New version of the Travelmap WordPress plugin
I just uploaded a new version of my map plugin for WordPress. It has been almost a year since the last update and there was a lot of feature requests queuing up. Here are the changes for version 1.5:…
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Have 50 Spotify invites – need one?
Now that Spotify is available in the US, invites seems to be useful again.
Spotify has been one of the most useful tools during my travels. I use it on my computer and on my phone. In Italy I…
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My mobile office
Even if I have to spend most of my days working, I try to at least find good places to work from. Here are two of my favorites:
Almost barefoot in new running shoes
If you see someone in strange shoes running along the Ring Road outside Chaweng Beach at Koh Samui in Thailand, its only me working out in my new Vibram Fivefingers Bikila.
Chaweng Beach is nice and really long, but tilts…
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Running in the Kuala Lumpur City Center Park
Because of the heat and humidity here in Kuala Lumpur a usually do my running on the treadmill in the hotel gym. There is a fantastic track in the KLCC Park (the one under the twin towers) that I…
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New map plugin for travel blogs
I have gotten a lot of questions about where I am going, so I wanted to find a simple way to illustrate my travel plans. A simple WordPress plugin to show a map with my destinations connected by lines.
Turns…
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Arriving i Kuala Lumpur
A few days ago I took the train from Sorrento via Naples to Rome. I spent the night in Rome before embarking on an Emirates flight to Kuala Lumpur via Dubai. The trip was uneventful except the train strike I…
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13th century italian poetry in seventies punk music
While reading about thirteenth century poet Cecco Angiolieri (in the excellent La Bella Lingua by Dianne Hales) I found myself recognizing the words of his most famous poem S’ì fosse foco. The lines felt vaguely familiar, something I…
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Necessities of a modern backpacker
Things I drag along on the road:
- MacBook Pro 15” with charger, USB-splitter, mouse and travel lock
- Amazon Kindle DX with USB cable
- HTC Hero with charger and arm strap for running
- Garmin Forerunner 305 (running watch with GPS)
Pope in the fuse box
In out apartment, it’s almost impossible to use anything electrical while the washing machine is running – the fuse goes out immediately. The Italian solution to the problem? Put a photo of the pope in the electrical cabinet. I don’t…
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