Comments on: Travellers Calabria Contest: Q and A with Travel Writer Lara Dunston Part 2 of 5 http://bleedingespresso.com/2009/07/travellers-calabria-contest-q-and-a-with-travel-writer-lara-dunston-part-2-of-5.html Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:49:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Travellers Calabria Contest: Q and A with Travel Writer Lara Dunston Part 3 of 5 | Bleeding Espresso http://bleedingespresso.com/2009/07/travellers-calabria-contest-q-and-a-with-travel-writer-lara-dunston-part-2-of-5.html/comment-page-1#comment-276464 Travellers Calabria Contest: Q and A with Travel Writer Lara Dunston Part 3 of 5 | Bleeding Espresso Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:13:34 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/?p=4318#comment-276464 [...] Part 2 of 5 [...] [...] Part 2 of 5 [...]

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]]> By: Clayvessel http://bleedingespresso.com/2009/07/travellers-calabria-contest-q-and-a-with-travel-writer-lara-dunston-part-2-of-5.html/comment-page-1#comment-276379 Clayvessel Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:47:56 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/?p=4318#comment-276379 I'm going to Switzerland in September so these tips are well needed. Please enter me in the contest! .-= Clayvessel´s last blog ..<a href="http://potsnpies.blogspot.com/2009/07/get-handle-on-it.html" rel="nofollow">Get a Handle on It</a> =-. I’m going to Switzerland in September so these tips are well needed.

Please enter me in the contest!
.-= Clayvessel´s last blog ..Get a Handle on It =-.

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]]> By: Ice Tea For Me http://bleedingespresso.com/2009/07/travellers-calabria-contest-q-and-a-with-travel-writer-lara-dunston-part-2-of-5.html/comment-page-1#comment-276294 Ice Tea For Me Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:40:20 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/?p=4318#comment-276294 3.5 years living out of a suitcase, as wonderful as traveling all over the world would be I could not do that. What's the longest they've stayed in one location? <strong><em>Excellent question; I'll forward it to Lara :)</em></strong> .-= Ice Tea For Me´s last blog ..<a href="http://iceteaforme.blogspot.com/2009/05/italia-i-made-it.html" rel="nofollow">italia - i made it</a> =-. 3.5 years living out of a suitcase, as wonderful as traveling all over the world would be I could not do that. What’s the longest they’ve stayed in one location?

Excellent question; I’ll forward it to Lara :)

.-= Ice Tea For Me´s last blog ..italia – i made it =-.

]]> By: lara dunston http://bleedingespresso.com/2009/07/travellers-calabria-contest-q-and-a-with-travel-writer-lara-dunston-part-2-of-5.html/comment-page-1#comment-276243 lara dunston Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:45:55 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/?p=4318#comment-276243 Hi all Thanks for your comments! I just wanted to respond to Anne: it actually gets harder to live out of a suitcase the longer you do it. I know it shouldn't. But you start to get bored with your clothes, so you buy more; you buy a book to read, or a DVD to watch because some nights you want to stay in and pretend to be "normal". Occasionally you might buy a gift for someone or a small souvenir, and keep momentoes, and so - along with the technology and research materials we have to carry, it all starts to weigh a lot! So every now and again I'm forced to leave a bag with a friend or family. As a result I have things all around the world! The travel is the easy bit, however, and it becomes easier (aside from the luggage factor!), the more you do it, so that jumping on and off planes for us is like getting on and off buses for others. We know how all the airlines work and the ins and outs of buying tickets and the best times to visit certain places. We don't plan ahead - I just bought flights online for our trip from Palma de Mallorca to Barcelona next week, then Venice the week after, and Dubai after that. And mentally, well, we never get homesick for anywhere. We miss family and friends of course but we visit them all around the world. We're with eachother and that's what matters most - we could live anywhere together frankly and be happy, so - and I hope this doesn't sound pretentious - we really do feel like citizens of the world. .-= lara dunston´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CoolTravelGuide/~3/xpX0OMc_uRs/in-print-and-online.html" rel="nofollow">In print and online</a> =-. Hi all

Thanks for your comments!

I just wanted to respond to Anne: it actually gets harder to live out of a suitcase the longer you do it. I know it shouldn’t. But you start to get bored with your clothes, so you buy more; you buy a book to read, or a DVD to watch because some nights you want to stay in and pretend to be “normal”. Occasionally you might buy a gift for someone or a small souvenir, and keep momentoes, and so – along with the technology and research materials we have to carry, it all starts to weigh a lot! So every now and again I’m forced to leave a bag with a friend or family. As a result I have things all around the world!

The travel is the easy bit, however, and it becomes easier (aside from the luggage factor!), the more you do it, so that jumping on and off planes for us is like getting on and off buses for others. We know how all the airlines work and the ins and outs of buying tickets and the best times to visit certain places. We don’t plan ahead – I just bought flights online for our trip from Palma de Mallorca to Barcelona next week, then Venice the week after, and Dubai after that. And mentally, well, we never get homesick for anywhere. We miss family and friends of course but we visit them all around the world. We’re with eachother and that’s what matters most – we could live anywhere together frankly and be happy, so – and I hope this doesn’t sound pretentious – we really do feel like citizens of the world.
.-= lara dunston´s last blog ..In print and online =-.

]]> By: Debbie Egizio http://bleedingespresso.com/2009/07/travellers-calabria-contest-q-and-a-with-travel-writer-lara-dunston-part-2-of-5.html/comment-page-1#comment-276210 Debbie Egizio Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:31:45 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/?p=4318#comment-276210 Just stopping by for a little hello. I've been away from the blog world for so long but I picked a great day for a visit! I get to read your fabulous Q&A and have a chance to be a winner. Well, it's been wonderful as always! Ciao bella! Debbie <strong><em>Great to see you as always, Debbie! Thanks for coming by :)</em></strong> .-= Debbie Egizio´s last blog ..<a href="http://debbieegizio.blogspot.com/2009/07/my-mom-still-hangs-laundry-on.html" rel="nofollow">My Mom still hangs laundry on a clothesline</a> =-. Just stopping by for a little hello. I’ve been away from the blog world for so long but I picked a great day for a visit! I get to read your fabulous Q&A and have a chance to be a winner. Well, it’s been wonderful as always! Ciao bella!

Debbie

Great to see you as always, Debbie! Thanks for coming by :)

.-= Debbie Egizio´s last blog ..My Mom still hangs laundry on a clothesline =-.

]]> By: Jo Tedesco http://bleedingespresso.com/2009/07/travellers-calabria-contest-q-and-a-with-travel-writer-lara-dunston-part-2-of-5.html/comment-page-1#comment-276209 Jo Tedesco Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:09:08 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/?p=4318#comment-276209 I love the fact that I can travel so lightly overseas, whereas in Melbourne I live in a house which I dream of making "minimilista". I did the Camino and managed to limit the backpack to 8 kilos. By the way - where is that photo taken - the photo of the village spilling down the mountain - and it looks like a castle just sitting at the peak? <strong><em>Jo, that's Morano Calabro, Lara and Terry's favorite Calabrian town; if you hover the cursor over the photos, you'll get descriptions :)</em></strong> I love the fact that I can travel so lightly overseas, whereas in Melbourne I live in a house which I dream of making “minimilista”. I did the Camino and managed to limit the backpack to 8 kilos. By the way – where is that photo taken – the photo of the village spilling down the mountain – and it looks like a castle just sitting at the peak?

Jo, that’s Morano Calabro, Lara and Terry’s favorite Calabrian town; if you hover the cursor over the photos, you’ll get descriptions :)

]]> By: sandra frykholm http://bleedingespresso.com/2009/07/travellers-calabria-contest-q-and-a-with-travel-writer-lara-dunston-part-2-of-5.html/comment-page-1#comment-276201 sandra frykholm Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:13:02 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/?p=4318#comment-276201 I've been dreaming of visiting Calabria again, and this would be the book! Looking forward to reading the rest of your interviews. <strong><em>Enjoy, Sandra! And good luck :)</em></strong> I’ve been dreaming of visiting Calabria again, and this would be the book! Looking forward to reading the rest of your interviews.

Enjoy, Sandra! And good luck :)

]]> By: jen of a2eatwrite http://bleedingespresso.com/2009/07/travellers-calabria-contest-q-and-a-with-travel-writer-lara-dunston-part-2-of-5.html/comment-page-1#comment-276179 jen of a2eatwrite Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:31:49 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/?p=4318#comment-276179 I'm having so much fun with this series! Today, particularly, as I'm fascinated by those who can live on the move all the time. <strong><em>Me too, Jen; I don't think I could live out of a suitcase, but I suppose never say never ;)</em></strong> .-= jen of a2eatwrite´s last blog ..<a href="http://a2eatwrite.blogspot.com/2009/07/question-for-you.html" rel="nofollow">A Question for You</a> =-. I’m having so much fun with this series! Today, particularly, as I’m fascinated by those who can live on the move all the time.

Me too, Jen; I don’t think I could live out of a suitcase, but I suppose never say never ;)

.-= jen of a2eatwrite´s last blog ..A Question for You =-.

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