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Re: What Happened to Wartime Sacrifice?

St0ne — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:22:36 -0000

While the "war on terror" may be very different than WW2 one thing is the same, it still uses military power and the sacrifices made by civilians in the 40s supported the military directly. The military still needs support so why no sacrifice? I don't think there is a simple answer it a cultural change and the US gov has realised that.

Re: 100 Must-Read Books: The Essential Man’s Library

St0ne — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:09:44 -0000

The Bible? Meh, nothing in there you can't learn from any other book of faith. Koran, Dhammapada, Ashtavakra Gita, Torah, Daozang, etc.

Re: I am a Buddhist and how I got here

St0ne — Sun, 28 May 2006 21:48:55 -0000

Interesting, I can relate to you on a lot of things, although I have to stifle my laugther at all the magical stuff, I also went through the pagan phase, fortunately it didn't last too long.

Re: The Five Precepts

St0ne — Sun, 28 May 2006 21:52:52 -0000

Good luck, I'm sure you'll stay true to your word with some of that mindfulness practice

Re: Everything Random

St0ne — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:55:22 -0000

pretty sure they've all been laid by girls better looking than your by now, don't you recognise them?

Re: Borobudur: Icon of Indonesia

St0ne — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:46:33 -0000

I'm looking forward to Borobudur, it looks like Prambanan is a must see too. What sort of presence does Merapi have in the area? Merapi will be another must for me a good first Volcano I think.

Are you still heading to Tasmania? If you are interested in couchsurfing and coming to Hobart I might be able to accommodate.

Re: Tasmania: Australian for Cold

St0ne — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:40:45 -0000

I was in Hobart today actually, buying a travel backpack. It definitely appears Autumn is here to stay now.

Re: Backing Up

St0ne — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:58:30 -0000

I think you have your options right, It's either DVD or an external HDD. DVD will be the safest but the HDD will be easier and faster. You can get 250Gb for $100 in Oz now. I'd be that way inclined. If you are sending them to someone in the US you could possibly just have a rotation going sending them back and forth.

Re: Disaster Averted

St0ne — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:10:40 -0000

Have you had a chance to visit Babinda Boulders?

http://www.cairnsattractions.com/a_babinda-boul...

Re: The #1 Value that Underlies Everything I Do on Finance Your Freedom

St0ne — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:29:41 -0000

Great post, money is freedom in this world, they are just two different sides of the same coin, no pun intended. First post of yours I've read but I have subscribed, looking forward to more great content.

Re: “faster than a bell clapper in a goose’s ass”

St0ne — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:40:46 -0000

Remember those bell shaped wooden "instruments" with two pieces of wood tied either side to the middle handle? You shake it side to side and it claps. I reckon if you put one of them up a gooses but it'd get a good workout. lol.

Re: BIG NEWS and Sneak Peek - Tim Ferriss TV Show Debut 12/4

St0ne — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:23:36 -0000

It looks pretty interesting Tim, unfortunately being in Oz and without cable I can't +1 your ratings but I'll definitely watch first chance that arises.

Re: Has Adventure Tourism Gone Too Far?

St0ne — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:36:57 -0000

Sorta weird reading this because I don't really consider that stuff adventure tourism. Maybe it is though because it is all tour, guided type stuff purely for quick bouts of adrenaline. Nothing against adrenaline, I love it, or the way people pay to find it. I guess I prefer adventure travel, a motorcycle ride across the Himalaya or Kayaking in Alaska sounds more like an adventure to me. Semantics I guess.

People make their own choices though and much of the west goes so over the top with safety it kills the experience, doing this stuff in less regulated places is like stepping back to those good old days your parents talk of where people were held responsible for their decisions and didn't pass the buck onto someone else in the hope of a nice cash payout.

Re: Another Way to Travel

St0ne — Mon, 25 May 2009 02:17:13 -0000

There is only one way to travel...

You're own way, so long as you are doing what works for you you're traveling right. That's not to say though that you should not always look for ways you could make your travel experiences better.

Looking forward to your next post.

Re: The #1 Value that Underlies Everything I Do on Finance Your Freedom

St0ne — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:29:41 -0000

Re: 47 Decent Lifestyle Design Resources

St0ne — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:47:35 -0000

Great list here I am very happy I found it. Although now I've got so much reading to do I don't know that I'll start making any money.

Re: “faster than a bell clapper in a goose’s ass”

St0ne — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:40:46 -0000

Re: 75 Reasons to Hate the Rat Race

St0ne — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:13:43 -0000

I hate that you actually end up paying a fair bit of money in the end for the displeasure of working for someone else.

Re: Annual Bonus, Savings Update, Etc.

St0ne — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:26:47 -0000

Just last night I chipped my tooth, front one too and the second chip on that tooth, there's another chip on the other one too, I was furious. Don't think I'll be going for caps until after I've travelled though. I also have a car service due, overdue actually, just. It's quite a peeve when these things happen but I guess we just have to face them, I'm hanging out for tax time so that I can finish paying off my car loan, then I'll but one the no spend (at all) budget.

Re: Remembering Rome by Moonlight

St0ne — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:27:45 -0000

Ah moments, one of the most important part of Travel\Life.

Re: Design Updates, Recommended Blogs, and A Pay Raise Realized

St0ne — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 22:29:39 -0000

Some good improvements you've made, I'm trying to do something to improve my blog everyday and I might have to follow suit on a couple of yours.

Re: 5 Reasons Why I Blog

St0ne — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:23:35 -0000

All done Dave, thanks for that, found a couple of new blogs through this.

Re: Why You Should Visit John Chow Dot Com (Today)

St0ne — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 19:20:47 -0000

Lol, I also have 17, although maybe 18 once I've checked out this blog, I think I will have a fair bit of time to do some improvements today so I'll be looking here. Thanks for the link I think I'vestumbled it before problem with that is I so often just stumble again without really looking at the blog.

Re: 2007 Cherry Blossom Festival In Full Bloom

St0ne — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 01:06:27 -0000

Although I don't make a habit of admitting it I do like cherry blossoms, surely they are not native to the US are they, I thought they were a Japanese thing?

Re: Wordpress Plugins, Recommended Reading, and My Week In Review

St0ne — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 19:18:59 -0000

I can't point you to it at the moment but I just noticed on another blog something you might like, there is a plugin that lets users choose the font size they prefer. Good way of keeping everyone happy. You should be able to find it in google, the blog I saw it on was called alexking i think.

Re: Would You Accept A Sponsored Trip Around The World?

St0ne — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 07:56:51 -0000

Hmmm, good question, for all the bad points it would still be a free trip and as with most things if your open minded about it I think you could easily take plenty away from it, in fact it would really be a unique travelling exerience. There has been a similar concept called EndlessEurope, you might have heard or seen some of it as it was to be completely online, I'm not sure that they finished it, the official site has been inaccesable to me, probably because it no longer exists. Anyway the idea was the crew of 2 would follow 2 other backpackers around europe, the producer would make some decisions on destinations, it really didn't take long for the trip to go off the rails and he almost completely murdered the original concept. It was more interesting watching the guy make a trainwreck of his own idea than to try to follow it as a travel show.

There are still clips out there on youtube and travelistic. I'll have to write some more about myself, interesting idea, badly executed.

Re: Response to “Blogging Awards, Do We Really Need Them?”

St0ne — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 19:58:14 -0000

Ok, I'll admit it I nominated my own blog but as far as votes go I really don't care which is why I haven't added the badge on my site I just saw it as another small step in better SEO and an oppurtunity to maybe find some more readers.
/Hangs head in shame.

Re: My Pre-Departure Task List

St0ne — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 23:33:59 -0000

Looks like you are a lot more organised than I am, good luck with sticking to it, hope you can bleed some more savings out of it.

Re: My Decision To Backpack Around The World

St0ne — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:22:47 -0000

I've been very much the same just without as much debt or the job loss, but then on a lower wage it seems. It must have been 2004 I started looking in Buddhism and that lead me like you to giving travel a higher value. From about 2 years ago I've pretty much given up on buying gadgets and useless things like that and it has made a difference to my savings and I could possibly leave at the end of the year although I might leave it a litle longer.

Re: Creative Travel Blog Advertising with MOO.com

St0ne — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 03:00:14 -0000

sounds like a great idea as an alternative to giving away postcards as gifts too.

Re: Counting Down to Departure

St0ne — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 03:02:21 -0000

7 Months, well I'm looking at about 12 so at least it'll be easy to keep up with you until then.

Re: Establishing Travel and Financial Goals

St0ne — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 06:24:14 -0000

I'm hanging out for the next one, these are really interesting posts.

Re: Travel Fear – Food Poisoning

St0ne — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:42:51 -0000

A few years ago I had food poisoning just before a flight, I woke up in the morning feeling pretty seedy as were a couple of others, somehow I managed to get enough out of me beforehand to survive the flight with no incident, barely.

Lucky it was mild I hate to think what the flight would have been like had it not been.

Re: Around the World Travel – Domain of the Wealthy?

St0ne — Tue, 01 May 2007 23:00:03 -0000

I've met a few Western Europeans including the UK and Irleland,etc and quite a few Japanese who have been very nice especially compared to their Chinese Tourists from across the pond.

Re: New Google Page Rank

St0ne — Fri, 04 May 2007 05:03:57 -0000

I went from 3 to 4 myself and I'm working on improving my Alex rank so that I can get TLAs on my blog too. Just gotta make sure it doesn't become the theme for my blog even if it is pretty interesting just gotta do it smartly.

Re: New Google Page Rank

St0ne — Sat, 05 May 2007 01:52:45 -0000

:) I was writing a post earlier linking to your site and talking about the "Middle Way" and how Buddhism plays a part in how many people save.

I was also reading the NuNomad site last night and thinking how I could make it happen for me, your definately right it's an interesting route to take. I've seen a lot of small sites for things like sporting and other clubs that have been made on zero budget by their members and I was thinking a blog could suit them better and would look more professional. I could probably sell my services to set them up a blog that could be far more useful to them than a difficult and rarely updated site. I think using a blog as a platform would make it so much easier for them.

I'm definately going to look into it some more and see if it's viable.

Re: Carbon Offsets to Play Role in My Trip Around the World

St0ne — Tue, 08 May 2007 20:38:30 -0000

It depends what they put the money towards, a lot seem to put most of it into planting trees, I think investing it in solar energy would probably be better. I also wonder about how they calculate it, would it still me $32 if you were the only person on the flight? Is the cost shared between consumers?

Sites that calculate carbon offsets and your carbon footprint work on averages, in my state over 90% of electricity comes from renewable sources (hydro and wind) which is far from average. Thats no excuse not to do anything though.

Re: WordPress Nofollow SEO Plugin

St0ne — Sun, 13 May 2007 19:24:49 -0000

It's definately something worthwhile I think, I'm adding it right now. I don't think the spam thing will be a big deal askimet seems to get pretty much everything and I don't mind having to delete a few manually every now and then.

Good find and thanks for sharing.

Re: WordPress Plugins and My Week in Review

St0ne — Fri, 18 May 2007 01:32:19 -0000

I read a post about in-Text advertising just the other day, can't remember where from now. I find for a small ad they sometimes take a long time to load, longer than a web page, thats pretty annoying.

They might work though, the only way to tell is to test them.

Re: I Just Bought a Casio Pathfinder Watch

St0ne — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 03:22:27 -0000

They have some nice looking watches, I was looking at some similar ones from Highgear and Suunto, I didn't know Casio had anything similar. Might have to start thinking about one again.

Re: Immunizations, Vaccines, and Shots (Oh My!)

St0ne — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 06:14:05 -0000

Wow that is expensive, I imagine it would be even more expensive here too. It's something I haven't thought about too much yet but I'm really going to have to.

On the Malaria, it does depend on the person a lot if they go a daily tablet or injection, but I have heard that countries your most at risk in have the most effective drugs there and given that they are developing countries it could also work out significantly cheaper.

Re: Travel Writing Revisited

St0ne — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:18:59 -0000

I know that feeling, I've had it too in recent weeks and my blog has suffered for it.

Re: Check Out My First TV Interview!

St0ne — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 02:36:02 -0000

Cool, that can't be bad for possibly getting some sponsored help. Do you have the second part they mentioned on hand? It's funny how at least to me they don't seem to get the message across to non-travelers, maybe it's the disengaged news or maybe just that even though they'll mention it once in a while they don't really connect with the idea.

Re: Creating the Ultimate MP3 Playlist

St0ne — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:38:21 -0000

I need to get an MP3 player myself and I was thinking of going with a Samsung (Z5 I think) because it has a 35hour battery life but yesterday I found just how cool the Ipod nano with Nike+ is and I'm leaning towards that now even though it means taking a cut back to 25hours of battery and having to stuff about getting my music onto it and playable.

Re: My 31st Birthday Dinner At Delhi Club

St0ne — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:05:02 -0000

Mmmmm that looks damn good and Happy Birthday!

Re: Reserving Storage Space

St0ne — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 18:09:02 -0000

Man your getting close now, I'm getting excited for you. I'm really starting to go nuts now, 11 months just seems to far away for me.

Re: The Final Countdown

St0ne — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:54:29 -0000

I'm hanging out to hear their reaction, hopefully you get some funny ones.

Re: Driver Found – VW Sold – Good Times Ahead

St0ne — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:09:51 -0000

Thats good to hear, I'm hoping to get

Re: 10 of My Favorite Posts (from the Archives)

St0ne — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 17:07:06 -0000

10 Days! So much useful content here Dave and I have been making a lot of use of it lately. It's been invaluable to my own planning. Post Soon.

Re: Attending the 2008 Australian Open

St0ne — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:57:38 -0000

I'm not the biggest tennis fan, you've got me thinking about going over for a weekend to watch a cricket One Dayer though. If that happens (if cheap flights are on) I'll try time it while you are around.

Re: Hula Girls and Leis Mark My Goodbye at Work

St0ne — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:28:39 -0000

Sounds like a great last couple of work days, always nice to know you're appreciated and liked by your workmates. I bet these last weeks have been either flying or dragging by for you.

Re: Thank You’s

St0ne — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:49:23 -0000

Congratulations on finally getting there Dave I know it's been a long time coming and has been a hard slog involving a few life changes for you. It must make you proud to have come from where you were financially to where you are now. I hope it turns out to be more than you expect and changes your life forever. Looking forward now to your final few posts before you leave and a new type from the open road.

Re: Poll: How Much Do You Think My Full Backpack Weighs?

St0ne — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:30:01 -0000

*/Waves Goodbye/*

Well if you haven't got any sleep I'm sure you will on the flight.

Re: Moorea – Paradise Island

St0ne — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:42:03 -0000

Definitely "The Beach" Skip, making me want to watch it again now. Some nice shots there Dave I think I'd been spending all my time in the water, I'm a bit of a "freediver" so the stingrays looked cool. They are not often shy thats for sure.

Re: Hostel Life in Auckland

St0ne — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 06:44:08 -0000

My guess is it's an ISP/IP thing given yours is showing up as NZ Dave.

Re: Let’s Go Surfing

St0ne — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:50:13 -0000

I'm finally starting to book tickets myself now, currently trying to figure out the best way to get from the Gold Coast to Arlie myself.

Re: Day 2 (of 3) – My First SCUBA Dive

St0ne — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:36:27 -0000

Congrats on the Subscribers. Seems we're with you on the diving I prefer freediving somehow and I can hold my breath for a long time. I used a Hookah before (A hose with a compressor in a boat to feed the air to the regulator.), that was an experience, I think it would help to get confident in a pool or shallow dives first.

I'm looking for a sail/accom combo deal in Airlie, any advice?

Re: Electronics Shopping At The Golden Computer Center

St0ne — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:20:07 -0000

I have actually been invited to a "roadshow" showcasing the Eee for classrooms. It is actually the windows version of it. Not sure what they were asking in price for it though. If I was feeling better than I am I might consider going but something seems to have got a hold of me at the moment.

Re: Indian Visa And Last Night In Hong Kong

St0ne — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:44:48 -0000

Looks like we might have a good chance of meeting up in SEA, I hope so.

Re: Uprisings In Tibet

St0ne — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:23:55 -0000

It's sad to hear you can't go now, This may effect my own plans if it continues or flares up again later. But travel plans are one thing the situation the Tibetans are in is another. I hope the best for them, I fear though that China will only use this to tighten their grip. With the Olympics at least this will be on the world stage, however looking at the most popular news website in Australia the headline story is about "overdressed" people being refused entry to night clubs, I guess that why it is "popular". Thank Buddha for the BBC.

Re: Turtle Casserole

St0ne — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:29:07 -0000

Turtle? I hope not the seafaring kind. Couldn't eat it myself.

Re: Come Fly With Me (Over The Himalaya)

St0ne — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:58:34 -0000

That first photo looks like a painting, unreal, beautiful. I can't wait.

Re: Meeting Gela

St0ne — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:23:04 -0000

$32 a day, nice. And i thought trekking would mean having to inflate my budget. I'm guessing that is costs shared between two people though, would be more without a partner or group? I imagine it is an experience you would want to share with someone anyway.

Re: Final Thoughts – Annapurna Sanctuary Trek

St0ne — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:42:38 -0000

Great tips there Dave. 1 Month out for me now my plans have hit an obstacle, I'm still determined to go though. I may post about it in the coming weeks. You really are doing a lot of the things I've been dreaming about now.

Re: How To Obtain An Indian Visa In Kathmandu

St0ne — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:41:56 -0000

I think I'll leave it to an agent in Bangkok, sounds much simpler.

Re: Final Thoughts: Thailand (Bangkok and Islands)

St0ne — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:10:29 -0000

Sounds like I shared a few of those experiences with you Dave and those sweetheart brownie ice creams, yum. Got to admit I'd never seen a swensen's before and I did frequent them a bit.

Re: Dare #14 – Completed – It’s A Dog Eat Dog World

St0ne — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:32:35 -0000

I asked about dog in Cambodia myself but I couldn't do it, I love dogs too much and I was sure that upon my return my dog would know what I had done and try to exact his revenge on behalf of his canine brother.

Re: The Killing Fields At Choeung Ek

St0ne — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:24:11 -0000

I reckon thousands of people each year must take photos of that same skull, I know I did. Did you run into the kids at the back of the fields?

Re: Bicycling To Wat Phu

St0ne — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:41:35 -0000

I love the pics in this one dave, they are really pretty special? Did you see the stone carving in the riverbed north of Siem Reap? A lot like the elephant.

Re: Post-trip Reflections

St0ne — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:39:59 -0000

Well it's been a long while since I've commented Dave but I have been following you all they way, I'm really happy that you are heading how the working/expat route. I'm working on it myself and hopefully will have my new joint venture site up this weekend. Maybe you are avoiding joining the bandwagon but I might suggest you sign up with Twitter, I know it has been a great source of traffic/marketing etc for Gary at everythingeverywhere. Anyway, I'd like to update you soon on what I'm up to.

Have a great time.

Re: An Open Letter To My Blogging Bretheren

St0ne — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:01:43 -0000

Well I'm still here Dave, I've moved on from The Lost Globe but my new site is still, well new, so I'm not expecting links from anyone at the moment. I'm still trying to figure out if you are settling long term in Medellin or heading back to the States soon? Anyways I hope the blogging continues to go well and you make enough from it to extend your travels as long as possible. If you would like help with your design\development I'd be happy to, no cost.

Happy Days

Dan

Re: Best Of GoBackpacking

St0ne — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:13:37 -0000

Love that photo, it makes me really miss those roadside stalls with fruit and drinks. I developed a real habit at stopping at every second sugar water stall, well maybe not that bad.

Re: Last Morning In Medellin

St0ne — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:19:28 -0000

Sad post Dave, its been a great read and I hope you keep it up with your plans for the future.

Re: I’m Alive And Well In New York City

St0ne — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:10:41 -0000

That last paragraph has me interested, looking forward to hearing what you have planned Dave. Good Luck.

Re: Would You Accept A Free Trip To Colombia?

St0ne — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:48:51 -0000

Yeah I'd still take it up. Even if it was all preplanned there is bound to be more opportunity in it than in staying at home.

Re: A Backpacker’s Guide To Massages In Asia

St0ne — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:31:12 -0000

Its funny the massages in Thailand I had were quite gentle and really good. I had one in BKK by a male to avoid the question and yeah, I felt like I'd just gone 10 rounds of Mauy Thai, it was excruciating.

Re: Souvenir Spotlight – Religious Box From Tibet

St0ne — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:02:42 -0000

That's a really beautiful box and ... ummm, thing.

Re: 47 Decent Lifestyle Design Resources

St0ne — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:47:35 -0000

Great list here I am very happy I found it. Although now I've got so much reading to do I don't know that I'll start making any money.

Re: The #1 Value that Underlies Everything I Do on Finance Your Freedom

St0ne — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:29:41 -0000

Re: “faster than a bell clapper in a goose’s ass”

St0ne — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:40:46 -0000

Re: How Battlestar Galactica Will End

St0ne — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:44:47 -0000

Dude you can't say that, I just started watching season 1 this weekend.

<abbr>Dan´s last blog post..Why The Nomadic Life Is Not Just A Trend</abbr>

Re: How Battlestar Galactica Will End

St0ne — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:42:48 -0000

Phew, I'm pretty darn impressed with it so far. I was trying to figure out the story with the series, seems like quite a puzzle getting the order right. Wiki has been a help and thanks for the tip on the mini-series.

<abbr>Dan´s last blog post..Why The Nomadic Life Is Not Just A Trend</abbr>