I’m Taking My First Vacation, See You In Two Weeks
As I mentioned last week, I’ve decided to be a good boss to my blogging self and take about 6 weeks of annual vacation each year. So this confessed work-and-travelholic is going to take the next 2 weeks off somewhere in the world. I’ll be slow to respond to comments, most emails, and there won’t be any new posts until February 21rst when I’ll launch this year’s Best City To Visit 2012 Contest.
In the meantime you can check out my least and most popular posts of 2011, my travel gadget gift guide if you’ve got a birthday coming up (happy birthday by the way!), or wander around my travel photos. Want to see aliens in varying degrees of clothing? I’ve got you covered there too.
I look forward to getting back to you soon and hope these withdrawal symptoms subside or increase significantly – I want to see where these hallucinations go from here.
February 2012 LIVE CHAT! With Audrey Scott And Daniel Noll About Iran Plus 60 Other Countries In 4 Years On The Road
Hello everyone and welcome to today’s live chat! You’ll have me all to yourself in the first hour and have a treat for you in the second hour (6pm-8pm US EST). Joining us from Mexico will be guests Daniel Noll and Audrey Scott who write the popular travel blog Uncornered Market and have traveled to over 60 countries in the last 4 years.
Click here to jump right into the chat happening for the next 3 hours!
The Live Chat is only open from 5pm-8pm US EST; 10pm-1am London GMT; 7am-10am Tokyo JST).Thanks for a wonderful chat everyone! My next chat will be Thursday, March 2nd; times to be determined.
Let’s talk travel – a few of you had questions about my upcoming vacation, my advice for new travel bloggers, and what camera gear I carry. Plus I’ve got the best comments from January for you too. We’ll keep the keyboards warm for Audrey and Dan.
I’ve had the pleasure of meeting a Dan and Audrey in person several times over the last few years. If you’ve ever been curious about traveling in Iran, Tajikistan, or why laundry service in Oaxaca, Mexico doesn’t accept underwear now’s your chance to find out… Click here to jump into the comments and join the chat!
Reminder: Live Chat Later Today Right Here From 5PM-8PM US EST (10PM-1AM GMT) Taking Your Travel Questions
Hello, good morning, afternoon, or evening wherever you may be in the world; I’d like to invite you to my February live chat taking place right here on the site. Just come to any foXnoMad page and click the gigantic banner you’ll see floating atop the entire site. The chat will begin at 5pm US EST and I’d love to hear from you. I’ll take your travel and tech questions, comments, and let you know what my next contest prize may be in March.
In the second hour at 6pm US EST I’ll be joined from Mexico by guests Dan and Audrey who write Uncornered Market. They’ll be talking and taking your questions about their recent travels in Iran and over 60 other countries in the last 4 years.
The Chat Will Be Live Later Today At These Times
- 5pm-8pm New York (US EST)
- 10pm-1am London (GMT)
- 7am-10am Tokyo (JST)
- In another time zone? Find out the chat time in your city.
Traveling Offbeat? We’ve Got You Covered
Whether it’s Kyrgyzstan, Iraq, or Antarctica; if you’ve ever wanted to travel to an offbeat destination, this is the chat for you. I hope you’ll drop by and look forward to spending some time with you.
You Can’t Have All The Fun: I’m Giving Myself Some Vacation Time
It’s a bit ironic that I write this travel blog but don’t really like taking vacations. Don’t misunderstand, I absolutely love traveling, but I hate not working. So much so that somehow over the last 3 years I turned my vacation into a job. Before that as a full time hacker (no, I didn’t wear these but wish I had) aka. computer security consultant, I worked as hard as a played. If you’ve ever had drinks with me, then you really know how much hard work that means.
So, nothing big, no drama, I’m just going to be a good boss to my best – and only – employee. Me.
I’m going to give myself 6 weeks of annual vacation and force myself to use it. Plus 2-weeks of oh-crap twisted ankle, fist fight with a shady taxi driver (happens occasionally), or recruited as a solider in an interstellar war between good and evil (happens even more occasionally)…sick leave. Though usually I can knock out a cheating taxi driver while hopping on one foot plus stop any Sith Lord from destroying the balance of the force in less time than that. In other words, I probably won’t use all of that extra two weeks. But we’ll see.
So What Happens Here When I’m Gone?
Nothing. More specifically I’ll make a note here letting you know I’m going to be gone for one, two, whatever weeks. During those times I won’t respond to most emails, write new posts, and be very slow on getting back to your comments. Facebook, Twitter, and tumblr will probably be quieter too. Chances are my first break will be coming up after my February 2nd live chat with Uncornered Market right before I kick off that annual contest we all love so much.
Why The Breaks?
I’ve written over 2,100 articles here, on my other sites, and elsewhere – receive and respond to over a hundred emails most days – and am in front of some gadget working more than 50 hours most weeks. Oh, yeah, and traveling, photographing, and meeting up with you fine folks all over the world too. The occasional break will give me a chance to indulge my other passions and recharge the 1.3 kilo lump of fat sitting in my skull. I believe resulting in better quality and interesting words for you to read in the long run.
…and surprises.
Plus you’ll get a little reading break too from time to time, so no need to feel left out.
As always thank you and happy traveling.
Travel smarter,
-Anil
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