Things to deal with before I travel abroad. Pay off my debts Getting into debt is by far one of my biggest mistakes, but also the one that taught me the most. At first I thought I didn’t have to pay everything now, but I’m glad I came to my senses. I wouldn’t want to [...]
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Karma When Traveling
In Buddhist and Hindu philosophy, a person’s destiny in his next incarnation is determined by his actions. Everything he does will influence his future lives or reincarnations. Conscious actions carry more weight than the unconscious ones. According to Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda, we create karma in four ways. through thoughts through words through actions that we [...]
Finding Somewhere to Live in London
Every day, people book cheap flights to London. About 30, 000 Swedes are currently living in the British Capital. As mentioned in my previous post Finding a Job in London, I stayed at a hostel in Earl’s Court during my first two days. After that I checked into a two-star hotel in the same area, [...]
Finding a Job in London
In November 2005 I made my second trip to London. A few weeks earlier I had gotten an internship at the Independent, but rejected it because I wanted to find a job at once instead. Don’t ask me why. Apart from a one-way flight from Stockholm Skavsta Airport to London Stanstead and two nights at [...]
Selecting the Right Accommodation
There’s one thing I’ve been meaning to ask you. How do you decide what accommodation to choose? What contributing factors determine whether you stay at the best luxury hotels on your trips or make an effort to find the most affordable places in town? Are you into bed and breakfasts, guest houses and hostels or [...]
Top 5 All Time Search Engine Terms
The WordPress stats plugin is one of my favorites and I find it quite interesting to see what search terms people use to get here. Top 5 search engine terms, so far: 1. Hanoi 2. Central Park 3. Biggest airports 4. Zurich 5. Bangkok Do you check what search engine terms people use to find [...]
Favorite Hotel Views
Who doesn’t enjoy beautiful views? The first thing I do in a new hotel room is checking out the view. The ocean view from Aparthotel Green Beach in Arguineguin on Gran Canaria is my favorite so far. When it comes to city views, nothing has beaten Milford Plaza in New York City’s theater district. The [...]
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter, to those of you who celebrate it. I hope you all have a great weekend. I’ll be back with new updates next week.
Music Overdose
No matter how much you love something, too much of it is likely not any good. “To make the right choices in life, you have to get in touch with your soul. To do this, you need to experience solitude, which most people are afraid of, because in the silence you hear the truth and [...]
17 Things I’ve Learned From Traveling
Can I be totally honest with you? … Good. I have a travel site but I haven’t traveled abroad since September, 2007. Many of you know I’ve talked about London on more than a few occasions so why am I still in Sweden? The truth is I’ve had some soul searching and healing to do. [...]
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