November 5, 2009
Day Hike: Presumpscott River Sanctuary

Since moving to Portland, Maine, I’ve learned a lot about the history and culture of the area. One of the things that has most impressed me about the Greater Portland area is its system of…

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November 4, 2009
VIDEO: Unboxing 32North’s STABILicers

Oh the power of Twitter! Thanks to that wonderful service, I was able to procure a pair of STABILicers from 32North to evaluate. Here’s the unboxing, and stay tuned to PTV for the review of…

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caro: peterfeld: jollilama: Geologists confirm that a 35-mile-long rift that opened in Ethiopia in 2005— it ripped apart more than 20 feet in just days — is likely the start of a new ocean.. Update: Here be details. wow!

caro:

peterfeld:

jollilama:

Geologists confirm that a 35-mile-long rift that opened in Ethiopia in 2005— it ripped apart more than 20 feet in just days — is likely the start of a new ocean..

Update: Here be details.

wow!

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November 2, 2009
Breaking news hits social networks in 3 mins; mainstream news sites in 20 mins.

mikehudack:

soupsoup:

(via @RachelSterne)

I’d like to better understand what percentage of that “breaking news” that hits social nets is incorrect. Is the 17 minute delta the price we pay for accuracy and actionability?

I’d be interested to know too.

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October 29, 2009
Window or Aisle?

The Lonely Planet Blog posted a new episode of their “76-Second Travel Show,” a not-so-well-produced-but-ultimately-interesting video program, in which they asked the question, “Which…

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October 27, 2009
Google Maps Goes Offroad

I saw a post this morning on Modern Hiker about the Google Street View team taking their cameras offroad with a specially built tricycle. While the Google team seems to be concentrating…

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“ Lately I feel like somebody made a big mess and I’ve got my mop and I’m mopping the floor and the folks who made the mess are there (saying) ‘you’re not mopping fast enough. You’re not mopping the right way. It’s a socialist mop.’
President Obama via Reuters (via amazingamanda) (via stevewoolf) (via mikehudack) •
October 26, 2009
Travel Inspiration

What inspires you to travel?

For me, the idea to go visit a place can be inspired by any number of things. A television program, a picture, hell, even just the idea I have in my head of a…

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October 25, 2009
merlin: repose: (via juliasegal)

merlin:

repose:

(via juliasegal)

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October 21, 2009
The Five

The Five

The Five is a new feature on Part Time Vagabond that showcases an adventure, big or small, in five – and only five – photos with text (or minutes of video, minutes of sound,…

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