PRE-DEPARTURE: MASTER CHECKLIST
Coming on a trip with us? Travel a lot in general and always seem to forget something? Here is our Master Checklist which can help out any world traveler: PRE-DEPARTURE: MASTER CHECKLIST • valid passport • one other picture ID (driver’s license) • plane ticket (use our parter: ) • emergency information • travel insurance • recommended inoculations • currency, and [...]
How Kickstarter Got Me Started
BY JONATHAN HANSON Amazing, is the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about the experience crowd sourcing has been for me. I was very apprehensive at first. The thought of asking for money from friends, family and the general public was not something I wanted to do. After giving it thought, I realized [...]
Start Packing: Travel Medicine Kit
Once you have made sure you have all desired and required vaccinations for your upcoming trip, it is time to start packing your travel medicine kit. Below are three handy lists that I hope will help you complete your next packing endeavor. Whether for SG Guatemala July 2010 or SG Ethiopia November 2010, this list [...]
Eat Out: Getting Ready for Ethiopia
. . One of the fastest ways to feel like a local when traveling is to eat like a local. And, sometimes you need to prepare to eat like a local. In less than 5 months we are embarking on an important trip to Ethiopia. We still have a few spots left, so its not [...]
GUATEMALA in T minus 3 months!
OMG, this is so exciting – our trip to the Ixil Triangle in Guatemala is just around the corner. So far, we have an amazingly talented and diverse team of 4 citizen journalists that will be joining SG founder & internationally known photographer Amanda Koster this July! For Jody, Great Phebe, Sam, and Mira – [...]
My Doctor Visit: Update for India Trip Vaccinations
Well, I have two sore upper arms now. Doctor was great. Vaccinations, he said, are really up to the patient. You don’t have to get anything but it is good to be educated and ask for advice. (See my links and research in the previous post) Doc suggested I get Hepatitis A, Typhoid, and Tetanus/Rubella. [...]
Vaccinations for India
I am leading the India 2009 trip to Rajasthan India with SalaamGarage founder Amanda Koster in 6 weeks and 1 day! An hour from now I will visit my doctor to get caught up on my adult vaccinations. Working in the freelance photography business in New York City, I was a typical uninsured worker bee [...]
