippines Fish Market Tourism, On Wednesday September 9th, 2009 05:27:20 AM
Like Kind will find like kind, there are no like kind in the VFW. I just talk with them, they are acquaintances, not friends.
I spend about three hours every day calling all my friend around the world on skype.com.
I consider it an insult to say I am the same as the Expats, nothing is farther from the truth.
Filipino people in the immediate area have no education, I have found a Canteen next to the Hospital school with some educated youths and I am slowly meeting friends, but very young for my friendship.
The Lorma Hospital doctors are becoming friends, but there is still a cultural gap.
I have three friends in Uganda, two in Kenya, and many in Guatemala and Peru, I now know with the Hiya why I have few Filipino friends, but let go of this...
I have about 20-30 close friends I call on skype.com, so truly I am overwhelmed with friends of like education, backgrounds and drinking habits... Drinking defines the expats, it is their hobby, but not mine.
Enough, I will say something that makes a Philippines person angry, so I will stop, I truly do not care about the Expats, they just speak English and allow me to speak in a relaxed way.
Yo no quiero hablas espanol.
Je non voule parler francais.
I like to speak my normal English for one to two months per year. Skype is a windfall for friendship.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Philippines Fish Market Tourism, On Wednesday September 9th, 2009 01:22:03 AM
Taking photos was a problem in East Africa, it is not a problem in West Africa. However, I have more friend from Uganda who email me than I do from the Philippines. I have friendship with expats here, I do not have any friends here who are Filipino.
I enjoy Africa, the place is alive, the people engage, they are directly passive, not passive agressive like here, more like real men.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Map of Provinces of Philippines, On Monday September 7th, 2009 05:08:24 PM
I tried to make the words on the Map big enough to read, I am sorry I they are not clear, I was not able to make better with my knowledge of graphics.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Starting Work on my Dream Backpack, On Sunday September 6th, 2009 05:40:28 AM
Go to Quezon City, go to BF Homes, ask for Rodney.
Note, he does not have good materials and does not have the abilty to get good materials, so you must bring your own. If you are Filipino this can be huge problem because the country does not import these items well.
Find the materials and find a person with a sewing machine, in the end, this worked better for me.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Africa Travel Fatigue Travel Tip, On Sunday September 6th, 2009 05:34:21 AM
Carl, that was entertaining, you ever think about maybe you are little crazy getting angry at a webpage?
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Hotel Critics Guidelines, On Sunday September 6th, 2009 05:29:22 AM
This is Andy, the person who wrote this post. I took the Restaurant Critics Association and changed all the words to say Hotel.
I am being very sarcastic, as best I can tell, there are no Hotel Critic jobs on planet earth. I have stayed in about 700 hotels myself and think this should be a field.
I am planning to start an organization that for a fee will visit hotels and evaluate the hotel as part of the HoboHideOut.com system, my other website.
http://www.hobohideout.com
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Churnalism of Medical Tourism, On Saturday September 5th, 2009 10:17:10 PM
Boy Genius from India has worked for me for five years, and now is a part owner of HoboHideOut.com.
I have been to 85 countries.
India is by far the dirtiest and grimiest country I have visited.
I have had over 15 people from India work for me.
Generally the culture of India does the minimums, not the maximums. Their culture is about doing less than asked for, not more than asked for. They pride themselves in being clever and appearing smart, not in truly being smart. They are willing to lie to you endlessly trying to convince you they are doing it good.
Bottom line, this is what Doctor Hadawi did to a 23 old boy, he tried to convince me my leg was in perfect alignment. I was in trauma and lied.
This is the culture of India.
People think they are good at Internet, they have a billion people and they have a few very good people. They are ten times better at math than the Philippines people.
But, at the end of the day, I do not trust any Doctor that is not German.
A person is stupid to trust an Indian doctor, especially in India without great collaboration that he is telling the truth.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Video of Market in Bauang La Union Philippines, On Saturday September 5th, 2009 03:29:47 PM
Chuck knows what he it talking about and you do not Sherry,
People from Baguio have confirmed there is Dog Meat being sold and if not in Baguio in the Trinidad another city that is part of this overpopulated city.
The majority of people are not capable of observing a culture without preconceived ideas that self-prophesize what they are capable.
The travelers who come to the Philippines are especially naive.
On this news group from Bagui, even though it is full of mocking, arrogant and people that have never gone farther than Angeles city. They do confirm there is Dog Meat being sold in Baguio.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaguioCityPhilippines/messages
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about X-Rays of my Femur in Philippines, On Friday September 4th, 2009 08:38:22 PM
I have dated a Thailand girl for five years, who has worked in two Thailand Hospital as a Pharmacist.
You need to think, Diagnose versus Cure, I need a diagnose, I am tempted to return to Thailand for the cure.
I do not see you capable of separating fact from opinion.... hehehe
By the way, I am not fat, I just make you read it that way to see if you can separate alluded comments from real facts. You are not good at critcal reasoning.
I feel fat at 10 pounds overweight, I am happy to know you truly are a Phlippines insider and know the stereotypes.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Manila Philippines Street Children, On Friday September 4th, 2009 06:05:04 PM
Philippines is one of the most primitive cultures, in primitive cultures men prove to other men they are strong by having babies.
The more babies they have, the stronger other men believe they are....
The Catholic Church wants more Catholics so they can dominate the world and get more money from the primitive Philippine people.
Television is the solution, eventually the Philippines people will copy the people on Television and stop this primitive behaviour.
A primitive culture believes that self-destructive behaviour is valuable, no connection between brain and behaviour. Shame is an incredibly powerful force in the Philippines and nobody uses it, by saying... hey you, you are being stupid by having babies.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Is there Value in Calling a Professional Traveler, On Friday September 4th, 2009 06:21:23 AM
The Real Country is what we remember, I have spent six months of my life in India and somehow you are sayinging you will show me the real India.
Ooops, I went from Mumbai to Goa by train, the went to Hampi then went by bus all the way to the Nepal Border. I stayed in many cities, I took the bus, not the train.
Cheap is the best reason I know to go to India, it is cheap, but truly you want me to stop or I will start talking about what I have seen in India, that I saw nowhere else.... hehehe
I have enough, this is dirty, this is a toilet stories from India to last me two lifetimes.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Damn the Pharmaceutical Companies, On Tuesday September 1st, 2009 04:35:08 PM
Vic the USA system is now Usury Based Health System.
However, this is wrong, the whole country is usury based pricing, and Europe is twice as bad as the USA.
There is justice in a fare days pay for a fare days work, the world now wants as much as they can be clever. It is the pride in being clever that has me concerned, the whole world prides themselves in making money cleverly, not by hard work.
The average person in the world, in 80 percent of the countries makes about 5-10 USA dollars per day, it does not take an economic genius to see the global capital or free enterprise system is going go correct itself.
The USA and Europe will go down and the lower countries will go up, I am all ready buying everything I can NON USA.
I do not own a Korean Car, of Indian, but this is the future,
Mom, it was the job of the UNION to make sure your pension was funded.
I am American, I buy a good value, I make good decisions, and I want the value for the buck. I am just saying, the Pharmaceutical companies are not giving value, they are being clever a the cost of human life.
But so is 90 percent of the USA people, they are getting too much for no work.
20 percent of the population is caught in the vice, the worked, they did their job, they went off and got shot in Vietnam, they did what was normal, but they now suffer.
My life is great, I am an incredibly rich man here in the Philippines, or 80 percent of the planet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usury
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Damn the Pharmaceutical Companies, On Monday August 31st, 2009 10:23:56 PM
Hello John, I am not sure who to angry at the United Auto Workers Union for allowing a contract that somehow stops paying on retired people.
Or the Pharmaceutical Companies, Doctors and Hospitals aided by congress to allow them to just keep sticking it to the consumer.
I believe Social Security, Medicare and Medicai will be there for me, they are serving my parents properly. It is the Union that somehow sold them out, but then again when a company wants 50 dollars per pill everyone stops paying.
Obama may be on the right track, he is going to have to hurt the Pharmaceutical Companies, Doctors, Hospitals and Insurance companies. I do not think he is noble enough to do it, but he wil take a small notch, until his money dries up.
The people of the USA have never ending avarice, everyone somehow is convinced a job, and being a Doctor is job deserves a lot of money. A Doctor should not get wealthy, only owners of business deserve this capacity, more or less everyone along the line votes themselve more money and the consumer pays.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Is there Value in Calling a Professional Traveler, On Monday August 31st, 2009 05:43:47 PM
Philippines versus India... too funny.
Hard to say which country is poorer?
It is easier to avoid the squalor in the Philippines, there are more refuges, but for about 8-10 times the price of India.
Philippines rooms are triple the cost of what it should be for the amount of money it pays it people.
A good room price in the Philippines should be under 600 Pesos. I have AC, Color TV, 24/7 High Speed in my room, with a swimming pool. I pay about that... The trouble in the Philippine is you must continuously manipulate, connive and work for a good price, while in India you just can walk in the room.
Any room, in any country on the planet that says the word "Resort" is often or normally trying to bend you over for some American like prices, trying to say thing are cheap. If you want to go to a resort in the Philippines for islands, my hint is simple, go to Thailand forget the Philippines. Maybe go to Brazil, maybe Sri Lanka, there is always a new beach resort opening somewhere better.
There is nothing easier to find than oceanfront property, it is the people that make a beach fun, I am still looking for a beach with more than one bikini here in Philippines.
However in Goa, I can find many.
I am not a Travel Writers, 99.99 percent of travel writers get paid to talk nice about a place in exchange for a free room. It just sounds like prostitution to me with a different John.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Is there Value in Calling a Professional Traveler, On Monday August 31st, 2009 04:01:17 PM
Backpackers pay more money than tourist, however the tourist pay it all in one week while a backpacker spends double the amount in three to six months.
I spend about 30-50,000 dollars per year on travel.
People are NOT cheap, they need value explained. I suppose I could record conversations with people, then allow them to pay afterwards.
People regularly sit on planes for 20 hours flying to the Philippines. Why pay a 1200 to 2400 dollars for a Plane Ticket from the USA to the Philippines and only spend a week? Yes, the person has to go back to work, but this is in many ways why the Europeans think Americans are stupid. The Europeans take off the month of August and have a real vacation with optimal value for the money.
I started travel after I took a six week vacation to Mexico, to me the idea of going to Mexico for a week was an annoyance, not a vacation.
Jeroen is truly jaded when we talk about this project, he has not bought into it, he does not believe anyone will pay for advice. Then I pay him cash, the cheapest of the cheapest, the king of cheap, ME, pays him cash.
I was a Real Estate Broker for 14 years, in this time I made close to 50,000 dollars in Consultant fees, no sale of property involved, just talking and reports.
I have explained for Jeroen many times, the type of people who can recognize value are great people. They are the rich, the intelligent, the busy, the true movers and shakers of the planet.
When selling something, there is a trigger that a person must pull within the mind of a person, there is a combination of words that helps people understand.
I use the words Homeless, and Perpetual traveler, I never used these two words until about a year ago. I keep trying to say, I travel continuously, but the word perpetual allow people to understand better. Homeless scares them, but also makes them see I do not have a home, so I lose and I win.
I made a 150-200,000 dollars in the USA in one year, I know great money, I made huge amounts of money. I now am making about 30-50,000 per year and living in countries like the Philippines. I am now richer.
If HoboHIdeOut.com continue on it 2-5 percent increase in traffic per week for one year, I will be ungodly wealthy.
I made 100 dollars yesterday while I laid in the sun by the swimming pool and talked to Expats about their views on Drinking, Pataya, Angeles City and all sort of wild and crazy subjects. There is a book called I learned about two days ago from Alan a British Expat called "Cultural Shock Philippines."
http://astore.amazon.com/hoteltrcombookst
Wow, think of all the Men who marry Filipina women, if they just read this book, I think they could save a lifetime of arguments.... hehehe
Chuck, time to grow up, you are an incredibly smart man, use it for good and try to find a place where your brains are appreciated, sitting around belittling or taking the Piss and the Brits say is not utilizing your mind. I appreciate your comments, and know you want to learn how to never go home, but it requires work. Expats do not want to work, they want to know how to get free money.
There is some person right now as we speak who needs a hip replacement in the USA and does not have insurance. Alan this man had his hip replaced here in the Philippines, in a specific hospital, by a specific doctor. I am on the ground in may countries, I can find information that would cost you a plane trip here.
The most valuable commodity on the planet is information.
How may times has a consultant told you what you wanted to hear... hehehe, not what you needed to hear.
I do not care if you like me, hell, I have trouble even caring if I spell correct or have cogent convesations, my soul is not for sale, I can afford to tell you the truth, a rarest of information commodities.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Is there Value in Calling a Professional Traveler, On Monday August 31st, 2009 04:16:30 AM
I have been to India three times, the first time I spent about 4-5 months there, then one time in Mumbai and the other time in Delhi. My chief techie is from India and has worked for me for five years. I daily hear or know about India... this comment is hilarious of yours.
I really appreciate your comment, this is an extremely great reason people could or should call me, so they can learn the real truths about India. However, this is also a big truth, the country is huge, not easy to just stereotype.
I will always remember the owner of the Lions Inn or something in Varanasi, he said,
"I can never leave India it is a big question mark?"
India is the champ of the cheap traveler, there are 1000's of backpackers in India living on 1-3 dollars per day. It is the cheapest country I know on planet earth for travelers.
... hmm, Never leave the resort, pay a lot, stay in the resort... hehehe
Thanks for doing that India logic, this king of stuff is always appreciated, but I am 100 percent sure that India is the find-a-god, smoke-cheap-dope, and live on less than 5 dollar country of the planet.
It is also can weave a line of noise a mile long that sells beautiful people down the primrose path of tourist craziness.
Palolem Beach in Goa was in the past one of the most beautiful beaches on the planet, I hear they did the India thing to it.
Thanks
Andy, a conversation is easier to understand nuances.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Philippines Man Says Work for Your Own Country, On Sunday August 30th, 2009 10:11:34 PM
Tigas ng ulo
I have been trying my best to surmise why Philippines or the more primitive culture somehow evade or do not use common sense.
Decision making weighs or pulls from factor that are often irrelevant to me, however somehow have great relevancy to the person.
Sort of a Macho, death before dishonor, or I will be stupid and demand to be stupid and you are supposed to look the other way. I am truly smart, even though you call me stupid, it truly is circular, there is a never ending level of excuses.
Fun stuff
Pride, false pride or just plain stupidity, it not important to understand each person I meet. I try to not look for consistency in people.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Is there Value in Calling a Professional Traveler, On Sunday August 30th, 2009 06:07:22 PM
I need a 24/7 connection to do these types of projects, this is why I am doing here in the Philippines.If you have a problem then click here to write me:
http://www.hobotraveler.com/helpcenter/contact/
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Chili at VFW Post 9892, Bauang, La Union Philippines, On Friday August 28th, 2009 01:15:17 PM
You are not waiting, you are leaving, and I should not need to be enlightend to find this better side.
There is the Sin of False Pride rampant.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Philippines I Refuse to Grow Old, On Thursday August 27th, 2009 09:50:00 PM
The desire to be big fish in a little pond syndrome, or the Peter Pan principal, I think the Alpha Males left after WW II.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Roast Pig Rotisserie Bauang Philippines, On Thursday August 27th, 2009 04:33:36 PM
Anthony Bourdain, I am finally understanding American food culture.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Bourdain
(I put up food post to give the normal person something to think about.)
Anthony Michael "Tony" Bourdain (born June 25, 1956) is an American author and chef. He is well known for his 2000 book, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, and is the host of Travel Channel's culinary and cultural adventure program Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.
A 1978 graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and a 28-year veteran of professional kitchens,[1] Bourdain is currently a "Chef-at-Large" whose home base is Brasserie Les Halles,[2] where he was executive chef for many years.
Biography
Bourdain was born in New York City but grew up in Leonia, New Jersey. Bourdain has French ancestry on his father's side his paternal grandfather immigrated to New York from France following World War I.[3] Bourdain attended Vassar College, and graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 1978. Currently, Bourdain is honorary Chef-at-Large of Brasserie Les Halles, where he held the title of executive chef for nearly a decade. When he is not traveling, Bourdain lives in Manhattan.
Bourdain married his high-school girlfriend, Nancy Putkoski, in the 1980s, and they remained together for two decades before divorcing Bourdain has cited the irrevocable changes that come from traveling widely as the cause of the split.[4] He currently lives with his second wife, Ottavia Busia. Together, they have one daughter, Ariane, born on April 9, 2007 the couple wed on April 20, 2007.[5]
Culinary training and career
In Kitchen Confidential, Bourdain describes how his love of food was kindled in France — when he tried his first oyster on an oyster fisherman's boat as a youth while on a family vacation. Later, while attending Vassar College, he worked in the seafood restaurants of Provincetown, Massachusetts, which sparked his decision to pursue cooking as a career. Bourdain graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 1978, and went on to run various restaurant kitchens in New York City — including the Supper Club, One Fifth Avenue, and Sullivan's — culminating in the position of executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles beginning in 1998. Brasserie Les Halles is based in Manhattan, with additional locations in Miami and, at the time of Bourdain's tenure, Washington, D.C. and Tokyo, Japan.
Writing
Bourdain gained immediate popularity from his 2000 New York Times bestselling book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly. The book is a witty and rambunctious exposé of the hidden and darker side of the culinary world, and is a memoir of Bourdain's professional life as well.
Bourdain subsequently wrote two more New York Times bestselling nonfiction books: A Cook's Tour (2001), an exotic account of his food and travel exploits across the world, written in conjunction with his first television series and The Nasty Bits (2006), another collection of exotic, provocative, and humorous anecdotes and essays mainly centered around food. Bourdain's additional books include Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook the culinary mysteries Bone in the Throat and Gone Bamboo a hypothetical historical investigation, Typhoid Mary: An Urban Historical and No Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach.
Bourdain's articles and essays have appeared many places, including in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Observer, Gourmet, Maxim, Esquire (UK), Scotland on Sunday, The Face, Food Arts, Limb by Limb, BlackBook, The Independent, Best Life, the Financial Times, and Town and Country. On the Internet, Bourdain's blog for Season 3 of Top Chef[6] was nominated for a Webby Award for best Blog – Cultural/Personal in 2008.[7]
Television
Kitchen Confidential, Bourdain's racy memoir, garnered so much acclaim that he was offered his own food and world-travel
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about PHILIPPINES WEDDING TEST, On Thursday August 27th, 2009 05:58:40 AM
William sent another joke, truly good...
Somebody got it right!
Regardless of your political persuasion,
I love the sentiment here!
We must limit politicians to two terms: one in office and one in jail.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Shipping to Philippines Cheaply Travel Tip, On Wednesday August 26th, 2009 07:10:02 PM
I tapped into a Baguio "Insiders" newsgroup, a great source for Philippines questions.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaguioCityPhilippines/
A response, they aer like a club, you must find them...
Andy,
Balikbayan literally means "returning Filipino" and the use of a "balikbayan
box" is a marketing ploy used in the US to entice Filipinos (and others) to
use a shipping company's services to send goods back to the Philippines.
There are dozens of shipping companies offering these services, over 50 of
them in the San Francisco, California area alone. A few of the better known
companies are Forex, Willex, Bayoni and LBC.
Each company has it's own operation. There is nothing special about these
boxes. Each shipper uses his "standard" sizes and there are no weight
limits. They are typically about 2' cubed. Many of these companies have
made prior agreements with Customs not to ship cameras and electronics or
any other kind of dutiable goods or contraband. Even so, Customs does
inspect a sampling of these boxes at their POE.
Amount of goods shipped are limited only by the size of the shipper's
"standard" box. Depending upon company and location in the US the cost will
range from US$60 to over US$120. They will take about 30 days from the west
coast and again, depending upon company, will deliver in the Philippines to
the door or to a nearby location. A couple of the shippers will even take a
photo of your box being delivered.
Unfortunately, there haven't been any like services for packages going the
other way.
Ron
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Tobacco Photos in Philippines, On Wednesday August 26th, 2009 05:10:41 PM
Mom, your question are the same as mine, simple to know why, I am your son. However, as you son, I also have great manners.
Here is a list of cultural manners, I wrote in September of 2001 in Belgium.
But let me say and you feel this, how would you feel if a rich man walked in to your factory from say Germany, took out a camera that cost more than a years wages and took many photos. Then the person starts to ask many questions in a foreign language.
Would you feel uncomfortable, how many question could the RICH German ask before you felt uncomfortable?
I have good manner, and soon after I start taking photos of people who do not speak the same language or have incredibly less money than me, they start to think....
"He is making fun of us."
I am not, but too many questions is an insult in any culture.
The person asking question is controlling the conversation, the coffee girls the next day were a lot easier, I could allow them to control the conversation. But if they do not speak my language, this lady spoke a language like Tagalog, but not Tagalog.
CULTURAL MANNERS
The newsletter:
http://www.hobotraveler.com/newsletterhobo048.php
The cultural manners cleaned up:
http://www.hobotraveler.com/newslettercuturalmanners.shtml
I have to make a friend of the lady before I get to invade her life, this takes time, something a tourist never has and I seldom have time to become friends.
Here is good story I wrote in Lome Togo, explaining how an old lay with extreme good self esteem taught me some words.
http://www.hobotraveler.com/2007/06/agpe-popcorn-learning-togo-ewe-language.html
Thanks Mom,
I guess we will both keep feeling and learning until we die. I will try, but do not expect much, hard to continue on the same path daily.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Sciatica is a Doomsday Diagnose, On Tuesday August 25th, 2009 11:50:58 PM
Dr Acacio cost about 10 dollars for 15 minutes, I want to hire her for a physical therapist for the whole hour and get rid of the flunkies. This is an education problem and we need the same teacher with above average brain.
English spoken by the people giving the therapy is sub-standard and annoying.
Note, Chuck ... please explain the insiders term "Cheap Charlie."
I truly do not know.
I think I want to be a Cheap Charlie, I call myself a Hobo, I want the thieves to rob you big spender and leave me alone. Plus the truly nice people are nice to cheap people.
I will continue tipping 5 pesos and continue not tipping outside the VFW.
I never tip, nobody on planet tips, just the first world, and this is so they do not have pay their help.
TIP
To
Insure
Promptness.
Does that truly work in the Philippines. I tip just because they brought the food and remembered. Same Same but different.
Cheap rooms are only found by walking around, the Lonely Planet is evolving to be the next Frommers and being purchased by BBC guarantees it.
Flashpackers are dominating my world, please leave.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Amazon.com Monetization Experiments, On Tuesday August 25th, 2009 05:40:18 PM
Amazon.com problems so far.
1. A few emails sent to readers bounced because a malware or filter that stops emails thought the Amazon link was spam.
The reader does not know they never got the email... funny.
I think they offer frames, frames are the kiss of death for SEO sometimes as is AJAX.
GOOD
I am making a page of products I recommend.
http://astore.amazon.com/hoteltrcombookst
Fun, truly nice to have a 24/7 connection, I could actually fix links and make money if I did not travel.. hehehe
Hmm, misrepresented, I am making about 70 dollars per day right now and this is a three year low, I am trying to drive it back up over 100.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Shoot the Messenger a Writer, On Monday August 24th, 2009 06:25:44 PM
I do not argue with God, and for sure I only pay attention to the good God.
I immediately finished this post, then went to moderate a new comment, it was made on this post.
http://www.hobotraveler.com/2008/02/brown-skin-become-white-skin.html
Ironic coincidence is the only proof of God. Then again to search for proof is the absence of faith.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Shoot the Messenger a Writer, On Monday August 24th, 2009 06:25:39 PM
I do not argue with God, and for sure I only pay attention to the good God.
I immediately finished this post, then went to moderate a new comment, it was made on this post.
http://www.hobotraveler.com/2008/02/brown-skin-become-white-skin.html
Ironic coincidence is the only proof of God. Then again to search for proof is the absence of faith.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Amazon.com Monetization Experiments, On Monday August 24th, 2009 04:53:16 PM
Trenta stay home, you have zero ability to intuitiively understand people. This makes you a great target for theft, you will be robbed.If you cannot understand motive, intent and probability of comments you are hopelessly a sap.
You want a person to talk perfect, I mix it up between absolutes and reality. I am just like travel, not predictable, but I am real, real people do not make absolute comments.
I am a perpetual traveler, I never stay in one place longer than about 2-3 months. I also do not go home, this means.
"I do not go home to stay."
Yes, I go home to visit.
Please stay home, you are the type person I hate in the USA or Europe.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Disabled American Veterans in Philippines, On Monday August 24th, 2009 05:43:15 AM
Hoz, I have a Charlie Foxtrot diagnose.
You are Filipino, I would hope you understand your own culture...
HOZ SAID,
"It seems to me you are second guessing the doctors. You have a diagnosis, you have a course of treatment, which you decided to discontinue because of transportation difficulties.
Damn right I am not just going to trust a Doctor. I know my body and can go to places like Iraq, Africa and the Philippines because I can judge people great.
I say I have a nodule, or cyst, they keep saying to me this is not the problem.
Espinosa the Neural guy sends me to MRI
I get the MRI, they say I have a bulge impinging on nerve.
They send me to Doctor Chiu, the Orthopedic Doctor.
Doctor Chiu makes me do many movements with my body and says if you have this, then you cannot do these exercises.
I go to Doctor Acacio the Physical Therapist who now says I have Piriformis, why, because I said I think I have Piriformis Syndrome.
They want to give me Ultrasound and other ways to get pain to stop.
I do not give a crap about the pain,
I need a solution I can do anywhere, not in a Physical Therapy office, the person who they wanted to give me Therapy did not speak English, that would be educational.
Doctor Chiu does not know what Piriformis Syndrome is, and if he does, he does not understand my English, but this is not important, I do.
Acacio does, and she is the solution, not the diagnose, but she does not give me Therapy, some 200 peso per day person does, who is he or she?
I went today to get an X-ray, I got it.
This is not the best of the best Doctors, this is the Philippines, this is not Saint Lukes, this is the San Fernando Hospital in boom F, Egypt Philippines.
The last thing a person should ever do in the Philippine is just trust a Philippines person.
I am told that daily by expat, if not twice daily.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Disabled American Veterans in Philippines, On Monday August 24th, 2009 05:24:59 AM
I have not said or done anything wrong, I do not apologize for my writing.
Maybe I use the wrong numbers, not the wrong theories.
100 percent is 2673.00
Add that with any Social Security or Pension and they may be at 6000 per month.
These men are the same as any other men.I thank them and appreciate their sacrifice.
I have been to Iraq, I have seen the wars, I have learned what is needed learned about the Global situation. War will always exist, and somebody will always die.
Callous, no this is reality.
I hope they all enjoy their lives
If a Vet cannot accept reality of war, then who can...
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Amazon.com Monetization Experiments, On Sunday August 23rd, 2009 07:58:34 PM
One of my better tips, weighing the moral obligations of life, does a hotel need to supply toilet paper, should I hoard the stuff because the hotel does not care.
The Hotel was owned by a Swiss Guy, however the Thailand people were not concerned.
Life is not simple, but it is amusing.
Chuck, you have an overwhelming amount of brain wavelength, the amount of data going through the pipe is good.
Thanks for keeping my readers totally confused, incapable of having a clear thought, this is life, confusing and and amusing.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Disabled American Veterans in Philippines, On Sunday August 23rd, 2009 07:51:38 PM
Thanks JD for the clarification, I appreciate your sacrifice.
Note, I get zero money or disability, I must earn enough money to pay for my problems. hehehe
I am wandering, if I got this medical treatment inside the USA, the Insurance companies would all have records. I suppose one great reason to come over to the Philippines is to keep the known problems off the books.
I made the choice to ride the motorcycle, I took the risk, I am paying the price today as I did when I got to walk around on my armpits for a year. (Crutches)
My goal in the post was to allow an American Veteran to know there is another choice, another option than to pay the high cost of living in the USA.
There is a "buy American" or "use American" mentality that prevails even with my Factory Worker, Factory Union Worker Mother and Family.
Truthfully, in my do good for the world mentality, the last thing I want to do is buy American to help the planet earth. I want to distribute the money to the poor countries like the Philippines.
I on the other hand give only 5 pesos as a tip at the VFW restaurant, these people need to remember they are in the Philippines, when they lose their job because all the VETS die, they need to live within the real society.
Fun stuff, but not as simple as being a patriot American.
Spend your money wisely, do not overpay, making the best use of your money is the free enterprise system at work. The Doctors in the USA need to compete with the Doctors in the Philippines to keep them from gouge collecting money.
Hmm, maybe the insurance companies can send people to the Philippines.
Thanks JD
I encourage the down to earth, good people of the planet to come to the Philippines and help another country change their culture.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Philippines Love I Can Still Recognize, On Sunday August 23rd, 2009 05:57:50 PM
Brian, in my opinion, less than 1 in 10,000 webmasters have the ability to understand SEO - Search Engine Optimization.I gave Frank a bone because I know he incredibly smart and is a critical thinker.
Brian, ignore what you read.
But try to understand, google.com chooses the ads, not me.Truly you need to ignore my explanation targeted towards Frank or for fun go search for the word Troll on HoboTraveler.com.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Philippines Love I Can Still Recognize, On Sunday August 23rd, 2009 03:32:24 PM
Frank, this is called relevant or contextual advertising.
My goal when writing is to weave together a combination of words that infer, innuendo and relate to one topic. I do not have to be blunt the combination of words adds up the sum meaning of that topic.
The more relevant the ads to a page, the more money I make
Google.com this huge database that learns, it knows that when a person says words like girl, cheat, men, then readers at bar in comments, the sum total means wife.
Fuzzy logic, but I understand, I know this is clouded in grey, but I understand and can use it.
Simple though, my post was about the idea.
Something good is simple to understand, when it becomes complicated it is not.
Same as the Bible, bring things into the light, while evil sleeps in the dark.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Chili at VFW Post 9892, Bauang, La Union Philippines, On Sunday August 23rd, 2009 07:06:11 AM
Culturally the Philippines is similar to Africa, they are all waiting for another country to come and fix them. The world no longer goes to other countries and try to take over, they allow countries to do as they wish.
All is rather hopeless until the Philippines people stop having babies, even africa has a handle on this and are living in better conditions than the Philippines.
They are happy, and this is great.
In a primitive culture, when a hotel is not making money, they raise the cost of a room. They do not become more competitive. The Philippine continues to want to be the same as the USA, and it is truly a poor Asian country with a lot of enclaves of Rich Filipinos and Trailer Trash Rich Americans and Aussies.
Agriculture is one of the few things they do good.
The goal of the people is not to improve, the goal is to leave.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Chili at VFW Post 9892, Bauang, La Union Philippines, On Friday August 21st, 2009 07:51:45 PM
Hoz, please try to empathize with three main writing themes, this is a BUSINESS, I am in the Business of Travel Internet pages
1. TOP BACKPACKER
I have to admit I am one of the top travelers on the planet, I am one of the voices of the Backpacker, not the tourist. What I say sometime is taking literal and can get people in trouble.
2. HOBO THEME
I have a Hobo theme, this is a ragged, devil be cared, do not care person.
3. TRAVEL WRITER
I am a writer.
I would be negligent to deny I am classified as these things, whether true or untrue in the political correct mindless view of readers, I am defined as this.
4. AMERICAN
You keep trying to promote the good part of the Philippines.
I am also trying to do this, but I am telling the audience, you will have to walk through some crap to get there, and it is worth it.
99 percent of Backpacker avoid the Philippines and I advise them to do so, this place is triple the price of normal BACKPACK countries. I am more a Backpacker than a Tourist, I go for years, you Hoz come and visit, you are not going to pay 1000's of fat earned dollars for a normal trip, you are want the best piece of pie.
ROLLING with the PUNCHES
Funny shit, truly hilarious, if there is one thing I have proven more than any human on planet earth, I can handle the crap that other cultures deal out. I have been moving perpetually for over 11 years, almost 12 and have no desire to stop. I do not station in one country, I move at least every 2 months to another city, I am one of the only people on the planet that has not given up.
I have people tell me to give up, I think this is too stupid for words, this is who I am, I cannot give up, this is me.
Sadly, you are trying to induce me to be a typical Travel Writer who paints a load of crap and cliches on a canvas, says the world is nice, poor people are good people who did not get a chance and all the other assine noise. I cannot stand to read Travel Writers or Bloggers, they have a genetic propensity to lie.
The Philippines is a rare and beautiful flower wrapped in a bulletproof covering of pig crap. Sadly the only tourist friendly place in this country is Angeles City.
If you accept this country is encased in corruption, babies, crap, Filipino people who act incredibly stupid and say incredibly stupid things, this is an. Then you are ready to come and enjoy the place.
They have killed 100 Journalist here, this is a statement of how you think Hoz, the Philippines people are good, but they also want to hide behind excuses.
I love the happy girls here, the cleaning lady said hello sir. I do not get this in most countries, I just get ignored.
The Prime Directive of travel is to enjoy ourselves, there is no righteous path by enjoying the culture or tourist destinations, this is following another persons dream.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Lockerbie Bomber Released, On Friday August 21st, 2009 07:09:46 PM
Religions desire to the same goals as a cult, the Islamic religion achieves this goal better than other religions. Sadly, there is no freedom of religions, I am good man, I know this, I do not feel guilty.
By the way, all you Catholics need to have just one more baby, one more to make sure their are tons of missionaries.
As you say, "Thai Club,"
First Rule of Thai Club
Andy Graham of HoboTraveler.com, not Andy, but Andy Graham
Truly sad that the good Gods somehow got involved in all this, you would think they would be able to choose their friend better. I think this is Gods big laugh, allowing us all to try to separate good people from bad, knowing the road is long and narrow like a razors edge, too many are cut.. hehehe
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Lockerbie Bomber Released, On Friday August 21st, 2009 06:49:22 PM
I do not care if a country sells a prisoner, I just think they need to tell the public the price that was paid, how much value we received for this.
They need to smear the government of Libya, diminish their sense of power.
I do not see the Scottish or British culture as significantly different than the USA culture. This is cultural, something I would consider myself an expert on.
We allowed this man to go free, I do not care, it is the USA culture that allowed this crap to happen. This is an insult to very American Soldier that gave his or her life to protect this culture.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Chili at VFW Post 9892, Bauang, La Union Philippines, On Friday August 21st, 2009 04:25:17 PM
Hoz, I think you are a Filipino American. This means you are NOT a White person, your ability to enjoy the Philippines is 80 percent different than mine. Generally I believe you want to avoid looking or admitting the true essence of your culture.
I understand the desire to say you are American, but this is politically correct, my family has been in the USA for 250 years, I do not relate to any other culture than the USA one. You relate, understand and know the Philippines culture, you are half Filipino and this is good, not bad.
You come here to see the good right of the top.
I do this too, but have a huge problem know how to avoid the crap.
When you read about some annoyance, I was not able to avoid it.
It is highly possible I have been to more places in the Philippine than you, I just do not list them all our.
Palawan, Cebu, Mindanao, Pagudpud, Subic, Vigan. Quezon, San Fernando, La Union and many cities around all these location.
I am positive I have been to more places than the other whites I know or meet. They do not have any desire to visit the country as does the majority of the tourist on the planet. If a person made a list of five places they wanted to visit on planet earth, only 1 in a 1000 would write down the Philippines. This is quite obvious, there are almost zero tourist in this country.
Funny part, it should be on their list, but truly the tourist industry here in the Philippines is one of the stupidest on the planet.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Chili at VFW Post 9892, Bauang, La Union Philippines, On Friday August 21st, 2009 04:15:49 PM
There is little empathy for other people on the planet. The saying,
"Walk a mile in another persons shoes."
This is the ideal, however just is noise, people do not even try.
Comments on this Travel Journal are incredibly revealing of how people empathize with the world.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Swimming Pool Fungus Cure, On Thursday August 20th, 2009 01:17:21 PM
What is the Fungus pill name? I will try to find out, maybe a reader will type in the name.
I took ONE pill per week for four weeks.
This must be potent, I was told not to take it longer, and that it can cause liver damage.
I think it is a low level poison that kills the fungus, but then again is poison the human just too low to kill you.
Fungus as I understand gets into your blood stream, the creams will not stop it, just put it in remission. I now use Nizoral soap once a month.
http://www.nizoral.com/
Note, you cannot get this in the USA without a prescription, however I can buy across the counter in Thailand.
I suppose it is good for dandruff also.
But, I presently have what may be a light fungus inside my ears, I am trying to waterlog my ears in the swimming pool to allow the chlorine to kill the fungus or put deep into remission.
The photo of the fungus above is maybe a scar, I am not sure it goes away just because you kill the fungus. I think a good tan will make it dilute in color.
Hope this helps, I will ask my Thailand girlfriend who is a pharmacist the name of the fungus pills.
Thanks
Andy in the Philippines 2009
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Stopped Physical Therapy in Philippines, On Wednesday August 19th, 2009 09:14:27 PM
A nice Indiana guy is a soft target for clever girls. I have my are-you-a-prostitute-meter on high. If a women starts to talk to me, looks, enters my world, I am suspect. The way a girl words a sentence tell me their motivations.
I want nice, happy people and girls in my life who are not preoccupied with either money or status.
When I am in the USA my P Meter goes crazy, the girls want something, they are not just having fun.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Stopped Physical Therapy in Philippines, On Wednesday August 19th, 2009 08:07:00 PM
Dubai, Dubai, Singapore, Singapore, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Japan, Japan, Korea, Korea.
Slavery is about having a person between a rock and a hard spot.
You are way off base Scott.
The women sign up to become cleaning ladies, they go to these countries listed above. The law allows their emplorer to get them thrown out of country, in big trouble with the law. The famly enslave the poor dumb girl or man.
Trust me on this, these young beautiful girls put nose rings in the men of the planet, they are having millions of dollars sent here, they are clever, and for sure it is not slavery. Dubai, Dubai.
THIS EMAIL WAS SENT TO ME TODAY, - Ironic Coincidence
RAPE on Planes
Actually there are a lot of Saudi rape and abuse cases reported in newspapers. Their govt. will protect their own citizens and
usually turn a blind eye towards the victims (foreigners) or even jail them for supposedly making false accusations. So, stay the same.
The most horrific incident has recently occurred on a Emirates Airlines and the culprits have gotten away with it. The worst thing about
this case is that this is the 4th case to have happened on this airline.
During the Christmas of 2005, Emirates Airline made its regular flight from Dubai to Manila. However, 4 hours into the flight, most
passengers were sleeping or dozing off. A man approached a lady who was alone and asked her to assist his child in the bathroom.
Not thinking much the lady followed the gentleman to the rear of the plane. Immediately she was grabbed by the mans 3 accomplices
who immediately gagged and taped her mouth and then went on to rape her in the back area of the craft while 2 kept watch, 2 others
molested and raped her.
After they had all had a turn, they forced her to drink a drug laced drink and escorted her to her seat. She had knocked off until she
arrived in manila by which time the 4 men had disembarked and gotten away.
This is a repeat case of the same thing that happened on a flight from Dubai to Mumbai on a Emirates airline.
The Emirates staff are aware of this but when the staff have some suspicion of some incident taking place they make it a
point to avoid going to the back of the plane. This is the 4th case to take place on Emirates airline.
However the worst case of a rape victim on a emirates flight was when a flight from Bangkok to Dubai .. The lady was not
only raped on flight but she was taken thru immigration into Dubai and raped for several days and then later on sold to the
underground.
Please pass this on to all females who travel alone.
PAULINE HIDALGO LAZARO
Marketing Officer
PHILIPPINE TOURISM OFFICE (Overseas Office)
400 Orchard Road , 13-08
Orchard Towers
Singapore 238875
Tel: (65) 6738-7165
Fax: (65) 6738-2604
Mobile : (65) 9863-4955
Email (Yahoo): pauline_lazaro AT yahoo.com.sg
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Tricycle Taxis are Hated in Philippines, On Wednesday August 19th, 2009 07:57:57 PM
I love the trikes, however, only after I know the locals price and stop negotiating with the Philippine people... hehehe
However, these vehicles should be banned outside the city limits.
Now, that is a huge problem, normally a mayor will extend the city limits for miles so he or she can tax.
Second problem, a city never ends in the Philippines. It is hard to see an open field from La Union all the way to Angeles City.
I guess I need to go to the Mountains, - Life in a 300 people per square kilometer country....
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Philippines Love I Can Still Recognize, On Wednesday August 19th, 2009 07:40:04 PM
Hello, as my smile returns, Bob Segar sings
- Traveling Man -
Those are the memories that makes me a wealthy soul.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se4tvTDS9Wc
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Stopped Physical Therapy in Philippines, On Wednesday August 19th, 2009 05:30:52 PM
Happiness is simple, a person needs to do more things in a day that makes them happy than things that makes them depressed.
If a person is happy with a hot pad, so be it.
If a person like emu oil, so be it.
I personally think the Vitamin D and the lying in the sun by the swimming pool makes me happy. There is also a vanity situation, if I lose 20 pounds, get tan, sun bleached hair, I will feel younger and more in control of my self.
I think on a very simple level, many men would feel good going to Angeles City. There is nothing better for the self-esteemed than the perceived love of another person.
PERCEIVED, many men cannot differentiate between real and paid for love. I find this aspect of the Philippines intriguing, there are men who feel enabled and powerful because they purchased love.
It is like purchasing a SUV or sports car, many people feel powerful.
I think if I purchased a red Lamborghini I would get a self-esteem rush. In the end I need accomplishments more than purchase.
However, I am the abnormal person, in reality the trip to Angeles City for most men would do more for their self esteem than getting a completion high. The public, the rabble, the proletariot, the general group of people mulling around the planet are easily sastisfied.
I think love is about understanding, I think of a song by Todd Rundgren.
- she loves me in a way I can still recognize -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQgBKUhExzk
Good luck, do not lose the plot.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Stopped Physical Therapy in Philippines, On Wednesday August 19th, 2009 04:05:57 PM
Sciatica, an inflammation, the way you use the word is clarification. I am trying to learn how to stop inflammation.
Aspirin, I do not know if this is better than Ibuprofen?
I stopped the therapy because the trip to Lorma Hospital caused inflammation.
Moving closer is of course a good solution, however to find a hotel that keeps my stress levels down is a bigger problem. I know of one hotel that is close to the Lorma Hospital and will go interview it. I have a business, I need Internet in my room, plus 90 percent of the knowledge I have is from the Internet, not from the doctors.
Two months to get results? I suspect you are correct, and each person is different, I cut my pain in half just by stretching.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Doctors Mom Mike and Chris, On Tuesday August 18th, 2009 08:02:58 PM
Yes, this is all my opinion, and I do edit my thoughts to make anyone happy. This is the reason people read my blog, to find the truth without the crap.
Website are about 90 percent misreprentation, my writing will always irritate readers, it does not fit into the stereotype the readers expect. If you read my writing, you are forced to think and feel...
Oops, I am sorry, this is the goal of writing.
Disagree jerks, but think, do not be fat, stupid slugs.
I am living a life less normal, this is not a pipe dream, it does mean you have to walk on a different side of the road than most people. I live a simple life, I call it crap when I see crap, I call it work when it is work, and I am not trying to make friends out of the world. I have no plans to love by all people, this would mean I was a liar.
Andy.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Doctors Mom Mike and Chris, On Tuesday August 18th, 2009 05:35:53 PM
Hello,
I am in the Philippines.
I sometimes am in Thailand.
These types of comments are on topic and typical of travelers or tourist who come to these countries. I allow more of this crap when in these two countries because I would not want YOU to come here by accident thinking different.
I want you to know what to expect.
Chuck is the champion of wrapping wisdom inside a pig ear, although I am think on this particular point he was way over the edge.
I moderate under two major delete notions, you will get deleted if:
1. Profanity.
2. You are trying to provoke me to be angry.
3. Blatant attempts to advertise a link without adding any good comments.
Saying - Your site is great... hehehe, then putting in the link, they do not lend to the discussion.
Other than that, I normally let them fly.
Hey, I feel great, I got him to stop referring to the Boys dressed like Girls, and now he is contributing more and winding people up less. Wisdom is not always pretty.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Manila Philippines Street Children, On Monday August 17th, 2009 09:09:00 PM
Religions are regulated by governments.
Governments are regulated by religions.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Diagnosing Sciatica in Philippines, On Monday August 17th, 2009 03:32:39 PM
I was in a motorcycle accident 30 years ago, I broke my Fermur in four places and have had small numbness in the left side ever since.
I am 100 percent sure this is exacerbating my sciatica nerve problems and also causes me a headache with the doctors. For some reason they refuse to touch the problem areas and will not feel to the huge knot in my femur.
I forced the Physical therapist hand on the nodule or cycst yesterday because she could not find it..
The doctors are not collecting information well, it was impossible in the Thailand language to force them to do their job. However, here in the Philippines I can force them through their mental gaps.
Yes, an extremely bad accident that broke my femur is effecting this sitution.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Diagnosing Sciatica in Philippines, On Sunday August 16th, 2009 06:59:05 AM
I would not call this affordable, it is affordable to a person from the USA, however not affordable to the people who live in the Philippines.
I am an extremely wealthy and rich man in the Philippines.
I cannot afford medical treatment in my own country, the USA.
We are entering an age of global economics which will probably turn rich countries into poor countries, and poor countries into rich. Truly the price of medical care in the developed world is overpriced.
Andy HoboTraveler.com
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Yahoo Mail Problem 2009, On Friday August 14th, 2009 04:07:49 PM
I do not like Firefox, however do like Chrome. I just checked and Chrome has finally made autocomplete work in Yahoo mail. I have not made Chrome my default browser and see if it works.
I did learn this, if I closed Explorer, then reopened it stopped for awhile... maybe.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about MRI in Philippines Hospital, On Friday August 14th, 2009 01:21:10 PM
10 Dollars per doctor visit here in the Philippine has me encouraged, I can continue to tap into the collective intelligence until I find answers.
I truly believe all medicine is about trial and error, slowly we check off all possible problems and hope to narrow in on the one real problem.
I keep thinking to myself, a doctor should be a great mechanic on his or her car, if they cannot repair their car, a rather simple machine, I feel it may be hopeless to help me repair my body.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Yahoo Mail Problem 2009, On Friday August 14th, 2009 12:38:16 PM
I have the HP laptop with Vista, I think I am fully loaded, this is truly a problem.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Angeles City Blue Boar Inn, On Friday August 14th, 2009 12:32:43 PM
I talked yesterday with Harry the Horse and will return in about 3-4 weeks to do a video interview with him.
I think Tick has sold the bar and moved back to the USA, there is some question about his health also.
I am dropping off my Thai girlfriend, this occupies my brain, it will be better if I return and interview a few people. I wanted to know the conditions here, and now I know, all is easy and convenient.
Andy Graham
HoboTraveler.com in Angeles City, August 2009
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about I Need a Predictable Environment, On Friday August 14th, 2009 11:44:23 AM
My life has been out of balance for the last 6-8 months, I spend two months in Central and South America and then 4-5 months in East Africa. Then one miserable month in Thailand, I do not tally well the amount of time out of balance, but I know I am seeking people around me who are stable.
People are always the problem, and my girlfriend assisted in making my live miserable in Thailand. Her life was out of balance, she has quit the job that was destroying our friendship.
I am slowly forgiving her, and I suppose she is slowly forgiving me for not living in Thailand and traveling the majority of the year.
I have made the decisions to not allow bad or lower cultural behavior to rule my life, and / or to be tolerant of it.
Example: Lying to save face.
Example: Her not talking to me in front of Thai people because the culture is racist against Farang.
Generally if you look at foreigners who marry in other countries, they do not collect their friends from the groups of available locals. They have expats from Western countries as their friends. They are living in a country and more or less brought along their friends.
Expats often are close to sociopath in guilt or love aspects, they are capable of feeling guilt or love, it is not required that you show love, commitment or to care when you live outside your home country. I on the other hand know my family and friends and I never tried to divorce them, I try to keep them.
I am still a patriate, I am not an expatriate.
I am not sure whether a person should make a decision whether they like or dislike another person. I dislike certain behaviours of my Girlfriend. I have told her, I have no patience for you right now, I am burnt out.
Example: I do not want to talk patiently with a person who does not speak English fluently. I do not wish to tolerate when she does not understand and does not tell me. I am tired of working so hard to communicate.
I just need time to allow my mind to plays all the files into their proper files. I call this the gobblygoop factor.
http://www.hobotraveler.com/newstips120insert.shtml
I am abnormal in my honesty, I do not macho out and pretend I am perfect. I know this hiding of my feelings will not lead me to Nirvana or some higher level of self-actualization on Maslows scale.
I need to be honest, I am fully cognizant though that readers are not my personal friends, they hide behind layers of anonymity as i also do.
I have many friends, I will sit on Skype for the next month and all all of them, regain the levels of intimacy I need.
Talking and admitting who we is considered a weakness or a problem in almost all cultures, it is my great strength. A person with secrets will have their secrets used against them, I am well by how secret I am, not by being private
Thanks
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about I Need a Predictable Environment, On Thursday August 13th, 2009 12:50:04 PM
Going in a diner to eat is not a day, it is one hour of 24 hours.
People focus on one day, while I focus on the whole year. I spend 4-5 months in East Africa and before that two months in Pucallpa, Peru. I spent almost 6-8 months immersed in other cultures with zero interaction with Americans.
I am one of the few travelers who actually is immersed for months in a culture, most never leave their cultures. If you studied travelers going to Kenya, you will see the majority hang around Nairobi to guarantee conversations. I never stayed in Nairobi.
Philippines, I just went to Nagudpud with a Thailand girl, there were no expats there, or in Vigan, I was immersed in Thailand culture and Philippines culture.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about I Need a Predictable Environment, On Wednesday August 12th, 2009 07:49:58 PM
Traveler Versus Tourist needs to be defined by comparing and contrasting.
http://www.hobotraveler.com/travelervstourist.shtml
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Avoids Cheating, On Tuesday August 11th, 2009 02:16:47 AM
Max, that is great idea, I will try it, truly an inspiration. Couch surfing would allow me to live free, however maybe I do not like the person. With your strategy I would already like the cleaning person and it would be fun.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Avoids Cheating, On Monday August 10th, 2009 04:45:43 PM
Hoz, does Max Restaurant serve Filipino food, we went in their for breakfast and was confused by the menu. Gai has eaten Philippine food three times in Vigan because she wants vegetables and rice. However, there is no names on the food, it is not easy to learn the names of foods or get explanations.
I guess we could find some names on the internet, then go search for it.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Avoids Cheating, On Saturday August 8th, 2009 10:43:49 PM
Northridge Resort called us, this was very nice of them, we are in Laoag. They was worried we coming today as I told them. They said very windy and the Hotel has no power, the weather here in Philippine is rainy and threatening typhoons. August 9, 2009. Andy of HoboTraveler.com
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Avoids Cheating, On Saturday August 8th, 2009 08:38:02 PM
Student nurses, I would also recommend this as a way of finding nice girls.
Thanks Jd,
Andy and Thai Girl now in Laoag City, one of the Bus Hubs of North Luzon, as best I can figure, Baguio and Laoag City are where you try to reach.
http://www.hobohideout.com/philippines/laoag-city
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Philippines is Crazy and Fun, On Friday August 7th, 2009 04:20:36 PM
I am in the Vigan Hotel, truly a nice place in a Filipino 495 peso for two people way.
http://www.hobohideout.com/philippines/vigan/vigan-hotel
It is not Western, it is Filipino, but very nice, free coffee.
Shared toilet with Fan room in room 106, this had high speed Internet in the rooom with WIFI, they only Hotel we could find for any price with WIFI In the room.
IF there was no Toilet paper, I would not have commented, this would be normal for the Philippines. But to lock it up, this is special, this tells me they are thinking about me, demanding that their Philippines customers obey.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Thai Girlfriend in Tow in the Philippines, On Friday August 7th, 2009 04:12:55 PM
Bill - YOU SAID
We paid U$20 in Pagudpud.
You must be PhilAm, what is the name of the Hotel? Where, when, why, what? Is this for one or two people, if it is for one, we are sill paying 40 per night or 2000 Pesos. The hotels cannot just be transparent. The reason I started HoboHideOut.com is because we must force Hotels to tell the prices.
http://www.hobohideout.com
WOMEN Bill YOU SAID
Traveling with women and leaving EARLY, you gotta be kidding.
- We are not the typical drunks traveling in the Philippines, we are normal people, the 80 percent of the world that works.
YOU SAID
Walking around randomly withOUT a PLAN with a woman, you gotta be kidding.
- This is BACKPACKING, not having a plan is standard, only tourist have a plan,
YOU SAID
I cant help being a TIME FREAK as life is limited so time is precious, priceless actually.
- The last thing a Traveler can do is control time, people, place or prices, we are powerless over these things.
Well, you are describing the Philippines or Europe correctly, a person has to plan every damn thing, their is no way to just go and enjoy a spontaneous trip. My Thai girlfirend searched for about four hours yesterday for a room
She does not want me to just pay for her, she is a Western person, she is independent, she can travel anywhere in Thailand and she cannot afford to travel in the Philippines without me, this is the difference.
Pagudpud. she says is a cheat. I said what is a cheat, they just will not tell the price.
She feels that if you cannot know for sure that one goal of visiting the place is possible, then they are cheat. i agree, the webpages about the Philippines in general are Cheats, they are not to be trusted.
The Philippines is a great place, I love it, but to say they are honest is way over the edge a lie, if I said it. You keep trying to convice a person how to travel, I have traveled for 85 countries, the Philippines is more difficult than East Africa, reminds me a lot of West Africa.
The budget needed for one person to travel and not get frustrated is 50 dollars per day. We do not pay this, but I am very smart, but the average Joe better just bend over and pay.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Working in Baguio Philippines on Internet, On Thursday August 6th, 2009 05:26:59 PM
PAGUDPUD
Tell me the price of a cheap Hotel here, I want a number, I do not want to read about another deserted beach in the Philippines. I need price.
Andy
All the incredibly stupid Americans will be dead in the next 10 years, in the Philippines they are being replaced by Cyber S...ex, this will be your next wave of American clients. There are 100s of dating sites for the Philippines, these men need to find their women.
The Philippines is not the only country on the planet, I believe tourism will decrease in the Philippines because the country does not compete globally.
The Philippines is a rather crazy place to come for a one-destination trip, if the tourism department had a clue, they would know this. If not for WW II and the Vietnam War this place would be vacant of Americans, Australians and Europeans.
I would learn Korean, Chinese and Japanese, this is the present future.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Philippines is Crazy and Fun, On Thursday August 6th, 2009 03:08:24 AM
If I was a nice guy, I would make post like this daily. Andy
If my Thai girlfriend was nice, she would include a subject in a sentence, however I intuitively know I do not want to understand.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Buying a Plane Ticket Guilt Travel Tip, On Wednesday August 5th, 2009 02:28:01 PM
Hello Frugal,
My Thailand girlfriend said here in Vigan,
- It looks like you are the first white guy to enter this city -
We saw a couple more, there is nobody here in Vigan, it is depressing, nothing to do, went to the Playa de Oro Hotel, what a Hole, and they want 1100 pesos while the Guidebook says 700.
I called it the Playa de Roca, the beach of Rocks, my Thailand girlfriend who is tolerant or anything said she is happy, Thailand is 100 times nicer.
Went to the Tourist Information office here, they said mainly tourist here are Taiwan, Chinese, Japanese and Koreans, very few Europeans or Americans.
Hard to find a place to fit in unless you go to Angeles, and if you fit in there, life is really a question mark. I am not ex military, the majority of Americans in Baguio were ex USA military.
I think the problem is Backpacker do not fit in here, they are working against the grain. I make my 100 dollars per day, I can afford to live anywhere on the planet. I do not need to go cheap, so I am capable of paying the tab to enjoy.
However, I do know the Philippines has tons of great places, tons of things to see if can avoid stepping in the mud puddles, it takes me my 11 years of experience to avoid them.. I know the rest of the BackPackers are stepping in them, this is great place for a man, not so good for a women.
Andy in Vigan 2009
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Baguio to Vigan Philippines Bus, On Wednesday August 5th, 2009 02:17:08 PM
Bill, you understand the culture and know how to circumvent the liars, this country is full of land mines. I am in a 500 Peso room called the Vigan Hotel here in Vigan.
Backpacker do not want to work so hard, we are on vacation, there is only one room in an area at the price you are ing, not half like Thailand.
Shared toilet, and WIFI, the drunk Philippines couple just came back. This same room in South America is 3 dollars, not 10.
http://www.viganhotel.com/
There are cots everywhere, ready for the owner to allow 5-10 people per room.
The next cheapest room was 800 at Grandpas Inn, noisy room, the other 25 start at 1100. There is ONE choice in this town.
Dorm, why in the world would a person live in dorm in Asia, I never once lived in a Dorm in South America, Central America, Thailand, Cambodia or Vietnam.
Room are a global comparison. your numbers are for a Philippines person, I am a USA White man, I still out like a sore thumb.
I stayed in your Hotel the very first time, I got a reservation off of HostelWorld.com. The Hotel seems to cater to Americans, however moved the next day to the Malate Pension. The Friendly guesthouse is the present rage of Malate, the truth is Manila is a wet spot in the corner of street next to a bar.
Backpacker have a natural desire to get out of the wet spot, to not walk on it, and now they are not backpackers, they are flashpackers.
I worked hard to find a Transient room in Baguio, yes, I know this is the solution, I never found one that would allow us or stop lying. The culture is truly a pain on the planet.
I want to go to Bauang to visit my friends, the cheapest is ed at 1150 per night, I want to go where I go, not where the price is cheap. I checked out Tagaytay at 2000 meters overlooking a volcano, this sounds great.
Lonely Planet shows the Budget room at 28 and 40 US Dollars, this is the cheap rooms. I would have to go totally off the Lonely Planet to visit. I think I am off right now, the cheap room here in Vigan is Grandpas at 800 or 16 US per night, truly crap value for the money in comparison to the rest of the planet.
This is not an expat site where I convince expats to buy the junk of other expats, property they should have never purchased in the first place. Expats site like escapeartist.com now spend their whole time trying to unload unwanted properties on the next silly expat with too much money and a Philippines girl in tow.
Andy in Vigan 2009
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Baguio to Vigan Philippines Bus, On Wednesday August 5th, 2009 03:31:18 AM
There are Hoboes in the Philippines, many are going from place to place looking for jobs, they only carry a small bindle. Often the women will carry all their clothes in large purse.
I was lucky on the last bus, it has a lower compartment, the baggage guy put a whole bag full of wet vegetables right on top of my bag.
http://www.hobotraveler.com/travel-journal/sudden-need-to-clean-backpack.html
The Philippines is the same as Africa in many way.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Buying a Plane Ticket Guilt Travel Tip, On Tuesday August 4th, 2009 10:01:21 PM
I tried my best to get her to buy a ticket from Laoag, Philippines, whereby we could go north to the tip and find this so-called Boracay of the North Luzon or something. Then come down to Laoag and fly with Cebu Pacific to Bangkok. Now, I have a 10 hour bus trip to Angeles where at age 53 i am one of the youngest people in the city.
I keep saying Girl in Tow, and now I truly know why they tow the girls. She cannot understand my English and I cannot explain, therefore I must tow her along when I know she does not understand. I wish I could be controlling. I do not think she understood the cost breakdown. The cost of a bus to Angeles or Clark will cost more for the both of us, money was here decision and probably a bad one. She paid for her ticket, not much I can do but be supportive.
I go to Angeles and anyway I do it, I am guilty by association. It is humorous to me, I truly do not mind, I accepted many years ago that readers were not critical readers, could not understand written language and needed pictures.
Nothing more depressing on Planet Earth than sitting around in a Bar with fat old Americans without a life, and feeling young at 53 and wondering why I am talking with them... hehehe
Fun Crap, the only redeeming feature is I have learn more about WW II from these old old old old and fat fat fat ugly ugly ugly men. Like talking to warts and expecting an answer.
Fun stuff and allows you Chuck to feed the fires of gossip and I am powerless to figure out how to stop, and the more you gossip, the more you say, the more money I make...because two things will always sell, booze and broads, they are recession proof.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Burnham Lake Park, On Tuesday August 4th, 2009 07:15:23 PM
A Quote on my Website
- Can you accept people and cultures just the way they are? -
Kirt in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil December 23, 2000
http://www.hobotraveler.com/newsletterhobo104insert.shtml
It is impossible to explain in one post the past, present and future of my travel experiences. Truly the world wants to see the world as rosy and peachy, where poor people are nice and if only given a chance they would succeed. The world is what it is, no more, no less, each person gets what they deserve.
I sat in a dorm room in Rio de Janiero while Kirt a Peace Corp volunteer from Ecuador challenged me,
- Can you accept a culture as it is, or do you need to change it? -
There is a difference between saying a comment about a culture and actually taking efforts to change it. I say many things, I do little to change them, I try my best to accept them. Complaining about a culture is a desire to change a culture, volunteering is a desire to be God and change a culture.
I was proud of Kirt, he understood he did nothing in Peace Corps, we can change our pants, we cannot change people, places or things.
There is a radical difference between what I think and what I do here in Philippines, I can accept everyone around me, however do not ask me to agree. I have no plans go down the food chain and become less developed.
Thanks
Andy Graham of HoboTraveler.com in Vigan, Philippines 2009
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Camp John Hay, On Monday August 3rd, 2009 11:09:59 PM
Careful Bill this is a NO Bola Bola zone,
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Burnham Lake Park, On Monday August 3rd, 2009 07:06:44 PM
I met a Chef in New Orleans who loved food the same as you JD. I think you can be a food critic in Baguio.
Andy and Thai GF on 275 Peso bus to Vigan. Thank you BlackBerry.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Cheap Hotels Baguio Philippines, On Monday August 3rd, 2009 05:11:55 AM
Zoo.. Yes I refuse to become an underdeveloped animal who spits and pisses anywhere.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Working in Baguio Philippines on Internet, On Sunday August 2nd, 2009 08:45:32 PM
I do naturally track down evil people.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Working in Baguio Philippines on Internet, On Sunday August 2nd, 2009 07:13:49 PM
Steal Internet, I do not naturally think of ways to break rules or steal.
I will fake a airplane ticket because the system for Visa is corrupt and incredibly stupid.
Are the Philipines Hotel and owners corrupt and incredibly stupid?
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Camp John Hay, On Sunday August 2nd, 2009 01:19:17 PM
Every 10th person in the USA and Europe does not have a job.
About 1 in 500 in the market Real Estate investor realizes a cash in their pocket return the can spend.
About 1 in 10,000 webmaster makes enough money to live from G ads.
Andy Graham
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about BlackBerry Backs Up My WIFI Connection, On Friday July 31st, 2009 05:19:54 PM
No name for Thailand Girlfriend.
Just for one brief second imagine the Thai girl is smarter than you.
She knows more about this Journal than you, she has given me instructions. No photos and no names.
If she wanted that she would comment.
Thailand people are smart as you.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about BlackBerry Backs Up My WIFI Connection, On Thursday July 30th, 2009 11:33:15 PM
High Priority to low
1. I will make more money.
2. That is how I talk.
3. It keeps new readers aware of the whole story.
4. I would feel like I was lying by misrepresenting the whole truth.
5. I have never embraced then political corectness as the expense of truth culture.
6.I am bragging. I would almost be ashamed to have USA girlfriend. I am a citizen of world now.
7. Readers enjoy the drama and can have delusions. This gives people a visual.
8. It annoys people to tell the truth and is fun.
Money is the best reason. To get readers intetested in reading about the Phillipines I need the words Philipine girl or Thailand girl and I will be targeting expats wanting to retire in Baguio, Philippines.
Bakit hindi?
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Learn Tagalog in Baguio Philippines, On Tuesday July 28th, 2009 08:40:39 PM
Number one way to save money on Hotel rooms is language skills that allows us to disguise the fact we are rich tourist.
Hotels try to hide behind screens, they want you to get a reservation before you come so you cannot shop around. Our site HoboHideOut.com is trying to allow readers to see what they are getting for their money.
How do I hide the fact I am a tourist from a Hotel, how do I negotiate a cheaper room, get the same price as a local?
Generally I try to tell my price when I walk in a hotel? Here in the Philippines I say,
- Do you have room for 300 Pesos? -
IF it is a worker in the hotel than the person is for sure brain dead and you will get nowhere normally. If you can find a brain, then you can make progress. I think walking in and asking for the owner, or the manager, then saying
- I want a room for 300 pesos would work.
Having a Philippines person walk in and say this would be the way to remove the language problem. This is the reason to have a little Philippines girl in tow.
Convincing a Philippines girl to be cheap would be an act of God though, they want to the rich, I do not care about money girl for one time in their life. They want to prove they are rich, and sadly so do most expats here.
All in all, the more you prove you understand their system, the better the price, I say the price before them, so they can save face.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about My Old Fat Ugly Face on Camera, On Tuesday July 28th, 2009 08:25:54 PM
Eric, I had many conversations about the size of a sailboat with Phil. I think the cost of maintaining a small boat, the ease of living on the hook, and the abilty to man the boat himself was the reasons for the smaller boat.
I tend to feel 30-35 foot is needed for comfort.
I am told you can purchase boats in California marines for less than 1000 dollars because people have not paid the slip fee.
I would buy one today if I could get 30-35 foot sailboat. I would sail it down to Guatemala.. not easy to get to that side, but I would put it in Rio Dulce and live on the hook.
Phil is a great guy, he will discuss this by email, write him.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about My Old Fat Ugly Face on Camera, On Tuesday July 28th, 2009 06:22:47 PM
How to get a haircut cheap?
http://www.hobotraveler.com/2008/06/travel-haircut-tip.html
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Baguio Philippines Local Market, On Tuesday July 28th, 2009 03:21:06 PM
The world is full of bad neighborhoods, I hope that Panajachel has not become a bad neighborhood, I highly doubt it. Americans drive in Guatemala, this is dangerous in any country, the people see you driving down the road and set up a road block, there are no witnesses, while a bus if full of people to know what their neighbor is doing today.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Baguio Philippines Local Market, On Tuesday July 28th, 2009 02:30:35 PM
Spiritual places, hmm I would assume you are talking about good spirits.
There are some interesting spiritual people in the park, I am not sure they are good spirits, but I can photograph them. To me good spirits are in places where people have good intentions. This is rather easy to find, however people with good intentions and good spirits are only seen by like kind.
Thanks, I always like photo request, I will also find some children.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Baguio Philippines Local Market, On Monday July 27th, 2009 07:58:02 PM
I believe it is rainy season here in the Philippines, and we did take these photos just before it started raining in the afternoon.
It is much warmer than Bogota, Quito, Cusco, or La Paz, however when you compare Panajachel, Guatemala to Baguio, I would say Pana is warmer. The advantage over Pana is people that speak English and the ocean is only one hour away and I am sure hot.
The urban heat island of Manila is one of the worst on the planet.
South America and Central America are great, I think the benefits of the Philippines is the abilty to buy any high tech or modern thing, while in S America and Central America it take a lot more work and dramatically more expensive.
Pana is 10 times more family orientated, the same time zone as the USA and you can talk your normal friends into coming to visit. The reputation of the Philippines would allow me to talk single men into coming to visit.
To work in the USA over the Internet would be easier in Panajachel.
I need a map of the tropics, with every spot marked off that is 1300-1600 meters and has a city big enough to be fun.
While I was in East Africa, I was at this altitude the whole time, however not many cities had anything of interest. Nanyuki, Kenya was close, but all the expats in Africa took the last train out.
This is not a dreary city, there is energy here, the expats do move bar stools.
The big stopper for Baguio for me is negotiating a room. If you can afford to pay 30 dollars a day for room, consider this absolutely nothing, do not mind paying 1000 dollars per month for lodging, than this place is perfect.
I like to keep my monthly room rent around 300 US, to pay more makes me feel like going to Pana, where I can find a room for 10 dollars per night easy.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about My Thai Girlfriend Comes to Baguio Philippines, On Monday July 27th, 2009 06:14:08 PM
Frugal, I have proved I accept other cultures, I can even talk about it, I do not have rose colored glasses on. I am one of the worlds longest perpetual travelers on planet earth. 11 years and 85 countries of confusion, to me this sign in incredibly funny.
A person that stays in one location cannot accept other cultures, that is why they do not travel.
I do not consider calling a country dysfunctional an insult, I am 100 percent positive all people have trouble functioning. You go to China and you will know you are dysfunctional with communication.
Poor culture are poor because their culture function at a THIRD level, a lower level, or a developing or underdeveloped or whatever crap you want to call it.
They sabotage their own success, they do not function... too funny, and the reason I travel, to observe humility, humanity in action. If you do not want to see the crap of other countries, go to a 5 star hotel, eat pizza and pretend you visited the country.
My mother would go nuts if she was here for a year, she would completely shut down and hide in her room.
Expats shut down, they go to the exact same place, the exact same friends, nothing changes so they can remain sane, if you call this sanity.
I am the one that accepts, I change pile of stupidity ever month.
Poor countries do think stupid and rich countries do thing smart.
Poor countries are happy and rich countries are unhappy.
Talk about a world that is screwed up, or as I look at it, just a normal world, the good, the bad and the middle range. The world is great, and life is good,
Andy in Baguio 2009
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about My Thai Girlfriend Comes to Baguio Philippines, On Monday July 27th, 2009 03:27:58 PM
Traffic on the travel journal has doubled since I stopped the RSS feed and forced readers to subscribe by email. RSS feeds are the same value as a bookmark.
I make about 20 dollars per day from the Blog, this is ok, however the bulk of my money comes from the main HoboTraveler.com directory site and HoboHideOut.com will soon pass it.
http://www.hobohideout.com
This link on -How to Travel Blog has a list of ways get readers to comment, please try to understand I normally do not pay attention to the list.
http://www.hobotraveler.com/how-to-travel-blog.php
To get comments it needs to be easy to do and we are doing great here, it is funny, my mother has started making comments. We made out own system and it so much easier than Blogger or Wordpress she is able to do it, she is 75 years old and truly gets lost on pages, the email sent say, go to this page and make a comment and she does.
Navigation of normal Blogs is truly nuts, you can not read this blog like a book, clicking on older or newer and continue to read in chronological sequence.
Thanks
We will soon put up the deleted or moderated comments so readers can log in and read them, they are full of prafanity, so they cannot be indexed by google.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Cheap Hotels Baguio Philippines, On Monday July 27th, 2009 06:31:05 AM
Transient house owners keep telling me the number of people who can live in the apartment or house. They will say 12 people in a two bedroom place. I think what happens it this, many people rent a room for 2-3 days and put 12 people in room paying 2000, so the owner gets 6000 for three days. If they luck out, they get this a couple times a month to net out about 12,000.
Kind of like winning the lottery, they get the big paycheck and they have trouble being realistic. I am learning, I think 10,000 is the good number for a decent place, then try to force the owner to pay all the utilities, and not pay a deposit.
Or get an introduction to a person, to go in cold is expensive and prone to scams.
I think text messaging needs to be done in the Tagalog language, if you do in English they just go into greed mode and never stop.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Asia Explained with a Sign, On Monday July 27th, 2009 04:03:06 AM
I deleted a few comments, I guess there are not many travelers in the crowd, and I just got people angry, wow what fun, the Brits would have a fun taking the Piss with these people.
This sign is tantamount to the saying in Thailand,
- Same Same but different.
The sign says,
- Mutual Hygienic Protection -
It for sure is better for the laundry, there is no benefit for me at all. In a Nigeria sort of way, they are trying to convince me a bad thing is a good thing.
A Western person will go into a restaurant and ask for soy sauce, they person will bring fish sauce. The person says, can I have Soy Sauce, the Thai person says,
- Same Same -
In West Africa, the Nigeria people never stop talking, they are like annoying salesmen who does not listen and continues to talk. Many leaders of the world talk and talk and talk, telling all sorts of jolly good comments. Somehow the people are happy listening to this gibberish, as if the way something is better than reality.
There is a patting on our shoulder in most Asian countries, stay calm, it is OK, and in the end we never get what they agreed to give us, however we probably got something we did not ask for. (A small childs sock came back with my clothes.)
All they have to say is
- Sock and underwear are not accepted.-
The mutual part makes me not trust them...
Here is the funny part, I went in, put my clothes on the counter, I seen the sign, and said,
- There are socks and underwear in the bundle. -
She says,
- No problem, the sign is not important.-
On and on, left and right, the goal of communication is to function, to work, to be clear, to have a meeting of the minds. In reality it is like a room full of people stumbling around in a room, once in awhile they accidentally meet and agree, however there is no clarity.
All people are dysfunctional, in a way, I am extremely dysfunctional in the Philippines, it just is not possible to talk with people and have a simple conversation. My way of looking at the world does not function here, I can survive, however the simple things in life are difficult, and the difficult things are easy.
If the writing above annoys you, please stay home, this is just a sign on a web page, the real things is a soap opera on steroids. I am tolerant, I have lived with this for 11 years, to get angry at this page is intolerant.. hehehe and fun.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about My Thai Girlfriend Comes to Baguio Philippines, On Sunday July 26th, 2009 05:26:08 PM
Wade, that was well worded, most people ignore their true feelings.
Many writers want to write about another person or a character in a novel and explain their thoughts. I am explaining mine, I am not hiding behind a fictional character and I am not afraid to admit I have feelings.
A functional person takes all variables into consideration when making a decision. Sadly, most people make decisions and do not ask themselves.
- How will this make me feel?
I am an alcoholic in remission, I know if I feel bad long enough I will not take the easy way out and drink, I will get the job done. I will kill myself, a more efficient easy way out.
What is the easy way out, denying we feel, to accept that we feel, that we are not God is difficult for people. For me it is suicidal to not admit I feel, I know the end game, if I do not admit I am powerless of people, places and things, I will eventually kill myself.
Therefore I admit all my feelings, claim them, own them and deal with them, and trust me this is very confusing path.
However, I can live in temptation and not change my belief system, I fall to temptations, I like French Fries, a true problem in my life, I eat them too much.
I think it is annoys people to read my explanations of how I think and feel, and when I get the person really angry, I know Wade is right. I did my job, I made them feel, what is great is knowing a reader felt I was talking directly to him or here. Come on, lets be real, let us face it reality, I have 1000s of readers, I am rarely talking directly to one person, I am just talking and they person internalized the writing so much they reacted, and want to strike back against unknown little dark dragons playing ping pong in their brain that are living rent free in their brain.
I am earmarking my that my girlfriend in this post because I want you to add this to the equation in the evaluation of me.
I have a sciatic nerve that is driving me crazy, I have a girl friend who is so Thailand she things she owes the country a debt, and all the country does is abuse her. I have people think I am a typical man who goes to Thailand, and I am not, I am dating a girl who is a professional in a Hospital with a master degree. I am in a Hotel where I am afraid to allow here to talk with people, because she will tell them to stop smoking... aaagh, she wants to change people... stop it. I am surrounded by the unwanted and wanted Expats of the world that have escaped to a place where nobody passes judgement, so they are in remission from their demons.
Who am I, just a normal person having a normal life, with a different story line. What is different about my writing is I am not afraid of your judgements, there is nothing you can say or do that will change or hurt me, I will survive, I will not fall apart and I will not drink. I do not care about money, I have friends, I am not going to die if you stop reading my work, I do just do the right thing and know who my master it, I must only answer to myself.
A smart and wise man will include all variables into a travel decision, and the most important is how it will make me feel, and the to effectively make a decision, first manage the ones that make you feel bad. A well defined problem is a solution, the better I define a problem... i.e. my feelings, the more capable of implementing a solution.
Or we could just all get drunk and sit on the corner of the bar making noise, introspection is what separates from the animals.
Life is good, my girlfriend lives in an abusive culture, if guilt ridden, and she is the best of the best. I am not going to allow a culture to make me feel guilty for being a good guy, I am not going to allow readers to control my life. I am just have fun, if I get too annoyed with readers, I write less, KISS Keep it simple stupid.
Life is good.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about My Thai Girlfriend Comes to Baguio Philippines, On Sunday July 26th, 2009 04:55:45 PM
Moderation is a very difficult job, I have a few guidelines, not rules.
1. This is not free speech, readers do not have a right to say anything, this is my house.
2. If a person calls me name, they are deleted.
3. If they use profanity, they are deleted.
4. If they word things very well, a very good insult disguised as constructive advice, they are deleted.
5. I have as the writer the right to call names, describe a culture, describe an anonymous person as an idiot, or explain how they are an idiot, I keep it general or towards a person.
Provoking controversy with no goal of resolution of issues or ideas is a Troll, they just want a rise for the fun of having the power to get rise.
I do not pretend to be God, I am not God, I know this, I am not perfect, I also know that readers can get a rise, if they get too much of rise, I will not reward them, they will be deleted. I do not reply, I do not enter into their crap, I allow jerks to be jerks alone, I do not feed or enter into the argument.
Bottom line, there can be no argument if I do not participate.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about My Thai Girlfriend Comes to Baguio Philippines, On Sunday July 26th, 2009 02:37:29 AM
Live and let live, I am 100 percent in agreement, I am 100 percent sure I cannot change people. This is an INTERNET PAGE, you have the complete ability to stop reading.
However in this overly stupid Politically correct world, I also request that you apply your theory of life to me. Live and let live, I want to say what I want, and guess what, I am not going to stop saying what I want.
I came to the Philippines to watch this soap opera, I do not want it to stop, it is my the tourist attraction I came to observe. I truly enjoy watching dysfunctional people of the planet waddle around. I guess I can say to myself, there but for the grace of God goes me... hehehe
LEARN about the HOBO Theme.
A HOBO Travels to work
A tramp travels and wont work
A bum neither travels or works
http://www.hobotraveler.com/hobo.php
THE KICKER is this.
I am a Hobo that travels to work, and I make between 35,000 and 50,000 USA per year, paying no USA taxes because I can earn 80 K plus without paying taxes outside the USA.
I am often richer than the Expats on pensions, the cost of living doubles as you move, they sit stationary and control their bar tab.
Truly the the wanted and unwanted, those who promote vices, debauchery all want the ones behaving to be tolerant. I am tolerant, an intolerant person must stay in one place so they can control their world. I have zero control over the world and am happy to know this, however I also have a right to say what I want.
Remember, I can go anywhere I want and live anywhere I wish, and say anything I wish, I am uncontrollable and free. Truly outside the rules of society, I must make my own and live by them.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Cheap Hotels Baguio Philippines, On Sunday July 26th, 2009 01:54:48 AM
HoboHideOut.com could be the solution to this scammy way of doing travel room business. I think of policy on HoboHideOut.com as to define a travel room.
1. Can rent for 0-3 months.
2. No deposit.
3. All gas, water, electricity, cable included.
?? I am not sure maybe they must be furnished.
I will soon set policy on HoboHideOut.com. If transient rooms submitted in Baguio or anywhere on the planet were in the site the process would be prequalified and presimplified.
The room above is great, I looked at a dog of a room with Phil for 7500.
The owner is nice. It is the Philippines culture I do no trust.
The transient rooms could always be rented and paying if transparent.
Hehehe...
Lagarde area may have the better quality rooms.
Thanks JD
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Cheap Hotels Baguio Philippines, On Saturday July 25th, 2009 10:29:30 PM
I went back to this Transient House today.
I think there are two types, with security and without. I am not sure how dangerous a normal room in a normal area of Baguio is, I think the majority of Expats live in a gated, guarded areas.
10,000 was her final price she says, hard to trust a person who is walking around in Pajamas like she was drunk last night.
She asked, and this explains all...
- How much did I say the room was? -
Now she is making me pay utilities, I think the fare price for this place is around 5000 per month, and I pay utilities if I could learn to trust them.. (not possible.) Any deposits, add ons, extras and all I hear is horror stories here in this country.
I am told by all the expats, I need to have these deals negotiated by a Philippine person and walk in at the end.
And I truly do not enjoy seeing this side of people, it is one reason I wanted to stop selling real estate, who wants to gander at the ugly side of people.
Thanks
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about My Thai Girlfriend Comes to Baguio Philippines, On Saturday July 25th, 2009 10:22:16 PM
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Vice and Crazies, thanks Frank for the feedback, I cannot say I ever thought of the quirks by people as vices, I guess I think of them more as crazy or abnormal or people strayed away from the norm.
Vice is maybe more acceptable.. hehehe
Ok, I will put Boy Genius from India on this project, get it up this week. (July 2009)
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VICES
1. immoral habit: an immoral or wicked habit or characteristic
Lying is the least of her vices.
2. depravity: immoral conduct
3. prostitution, gambling, and drugs: criminal activity connected with prostitution and other sexual offenses, gambling, and illegal drugs (often used before a noun)
4. mild failing in character: a mild failing or flaw in somebodys behavior or character
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about My Thai Girlfriend Comes to Baguio Philippines, On Saturday July 25th, 2009 05:53:02 PM
Thanks Chuck, now I know the worst possbile situation. I am betting on my personal belief that I am sane and she is sane, just confused.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about What I Look for in a Friend, On Friday July 24th, 2009 09:15:59 PM
Funny, now I am less naive.. aagh, I now know about Spark Nevada.
Love and friendship is simple on the whole planet, however Baguio is part of the whole. I am an American, I am part of the whole, when an American person is doing something bad, I say,
- That is my culture.
Where does everybody learn this stuff? The art of enjoying life is not searching for fun, it is removing the annoyances out of my day, what is left over is normally fun.
Philippines, the best reality soap opera on steroid I know of on planet earth, generalizing about the country.
I was in Mindanao, I was talking to a girl, here boss said, you can date her if you prove you are single. I was laughing, it was the first time in my life and only time in my life a person wanted me to prove I was not married.Hard to understand this level of mistrust, but thanks to the Philippine men, they really make me a good guy.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler..com commented about What I Look for in a Friend, On Friday July 24th, 2009 07:42:20 PM
Really Chuck, what a silly reason to go the mall, and now I understand why LA Cafe is so popular, because there is no Bar Fine.
I know you have many corners Chuck of your mind, and a person who stays in Thailand or the Philippines can does not learn this is truly stupid. Situational awareness is zero for some people.
I try to give peoples a heads up to know what to expect so they do not get angry.
I like LA Cafe, I think it is humorous, there are few places in the world where I am the most popular man in the bar for stupid reasons. I do not like to watch Soap Operas, however I admit, I enjoy observing the true soap operas of the world.
The Philippines is a never ending reality Soap Opera on steroids.
I was just told that men go to the Cebu mall to walk around a few days ago here in Baguio, I thought this was anal. I like malls, I like to people watch.
Which mall do I like?
Well, after Africa I like Robinsons mall because it is very clean.
After relazing for a few weeks, I think I like the Baguio market, there is everything under the planet for sale. People repairing cell phones, people selling vitamins, it is truly an experience to see what the world buys.
Girls, I am a good looking guy surrounded by some really fat ones here in Philippines. I like a good conversation, even from the most corrupt person on the planet. I am not tempted to change, I am a recovering alcoholic of 22 years or more, not sure I forget.
But, I am not tempted to change, I arrogantly like myself way too much to become like the people around me. The biggest failing of travelers is they become like the country they enter.
Jeroen in Thailand always ask
- You just came back from Africa, why do you not have on some Africa clothing?
I went to Africa to visit Africa, not to become African. I come to the Philippines to take the shiny stuff off the top.
I HAVE LEARNED MY LESSON
Do not get involved in any type of business here.
I believe travel is a Reality Culture show.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Baguio Philippines Restaurant Video, On Friday July 24th, 2009 06:23:52 PM
Hoz, is this a comedy team, are you playing straight guy and I am supposed to be the comedian?
You want me NOT to be a picky eater...darn right I am picky, I have to inject truly risky food in my mouth daily from a cook that just came of the CR - Toilet.
Do I believe the legal system of the Philippines protects the people?
GONG, --- NO
Hmm, I am in a country with some of the worst sanitation problems on the planet and you want me to eat sausage. Pigs are garbage disposals, they eat anything... hehe
Numero Uno, number on on the planet in Garbage fed pig meat, only fed the best garbage fed pigs are roasted up for you!
I give photos of food because I can empathize with the 95 percent of tourist who never leave the resort and eat themselves silly. I know fat Americans are going on a Cruise so they can sit the all you can eat buffet and become a pig. I know my readers enjoy something they can relate to, they truly do not care about transient room where they can live cheap. They go on 2 week vacations for debauchery and gluttony, they are in splurge budget. I am on a 11 year vacation, they are working reading this now, i am watching a movie.
I like to eat, however I like to be in good shape more, I think Blossom would like a photos of me, three Korean girls wanted their photo with me last night, they said
Your handsome.
I laughed, in comparison to all the fat old me in the Philippines, I am handsome, and this is sad, I am 53, in Thailand I am ok.
I try to stay off the food in the Philippines, I do not want to dwell on a weak point, it is the most common complaint about the Philippines I hear, the food sucks, nobody can even figure out what they eat, it is too far over the edge.
Fun stuff, thanks for the lead in... Jay Leno would have a hayday.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Cheap Hotels Baguio Philippines, On Friday July 24th, 2009 03:24:02 PM
I text mesaage a Transient Rom in English, the person wanted 60,000 pesos per month or 2000 per day.
I had a Philippines girl call and the price when down to 15,000 or 500 peso per day.
Americans are saps here in Philippines and the Philippines are always wanting to gouge.
True story that happened last night.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Cheap Hotels Baguio Philippines, On Friday July 24th, 2009 03:16:28 PM
You do not have to pay for expensive rooms.
It is your choice.
A person needs to have high esteem, fight off all the crazy comments by travelers. I live 10 times better than other traveler around me.
I do not choose a holel because it will increase my social status, I stay in a Hotel because it gives me the bundle of services and benefits I need.
Get Internet in the room, and I am in! I have a job, I am a Hobo.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Cheap Hotels Baguio Philippines, On Friday July 24th, 2009 03:10:24 PM
15,000 Pesos is about 30 US Dollars.
Money Converter
http://www.xe.com/ucc/full/
Bjorn them man I interviewed in Manila was paying 700 or about 14 last week when i seen him again. The longer you stay in a city or hotel the cheaper you pay. He knows he can move to a room for 300 per day, he wants that Hotel, Plus all the extra cost disappear when you do not move, taxis, buses, going into an expensive restaurant.
You are working, you do not have a choice, this is what the Philippines does not understand, Tourist have a choice and do not come here because Thailand is half the price of the Philippines.
The Philippines Hotels are often full because of what I think is immigration from the provinces to big cities like Manila. Manila does not have enough hotels and the price inflates. Truly there is about zero reason to stay in Manila.
I have the money, I can afford to stay in Manila.
BUDGET
A Traveler or long-term tourist has a budget, the expensive and the cheap hotels balance out, I can pay 25 dollars for a week in Manila, the live for free here for a week in Baguio, the average would be 12.50 per day.
I always try to pay 10 U.S. Dollars per day, if I am not paying that in a developing country I know I am getting raped by some stupid reasons of the country.
A person can get a Transient room here in Baguio for say 50 dollars per month, or 100.
I think 95 percent of Philippines people live in Transient or Bedspacer, this is the secret housing of the Philippines. In the Philippines workers move around constantly, this country is overpopulated and they are all moving to the cities.
This causes the prices of all regular Hotels to go up. I think in a way the owners of hotels are like Europe, they all stop new hotels from being built so their prices rise. The free competition system does not function.... HOWEVER it truly does, there is Transient Rooms in all cities in the Philippines.
The guidebooks are failures in the Philippines.
Andy Graham, HoboTraveler.com in Baguio 2009
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Cheap Hotels Baguio Philippines, On Thursday July 23rd, 2009 07:50:14 PM
Now that I have pissed off all the Expats.
Now that I have pissed off all the people that love the Philippines.
Understand, I love the Philippines, I have come here 6 times or more, it is
TEN TIME MORE FUN THAN THE USA.
But, I am an honest type guy, I would be lying if I told you this place was cheap, and the scams are rampant.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Baguio Tropical Storm, On Tuesday July 21st, 2009 09:46:30 PM
Wow Eric, perfect map, the detail is great, a truly great map of the Island of Luzon.
http://class.csueastbay.edu/anthropologymuseum/virtmus/Philippines/Islands/LuzonTopo.jpg
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Baguio Philippines Restaurant Video, On Tuesday July 21st, 2009 09:30:23 PM
Hoz, music is an incredibly important part of Travel, just look at the number of Bob Marley shirts... Oops, I have been to many countries, and I see them everywhere on the planet, not everyone has this knowledge, but trust me, everyone is interested in music.
MUSIC is a problem, a huge problem.
I would guesstimate 10 percent of hotels on planet EarthI leave because of their choice of music. Small hotels, hostels, bed and breakfast, all assume we all want to listen. The best reason to stay in Five Star Hotels is to avoid any human problem, I can avoid all local culture and this is what the majority of tourist do.
Here is a post from Rwanda on music
Imagine Africa Ruled by Children
5:31 in the morning, the business next door has turned on the music at full volume, I say to myself,
-Children!-
http://www.hobotraveler.com/travel-journal/imagine-africa-ruled-by-children.html
People have this delusion they are going to exotic countries, in reality people who speak English go to English speaking Countrie and French to French and Germans to German etc. There is a reason England, Australia and the Philippines have tons of American, people do not have to learn a language.
ERGO going to a country that has the type of music you like is just a natural extension of the same tourist culture.
I try to avoid talking too much about the Philippines food, it is some of the worst on the planet, not a good reason to come to the Philippines. Here is your pig photo though, I went to two pig roasts in Mindanao.
http://www.hobotraveler.com/2006/12/lechon-pig-roast.html
The tourist generally that come to the Philppines are not looking for a different culture, they want to go to a country that is the same as their own. Povety is rampant here, however so are nice restaurant, Starbucks, McDonalds and Pizza.
Hmm, I so far would say the Baguio is one of best places in the Philippines ot live, and one of the least culturally interesting places on the planet. Like Boulder Colorado with Jeepneys, I love the place, but only because it is closer to my country the USA than other place. I have went to the mall here at least 10 times, and not one person has said - You want girl?-
The Philippines is competing with Thailand for the Boom Boom capital of the planet, more women for sale than anywhere else. I am doing my best to avoid these areas and stay away from fat old men with girls in tow.
Sadly, everyone I have ever been in the Philippines, whether Palawan, Banaue Rice Terrace, or Cebu, they always are encouraging me to get a Philippines girl, they know this is one of the big export products.
Rain is a hazard here, my sciatic nerve stops me flat, I can only walk 5 kilometers before I must take a taxi back to the room.
Philippines is a place you go when you do not want to leave the USA.
I have been to Africa 6 times.
Thanks Hoz, the world is dynamic, and people are dynamic, they have multiple interest, but the USA does not have a passport because in reality they are not interested.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about HOTEL SHEETS, On Tuesday July 21st, 2009 04:24:41 PM
Hello Alex, I have lived in Hotels now for over 11 years, I truly think the Hotel industry is negligent with the sheets. I carry safety pins and if I am staying more than one night I pin all four corners to the mattress.
I only have the sheets changed every 3-4 days, then I assist the housekeeping. I have never been robbed while in a room, and I attribute it not allowing cleaning people in my room.
Thanks
I would love to talk to you further on this issue, our 6.5 Million city Hotel site called HoboHideOut.com is doing a lot or research to help the Hotel industry.
http://www.hobohideout.com
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Sleepless in the Philippines, On Monday July 20th, 2009 04:50:50 PM
Thanks, I never planned on being understood.
- Life and living is not as simplified and macho as reading a book or a Blog post,-
Why do people need to be entertained by other people? The world in becoming incresingly macho. The world needs Facebook and Twitter to explain the complete life of a person in one sentence and allow everyone to look at photos of themselves. What was the name of that book... Vanity Fair?
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Philippine Friends in Baguio, On Sunday July 19th, 2009 11:56:12 PM
Hello, I am here in the Red Lion Pub and Inn for a week or two, so anyone wishing to visit can find me, this is highly unusual. hehehe.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Philippine Friends in Baguio, On Sunday July 19th, 2009 03:21:31 PM
Sarahs a Philippine girl who keeps looking over my shoulder has a Facebook page.
These links are weird, I hope this link works, it not seach for
-Sarah Jean Arena
http://www.facebook.com/sarah.arena
Here is mine, I never know what to do with these social networks.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=546827480
Nice to be in a place where there are normal Philippines girls and people, and not feeling like a US Dollar with legs.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Baguio Tropical Storm, On Sunday July 19th, 2009 05:41:48 AM
My Encarta map shows there are many higher locations in the Philippines, I am thinking about touring the highlands and looking for comfortable locations. I need a great map of altitudes for the Philippines.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Baguio Tropical Storm, On Saturday July 18th, 2009 07:22:10 AM
2000 meters? This is great, I sense that Baguio is a little too developed for my cultural tastes. There is an interesting Korean culture here and the Vets are good.
I think I can rent an apartment for less than 150 US per month.
Rain and more rain today.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Chiropractor in Manila Philippines, On Friday July 17th, 2009 08:27:38 PM
Great point Blossum, sorry about the bad photo, here in the Philippines to find a man in great shape like the Chiropractor is difficult. I admit it, I like to take photos of women and truly am lazy towards men. I was in Brazil and realized this and took a couple of photos.There is one here for you.
http://www.hobotraveler.com/alg_rio07.shtml
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Chiropractor in Manila Philippines, On Friday July 17th, 2009 05:33:10 PM
Unicorns Chuck. Hmm, I need to solve the ations problem, the php strips them.
Well spoken Chuck, I made a joke, readers get excited. I am worried, the USA culture is known for being frank and direct.
If I am sarcastic, arrogant, stupid or genious, then this is my right.
It is intriguing to read comments, I say what is probably an arrogant comment. Then a reader tells me I am arrogant, and say an even greater arrogant comment. As if there is a competition to see who is best. I am a premeditated writer, readers often react to my manipulation of words and lose the plot.
My advice Joel is to stop reading and go do something where you do not get angry.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Chiropractor in Manila Philippines, On Friday July 17th, 2009 02:14:48 AM
PC .. Pretty Confused... Hmm Jakarta was just bombed by Buddhist Terrorist...or door number three.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Camouflage Barbados, On Thursday July 16th, 2009 03:48:48 PM
Carribean blacks are racist and have no respect for people, they want to be a tribal chief just like the one that sold them to the whites on Ghana, etc. This is a tribal cultural hangover.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Manila Bay Children, On Tuesday July 14th, 2009 02:21:05 PM
Street families or just squatter families is my opinion on how to describe these children, they all appeared to be associated with mothers and fathers. I see very few children without parents.
The family is strong here in the Philippines, both a great thing and a horrible thing, the majority of girls in the area selling their bodies want money so they can send back to their families. I blame the family and the church for most of the prostitution in the Philippines. Social pressure is tremendous to earn money in any way possible.
There is about 10 times the street children in Manila than any of the 16 Africa countries I have visited. The whole world migrates to large cities to live a horrible lifestyles, I think the desire for excitement of the city is an addiction.
In the USA, people will spend 70-90 percent of their money to pay rent, just so they can live in New York City.
These people always appear happy, hard for me to feel sad, I value happiness more than money.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Philippines Malls by Social Class, On Monday July 13th, 2009 08:27:28 PM
Frank, I understand and agree, there is always ways to allow people to meet.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Philippines Malls by Social Class, On Monday July 13th, 2009 06:03:44 PM
Alex, think about what you said, you do not want the sugar coating.
.... unless the opinion or observation is different than yours....
I want you to disagreee, however do I do not wish to be encouraged in a round robin way to be Politically correct, try to find the clarity.
I agree 100 percent, Thailand people are accommodating and very friendly, like a great servant. They are some of the best yes people on the planet. However, to have a truly loving, caring, intimate relationship with them is difficult.
I had a girl ask me my email address yesterday here in Manila, I hardly know her and she is already wanting to be long-term friend.
Culture is dynamic, why were the Japanese so cruel during World War II?
Why are the Germans the champions of cruelty?
It is about superiority, when one person thinks they are superior to another they have the right to do as they wish. Thailand just give you what you want, a Pygmalion methodology, a self-prophesying expectation.
They are good servants, however despise their masters, too much fun.
On the other hand, the men who go to Thailand are some of the worst trash this planet has ever created, as are the men in the Philippines.
There is value to disagreement, there is value to accommodation, a vacation is for accommodation, however living in a country is when you want a true friend.
I have a true friend in Thailand who is a Thai girl, and I have been there many times, a cheap haven in the middle of chaos, however she is the only Thailand friend I have, this is sad.
People study countries, then go find what they expect to find.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Steel Buildings in Kilgoris Kenya, On Monday July 13th, 2009 04:37:11 PM
Chicken Coops, I thought they was Chicken Coops, however I know you are correct, these are houses for families of police or something like that.
I was making a joke with my Parents, this is the same type of building my Grandfather used for a chicken coop on his farm.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Philippines Malls by Social Class, On Monday July 13th, 2009 04:26:54 PM
Men want to meet women.
Women want to meet men.
People want to make money.
Hoz, I appreciate you expect more from HoboTraveler.com.
The world has a desire to be rich and famous, whereby in their dysfunctional world they believe they will find the love of their life who gives them intimacy.
People want a short cut to success, they want to know the secret.
I meet nice people, I strive to meet the nice people of the world, sometimes it take a crazy amount of work to find the good. I want to do my best, to be the best man possible, to be the best possible example to the world and myself. I somehow break this down daily into sentences, I explain my walk towards a better world. I do not give up, I will never give up.
Frank Wants a dating site, I assume that Frank is saying,
- Can you introduce me to nice girl? -
I assume it they stay on this site reading, they must be a nice girl, I am too strict, I expect too much of people for the slackers to remain.
The Philippines has something special in it, there is a smile on the faces, their is a natural happiness to the people of the Philippines. However, it is easy to become very frustrated with the people of the Philippines. I must overlook 80 percent of the personality of the country to see the 20 percent.
I was looking at the 20 percent of Frank, I have never been married, however I do believe finding a mate is a great thing, it is the essence of my parents. If I could help somebody to find a mate and have a relationship like my parents, I would do so, it is good thing.
The USA has become weak, the good people are in hiding, they refuse to take a stand and do good. They believe not being involved is a good act, this is weakness. I on the understand believe if I am good person I should try to outshine the bad people of the world.
Why do I show the bad? Good people need to tell other good people where the bad is so they can avoid it. I truly enjoy Robinsons mall, a nice clean place on the planet surrounded by crap.
I met Melody, she appears to be a truly nice girl, therefore when someone said they wanted to meet a girl like her, this makes total sense to me. I do hope people can understand the underlying theme, social class, and social status is fools gold.
Hoz, the sites of HoboTraveler.com and HoboHIdeOut.com will always strive to explain the world honestly, without any avoidance or hiding of reality.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Philippines Malls by Social Class, On Monday July 13th, 2009 06:42:02 AM
Places to Retire, well Walt that is truly a difficult question.
My choices or options:
Panajachel Guatemala 1500 Meters above Sea Level, same time zone as the USA and easy flight.
Iquitos Peru
Baguio Philippines 1500 Meters above Sea Level
Brazil Rio de Janiero
Lome, Togo West Africa
I personally am planning to retire in 4-5 places, more or less I will move to a location, get an apartment and live for three months. I will not buy unless I lived in a location already for 3 years.
Talking and having friends is the problem with retiring overseas, if you have a wife, then not a big problem, however single than you have an endless series of one night stand conversations, the majority of friends you never see again.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Philippines Malls by Social Class, On Monday July 13th, 2009 06:31:20 AM
Hoz, I said - Having the Capacity.
What is a Monger? What is Cubao? I do pay attention to all this.
I do not think you get on Facebook or Twitter, and I do not know much about them, however these - social networks - are in my opinion more about being dating sites and less about other...
There are many factions to readers, as there are 1000s of reasons to travel, a great web site has the capacity to give a corner to every type of reader. This is all I am saying, there is a corner for everyone.
People do not change, I have been doing this for 11 years, hard to see how I am going to change.
Thanks
Andy
The new word of the day Monger
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Philippines Malls by Social Class, On Sunday July 12th, 2009 05:44:57 PM
Hello Frank,
We are evolving towards having this capacity, if you look at the private message links you will see you can create a profile. This area can than eventually move or allow people of related desires to meet.
This private message allows you to write other people comment.
Both parties need to be registered and logged in to read the messages.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Saudi Employment for Filipinos, On Friday July 10th, 2009 01:07:44 AM
Hello Chuck
I did not say I do not trust you, I apologize for it appearing I wrote that, I put ations marks around the words this trying to focus on the other two people.
The e marks were removed automatically, I have no idea why, I am sure Boy Genius from India has a reason to strip this code.
What a pain, there is alway a never ending need for web fixes.
Trust or not trust is silly here, I think you did a good deed by posting the comment, and I am going to text message your idea to Aya.
Thanks
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Saudi Employment for Filipinos, On Thursday July 9th, 2009 07:22:45 PM
I do not trust Chuck WOW.
People, as a world traveler who strives to explain how to travel this is GREAT example of a major travel problem.
Is the message true or not, do not mix up the messenger with the message and throw the baby out with the bath water.
Example:
90 percent of Taxi Drivers will lie to me to make more money.
50 percent of the comments on this blog are way off track.
20-100 percent of the time you should ignore me, Andy it does not apply to your personal type of Travel.
Focus on testing the validity and truthfulness of the Message.
Taxi Driver says, There is a cheap room..
Reader says, This is the best hotel.
Andy says,....
There is always good advice within a badly formed opinion.
Chuck Wow said,
There are nursing jobs coming to Guam.
Is this true?
I enjoy Chucks comments, yes he goes too far sometimes, however the :Political Correct group annoys me more than Chuck.
Weigh a comment, there is good and bad in all comments, it is your responsibility, not the writers to do this, a writer is allowed to make any type of comment they wish. It is your reaction that tells others your ability to make decisions.
Someday people of the Travel Journal will learn what Chuck WOW means in the Thailand language.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Philippines Travel Plans 2009, On Thursday July 9th, 2009 07:02:48 PM
Frank,
Yes, I trading a Hotel site for a room works.
I lived doing this for the first three years of my 11 years of perpetual travel doing this, and Wade from VagabondJourney.com has done about 11 Hotels.
I am 100 percent sure this works, however, as you can see there are conflicting plans listed above, I have what I think is a back injury that caused a nodule on my back. I need to stay close to the Solution. For example, say I need surgery, I need to stay close to the Hospital where I choose to have this done.
I found a Chiropractor in the Ermita area close to the USA Embassy, he is American so I am going to stay at least one week more and one treatment more here in Manila.
When I did this 10 years ago it was easier, one big factor is they did not consider anyone who made web pages scammers. This has been an interesting and intriguing development. Truly the Internet is full of scam and this true perception bleeds down to me as I try to talk to Hotel. I have talked by accident to two managers of Hotels as I handed out brochures. I am experimenting with different marketing plans.
1. Emails
2. Brochures given to Hotels.
3. Telephone Calls
In the past I just did a cold call, carried my computer into the Hotel and talked to the owner. I am in Manila, there are not many owners close, an owner is more receptive to this than staff, this is just an annoyance for staff.
NOTE: I have a back problem, walking around is difficult sometimes.
I know I can do this by doing cold calls, however we all like to plan our trip and know we have lodging before we reach a city. I am trying to snag a Hotel in Boracay before I fly there. In a way I am planning to start this and never stop doing it for a year, I have a semi-goal of traveling for free for one year. I need to get the prospecting machine up to speed.
Too much fun, I enjoy this stuff.
Andy HoboTraveler.com
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Love Enhancement Drug in 7-11, On Wednesday July 8th, 2009 06:00:13 AM
Hoz, it is being allowed in 7-11 that surprised me, 7-11 is one of the best stores in Asia.
Someone needs to tell the people who stay in the Hilton and the Pan Pacific, plus all the residents in the Robinsons Mall apartments about this neighborhood. All of these are within one block of Stone House Hotel.
Andy on the way to Baguio
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Boracay Philippines Bypass Manila, On Wednesday July 8th, 2009 03:11:09 AM
Hello Tom the Okie,
I am in moral dilemma with this issue, I do not like to encourage readers to break the law or rules of a country. I on the other hand know that rules like this one are often set up for corrupt reasons.
I want a person from India who flies into the USA to have a real return ticket, although I truly do not care of a Brit has one.
Too many people break rules or laws instead of doing the work, I am not breaking this law to avoid work. I am breaking it for the same reason you are, I want to leave when I leave, not when my ticket says I must leave.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Thailand Market Shrimp and Fuzzy Fruit, On Monday July 6th, 2009 01:30:56 AM
Damn I am a great internet Travel Writer.
I set the stage, I engaged the audience, and I proposed in a way that that elicited all the answers I needed to satisfy my curiosity.
A writers job is not to think for you, a writers job is to make you think and feel. The tools of an internet writer are different than a magazine writer.
Send a donation on a topic. I will focus on answers.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Boracay Philippines Bypass Manila, On Monday July 6th, 2009 01:18:35 AM
I always make a fake ticket or have a travel agent send one.
I told the guy at check in.
I go to Dubai on August 2nd with Emerates. He wanted to see the ticketa, I said it was in my computer.
It was there.
A friend sent me an Emerates eticket and I changed it I MS Frontpage or my email client. I save all e tickets for future fake use.
The airlines cares. Immigration did not. Cebu Air or Philippines air wants to sell the ticket.
Funny.
I was going to print the e ticket.
I did not, I wrote the code on piece of paper. He asked me for my ticket.
.....Scammy....
All that should be needed is passort and maybe the stupid code.
I was training the check on guy. Thos passenger does not use a printer.
I make many fake tickets. I learned in Carribean where tourism sucks.
Andy in Manila
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Thailand Market Shrimp and Fuzzy Fruit, On Sunday July 5th, 2009 09:20:25 PM
I was nervous calling it a fruit, I never know, maybe it is a vegetable.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Unemployment 2009, On Sunday July 5th, 2009 06:03:23 AM
There are photos on my site of babies dying of malnutrition in Niger. This is not starvation,caused by mono cropping and 1000s of years of culture, religion and abuse.
The was not starving, the refused tc grow a diverse crop of food.
All of Africa is under the resource curse. The do no stickpile anything. One bad crop and some starve. Truly explains Darwins theories or proves.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Unemployment 2009, On Sunday July 5th, 2009 05:54:42 AM
Hmm West Africa is full of fat Africans.I have been to 16 countries in Africa, which included Niger and Mali some champs of HDI.
50 percent of women in West Africa are overweight. I call them the cows in the Peugot Station Wagons.
Trop, pas ce bon, cest gros
Hmm the French is slipping.
I personally think you did not understand, probably gave money. Hehehe
Andy going to the Philippines where money and food problems are worst than Africa.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Room Needed in Philippines, On Saturday July 4th, 2009 09:29:29 PM
Darren,
A long story, yes, I have thought about writing a guidebook. The HoboHideOut.com site is a way for me to write a personalized guidebook. Even better, it is a way for you to write a guidebook.
http://www.hobohideout.com/
What is going to happen is this.
Anybody can submit a Hotel, it does not have to be just an owner, it can be me or you.
Example:
I have signed up for HoboHideOut.com and so can anybody.
http://www.hobohideout.com/signup/
I have submitted Hotels to the site, I do this by going directly to the city I am in and click on ADD HOTEL, This is the Hotel I am in as of July 5, 2009, I added it.
http://www.hobohideout.com/thailand/rangsit/chateau-apartments
I submitted this Hotel and hope the Hotel eventually claims it, I did this for free, so I can tell people the Hotel I CHOSE, not the one you chose, the one I chose, it is in the price range that is comfortable for me.
Ok, because I am registered, I have or can make a profile.
http://www.hobohideout.com/hobos/
Here is my Profile:
http://www.hobohideout.com/hobos/gadget
On my profile are some of Hotels I have stayed in, eventually I will enter every Hotel I live in and create a long string or path, a route, the path of a guidebook.
http://www.hobohideout.com/hobos/gadget
Ok, right now there are tons of technical problems, however as time goes on a person, ME or YOU will be also be able to check of a hotel as one you visited. If the Hotel exist, you will check that you was there, if it is not there, you can submit and help the owner to claim it.
Beta testing needs to be done, I need to help my techie to clean up and debug the system. This can be done by me submitting hotels, it is hands on help and will give him feedback and I can simplify.
When this is done, you should be able to print off a complete PDF file of the Hotels you stayed in and you would have the Hotel section done.
There are endless possibilities however in the end writing a guidebook is about collecting data, organizing it, and presenting in an organized manner. This is the goal of HoboHideOut.com. blah blah blah etc and etc.
I do not need money for living, I need money for projects like HoboHideOut.com. I have my normal backpacker cost covered easily, I do not have projects like HoboHideOut.com covered easily. The designated server cost 350 Dollars per month, I have to pay my full time techie and I would like to hire others. I would like to purchase 10,000 dollars worth of Backpack inventory of my own design to monetize the site.
To live or trade my energy for hotel room doubles my money, it removes half the cost of travel.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Room Needed in Philippines, On Saturday July 4th, 2009 06:09:24 PM
I will do this for any Hotel that had 24/7 WIFI Internet with a private room for me, I said 15, however this is negotiations, maybe 10 is fine, however taking 60 photos takes a long time to do properly.
Hoz you are correct, however to sell something, I need to say clearly what I want, than it is easier to get. I think I said Makati, I truly want Malate, but not important. I want a Hotel with nice people more than I want a location.
CouchSurfing.com is supposed to be no work and free, however being a visitor in a strangers house is a work.
http://www.couchsurfing.org/
I must explain the value to Hotels or Resorts.
Normally the bigger and more expensive Hotels understand the value of advertising more than smaller hotels. This works best in a hotel that presently has a lot of empty rooms.
How much does it cost a hotel to buy this:
1. To have an incoming link on another site, that never disappears?
2. To have a photographer take 100 photos, waiting for the sun to rise and set, and arranging the proper number of people in the photo?
3. Write captions under every photo? To understand the Hotel well enough to write the captions.
4. Talk with the staff of the Hotel long enough whereby I can explain in words the benefits of the Hotel.
This is why living in the Hotel makes sense, it allows a photographer and writer to walk around until they understand the marketing of the Hotel.
If the hotel has empty rooms, than they have everything to gain and nothing to lose.
I will fly into Manila tonight, I will be in the Malate area on Monday, June 6, 2009. I know this works, I want to help define marketing strategies.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Professional Bags Philippines, On Friday July 3rd, 2009 12:55:56 AM
Get on Alibaba.com and search, you will find many companies if you proceed.
I do not want to give any of them recommendations.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Room Needed in Philippines, On Friday July 3rd, 2009 12:04:28 AM
Hello Chuck,
It would be ok to stay in the Swagman, and for sure in Manila is would be ok. I just was surfing around the site and it lost the plot.
I was on this page:
http://www.swaggy.com/baguio.htm
As best I can tell, none of the hotels have WIFI internet inside the room. I believe I checked the Swagman in Manila one time. I got a visa extension there, and have been inside a couple of times.
Hmm, I am not sure my belly is big enough to qualify...
Swagman is organized and would be a great introduction hotel for me into the city of Bagui. I am curious, if the city is 1500 meters above sea level, it should be nice.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Thailand Market Shrimp and Fuzzy Fruit, On Thursday July 2nd, 2009 01:17:45 AM
Am I suppose to call you TSRA?
Hmm, interesting cultural observation.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Back Pain Relief in Thailand, On Wednesday July 1st, 2009 02:59:19 PM
Free Health Care
Nothing is free, somebody has to pay and if there is free health service in the USA, I know somebody else is going to pay for me. I pay almost zero taxes in the USA. I never have understood how there is baby insurance, people who do not have babies pay for the people who do.
Insurance is always a redistribution of money.
If the USA offers free health services to it citizens, I am not going to noble and say no, I will stand in line like the rest of the sheep.
I am not going to say I am against free health care for the citizens, there is some good reasons for it. I think there needs to be more restrictions on doctors. I should be able to say, give me a price list of all the services and that would allow me to shop around here in Thailand.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Manila Mabini Street Hotel, On Wednesday July 1st, 2009 08:13:34 AM
25 Dollars is NOT cheap...
Compare Chiang Mai, Thailand to Manila... The Philippines is in competition and losing drastically to Thailand.
I was just in a room in Chiang Mai, Thailand for 150 Baht per night, this is 5 U.S. Dollars with High Speed WIFI Internet.
The just 25 Dollars is a lack of awareness of global pricing, the room in Philippines are double the world prices for the same quality of country...
25 is nothing for a tourist, it is incredibly expensive the expats of the planet who are used to getting 10-15 dollar rooms of the same quality.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Doctor Thailand Orthopedic, On Wednesday July 1st, 2009 03:52:25 AM
Hello Ed,
This is perfect, the doctor wrote these words on the outside of the X-rays and then gave the x-rays to the staff. I went back and took this photo with my camera. This interpretation appears to be correct.
This is an opinion of the orthopedic doctor of a possible problem. To me it feels or appears to be place where the nerves exploded outside their covers.
I will go to the neural Doctor tomorrow and hopefully I can make more progress. It was called either a nerve or fat nodule by the doctor in Peru.
Stumbling along the path... in the end, the worst that can happen is I die or live for another 30 years and die from it, and I would be 83.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Used Books for Sale in Bangkok Thailand, On Tuesday June 30th, 2009 10:50:34 PM
The one used book store next to Aporia has closed. I want to know where I can purchase books for 50 Baht, I see this as a fair price for a used book. i do not think 100 to 130 is fair and over this is nuts.
I found a few places in Chiang Mai where the books were properly priced below 100 Baht.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Doctor Thailand Orthopedic, On Tuesday June 30th, 2009 09:01:43 PM
Hello Frank,
I did not take the photos with the BlackBerry Storm. I took these photos with a Samsung SGH900i Cell Phone, the did a Bluetooth transfer to my computer.
I then use DCE autoenhance to shrink all photos to fit into a 640 x 640 box.
http://www.mediachance.com/dce/index.html
I find the reaction time of the BlackBerry Storm too slow for photos, I have more dud photos than good quality. In the end my Canon camera is the best, however too big to be taking photos inside a Hospital, people would get angry. My sell phone remains straight, this is a disadvantage, i would rather I could pretend I was doing and SMS and take the photo.
I take a lot of photos with the BlackBerry of Hotels, I then add a Hotel my site:
http://www.hobohideout.com/
The BlackBerry works good for slow or setup photos, however for quickly spontaneous draw and shoot photos it is too slow. However, a person could easily ditch the computer and blog only from the BlackBerry or any smart phone connected to the Verizon Data service, the 170 countries is the bonus.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Back Pain Relief in Thailand, On Monday June 29th, 2009 08:18:46 PM
I am in the very large Thammast University Hospital. My Thai girlfriend who works here has got me registered. I needed passport.
No signs are in English inside.
I will see an Orthopedic doctor. I do not know the cost and in typical Thai style my friend acts as if not important and dismisses the question.
I take ibuprofen and many other types now daily for 6 months. The pain has decreased over time, and does continually lessen.
The nodule at the start point of the pain has not got smaller. It stays the same size.
This BlackBerry Storm from Verizon is a great way to pass time. I used in Chiang Mai bus stop the other day.
Thanks for help and advice.
Andy inside Thammasat Hospital on BB.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Cheap Swimming Pool Travel Tip, On Sunday June 28th, 2009 10:29:25 PM
We are going to give a person to send Private Message, the same as Facebook. You would have to be logged in to our site, then you could write another person. It would be private and they would not know your email.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Cheap Swimming Pool Travel Tip, On Sunday June 28th, 2009 06:51:57 PM
Hint...
Always inspect the belly.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Cheap Swimming Pool Travel Tip, On Sunday June 28th, 2009 06:47:43 PM
Interesting questions?
The best time to visit a swimming pool in Thailand and see bikinis is from about 1:00 pm until sunrise, the alcohol intake is high here. Be smart when choosing an apartment complex, visit the place when there are people at the pool if you like pools, however admit that only about 1 percent of tourist truly enjoy a pool.
99 percent Europe, USA and Canada here, with a high percentage of German girls Note, Chiang Mai is a horrible place to meet White Girls as this city is a two day and out city for most tourist. Maybe they hang around Pai more, but Chiang Mai is not a good place.
Koh Pha Ngan Island is your best bet for European Girls.
Thailand girls would need paid a lot of money to hang around much at a swimming pool, they all want to remain white, put on whitening cream and do better at watching cartoons and soap operas.
If you want colored action at a beach you need to go to Rio de Janiero, Brazil, I do not know of anywhere in Asia where the locals go to the beach long enough to spit.
We are going to add Private Message soon on this Travel Journal, it will allow readers to be better informed.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about TripAdvisor.com Gamed, On Saturday June 27th, 2009 07:45:15 PM
Fun stuff,
I read the link on TripAdvisor.com of the Top North Guesthouse, thanks for putting in the link in box and making life easy. I do not read reviews so of very little value to me to get on TripAdvisor, but I do believe there is value.
I stayed in the Top North Guesthouse on my third trip to Chang Mai, this was last year, I was here a couple of years before. I came to visit a friend Travis and he was living in the Top North and I needed to do a Visa Run to Burma, I stay about five days.
First, there are two Top North Guesthouses, I suspect the person paying 800 was staying in the other one, but I do not know.
When a person gets a reservation, I believe the majority of Hotels in Thailand would game you.. hehehe.... and on planet earth. I continually say,
A reservation is the best way to reserve the worst room in the Hotel.
I paid 500 Baht and had an excellent room overlooking the pool, I believe it was one of the best in the Hotel. I looked at maybe four rooms before taking my room. I always reviewed the room before I paid. This is the inherent problem with a reservation for more than one night, a person has paid, the hotel can then give them any room, say they are full, people with paid reservations and the person is required to accept, by my way of doing things have gotten the worst room and I have got the best.
Note, on HoboHideOut.com we are going to put a section asking,
Which rooms numbers are the best rooms in the Hotel?
Note, i think the competition gamed the Top North, I suspect the report about the men on drugs at night and stealing money was made by competition.
BOTTOM line on Top North.
IF you want a swimming pool, it is maybe the only Hotel in this part of the city and the 500 Baht rooms have AC, TV, Cable and a good value for 2 people at 500.
The 400 Baht rooms are dreary and face ugly areas, however do have AC, TV and a pool.
300 Baht rooms become pretty bad values because the removed the TV and AC and the bad value is becuase you can compare to may rooms with fans in this area.
I am paying 150 for my room with fan, no TV and high speed Internet WIFI, I then pay 100 to go the Top North Swimming pool. I want a pool.
Are the comments on Top North accurate, I think yes except for the two drug guys and stealing money and the 800 Baht room, I think all room are 500, maybe 600 in high season. There is no picture to check.
This Hotel is rather good hotel for this particular small area of Chang Mai and the area is quiet, I read by accident a review on TraveFish or something and they keep talking about loud music, I have been here for a week and I think the site was again gamed by the competition, there is no loud music.
What is real?
99.99 percent of tourist only stay in a hotel room 2-3 weeks per year and normally do not return to the same country or area. They want a five star hotel for the cheapest price and are always unhappy unless they are in this hotel. PRICE is the factor, a person to do a review had to compare the hotel to hotels of the same price.
How does a person who lives in a Hotel for 2 weeks qualify, not really a good critic.
I do not think there is any rooms within walking distance of the Top North that has a pool and cost less than 500, I think they can go double to 1000 Baht and get a better room with a swimming pool,
REAL
A person who lives in a Hotel for 2 weeks a year is not capable of making general reviews.
The only true way to use their power is to ask,
Does room 22 have ants?
or
Does the hotel have a swimming pool, yes or no?
Which room number is the best room?
Price and compared to what is the problem.
Fun stuff and I do hope people keep getting reservations, then if I returned and stayed in the Top North with girlfriend I could get the good room. They would know I would refuse to rent a room until it was given the best, the save the best for the wise customers and hard sells.
250 per person is a good deal, while me alone at 500 is expensive,
What is the point in telling you where I stay? If you came at noon to the Top North, all the people would check out at 12:00 there would be rooms opening up all around you and you could could walk around and review all the hotels in this small area and find a good Hotel.
My trampoline or selling point is 150 price coupled with WIFI. This is my selling point, I also like the Hot water, but not so important in Chang Mai.
What do you want?
The people doing the reviews of the Top North need to go above 1000 Baht here in Thailand and need to find a Hotel with at least 100 rooms. If they did that, I would almost guarantee they find what they wanted. With more than 100 room the rooms become boringly consistent, a high rise and everything probably works. It is not a mom and pop hotel in a Thai neighborhood. The word Boutique, translates to Bend Over.
Above 1000 Baht in Thailand is above the middle range, so normally only for the people who only want great rooms, are making reservations and on two week vacations.
Below 1000 Baht in Thailand and normally you have to inspect the rooms and choose the best in the Hotel,
What I find hilarious, I almost always live in the best room in the hotel and pay the same price as the people who paid by reservations. I interview the rooms, I do not allow owners to hand me the key and go to the room.
I watched three people doing that the other day in the Top North, it made me laugh, Thai people are smart enough to give them bad rooms. They will only stay two days and not important, save the good rooms for the UNsold people like me.
Andy in the ThaPae Gate Lodging right across the street from Top North, I am in in room 5 for 150 Baht with Skye ready WIFI Internet and hot shower. I point the fan out the window when I leave to keep the moisture level down and create ventilation. I like the fan on the floor and not the ceiling fan because it blows at my feet and not my eyes.
I did not look at only two rooms, the distance from the WIFI router was my concern.
What I want is important, not what you want.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Thailand Foreigners Take Our Smile, On Friday June 26th, 2009 06:06:06 PM
Hmm, what do you think Chuck Wow? Do impolite people know they are impolite? I think you earmarked the signs, if you are not having a good time, then either
1. Surrounded by impolite people
or
2. You are the impolite person.
If it never crosses you mind whether a person is being polite or impolite, I am truly worried and would group you in the empathy impaired section of Darwins sub-categories.
Note, as a world traveler, my opinion is the tourist in Thailand are some of the most impolite on the planet. I enjoy Thailand people when there are zero Farangs around, however for sure the Thai people lose their smile around too many Farangs and become impolite also.
I do not have trouble with the locals, normally all my trouble happens with the foreigners, and when I am for example saying the Africans stink, I try to be polite, we do not get in big fights over it. I say, you stink, stand over there. hehehe, frank, honest and direct and often very funny.
I am lucky, I have a wide honest streak in me, i can say about anything and get away with it, they know do not have an agenda and just trying to be honest. People with agendas, looking for problems will surely find problems, it is self prophesied.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Thailand Overdeveloped Humanity, On Friday June 26th, 2009 05:23:02 PM
Chuck Wow,
Please, I truly believe all tourist should walk in and say,
Chuck Wow.
I agree with you Chuck WOW, Thailand people love animals, I was playing with the word Humanity, I tend to pay attention more to how Thailand people treat other humans.
Please, everyone go volunteer or walk up to Thailand people and say,
Chuck Wow. sent you.
And again I will say, all people have good and bad within them, there is always a human or the ideal of being a human in all people, including Chuck Wow.
Thanks Chuck Wow.
I suppose you can say, HoboTraveler.com and Chuck Wow, this would truly be good advertising, and even better if Chuck Wow would give a real email address. Tell Them Oranoot Kadnok PUI sent you.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Thailand Foreigners Take Our Smile, On Friday June 26th, 2009 04:23:07 PM
James,
How to buy cheap tiekets?
Buying plane tickets has TOO much to do with your location.
People in Sukumvit pay more than people on Khao San Road.
People on Koh Samui pay more than people on Koh Phan Ngan.
They size you up, look at you, decide how stupid you are and get you. It is what the tourist industry does great. The more you pay... hehehe
However, it is also one industry that consistently makes their clients enjoy giving up large sums of money for a horrible value and they are extremely happy.
Walk around to 10 travel agents always, if this is too much work, then the agents will love you, they also hate you when you do this.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Thailand Foreigners Take Our Smile, On Friday June 26th, 2009 04:14:48 PM
Lea, you asked,
How do they still think about OTHER Americans or people of color?
I think you want to know how Thailand people treat Blacks. To like or not like people in tourist areas is not easy to figure out, most tourist businesses will do anything for money, and the more money you spend the more they will allow or even encourage.
In Thailand you will be treated different if you:
1. Live in a tourist dominated area where mainly tourist live.
2. Thailand concentrated area.
3. Fringe areas.
What always makes anyone allowable is money, the more you pay, the more status you give to an area, the more likely they are to accept you.
The bad economy now of 2009 has made it better for tourist, they are trying harder to be friendly to earn money.
Are you liked or disliked? The vast majority of people leave Thailand believing the Thai people love them, this is in a way all that is important.
Many countries, Thailand included have cream that somehow turns the skin whiter, what does this mean?
I like the Beach, I like to get tan and lay in the sun, truly Thailand people are not wanting to lie in the sun or have their color change.
I am an American, every group of people on the planet has quirks, there is a large British group here in Chiang Mai where I live. I tend to keep my mouth shut more, I truly do not enjoy large groups of Brits. I am probably considered low class in their group, however a large group of Thailand people and I would be considered high class. It is all about how much status you lend to the group, as well as how much envy exist.
In the end, if you see a smiling face, this is the best indicator. Give them a smile, if they do not smile back keep on walking, truly the best way to travel is with a smile on your face. When you do not receive a smile back, think and go a bit slower.
Andy of HoboTraveler.com
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Empowerment Worries Me, On Friday June 26th, 2009 06:09:23 AM
I am sure Michaels death is important, I am not sure why, because the above comment was written with that sense of empowerment that worries me.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Butare Rwanda Hotel, On Thursday June 25th, 2009 11:46:49 PM
Little Blossom,
Thanks for the words of wisdom, there are Emotional Vampires who will rob us of our energy, sometimes cloaked in nice sounding noise.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Colonization of Africa, On Thursday June 25th, 2009 11:28:25 PM
Anna, please read what you wrote, there is no pros or cons, just insults, this is you.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Empowerment Worries Me, On Thursday June 25th, 2009 11:21:51 PM
0 and 1, off and on, the world is a nuance, I enjoy comments. I was writing about a real person, not this NOT-real Internet life, this Travel Journal is not my life.
I am pointing out that too many people think they are experts at many subjects, typically anything they happen to be talking about at the moment. This is not possible, and when a person writes a comment about the location where I am at, I want to have them qualify their knowledge, not active voice, try some passive voice with humility and open ends, use the word maybe.
Example: I have been to Uganda five times, and liked Fort Portal... etc.
or
I lived with the Pygmies between Kabale and Kisoro in Uganda.
What you read is not knowledge, it is hearsay and should NOT empower people to feel they know anything, they just read a lot, this is not knowing. Repeating what you read is the problem.
I told a man observations, and he told me what he read in the paper, who is right, neither is right or wrong, and I am only positive of one thing, neither of us is an expert. Neither of even speak Thai...
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Empowerment Worries Me, On Thursday June 25th, 2009 03:02:44 AM
The pygmies live in parks... for free. I do not feel or believe we all have the empowered right to an opinion on all issues.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Thailand Foreigners Take Our Smile, On Tuesday June 23rd, 2009 04:43:11 PM
Hello,
Foreigners and all Americans are welcome in Thailand, nothing has changed, however, there is a head in the sand attitude of the foreigners.
They come, they go to Tourist locations, they stay a resorts, they eat the great food, they party, they have girlfriends and never realize they did not have a lot of Thailand friends. This is why I explain the email exchange method of checking countries.
The more emails you have when you leave a country explains the number of authentic friendships established.
I hate to use this phrase, however simpler to explain, however people think of the Ugly American as a person who comes and never talks with the Locals. Thailand is full of the Ugly Foreigner. Yes, they are having boom boom, eating, drinking, however few people just sit around and truly understand Thailand people.
The types of travelers who stay in Thailand for years are not looking for intimate, caring, real give and take relationships, more on the take and less on the give, More or less the wanted and unwanted, wanted in their own country or unwanted in their own country.
Whether Thai people want or do not want Foreigners is truly not important to a person in a resort, they wanted the Beach, sun and to learn who their wife or husband is again, they were not here to meet Thailand people. What they need from Thailand is good servants and for sure the Thailand people can provide any type of service you need.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Thailand versus Philippines Culture, On Monday June 22nd, 2009 04:38:22 PM
Hmm rereading years later and my opinions have not changed.
Philippine men are like spoiled children and Thai people are cold.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Two Farmers in a Field, On Friday June 19th, 2009 07:01:44 PM
Very good Mom, truly succinct and to the point, separating the thoughts in to compartments, I know that took a lot of work pecking away and looking at the keyboard.
Thanks,
I expect myself to stay sober and I have stayed sober for over 22 years, because I expect this of myself I get it. The great part of countries like Thailand and underdeveloped countries like Thailand is they will allow people to be human, if a person falls drunk on the sidewalk, he is not instantly put in jail. They give many ways to forgive, forget, allowing people to save face in many ways, they never put you under the gun.
However, the great part of the USA is the two farmers in a field concept, it is the idea that two people can shake hands and all that is needed is the shaking of hands, there is a pact formed and it is not negotiable. The tenet behind it is simplicity, simple agree, simple words and just go do it. When all of sudden there is too much conversation, one of the farmers will politely walk back to the house.
Within this is forgiveness, if the other side is not capable, the situation changes, the other farmer would say,
Take care of me when you can.
Fun stuff and naively I live by this standard, I try to correlate what I say with what I do so that people trust me. I say naive, because I must look at it like a lamb, I cannot look at is like a wolf. I must believe the other person even when I know they are acting like a wolf and expet them to become a lamb.
When two farmers shake hands, when both farmers have the ability to perform the task and one farmer does not fulfill their side, there is no need to punish. This is the wonderful part of the handshake, they just part and never shake hands again.
There is also the Christian part of the equation, all things are forgivable if a person ask for forgiveness and repents or atones, and honest, forthright and deliberate attempt to rectify a problem.
I truly do not listen to excuses, if the person has the capacity to perform then I expect the person to perform. I do not accept excuses, this is enabling and the cause of all the stupid problems that happening in the world today.
However, people entered into deals the never planned on fulfilling, the first lesson in negotiations is to not enter into a contract the other side cannot fulfill easily.
We are all adults, if a person says something, if the person has the ability to do it, I will expect them to do it, I do not let them off the hook with excuses, the losers in life want all their excuses accepted without question. It is like shunning, you give a person many chances to come around, then they shun, a great system that is not understood.
I sleep very well at night, however if I say something, I do it, I also search for ways to forgive a person, and always waiting for the words I am sorry. Then I look for the an honest attempt to make good. Too funny often, eveyone wants forgiveness without any pain.
God does this, it is called mercy, coupled with grace.
The best thing that ever happened to me in my life, the courts took away my dirvers license for 10 years, put me on house arrest for one year for drunken driving. I was not forgiven, I had to pay the price. I paid the price that society expected, I gave them their pound of flesh and now I can hold my head high. I have no shame, I paid the price of what they expected. The told me this was expected and I did it.
Friendship is valuable, however, I no longer accept abuse.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Two Farmers in a Field, On Thursday June 18th, 2009 05:06:53 PM
The one man also did not like the fact my parents had been married for over 55 years, he said it was not real, and not possible in this world. He said I was fortunate, and I had to finally say it was unfortunate his parents did not stay married, this became obvious.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Zipper Repair Travel Tip, On Monday June 15th, 2009 12:25:15 PM
it was kind of hazy, however after the woman helped me remembered reading somewhere of something like this. I think it was here, I am now near more information, not that it helped me when I was there.
http://zenbackpacking.net/ZipperRepair.htm
Hopefully the poignancy of this story goes farther to help some travelers remember, I was lucky to have the help of this women.
Look at her black hand holding the pliers, she was intent on helping me and she did. if was one of them lonely days, I just got of a 27 hours truck trip from Moyale, Kenya at the Ethiopia Border and was beat.
Funny, later i realized that Paul Theroux also wrote about being in the back of the same type of truck and a person coming to rob them on that same trip.
Somehow, somewhere, when a person keeps pushing down the path for some strange reasons answers are found to keep us on the path.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Zipper Repair Travel Tip, On Monday June 15th, 2009 06:46:47 AM
Thanks Bob for more clarification. This worked good for me, I know the metal could be brittle and there could be all sorts of problems. On the other hand, I had nothing to lose, the zipper was not working.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Check the Salt Travel Tip, On Monday June 15th, 2009 04:02:38 AM
Moisture makes salt clump, I think I have become accustomed to the salt not coming out of the shaker. I test it, if it does not work, I take the lid off, pour some in my hand and then slowly use a finger to slide some onto my food.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Opening a Coconut Travel Tip, On Saturday June 13th, 2009 07:27:00 PM
I do not NOT want two nice halves of a coconut, because It is very difficult to get the meat of the coconut removed from the shell. It works a lot better if you have 10 fragments, then when the coconut dries about 4-10 hours is slowly will allow me to use a knife to pry out the pieces and eat them.
Note, never eat the whole coconut or you will be in the toilet the next day.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Check the Salt Travel Tip, On Saturday June 13th, 2009 12:55:07 AM
Hello,
I have stayed at four Hotel near Khao San Road and for various reasons.
Sawasdee Smile for 225 Baht with TV and shared shower.
Four Sons Place for 350 Baht for AC, TV.
D and D Inn for 550 Baht because it has a Swimming Pool on the roof.
K S House off Khao San Road because it has WIFI and I can make many Skype.com Telephone calls. It is across from the Pizza Hut or on the way to New World. Probably can negotiate a fan room in this hotel for 200 Baht with WIFI.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Help Wanted BlackBerry Versus Iphone, On Thursday June 11th, 2009 09:56:16 PM
I have a quad band Samsung mobile phone that I use to make local calls. I purchased a SIM cards in East Africa in all the countries for about 2-5 dollars and was able to text message or call on a prepaid basis. Ethiopia wanted 35 dollars and I did not purchase the SIM, here in Thailand it cost 50 Baht or about 1.50 dollars. To use the talking or telephone part of the BlackBerry is expensive, however for a business person who wants his or her clients to stay on the same telephone number it would be great, yet expensive.
The Data cost is controlled, however the telephone part is an uncontrolled variable cost.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Bus 34 Nairobi Kenya Airport, On Thursday June 11th, 2009 02:52:49 PM
In the past I needed to stop in big cities like Bangkok to use Internet, to learn how the country worked, to talk with other travelers to learn how to travel in the country. With the Data Plan from Verizon I can bypass the bigger cities.
Thailand is one of the safest places on the planet, while Nairobi, Kenya is one the most dangerous, there is NO rule that will not be violated. I may very well meet someone from Nairobi and stop there, these are generalizations and there are always exceptions to generalizations and stereotypes.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Help Wanted BlackBerry Versus Iphone, On Thursday June 11th, 2009 02:40:18 PM
As best i can suss out there is just over 90 countries with this Data plan.. which is a great start. I think the Verizon BlackBerry has just over 170 and included all the African countries I just visted except for Ethiopia.
I expect that all smart phones will soon have access to over 170 countries, funny the United Nations only has about 190 countries, while in reality I think it is closer to 252 to say or use the word Global.
The world is not static, I expect all phones to roll out over 170 plus countries in the next two years, then start to decrease the prices. I guess my worry is monthly contract prices and if there is a problem to change phones. If for example I am using a BlackBerry Storm and a BlackBerry BETTER comes along, do I need to stay with the former when BETTER now exist. The evolution of these products is rapid.
These plans break up gouge pricing if some countries on GPRS or Edge connections, many countries charge nutty prices and the Non Governemental Organizations, Non Profits and organizations like the United Nations pay the fees because they do not pay the fees personally. This is a way around the gouge prices of specific countries, to be part of the bigger group they have to play ball.
Andy in Bangkok, Thailand on a WIFI connection for a change.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Help Wanted BlackBerry Versus Iphone, On Thursday June 11th, 2009 12:25:54 AM
I have arrange GPRS / Edge, etc connections or tried to in... many countries.
I know you system, I am positive this is easier and cheaper. I get to avoid paying taxi fees, time spent, plus the need to stay in corporate headquarter cities. The cost of living in Mumbai India is double anyplace in the country.
Kathmandu, Nepal - Worked unlimited at 25 dollars per month.
Indonesia - Did not work because of three dollars per meg
Togo, West Africa 2 Dollars per meg
Accra, Ghana about 2 dollars per meg.
Bangkok, Thailand at about 120 hours for 10 Dollars
Lima, Peru is about 25 dollars per month.
Philippines with Globe you company, however did not work, this was before.
USA, not really possible for short term.
Very few travelers stay for longer than three to four weeks in a country, this is not information for expats, the expats are few and far between. 99.99 percent of travelers keep on moving and do not live in a country.
I can just imagine going into Lago, Nigeria and arranging a GPRS connection... hehehe
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Tobago Bob Marley Imitators, On Wednesday June 10th, 2009 10:23:58 PM
Funny stuff, the average person will not travel unless.
Perfect Hotel
Perfect Resort
One of the 3-5 countries they wanted to visit out of the possible 252 countries.
What you are trying to say, you do not want anyone around you who says their opinion.
I admit, I will do about anything to avoid the Bob Marley bunch, which is easy to do because they do not travel to the truly nice places like the countries of Africa.
Thanks
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Philippines Internet Friends, On Wednesday June 10th, 2009 06:35:14 PM
Hello,
A generalization is a generalization, and if a person cannot understand a generalization or stereotype they should stop living or reading. A person reading or listening is responsible for their thoughts more than a person talking.
More or less we cannot shoot the messenger or make the messenger more important than taking responsibility.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Nairobi Kenya Airport Soon, On Tuesday June 9th, 2009 03:01:10 AM
Hmmm... Funny. You think there is a cultural relationship with Ohama and Kenya.
Chuck Wow explain who Obamas father was...
Best not to associate Obama with Kenya.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Nairobi Kenya Airport Soon, On Monday June 8th, 2009 09:05:54 PM
I want to avoid all people who live in Nairobi. I estimate it to have little redeeming value. And I would have to pay double the cost for a city with five times the amount if violence, crime, beggars and the normal African talking crap. I can see that Nairobi has contributed much to the good of the Planet.
Bottom line some places on planet do not need visited in one life time.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Tobago Fruit, On Friday June 5th, 2009 10:53:38 PM
And here in Kenya, Africa.
Funny to read post years later.
Trinidad and Tobago are still more dangerous than Africa.
Did not find Rastas in Ethiopia however found a couple in Rwanda.
A Rasta Physician...funny.
The concept of being a true rasta is racist, I do not find true rastas. I have zero respect for the Rasta culture and do my best to avoid, whenever I get near any person saying the word Rasta I think trouble.
Sorry Doc, you can pretend all you want and be as literate as you want. The Rasta does not represent and is not an image of trust and dignitybto the majority of people on the planet.
Real life is real, not what you want.
Andy in Kenya where people with dreada are the bums.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Adjusting Immersion Heater Travel Tip, On Thursday June 4th, 2009 08:56:12 PM
Solar Bags for showers are not reliable, traveling for years is not a game. I want a bath every day, not just when conditions are perfect.
It is 5:00 am here in Kenya, I just heated water with this method. I will go to Kericho today, it rains every afternoon.
I have big problems to get clothes to dry after hand washing. I am 100 percent sure solar showers do not work.
I carried on for a month one time until I realized it was a mean joke.
Yes if you lived on one location, never moved and did not have electricity I could see a use.
BUT a big black tank on the roof does the same.
Solar is good if you do not travel.
I think some type of wind up or peddle method for electricity is needed.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about 2009 June 3 Enter Kenya Leave Tanzania, On Thursday June 4th, 2009 01:05:22 PM
The man in Moyale lost his receipt book and did not give me a receipt.
Hmm
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Tanzania Human Interest Stories, On Wednesday June 3rd, 2009 10:24:16 PM
I have not lived in the USA for 11 years. I talk with all people, it is not important to me their morals, I sm not going to change them.
However as a writer I know that readers focus on the judgements I write about, not on the ones I enforce.
In this story I enforced on myself my need not to hide or be secret. I also would not assist Anna in having secrets.
Thr Bible tells people to bring things into the light so that all men can see.
I love the Philipines, not for the girl but for my ability to speak English. I am in Kenya it is the same.
As a tourist, as a white man, as a person from the USA, I am stereotyped and preyed upon by certain types of people.
If you read about my social paths you can see there are many paths I can take. This is all for fun, the strict judgements I make on myself.
Relax, I said that writing can be gamemanship. Life is a game, and the losers are the game.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Tanzania Human Interest Stories, On Tuesday June 2nd, 2009 08:09:52 PM
It is always possible to circumvent social rules. I am the problem, I am not willing to lie and sneak around, I am the problem. Anna told me she could come over in morning.
Lie to father. Come when people sleeping, I told her I was not a child and do not have secrets or hide.
Hate mail, I am planning to allow readers to read this mail. The big problem is profanity and moderation.
We have all deleted comments now and could show, maybe we can do inside password area so not punished by google.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Tanzania Human Interest Stories, On Tuesday June 2nd, 2009 07:51:10 PM
1 percent of prostitutes on planet have pimps.
90 percent of poor girls want money for sex.
99 percent of Philippines girls want money for sex, only 50 percent are prostitutes.
American girls want something, it is how a person wants and whether they give that makes them a prostitute
80 percent of men or women will do anything for money, the girl fits is a normal girl.
Americans will work 16 hours per day for greed. The word prostitution defined by a USA person is not close to the worlds understanding. The world knows and understands normal people do things for money and are not judgemental.
When I see greed, in a man or women, I now see the person as a prostitute. It has nothing to do with sex. Women trade sex for value in all cultures, so this is normal.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Tanzania Human Interest Stories, On Monday June 1st, 2009 09:04:45 PM
Writing is gamemanship.
1350 Shillings is one dollar, now find a calculator
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Bus Kabanga to Kahama Tanzania, On Monday June 1st, 2009 12:16:41 AM
I listening, somehody tell me the benefits to the human spirit by living in a camp for 15 years
Cliche...
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Bus Kabanga to Kahama Tanzania, On Saturday May 30th, 2009 10:52:00 AM
I had a girlfriend in Mexico who worked for UNHCR. We made a call on Guatemalan refugee.
The couple wanted travel money... They owned their own business.
I asked how long they had been in Mexico.
15 Years
This is th UNHCR and the way it functions.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Crazy Trip to Burundi and Tanzania, On Friday May 29th, 2009 08:11:58 AM
Private rooms for East Africa easy under 10 dollars. Hot water must be cooked by you or freeze.
Transport is one dollar per 20 miles.
Animals will cost 200 US per day, Gorillas are 500,
Stay out of capital cities or double the cost.
You must know your drinking budget.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Rwanda Verizon Global Data Connection, On Wednesday May 27th, 2009 08:11:44 PM
Moi yoi are truly a sick f+ck.
You just wrote yesterday to be unsubscibed.
Get a life you troll.
I am not paid by Verizon or BlackBery.
Empathy, somebody is trying right to make a decision on wether to carry a computer to blog.
I truly love the data connection. The keyboard of the Storm sucks, but again empathy. I can not compare this phone to other brands.
I do not see other smartphones.
This is the future, get with the program or be left behind.
Two years from now all travelers will be using a global data connection.
I will enter Burundi today, maybe to the east toward Tanzania is dangerous. I will blog everyday, explain the on the ground situation.
I have been in Africa five times, before I went weeks before I posted.
I got food poisoning in Niger, I was delusion. My mother, techie Indiq and girlfriend were scared.
Where is Andy?
My techie from India tried to get me to promise to never return to Africa.
Some Mother of Father is sitting waiting for their child to call or write an email.
This BlackBerry data connection is the solution.
I am lying in bed, 5:30 am, I can communicate withe the world.
Sit on your computer a be a troll, get a life. Making comments just proves you read every word I write.
Andy on the way to Burundi, Africa
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Exchange Rwanda Francs for US Dollars, On Wednesday May 27th, 2009 05:26:21 AM
Every move I make has a calculated risk, I wish other backpackers to understand my risk tolerance.
The tourist in the Ibis need to have at least 2000 in cash. Go rob them, they are truly the volunteer targets.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about 24 Hours Kiefer Sutherland, On Friday May 22nd, 2009 09:33:09 PM
Hello Chris,
I hope Panama is good.
I do not have any download links.
Gutenberg books is only Travel entertainment I download.
Then again I know zero of USA shows, I have not lived in USA for ten years.
I do not know desparate wives at all, nothing.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Africa Travel Fatigue Travel Tip, On Wednesday May 20th, 2009 09:54:49 PM
Horia
I try to acknowledge readers, however difficult to do with the BlackBerry keypad.
I try to be part of the solution and not part of the problem. Example: I told readers I was fatigued and why. They start escalating the reasons or examples. I admit and accept I am having emotional problems dealing with Africa and listed some solutions.
Why are their eyes yellow? I do not know, this photo was taken in sunlight so not a lighting problem.
It is not drugs or alcohol, that is a USA black problem, not a big issue here.
Maybe high blood pressure? 26 Years old, the nutrition is great in Kabale.
The Black body is different than mine. Hmm, she cleans clothes...
There is a charcoal fire close. Maybe she cooks.
I think you are seeing a black body with no white race dilution. I will try to focus on the yellow.
Funny thing about readers and writing, very few writers admit they have feelings and they are not perfect, this is what causes the anger and confusion. I do not obey norms of writing. Then again it would be dysfunctional to change my writing.
National Geographic says this Travel Journal is one of the ten best on the planet. This happened while here in Africa.
Life is Good
Andy Graham of HoboTraveler.com
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Sudden Need to Clean Backpack, On Tuesday May 19th, 2009 09:12:32 PM
Sharon,
This is real life. I know my readers are not used to reading the truth, however I was truly in a dangerous situatoon.
I needed to post quickly anf boring to show and demostrate to my family I was safe.
Plus I gave two essential computer travel tips for the super smart readers.
1. Baggage compartments are dangerous to computers.
2. Carry computer bag on lap.
I said there was 7.people in car. Do the math and you can surmise how crowded.
I was in danger, I left by hiding in plain sight as if I was stupid.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Danger in Kisoro Uganda, On Tuesday May 19th, 2009 08:21:13 AM
I received notification from the USA bank.
Stanbic Bank in Uganda has taken my money, I must file a dispute...this is like talking to a machine.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Danger in Kisoro Uganda, On Tuesday May 19th, 2009 06:05:16 AM
Neither Rwanda or Burundi have ATM machines. I do not use or do cash advances. Never.
I have 1,200,000 Shillings
250 US
Need 30 per day budget, plus cushion.
Ect.... And 20 things more. A decision is never one point.
Andy
No forced plays happen in my life, I only travel deliberately.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Danger in Kisoro Uganda, On Tuesday May 19th, 2009 02:17:30 AM
I am no longer in Kisoro. I went to the bank, the manager and Mr. Agere said they did not have business cards.
I am 90 percent sure this is a broken machine problem. The money still shows pending.
He asked if I took money out. I said this machine cheated me three times, I will not volunteer to be cheated again.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Nylon Jackets for Backpacks Travel Tip, On Saturday May 16th, 2009 09:41:07 PM
I believe deltoid excercise would help.
I am thinking about the rubber and button solutions.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Writing Journal from Verizon BlackBerry Storm, On Friday May 15th, 2009 12:32:33 PM
The BlackBerry Global Data service is excellent.
I do not expect readers to understand, they are not writing from Africa on a BlackBerry from bed.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about HoboTraveler.com Recession of 2009, On Thursday May 14th, 2009 10:04:52 PM
KNOB HILL
4th paragraph...
Travel Journal DOUBLED
I travel to places I like, the business is to enjoy life, not to control my life.
Andy HoboTraveler.com
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Uganda Restaurant Serves Peas, On Wednesday May 13th, 2009 08:51:07 PM
I eat many canned vegetables I cook. I eat few in restauranrts.
The problem with cooking is smells. Hotels do not want me to cool, they want me to eat in restaurant.
I should devise a way to cook with alcohol on windy days. I use it inside, outside it does not work good.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Africans are Good at Languages, On Sunday May 10th, 2009 03:53:44 AM
I speak French and Spanish fluently. I know when a person or race has an aptitude I do not have.
As for trying or working harder. Not much of that going on here in Africa.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about People Stink Travel Tip, On Saturday May 9th, 2009 07:13:55 AM
I hope one day we all understand predjudice is also not treating people as equals.
India and Africans equals, I shall expect the same from them as I expect from myself.
Trust me, I will tell culture they stink. When I lose weight I stink. Alcohol cleaning is needed.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Solar Electricity for BlackBerry Storm, On Thursday May 7th, 2009 08:58:02 AM
Bob, I fell out of bed laughing.
... Do nothing...
Yes this is standard operating procedure.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Mama Sarah Obama goes on Hajj, On Thursday April 30th, 2009 02:51:18 AM
Chuck,
It was an assist... from me to you.
Take the shot... or cross it.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about 2006 World Malaria Day, On Saturday April 25th, 2009 09:03:21 PM
Frank, I started a page like this.
Click on home above or search for how to blog.
Note there is not much information yet.
Keep watching links at bottom.
I would place link here but the BlackBerry does not paste well.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Mosquito Net Stops 20 Bees in Room, On Thursday April 23rd, 2009 07:52:23 PM
The LED information is great Ash.
Bob I am trying to cover a window today. The hard part was to buy extra net and the tape.
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about , On Friday March 20th, 2009 01:59:00 AM
Even while I was posting this, we decided to DUMP WordPress. I am here in Ethiopia, the system is so overburdened that it refuses to load.
There are some extreme SEO reasons to dump it also.
We are going to build our own system, WordPress is junked.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Travel Channel Mark and Olly, On Saturday March 14th, 2009 01:59:00 AM
Mark and Olly are not visiting un-contacted or isolated tribes. The whole show is staged and scripted.
Andy Graham of HoboTraveler.com
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about RSS Feeds is Being Removed, On Wednesday March 11th, 2009 08:27:00 AM
The problem is this Ash.
People save an RSS feed.
People save a Bookmark.
They believe they are going to read them and they do not. With the RSS feed gone, the only way to test read the Blog is to subscribe. The goal is to get daily readers such as you.
Ash, I know you read the blog by RSS feed, and you was the first person I thought of when I made this decision.
People survey the titles.
They make a choice to read.
This happens both by email and by RSS feed.
Ash, the best readers to make money from are the ones from 35-80 who will read about my Blog in the Press Release I am starting to do as of tomorrow.
I needed to get rid of the RSS feed, whereby I will not confuse them.
RSS feeds made sense to me when the first started. However, I have 11,000 readers to the newsletter and the Blog just sits, the growth rate is nuts compared to the Newsletter.
Money is made by what people read, not by what they intend to read.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about RSS Feeds is Being Removed, On Wednesday March 11th, 2009 07:48:00 AM
I am sorry to annoy you, I am 95 percent sure this will increase the number of readres. I do not think it will increase comments, it will probably reduce them.
There are two major types of readers.
RSS
Techie, computer saavy readers who enjoy trying to monitor, however fail to truly read.
EMAIL
The curious reader who focuses, is patient, considers the pros and cons of issues. These people read by email.
I think the email reader subscribes to National Geographic and reads books.
There is the Global market and there is the USA market. I am now going after the world.
NOTE, for what is worth, I cannot even read RSS feed here in Africa, it would cost me 10 dollars per day to read them. I used RSSfwd.com to subscribe, but it is broken.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about RSS Real Sucky System, On Saturday March 7th, 2009 11:39:00 PM
This is Andy
Blogger allows excerpts or snippets.
We will very soon go to Wordpress so we can hack the database.
Wade, I want readers, this is why RSS feeds such, they are the same as a Bookmark. Peopled do not read bookmarks and they do not read RSS feeds.
To make money, I need to FORCE readers to go to a page. I do not wish to force readers to go to page.
I am in Ethiopia, I download all my mail and read offline. I cannot read RSS feeds, I cannot go to links. I would like to have systems that I can read anywhere and not be anal USA 24/7 highspeed, this is not travel, this is armchair reading.
Thanks, I have made one decision, I am going to FORCE all RSS feed people do go to the blog to read. I am not making any money off them and I am not trying to be famous.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Must See Obama Cartoon, On Saturday March 7th, 2009 12:46:00 AM
It was joke, fun stuff.
15 Percent is incredibly dangerous and 5 percent is crazy high.
Hyper-inflation happens when a government spends 20-30 percent of the GDP.
Hyper-inflation like Zimbawe is the danger... you truly need to do some research.
Spending is always something a person wants who does not make any money...
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Road to Mojo, Ethiopia, On Friday March 6th, 2009 12:29:00 AM
Taking this photo
I did it quick, I do not set up.
I do not ask
I do not at apologetic as if they had a right to object.
These people are in the back of a noisy bus with a lot of dust, the majority were trying to figure out what I am doing, they could not think fast enough to smile.
This place is very safe and very friendly, a lot safer than West Africa.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about What is the Name of Science of Research, On Tuesday March 3rd, 2009 12:27:00 AM
I went to Indiana University and studied Philosophy, was about 10 hours away from a degree, however I did not finish, I think I enjoyed drinking too much... hehehe
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about What is the Name of Science of Research, On Tuesday March 3rd, 2009 12:24:00 AM
I say I have been traveling for 11 years so I can make more money. I must continually post this whereby advertisers know this site is worth the time to contact.
Anonymous, thanks for reading the blog so regularly that you can see all the patterns, a good obervation.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Does Snow Cause Development of Nations, On Saturday February 28th, 2009 12:45:00 AM
The USA is not a third world nation...
The country needs to move farther away from factories and move towards management.
I think the maximum pay per hour has to be 15 dollars for factory workers including benefits.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about 22 Years of Sobriety for Andy, On Sunday February 22nd, 2009 07:23:00 AM
Oops, by the way Chuck, the question. "Hello Andrew are you drinking when you wrote this?" is the non-constructive, and best ignore type of comment. You do this to cause confusion with the readers, you know I am not drinking, however you want to cause confusion, not clarity, so it belittles you in my eyes. I know you are very intelligent, but you remove the temper of the steel with this comment as it was just to provoke. An excellent example for this post of small things a person who wishes to be sane, happy and lead a constructive life should avoid. Thanks
I know your style of comments and look for the intelligence in your comments ignoring the noise. However readers often are preoccupied with your desire to be clever, or provoking comments. When you first started commenting, I was deleting about 80 percent, you have slowly learned to stay within acceptable. Comments that provoke and make other readers comment is no my goal. I want comments that end the discussion because we have concluded the need for further comments. Too many comments means there is confusion, a truly clear post has zero comments, there is no need for comments, it is a complete thought.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about 22 Years of Sobriety for Andy, On Sunday February 22nd, 2009 07:13:00 AM
Yes, Chuck you are correct, I was pointing at a problem, you are explaining the solution. When parents allow their children to make them argue, they have problem children and they are troubled. From my point of view, I avoid the children and the parent, I am not worried about their happiness, I am worried about mine first.
Getting involved in any dysfunctional relationship gives it power and creates problems, always best to avoid or ignore. One of the most dysfunctional behaviours exerted by people is the beliefs they can change people.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Nationwide Internet in USA Travel Tip, On Friday February 20th, 2009 06:41:00 AM
I am glad to hear the suburbs is still good in the USA. Last year I was at a friends house and about 7 connections were all secured.
Europe is a difficult place...
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Obama is a Black USA President, On Friday February 20th, 2009 05:01:00 AM
I made a title that said, "Obama is a Black President."
Earlier in the day, Michelle his wife was on TV saying to a group of children he was the first Black President. I just repeated what she said, however knowing that I am a white person puts people into a tizzy, they get angry and the PC police go into attack mode.
I made this post for illustration, I am just saying this year is going to be fun with the news reporters. They are taking incredible care in wording questions, two thirds of reporters are black to solve the problem. A black person can ask a black person a difficult question without the PC police going on the attack.
I enjoy the insane nature of people, I am the least prejudice person around. I am going to Africa right now, for 99 percent of my readers the continent of Africa is not even a consideration, it is only Europe. I love Africa and truly despise Europe, to me this is cultural, but to them it is often race. They want to show love for only their culture.
Obama is doing a great job, I have no problem with him and presently think he is going to be great President. However, because I am a white man, the world is going to scrutinize every comment I make to insane levels, nobody cares about my intentions. They will shoot first and think second. however I love to bait people, it elicit their true soul to come forth. There are some really angry people who make comments... hehehe, they need to get a life.
I am enjoying listening to reporters trying to ask questions of Obama. The percentage of Black reporters I feel has doubled so the news organizations can try to stay out of race card problems.
This is the study of cultures, this is the fun of learning about cultures, this is one of the primary reasons I travel. I love to see how we communicate with other cultures. The words "Black President" are used daily by the press, I did not say anything special, just what many consider a fact.
Michelle, the wife of Obama is going to get herself in big doo doo because she is not as smart as Obama. She is going to say what many people will consider reverse racism again whites.
What I care about is actions, this is why it is humorous also, Obama is doing about the same as McCain would have done, not much has change. What has changed is the way the reporters walk on egg shells to not offend anyone.
Truly this is fun stuff, Obama is elected and the people are supporting him, this is good.
I am not offended when a person calls me racist, it is like calling me a chair. I am not a chair, so I do not get offended. I do enjoy writing, it is a way to elicit emotions.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Obama is a Black USA President, On Thursday February 19th, 2009 05:49:00 PM
Exactly, I love when reader prove my point.
I believe Obama is doing a great job, however they "are going to take the idiocy of being politically correct to even higher levels of insanity" when people speak about him.
I said something, the PC police go into full attack, exactly as I planned.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Purchased 2 MEI Voyageur Backpacks, On Thursday February 19th, 2009 05:47:00 AM
I will make videos and take many photos. I am going to allow the bag to work, if it fails I will fix it.
I suspect there are two problems, I am going to carry the necessary hardware and strap to fix it if and when it fails.
This bag is the best I can find to buy as of today, I know of no better bag design for a professional traveler.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Eggs Smell Like Fish in Peru, On Wednesday February 18th, 2009 11:32:00 AM
Ronald, I think I was talking with your Father?
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Eggs Smell Like Fish in Peru, On Wednesday February 18th, 2009 11:31:00 AM
I often boil eggs in Hotels, I do not remember the Hotels. I probably did cook something in Anguilla because the cost of food is expensive. I expect I used the my alcohol cooking system there. Hmm, I remember now, that Hotel had a kitchen that guest could use, a great reason to live in this Hotel.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Spammed by Check out my Facebook.com profile, On Tuesday February 17th, 2009 02:07:00 PM
I have not joined Facebook and I am 100 percent sure they spam people. I can connect my yahoo email to Facebook, and I can choose to send to every person in my box to see if they want to join Facebook. I do not want these invitations sent buy everybody I know, anyway you do it, Facebook is spammy.
It is just a spam that people do not mind, but I do mind, so I see it clearly, it is the same as the other spam, they want me to do something to benefit facebook.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Feb 16 2009 New HP Computer, On Tuesday February 17th, 2009 02:04:00 PM
My computer deals with two abnormal problems. It rides on buses and tops of cars, the vibrations causes problems. The next is extreme high and low voltage from generators to countries that have a need for Voltage regulators, Nepal for example.
One big factor is a person in the USA has the ability to take their computer and have if fixed. I must purchase a new computer now, or risk not being able to buy one for less than 2000-3000 dollars in Africa. So I give it the boot quicker now, the 400-500 dollar ones are very tempting, I can give them the boot after one year with no problem.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Purchased 2 MEI Voyageur Backpacks, On Tuesday February 17th, 2009 08:53:00 AM
The Bag came on the 16th, so arrived earlier than agreed.
I have not used the Travel Master, I think this bag has pockets on the outside of bag. The Voyager does too, there is a security problem with easy to reach pockets.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Plane Trips are Porthole to Porthole Travel Tip, On Tuesday February 17th, 2009 08:10:00 AM
If I do everything perfect than air travel is great. I can make 1000's of mistakes with a bus trip and still keep in budget.
Wages, if a person is making over 25 dollars per hour and is self employed, then planes become better. I am not sure which is more comfortable, I am always more beat after 24 hours of plane than 24 hours of bus.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about AMD versus Intel Computer, On Monday February 16th, 2009 06:22:00 AM
This is a business, the reason I can continuously travel is because it is a good business. I manage my money correctly, contrary to many people in the USA who believe in the splurge mentality of spending. If I purchased a Mac it would be a bad business, it would be an irresponsible business decision.
I could have purchased a HP yesterday for 400, I will spend 600 today and get an intel processor. Any way I do it, the best value on a global use basis is an HP.
The 400 dollars computer would do the job, just be a little more inconvenient. However, this is why I earn money, I will do the work, I will tolerate inconvenience to get the job done under budget.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Purchased 2 MEI Voyageur Backpacks, On Sunday February 15th, 2009 05:34:00 AM
Good Question, I used a high liter bag for the first five years of my travels.
THREE REASONS
1. Balance, the high liter puts all the weight on your back, you need to walk stooped over, with two back I distributed the weight.
2. The front bag will carry my computer, it also will have items of higher money value in it. I have two options. I can take the computer bag out of the bag and carry onto a a plane and check the second bag.
I would have saved 30 dollars on my last Continental Airlines from from Peru to Chicago if I would have had these two bags.
I had to check to bags, my front bag a 30 liter Kelty bag because of the the shape of the bag, not the volume. It would not fit into one of them check boxes because it was fat.
14 x 22 x 9 is what you want, not the chubby bags for a traveler.
Third Reason
There has been times when I carried both bags onto the plane, if I have two of this size, I can put them in the overhead.
With this system, I have 80-90 liters of space and well balanced.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Travel Channel Mark and Olly, On Friday February 13th, 2009 04:02:00 PM
Funny stuff, when people get in front of a camera there ability speak the truth disappears.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about 25th of February I Go To Ethiopia, On Friday February 13th, 2009 11:40:00 AM
MONEY
I can buy a ticket from Peru to Ethiopia for less than about 2000-4000 dollars.
To Europe direct is 1500 then another 700 to reach Ethiopia, and the cost of living in Europe.
2200 Dollars
This trip cost me 600 to USA and 750 to Ethiopia or about 1400 Dollar.
I must stop the trip, and start the trip to save money. Stopping in Europe is like throwing money up in the air. I am truly a budget traveler. 10 days with the parents saves money. I do not like money, it is big money trap or tourist trap...
I could have stayed in London for a week or two for an extra 68 dollars on layover, this would have been great, except London is not easy and it is winter. Winter doubles the cost of travel.
Money money and more money, a traveler always things about money.
Secondly, I need to prepare for Africa, South America is a cake walk for me, I need some special equipment for Africa and I need two guidebooks.
Africa is expensive, I have to take care.
I use a Air Consolidator to buy tickets in the USA, so I get a great deal sometimes. I saved about 500 dollars by using him this trip.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Typing Passwords in the Dark, On Thursday February 12th, 2009 08:15:00 AM
These keep your password programs cause more problems then they help.
I keep all my passwords in a folder in my yahoo mail.
The computer has nothing to do with the passwords, I always have them even when someone steals my computer.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about National Geographic Earth Explorer Backpack, On Thursday February 12th, 2009 08:11:00 AM
I have traveled perpetually for 10 years and this equipment does not needed tested. It is obviously flawed for a person that goes to dangerous places. I know backpacks, and this one is only to make you look special, it is not for an experienced traveler.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Highly Developed Human Minds See Consequences, On Wednesday February 11th, 2009 08:20:00 AM
Interesting situation. it is like courtship before marriage.
When dating people want to hear lies, then they get divorced because all the lies. They have babies with no thought of the consequences. The whole USA economic crisis is because of no abilty to understand consequences.
Readers who are not going to travel want to read lies. The ones who really are going to travel want to read the truth.
I find no correlation between brains, race, economic status, education or religion. An idiot can detect lies and make as good of decision as a PHD Professor.
How we use our abilty to reason has in my opinion, nothing to do with how much money we make or our education.
The abilty to understand all the consequences of actions is puny in the human animal.
Walk down a street, look at people walking towards you, at what point do they realize they are sharing the sidewalk?
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Travel Channel Mark and Olly, On Tuesday February 10th, 2009 08:59:00 AM
So the story is more important than reality...? A person can add things to a story, however reality has an ending that is real.
To be respected or to be laughed at, I supppose this is the diliberation. I am always intrigued by Traveler Writers, and 99.99 percent of the time I laugh at them.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Travel Channel Mark and Olly, On Tuesday February 10th, 2009 08:41:00 AM
I went in 2009 to discover what was possible. Do I need guides? What size boat is possible? What provisions are needed?
I also realize any time a person goes up river in the Amazon, they may arrive at a point where the people are not civilized.
To separate reality from the noise the press is making is difficult, plus it appears very few adventurers are able to be honest. They truly wish to sensationalize a truly unique experience to a point where I do not trust them. I do wish honest study, honest interpretations, honestly was considered valuable.
To receive praise for an illusion of adventure destroys my adventure, yes the reader has a better story. However, if I wanted to write an exciting novel, I would write exciting novels.
Real life is to valuable to make it a lie.
This Dunbar Number is great, a truly insightful concept and correct.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Pucallpa the Banana and Platonos City, On Saturday February 7th, 2009 09:07:00 AM
Thanks, a good point, I believe I spelled the Spanish word for Plantains wrong. It is Platanos, I am having trouble thinking in both language and for sure my Spanish spelling is bad.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about When to Worry About Lice Travel Tip, On Friday February 6th, 2009 12:25:00 PM
Thanks Chuck,
Always the best in Rogue comments from you Chuck. There is always a need for a different perspective.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Breu Peru Questions and Answers, On Friday February 6th, 2009 05:02:00 AM
A culture always enforces the norms of the society, one of these norms is that we should accept the conditions in which we live. I hope this is why governments push education to have people realize they have choices.
The people of Breu have no choice because they do not know other worlds and they do not have money, while the people of the urban world have an option to disregard their culture
The last 10-11 years of my life as been the same pace as Breu, this is one reason I can live there without problems. I disregard my own culture, I say it is wrong, I do not blame the culture, that it dysfunctional.
The pace of life is a personal choice.
The availability of choice is control by money or finances of these people.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about New Levels of Confusion, On Thursday February 5th, 2009 07:18:00 AM
I need to get my Photos aligned before I explain that day. Plus I needed time to allow my frustration and anger to diminish. There is no value in sitting around complaining about normal people do what they nromally do, they are not going to change.
Do readers have a desire to read about real life, I am not sure they do. I will always tell the truth, it is my nature, however sometimes I do not explain things because readers tend to sit around being armchair travelers, somehow believing they know more than me. Therefore when something truly happens, I have learned to take great care when explaining, or shut off the comments.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Primitive Melting Pot of Cultures, On Wednesday February 4th, 2009 04:52:00 PM
I have no desire to be a tourist and go eat worms. I am 100 percent sure I know how to survive anywhere on the planet. I mostly tell readers some of the dangers so they do not go do the same.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Jan 24 2009 is a Sad Day for Me, On Sunday February 1st, 2009 07:15:00 PM
Hello Josh, I hope your trip to Peru was good, it was nice to speak English. Thanks
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Another try for a Plane to Breu Today, On Wednesday January 28th, 2009 12:31:00 PM
There is no easy water route to this place from Peru, although is may be possible from Brazil. My plane has been delayed now until three pm today, I am checked in, my body was weighed and I am ready. I showed a Ucayali district the map to a person and he showed a road path to Breu for the lumber people, it is possible by road.. maybe. This is the reason for this trip by plane to Breu, to separate the truth from the gossip before going up the Yurua River farther next year.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Hire This Peruvian Painter, On Tuesday January 27th, 2009 06:45:00 AM
Yo diga ala el, "esta primera vez en mi vida que yo miro."
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about The Prime Directive of Travel Industry, On Monday January 26th, 2009 04:47:00 PM
Satisfaction in life is achieved when we feel we give and receive fairly. Yes, some people enjoy taking advantage of others, however very few people feel satisfied an content when they know they did not get a good value. A vacation to remember is when there is no regrets.
This idea of get over yourselves is exactly the teaching of the travel industry, pay a lot, and not ever take it serious. The USA or world economy is crippled because of this splurge mentality.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Breu Peru Cargo is Maybe High Priority, On Monday January 26th, 2009 11:43:00 AM
I was correct, the AeroDiana called the Hotel. They told Charlo the receptionist the Municipality of Breu was waiting for plane to arrive from Lima. If this plane arrive, then maybe we can leave for Breu, Peru. Right now the think maybe 1:15, I however am not sure the plane even left Lima, sometimes people just hope. The great part is the girl from the airline called, and now have opened communication that I know works.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Jan 24 2009 is a Sad Day for Me, On Sunday January 25th, 2009 06:23:00 AM
As you can see, I am always guilty by association, there is no way to remove the sleazy aspects of travel blogs, it is assumed that a travel blogger is sleazy.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about My Understanding of Blogs, On Saturday January 24th, 2009 10:05:00 AM
I get about one mean comment per day that never is seen by the readers because I delete it. I receive on hate mail per week.
enjoy comments because sometimes I need help to understand where I am and what I am seeing or doing.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about My Understanding of Blogs, On Saturday January 24th, 2009 05:18:00 AM
Going for the "Wow" is sad. My web site name "HoboTraveler.com" has some meaning, that Hobos travel to work, and the real Hobos traveled as cheaply as possible form place to place. However I believe many readers takes these labels and attach too much.
Telling the truth is not considered necessary by the world.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Addicted to Eating Cinnamon, On Friday January 23rd, 2009 07:14:00 PM
Monica, this is a funny post, but is also a poignant post, it has nothing to do with my ulcer.
We live our lives in a box, I lived in the box called the USA, when I went outside this box, I realised I could not see when I was inside the box.
Eric said it was healthy, so I just commented that is may not be the best for the stomach.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Addicted to Eating Cinnamon, On Friday January 23rd, 2009 04:05:00 PM
Thanks Eric,
I have an ulcer which is 90 percent healed, I think this sometimes makes it hurt a little.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Water Purification with 3 Pitchers, On Thursday January 22nd, 2009 07:34:00 AM
I put the towel in front to show people to be careful about getting electrical shocks, then forgot to mention it.
Truthfully, a person can get shocked by ANY device, however it is extremely easy when walking barefoot and touching an electrical outlet or light switch.
I think the first floor of a Hotel is more dangerous and clay floor building guaranteed you will get shocked.
I have about 300 of something close to this electrical cookers, but a lot poorer quality. There is one in Ecuador that works great, but is risky with steel cups because not surrounded by plastic.
All in all, the majority of travelers need a class in electricity to travel.
The ones I have to sell in the future break super easy, the ones in this photo can last for years.
I truly need to go to Bolivia again and track down this company one day.
I keep stockpiling and testing items that are perfect, however a truly long-term project.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Water Purification with 3 Pitchers, On Wednesday January 21st, 2009 08:51:00 PM
The type in the photo is homemade in Bolivia, and from a long time ago. I would guess about 500-750 Watts, although if you can buy one for 250 Watts you will have less trouble with breakers or fuses. The aluminum one are normally about 300-500 Watts.
I made one out of a heating element a few time in South America.
I would live to see this one you made.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Easy to use Travel Blog Archives, On Wednesday January 21st, 2009 02:52:00 PM
Good to hear the migration was easy enough, I am not looking forward to this but I have no choice. A year ago I started the II part of the Travel Blog because the old system refused to publish. We are trying to update to the new template now and it will not publish, it is a mess, the older version is scrambled.
My only fault was I started using the labels of Blogger.com
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Meeting Coordinator of Breu Peru, On Wednesday January 21st, 2009 07:54:00 AM
Yes, absolutely right Hoz, here is a Travel Tip page about how to prepare for Jungle. I am in a dilemma, I wrote Travel Tips in 2002 on how to prepare for the Jungle. Should I recycle them? I am working on better filing systems. Jungle Trip
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Lonely Planet Magazine, On Tuesday January 20th, 2009 09:01:00 PM
Kris, very good, you can see my eyes on a niche this is wide open, and I plan on HoboHideOut.com filling this niche.
We will give people ways to select their hotels in a shopping cart manner and download by PDF or send to their email box.
HoboHideOut.com
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Lonely Planet Magazine, On Tuesday January 20th, 2009 08:55:00 PM
Thanks Ash, it is hard to suss out this type of information when there isn't an English bookstore within a few countries.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Easy to use Travel Blog Archives, On Tuesday January 20th, 2009 02:17:00 PM
Hello Nora,
Yes, Wordpress is a good system, we are thinking about migrating the Blog over to this system. I believe we will make a photo of the day Blog on Wordpress, and when we understand the Wordpress system and know we can hack it, we will move over the main HoboTraveler.com Travel Blog.
Can we migrate a Blogger.com system over to Wordpress?
I truly am glad I never went for the Blogspot option, this truly is a bad choice. My pages are static, hosted on my domain, and can be moved.
Thanks you
Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Easy to use Travel Blog Archives, On Tuesday January 20th, 2009 01:01:00 PM
Clearly, I have two dedicated servers and two full time techies who work for me. I do not use a Mac and have not plans on learn a Mac.
Thanks Andy Graham of HoboTraveler.com
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Rick Steves Iran, On Tuesday January 20th, 2009 12:56:00 PM
That is frustrating, I tried to use the Google Bar spell check as I should and it did not like a word. I could not get it to change, finally hit enter and it published before I was done.
YOU WROTE,
"What you're doing is fine, at least you're not copying ideas from the other traveling teaching bloggers."
I would like you to write me a long paragraph expanding on this idea of a "Teaching Blogger." I think I could include this the type of Travel Blogs I am collecting when I review at the end of 2009 the top travel blogs of 2009.
That I would like you to send in the contact form, once I know a name, associate you better with an email, we can converse better.
The contact link is on all pages of the Blog.
Thanks, note I do not mind going off topic on Rick Steves. hehehe
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Rick Steves Iran, On Tuesday January 20th, 2009 12:49:00 PM
I think I am dyslexic, or blind, or maybe need to wear my glasses, or maybe not enough light in the room, or maybe I am traveling.
I think I need to proofread what I write, then again, I am a Hobo, this is truly a great excuse.
ClearlyEnlight,
You are more than welcome to write in the comments specific problems and the solutions.
I need an editor to help me work through each newsletter and give me recommendations.
I went to your Blog and cannot find a contact link to write you. ClearlyEnlight
Where are you, in Israel?
If you want to write me that is also ok. Contact Andy
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Rick Steves Iran, On Tuesday January 20th, 2009 10:56:00 AM
Great insight ClearlEnlight, trying to move self out a tip, or my method of travel is difficult.
I pose a problem, then in ways pose a solution when writing a tip, the goal is to take an average lifestyle and turn it in the best of the best.
A person can live within their budget and still live great. I am going to start making videos of the Hotels I live in, this way I can show people how you can get a great room for 10 dollars or less.
Troubleshoot? I am trying to get people to request tips, I think I should say, "what is your travel problem?"
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about No Tipping in Developing World Countries, On Tuesday January 20th, 2009 09:57:00 AM
There is an expectation you pay and never complain, truly not what I call excellent service.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about More Strange Fruit on Planet Earth, On Monday January 19th, 2009 04:27:00 AM
Sapote in Wikipedia.org
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about More Strange Fruit on Planet Earth, On Sunday January 18th, 2009 09:47:00 PM
The names of fruit are always lost in tranlation.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about More Strange Fruit on Planet Earth, On Sunday January 18th, 2009 08:48:00 PM
I did not try it, I have gone to Iraq, I will go see isolate tribes or go to Africa. However when it comes to eating strange foods, I go weak.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Glad to Know Thai People Lie, On Sunday January 18th, 2009 06:46:00 AM
Lying is normal on the planet, however in Thailand it is considered the right thing to do, a lie stops the person from losing face by accepting reality. Now though it is used to make the reality the way they wish.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Reading about the Plane Crash, On Sunday January 18th, 2009 05:51:00 AM
Thanks James, I do not understand the desire for churnalism, maybe to churn the waters, seems to me a relative of gossip.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Propane Motorcycle in Peru, On Saturday January 17th, 2009 10:51:00 PM
The LP here in Peru in January of 2009 cost 26 soles for 10 kilos.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Propane Motorcycle in Peru, On Friday January 16th, 2009 11:01:00 AM
I will try to find the price of Propane here and a motorcycle.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Reuben and Elvis on Edge of Planet, On Friday January 16th, 2009 10:58:00 AM
I know they will be wearing Reeboks or Adidas in Breu. I am trying to learn how to travel as until the disappear. I believe it is possible on the river Yurua.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Propane Motorcycle in Peru, On Thursday January 15th, 2009 08:03:00 PM
Bob, I think you said it, to me the extra cost of a Hybrid does not warrant the car. Whole countries are converting cars over to propane at little cost, but big saving in fuel cost. As best I undestand less polution.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Reuben and Elvis on Edge of Planet, On Thursday January 15th, 2009 04:40:00 PM
Thanks Kim, you are good,
I purchased a Topographical map of this area in Lima last week. I hope it is correct, I take a photo of the map and publish over this jpg soon and update this map.
It is interesting how knowledge is fine tuned and is increasing more accurate, however starts out rather vague.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Global Warming Needed in Indiana USA, On Thursday January 15th, 2009 06:44:00 AM
The world changes, we have had ice ages and have warm ages.
Is it connected to green house gase or natural?
I believe stopping polution is a great and noble idea.
However the biggest pollution on the planet is faulty reasoning, and misrepresentation of ideas.
I studied Philosophy in University for 4 years, this does not make me an expert in Philosophy, I am a master at real estate, but I say that after 14 years of study and I am as close as you can get on travel after 11 years.
The problem with global warming is the statistical sample. The inductive logic sample of 100 years is not sufficient to evalaute a trend or change on the planet.
Logic is a subject in Philosophy and I studied for four years in college.
Think about this, to have an opinion about the earth that is truly close to being accurate we would need to visit at least 30 percent of the countries.
There are about 252 countries, and 33 percent is 83, I have been to 79 countries spending one month in each.
I know this is not a correct sample, because I do not know China, Russia, Central Africa, South Africa and some of the Middle East, so in reality my sample of visiting 79 is faulty.
My sample is not correct.
If a scientist wishs to induce there is a problem with pollution I will grant this. When they start telling me what the planet is doing I think they overstepped and are thinking polluted.
This is the new pollution of the world, where everyone wishes to be an expert with no passive opinions.
Then again, I agree with Descarte, Freud, Marx and many other great thinkers that we must be concerned about the rabble of thoughts.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about All-inclusive Air Fares in Europe, On Thursday January 15th, 2009 05:34:00 AM
Nomad4ever, it is not clear whhat you are saying.
Types of Advertisments:
- Signs on front of travel agencies
- Internet
- Billboards
- Television
AirAsia.com
CONFUSION
I got on the AirAsia.com site, and for sure they are an expert at using confusion to make money from consumers.
1. Force us to convert currencies
2. Surcharges on fuel and taxes.
3. Luggage fees
I truly believe all airlines need to be forced to stop caculating fees in different manners. I also believe airport fees or taxes, adminstrative fee etc should be included.
I call this frutrate the buyer until they give up and buy marketing.
Andy Graham of HoboTraveler.com
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Why is HoboTraveler.com in Peru, On Monday January 12th, 2009 05:09:00 PM
All of these paths are possible for X amount of money. I have been to Manaus, a nice city, one of the best fish market I have every seen. My plan is to nose around, again talk to many people and see if I can find an simpler way to fly to this area. There is a reason why these tribes are less contacted, they are isolated.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Peru Architecture has a Hole, On Monday January 12th, 2009 01:39:00 PM
Air Conditioning is the answer to bad architects.
AC is a solution to a list of Hotel Problems:
1. Keeping the bugs and mosquitoes out of the room, because you do not have to open windows.
2. Damp rooms
3. Fans that are loud, the new type of AC is quiet.
4. Having to rent a room on the bottom of a building to be cool.
5. You do not need a mosquito net.
6. Privacy because you close the windows and doors.
7. Quiet because the windows are closed.
From my Blog post in Burkina Faso. http://www.hobotraveler.com/2007/09/burkina-faso-hotel-air-conditioning.html
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Peru Food by the Kilo, On Monday January 12th, 2009 12:51:00 PM
As best I could tell, the foods all had different prices. I tried to learn about the bowl, small and large plates and the weight differences. Typical in Latino fashion there was not much clarity here. They also sell food by the Kilo in Brazil.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Peru Architecture has a Hole, On Monday January 12th, 2009 12:35:00 PM
Yes birds and mosquitoes screens would be an improvement.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Why is HoboTraveler.com in Peru, On Monday January 12th, 2009 07:00:00 AM
I have ten years of travel and I do not know of this person. Give me another 10 years and my knowledge of television will be nil.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Peru Architecture has a Hole, On Monday January 12th, 2009 06:55:00 AM
Sun Tunnels, thanks Ash, this is good name, and I appreciate the link. Many Latino type buildings have a sun tunnel, I normally just thought of them as wire management tunnels that were needed because the building are make of concrete. The sun coming in the window really made me think of the sun, I had the window open for ventilation. Concrete rooms need good ventilation or their is moisture.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Robin in Nairobi, Kenya Called, On Monday January 12th, 2009 06:31:00 AM
Chuck Wow, I appreciate your faith in my future and will tell my mother of your offer.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Robin in Nairobi, Kenya Called, On Sunday January 11th, 2009 04:31:00 PM
I often wonder who pitched the idea on many trips. There is a benefit to not traveling before you start to travel. I am presently reading about travel writer and the biggest advantage they have on me is they do not travel.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Why is HoboTraveler.com in Peru, On Sunday January 11th, 2009 12:05:00 PM
This person Gerhard is really trying to be famous so I allowed the off topic video. I truly do not care if people give themselves a plug providing they contribute something of value. Truly not of value Gerhard, but you are truly working or your company is working to be famous.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Map to Less Civilized Tribe, On Saturday January 10th, 2009 09:10:00 PM
There is no rivers that connections to the area where I am going from the Peru side, it would be possible from the Brazil side, anyway I do the people who go to this area use planes. I could hike across the mountains, however not the wise decision. I purchased topo maps here in Lima. I am posting this in January of 2009, about 8 months after this post was orignally posted.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Global Warming Needed in Indiana USA, On Saturday January 10th, 2009 03:45:00 PM
When I moderated, I deleted two comments, it is the perfect religion, thou shall not disagree.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Global Warming Needed in Indiana USA, On Saturday January 10th, 2009 12:38:00 PM
The Fourth Estate Rules the planet.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Global Warming Needed in Indiana USA, On Saturday January 10th, 2009 05:13:00 AM
Hello Bill Nye, you said,
"Look closely at the methodology and system of data analysis of any study."
This is why I do not accept that global warming is true...
To study an issue of the planet that involves "Time," a person needs a sample of about 100-500 years. A trend of planet earth in 100's or 1000's of years, not just one year.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about I Received Advice to Finish Backpack Project, On Friday January 9th, 2009 08:27:00 AM
Keep working, a project to pass the time. Thank Cornbread
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Mayan Religious Ceremony, On Thursday January 8th, 2009 02:28:00 PM
Thanks Ash, it is great to have terms or words to explain what I am observing. Very good clarication, and truly appreicated.
Andy in Guatemala, Airport on the way to Peru.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Ipod Charging in USB Port Travel Tip, On Thursday January 8th, 2009 12:38:00 PM
Jane, do not expect much from us men, we truly do not run the planet.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Nominations for 2009 LP Travel Blogger Awards, On Thursday January 8th, 2009 03:57:00 AM
Thanks Frank, there is a need for one paragraph explanations of categories.
Here is the Wikipedia.org link to Travel Blogs, which could be expanded to include all these types of categories. Travel Blogs
I am reading RSS feeds of 40-50 Blogs, I am lucky most of them only post only 1-2 times per week. I must read about 20-30 post of each Blog, or at least skim it before I can understand what the subject of the Blog or their motivations. I have learned a lot about my Blog by reading other peoples Blogs, when I get frustrated with other peoples or companies Blogs, I then try to introspect to see if my Blog has the same problem.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about It is Not a Purse Photos, On Wednesday January 7th, 2009 04:59:00 PM
Thanks for being candid Graham.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Ipod Charging in USB Port Travel Tip, On Wednesday January 7th, 2009 04:19:00 PM
This is a general tip Jane and they did try his Dads computer, I do not think he had a charger with him, something about using a clock next to his bed. The Ipod in the picture would not charge, he was testing on my computer, I think it was broken.
Again, this is a Travel Tip, generalizing, not about specific people.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about No Need for Nails Roof, On Wednesday January 7th, 2009 11:00:00 AM
Thanks, good point on earthquakes.
I was in Jojgakarta, Indonesia within 5 day of an earhquake, the majority of people died because the red clay roofs fell on them.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Ipod Charging in USB Port Travel Tip, On Wednesday January 7th, 2009 10:31:00 AM
I could not use my computer when it was charging, I was afraid of dropping the Ipod on the concrete floor as it hangs from the side.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Safest Bags Auto Close Travel Tip, On Wednesday January 7th, 2009 10:26:00 AM
I was pickpocked in Spain and an Italian guy took 60 dollars out of my bag in Koh Samui, Thailand on the ferry. I worry more in Europe than in Guatemala.
I have seen on slash in 10 year of travel, that was in Morroco.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Islamic People in Exile, On Tuesday January 6th, 2009 05:02:00 PM
I have been to Palestine, they ae not a poor country and they have the choice to leave. They are not refugees, they are living in Israel. This is my problem. It is dysfunctional and counter productive to whine about about something that happened 50 years ago. The same for Tibet, to encourage or listen to something that must be accepted is stupid. The Palestine people refuse to accept the world on its terms, therefore I refuse to accept them. If I was them, I would move to Egypt and have a life of Peace, but that never appears to be what they want.
You drop one bomb on my family and I would drop 50. If they want to declare war on Israel, this is fine, if they just want to kill innocent people by lobbing bombs into Israel, then they deserve to have 50 shot back.
I am still lightweight in talking compared to the Lebanon man here in Guatemala, he understand, this is not aboout religion. Palestine people play off the sentiments of th world to be a mafia, there are many evil people in Palestine. It is the unholy lands.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about How to Change Travel Blog Design Easily, On Tuesday January 6th, 2009 03:38:00 PM
Attaboy Bob, yes, I do the same even on my own Blog. Never know what is going to happen.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about No Need for Nails Roof, On Tuesday January 6th, 2009 11:31:00 AM
I guess you can see it, when I took the photo, I had to hold it up in the air and shoot. Forgot I had a photo...
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Best Travel Blogs in English of 2008, On Tuesday January 6th, 2009 11:05:00 AM
Fonts are a huge problem for sites, not sure how Blogger.com is dealing with them. The system here is Blogger, not likely to leave soon, however this reword of site is the first step to us going to our own propretory system.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about How to Change Travel Blog Design Easily, On Tuesday January 6th, 2009 11:02:00 AM
The Top Links will be change, not sure on how to do the fonts, but can see as I type here a comment the difference.
I WANT TO KNOW
Is there a problem with snippets or abbreviated information on RSS feeds? Do you read in RSS?
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about No Need for Nails Roof, On Tuesday January 6th, 2009 05:02:00 AM
I will try to walk over there and see if there is nail. I have seen these roof in many places without nails. Nails do cause leaks and rust in galvanized metals. I have installed many of these roofs on the farm, we used a special nail with rubber around the head.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about No Need for Nails Roof, On Tuesday January 6th, 2009 04:51:00 AM
These brick appear as they are purchased, while many people put rocks on the roof or trash. If they could find something that is beautiful this roof would install very easy and fast.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Anticipate This Photo in Antigua Guatemala, On Monday January 5th, 2009 05:12:00 PM
The city has character, it is necessary stop in Central America.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about How to Change Travel Blog Design Easily, On Monday January 5th, 2009 02:09:00 PM
I am not found of the grey are the top, trying to pick some more colors that are better. All the colors need to relate to the Hobo Logo.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about How to Change Travel Blog Design Easily, On Monday January 5th, 2009 01:12:00 PM
Ash, the color break betwen post is now in the Google Docs to do list. Thank You.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about How to Change Travel Blog Design Easily, On Monday January 5th, 2009 10:04:00 AM
Yes getting rid of a few links in the top bar would be good idea. I need to decide a standard.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about A Cheap Blog for Non Profits, On Monday January 5th, 2009 10:03:00 AM
Yes you can keep it somewhat anonymous with a Domain, however a Blogspot is totally anonymous in a way. I do not want non governmental organizations to be anonymous. I want anyone collecting money in "Trust" to be open. When someone gives me a donation it is for me, when I give money to a charity it is for good works.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about How to Change Travel Blog Design Easily, On Monday January 5th, 2009 09:43:00 AM
Thanks for the what's up, to stay on topic with the tip. We reverted to the regular Blogger.com system and will test the other system where the comments are made on the same page as the post. He can test this problem and fix, then copy over the code to the template.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about How to Change Travel Blog Design Easily, On Monday January 5th, 2009 09:32:00 AM
We are reverting the normal blogger system.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Guatemala Homemade Incense, On Monday January 5th, 2009 05:41:00 AM
I never ask for permission to take photos, I will stop if they get angry. I first purchased the item and then took the photo.
If you ask you will do two things, first is ruin the culture photo and second is they wil object because you make it a big deal or ask for money. I do not pay for photos often, sometimes, but normally to beggers.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Islamic People in Exile, On Sunday January 4th, 2009 04:27:00 PM
Yes, the Palestine people are going to need a lot of dimes to get to Heaven. The Israel people will land on their feet, and the Palestine on their backs.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Guatemala Boy with Heavy Load, On Sunday January 4th, 2009 01:31:00 PM
Bob, the voice of reason, thanks for the comment. I did not offer to help because it would be an insult, he did not need help. He was doing his job as does many people in Guatemala without a complaint.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Islamic People in Exile, On Sunday January 4th, 2009 11:47:00 AM
Normal in todays world death is not a sentence for disagreeing. In my travels of 10 years and 79 countries the dangerous religions are Islamic and sometimes Hindu. There are tribal religions that are dangerous when superstition enters the area.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Guatemala Homemade Incense, On Sunday January 4th, 2009 06:04:00 AM
Hello, the lesson in how to treat older women would be great. Maybe I can find a PDF book and read it. I believe that all people need treated with manners, I even have a page on this. Manners
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about The Paypal.com Donation Button is Back, On Saturday January 3rd, 2009 08:00:00 PM
I am not sure need is the word, I provide a free service. If you feel the blog is of value, then donate. However, I am a stable travel blogger business. I for sure do not want people clicking on ads to help me, this is an alternative.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about The Paypal.com Donation Button is Back, On Saturday January 3rd, 2009 06:45:00 PM
I am not sure, I checked Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer it was there. Try this click on this link and look below the quote of the day. Donate
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Do Not Ask Bus Driver the Price Travel Tip, On Saturday January 3rd, 2009 06:24:00 PM
Thanks Wade, hope to hear more from you when you go to Europe.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Habitat for Humanity Solola Guatemala, On Saturday January 3rd, 2009 05:40:00 PM
I am 90 percent sure the people who live in Habitat for Humanity homes have to pay for the Home.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Guatemala Homemade Incense, On Saturday January 3rd, 2009 05:20:00 PM
What is up with the Donation link?
I am testing, I am not the only blogger on the planet, I try to study these ways to make money to help other travelers. I am good at this, if I can learn more ways for them, then I more people can travel.
There are many reasons to collect donations. Many people want me to get rid of the ads all together, I truly know that everyone wants everything for nothing.
I am thinking about writing a book on how to write a travel blog and earn money.
I was sad to read to today one of the better travel blogs makes almost nothing.
I do feel it is my job to study, I was testing to see if that Donation button would work. Plus giving real time information on that is tied to real cost.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Guatemala Homemade Incense, On Saturday January 3rd, 2009 02:52:00 PM
There is a preponderance of bloggers who try to tell readers what they want to hear.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Calling Telephones Yahoo.com versus Skype.com, On Saturday January 3rd, 2009 02:01:00 PM
A good list, thanks, have fun waiting for the deposit thing.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Guatemala Homemade Incense, On Saturday January 3rd, 2009 10:32:00 AM
Bob, I had two tourist friends with me and they truly had no clue why I even stopped. One great reason to travel alone...
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Guatemala Homemade Incense, On Saturday January 3rd, 2009 08:32:00 AM
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ESTORAQUE - POUND - It comes in the form of rock pebbles. This incense is very powerful for purification, prosperity and peace. Many spiritual workers use it for protection against evil entities while performing rituals
Estoraque- LIBRA - Viene en forma de peque?os pedruscos que se queman. Este incienso es muy poderoso para la purificacion, prosperidad y paz. Muchos trabajadores espirituales lo usan para protegerse de entidades malignas mientras hacen rituales.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Travel Blogs Drive Me Crazy, On Saturday January 3rd, 2009 06:12:00 AM
That was a great comment.
1. Unique - This will continue.
2. Not Tourist Blog - This will continue,
3. Disregard for language/grammar- doesn't come over as authentic.
ANSWER: There is a difference between disregard of grammar and knowing grammar. I must know the grammar error before I can fix it.
Time is not on my side, I could do one very good grammar post, or the three I do per day. I am trying a few techniques to find my grammar problems. It is possible I find a better grammer check than the Micosoft Works one I have now.
It is impossible for my brain to see some errors in spelling. I read very fast, my mind works very fast. The only way to find many errors is to read the same post on separate days with a refreshed perspective. I am doing press releases now, I must read the same page about five days in a row. This type of checking would make me stop blogging, so this is not feasible it is not enjoyable.
5. Generalised political comments. "Snottiness"
ANSWER: Terse is the word I would use. Two problems here, you as a reader do not read all the assinine comments. I have the ability to make people use profanity and other disrespectful comments. It is very hard to have respect for readers, the one respectful critism is bunched up with the five negatives. As normal the snotty reader can kill of the respectful readers also, comments are only half wanted, not totally.
For the political comments I would recommend you just disagree and that it fine. However I tell them because I am sure I have a more global opinion than about anybody on the planet and to keep my voice quiet when the world of liberal ones demand to be heard would be morally negligent. I know the liberal are watching CNN and BBC now called the Fourth Estate, which is 80 percent misrepresentation of the real world. I am living here in the real world you see on the news.
THE ELECTRICITY JUST WENT OFF, I am not joking. This is the type of problems you probably rarely have. My computer is on battery, I can continue to type, however the internet is now dodgy. This make a TIME problem. I have to click on CTRL A then CTRL C to save this, paste into a notepad and save as, truly some logistic problems.
6. Photographs - I promised one or two per day for this year. I am working to redo the newsletter, traditionally in the past I put all the photos in the newsletter.
7. Maps - I already do ten time more than the normal blogger.
8. , general info (climate etc.)
There are endless "travel blogs" out there, most are collections of articles or tourist blogs about the road most travelled (like on alltop.com) Get your link on those sites and put a photograph and a snippet of real-traveller info/ experience on your front page every day - as you have already started doing-
NOTE: Careful here, you want unique, and do not want a Tourist Blog, I call it a Vacation Blog. General information like todays temperature, etc is easy to find, just get on Wikipedia.org or the Weather sites.
Plus there are time sensitive information that I leave out. I have my present location on every post. This is UNIQUE.
I have the month and day to try to show the real time view of my life. One reader wants me to put daily google maps.
Many real time things are time sensitive and any link like a map can change. If I refer to any real time information on another site they change and I then need to go through 1000 pages and fix. I am a very experienced blogger so I have already tried a lot of the clever stuff. Bloggers that are too clever normally do not post or stop blogging.
9. Tell us more what people there (where you are) are saying.
GREAT suggestion
Note: As I am typing this my techie is working on another template for the blog that will use the total width of page. What this will do is allow for real estate for the clever toys or links of photos that can accompany the page. I would say the majority or readers read on RSS feeds, they never see the format of the page. I do not think my mother even knows there are comments because she receives in her email box.
I often debate about making what they call snippets, this is where you just get a small RSS feed snippet of the blog post and you have to go online to read.
I would make more money if I did this and the traffic would have better statistics, however the same as thumbnail photos, I think they are annoying, I tend to think snippets are annoying. If I was posting maybe 20 times per day than snippets would be needed.
Any way I do it the Blogger.com system does not allow for more than 10 previous post and makes the navigation terrible. It is going to cost me over 1000 dollars to update this blog to another format. Feel free to click on the donation link that is now in the left column to help get what you want.
Thanks Andy in Guatemala on January 3, 2009
I will not do CTRL A, then CTRL C to make sure I do not lose all this because of worries about my internet connection.
I can never just relax and believe the internet I have is working.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Alternative to Flying Travel Tip, On Friday January 2nd, 2009 03:38:00 PM
PC attack.. hehehe
Purely money here, Guatemala people are smart, they know the foreigners have more money than the locals. But if you want to volunteer to get robbed it decrease the odds of me getting robbed. Therefore Thanxs
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Travel Blogs Drive Me Crazy, On Friday January 2nd, 2009 03:36:00 PM
This is one of the elements of the Blog that drives me crazy. Blogger.com in their strange wisdom so far will not allow us any more than 10 previous links.
Now, the majority of people only blog about once every three days and this would work for them, not for me.
I am trying to get Boy Genious from India to make the blog auto extract and make the archives easy to read, you know, next, previous and a way that is easy.
I have thrown two techies at the problem and said no excuses. We will soon change the whole look.
Thanks and Sorry
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Travel Blogs Drive Me Crazy, On Friday January 2nd, 2009 02:17:00 PM
Thanks Patrick subcribed to the RSS feed, I will try to understand you game plan.
I think this idea of posting specific expenses on the site is an excellent idea.
The compliment the blog idea with the format is the idea, however some days confusing.
Thanks, Happy New Year
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about The Mystery of Lago Atitlan Guatemala, On Thursday January 1st, 2009 03:19:00 PM
They look at it for one day and leave, that is why it is a mystery, it is difficult to say they love it. I have spent about five months of my life here, very few tourist stay longer than two days.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Nobody Wants the Palestine People, On Wednesday December 31st, 2008 07:47:00 AM
I see no reason Israel should have soldiers killed, better to use a shotgun. I am sure the intel of Israels is the best on the planet.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Africa is the Holy Grail for Travelers, On Wednesday December 31st, 2008 07:37:00 AM
Spoken like a true Tourist...
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about ATM Bank Machine Exchange Rate, On Sunday December 28th, 2008 02:19:00 PM
Thanks you Enlight, here is the link to that Bank. ufbdirect.com
The world of Banking has evolved a lot in the last 10 years of my perpetual travels. Take great care readers when arranging any banking, it truly is a horrendous problem if it does not work. I carry two cards at all time, because there are many problems that can happen. Eat your card, gets shut off because of too many attempts, lost, stolen, etc. Although I have to admit, the machine has never made a mistake in my 10 years of travels.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Guatemala Handicap Help Needed, On Sunday December 28th, 2008 12:54:00 PM
There are Hotels here in Guatemala and Antigua that have extra large colonial style doors. There are also doors that open for a carriage or car, these are great ways to enter a Hotel.
I talked with about 10 hotels, and strangely the majority said there was no problem or they had rooms for Wheelchairs. The words for wheelchair in Spanish is - Silla de Ruedas
When I went inside the Hotel and looked at the room, they were just normal rooms. Truly they do not know what a handicap room is...
I need to discover the width of a wheelchair. I have yet to find an extra wide opening to the restroom or handle, etc.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about ATM Bank Machine Exchange Rate, On Sunday December 28th, 2008 10:31:00 AM
Hello Enlight, are you not in another country than your home? You are a citizen of the which country traveling in which country?
Note, fees can change from Machine to Machine, so always a lottery.
I would like to know the name of the online Bank you use.
I have a personal relationship with my Banker and I get a multitude of problems solved so I am not going to change. I use NationalCity.com, however they was just purchased, maybe I will need to change.
Andy from the USA in Guatemala.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Does a Blog Need Comments, On Sunday December 28th, 2008 10:27:00 AM
Rhetorical question, does a blog need to have comments to be called a blog? I can shut my comment off if I wish using the Blogger.com system.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Angry Expats in Guatemala, On Sunday December 28th, 2008 08:09:00 AM
Welcome Onely.org, I have subscribed to your RSS feed.
Abuse in Asia has more to do with maids or cleaning ladies who are violated by their boss or they lose their job. The Philippines girls are being abused by Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and other rich countries. The boom boom girls are basically 50/50 both want something...
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Christmas Gift to Travel Blog Readers, On Saturday December 27th, 2008 07:24:00 AM
This is Andy, I will take each of the comments under this post and make a one blog post tip when warranted.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Christmas Gift to Travel Blog Readers, On Friday December 26th, 2008 07:08:00 PM
Yes, I will do day to day, however then when in a country I can give country specific tips. I am just going to tag them different so people recognize they are tips.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Experience a Cute Attack Today, On Thursday December 25th, 2008 07:56:00 AM
As best I understand, the older women has that piece of cloth on her head for shade. It is like a Cap done Mayan style.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Guatemala Paperboy, On Tuesday December 23rd, 2008 03:32:00 PM
Maybe my wording was wrong, it is sad to me that people do not read the PAPER versions of newspapers. I do not see how a person can scan the newspapers as fast as I can speed read a PAPER newspaper. Plus the advertisments are educations, it helps people to be aware of the cost of the world.
I miss paper newspapers, the online stuff is costing me in my level of knowledge curve, I am positive I am less aware of the world since I started traveling and cannot read the newspaper with paper.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Warren Buffet Hybrid Car from China, On Tuesday December 23rd, 2008 04:50:00 AM
Well, we can hope that leadership can make scientist work, there are many cases where a leader changed the world. Germany made the Volkwagen.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Best Single Author Travel Blog Nominations, On Monday December 22nd, 2008 10:21:00 PM
I subscribed to receive by email with RSSFWD.com. Here is the link to his blog: The Adventures of Tioga and George
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Fear of Facebook.com, On Monday December 22nd, 2008 09:31:00 AM
I guess blogging about it put me over the edge. I was too curious, so I joined. I had 8 people waiting to be my friend inside.
However, as I suspected I now have 30 emails in my yahoo box with notifiication. I am glad I have this super good internet connection here in Guatemala.
Nice to see some photos of girls behind the names.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Churches and Bars are the Same, On Sunday December 21st, 2008 05:14:00 AM
David is working in "Peace Corps as a municipal development advisor."
This is good stuff...
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Best Single Author Travel Blog Nominations, On Saturday December 20th, 2008 11:19:00 AM
Please note that this is for English language, however anybody that knows blogs in other language please submit.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Auto Industry Bankruptcy Play, On Saturday December 20th, 2008 05:21:00 AM
During the great depression the USA was very insulated, now they compete wih the world. The USA auto industry only survives because the American people buy the cars. They have a choice now, I cannot even see why anybody would buy a car now when the warranty work can be a problem. They auto industry has made too many mistakes...
NOTE: I said Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, this is not chapter 7, 11 is when you reorganize, not liquidate.
They need to break the Unions in he USA in half, not destroy them, but in half.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Where is my Volcano Sunset, On Friday December 19th, 2008 03:37:00 PM
Hmm, you are not retarde, it is possible that Santa Catarina or the next city down the lake is see this over the volcano. Not sure, but not a bad idea... However, taking a small pickup to Santa Catarina and getting back after dark could be interesting.
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Andy HoboTraveler.com commented about Walking Under a Rainbow, On Thursday December 18th, 2008 09:28:00 PM
Thanks Dave,
Life is Good
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