8 Day trip

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Santa Rosa, CA - see my momma
San Francisco, CA for EO GLC San Francisco
Chicago, Illinois - Zimmy’s getting married and Cubs games

Dancing in the Himalayas

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Backstory: Our guide, Bishnu and and porter Drupa, loved this Nepali Musician (watch video to listen). As we started our trek in some small town, they bought a little tape ... [read on]

Lonely Planet Writer: Bad Seed

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I just saw this article on CNN about a LP writer that plagirized, didn’t goto the countries, and was a general arse.

Thomas Kohnstamm, who has written a book on his misadventures, also said he didn’t travel to Colombia ... [read on]

BootsnAll Insiders and Portland Hipsters

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We have a new ad running on BnA for our updated Insiders section:

They guy on this images is awesome. Could totally pass for a Portland Hipster, which ... [read on]

Nepal Petrol Lines Video

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On the way back into Kathmandu the other day, I video’d a huge line of buses waiting for Diesel Gas. Lotsa these petrol lines all over the city. ... [read on]

Getting Taxis in India for a fair price: travel tip

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I just had dinner at my colleague’s home. My colleague’s husband, rajesh came with me to the taxi stand and here was our strategy so not to pay over market….

About 100 meters before the taxi stand - I hung ... [read on]

Pre-India thoughts

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I am leaving in a few hours on this trip. A few dozen folks have asked me if I am excited. I can honestly say that I am not. Being on a airplane for about 30 ... [read on]

Sean Keener BnA Profile Vid

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We are starting to add travel videos to BTN. Above is a profile vid of me.

My Year in Cities: 2007

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Portland, OR
Las Vegas *
Pleasant Hill, OR
Maya Beach, Belize
Caye Caulker, Belize
Ambergia Caye, Belize
Rendevous Caye, Belize
Tobacco Caye, Belize
XXXXX, Belize
Chicago, IL *
Phoenix, AZ
Snowden, WA
Field, British Columbia
Bampf Springs, Alberta

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A Map for Saturday: Movie Review

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I recently received a copy of A Map for Saturday from the young film maker, Brook Silva-Braga.

Here is the synopsis from the website:

A MAP FOR SATURDAY is the product of a year’s travel through 26 countries on four continents. Emmy winning producer Brook Silva-Braga left his cushy gig with American TV network HBO to travel the world with five pounds of clothes and 30 pounds of video equipment.

The barebones production set-up yields an intimate window onto the world of long-term, solo travel; moments of stark loneliness and genuine revelation.

During the year, two-dozen solo travelers intersect with Silva-Braga, helping tell the story of the place they’ve met and the experience they share.

The film lands in Australia at mid-summer and in Nepal on the eve of revolution. There’s the challenge of Vietnam’s absurd traffic and Europe’s steep prices.

Beyond clichés of shagging backpackers and dubious self-discovery, Silva-Braga finds a hidden world of long-term, solo travelers. At times lonely and difficult; more often joyous, and always adventurous, A MAP FOR SATURDAY completes an around the world trip in 90 minutes.

After the jump, my thoughts on the Movie. … [read on]