My 100th post, which means I average about 18 posts a month. Is it a lot? Of course, one good post is better than five bad ones, but The Dromomaniac never posts schlock, right? RIGHT? People often stop me on … Continue reading
The Dromomaniac
Made some rookie hitchhiking mistakes and got a nice sunburn today to prove it. The second guy who picked me up had a big “XXX” tattooed on his neck, but these days it is more remarkable if someone doesn’t have … Continue reading
On my penultimate day in Hungary I made a culinary discovery: spicy goose sausage. It is off the charts of fantasticosity. It is a good thing it’s near the end of my trip or else I would be even fatter … Continue reading
Forgot to mention it last time, but I have been on the road for five months now. It feels like forever. Travel is always like that. Three weeks feels like three months. I haven’t “traveled” much this summer, but that … Continue reading
The outpouring of support for my new website has been overwhelming! It has re-connected me with old friends whose love for me and my work has been life-affirming. Here’s a sampling of the adulation: “Don’t you still owe me money?” … Continue reading
Finally! There is still the matter of bringing my old website over to the new and other things, but it can wait. I am disappointed with the front page that looks like the work of a 10 year old, but … Continue reading
Say “Amen” Somebody! Hallelujah! Design-wise, you will look at it and say, “We waited all this time and you show us something that looks like a 10 year old made it?” Yes, I am. I am using WordPress, which sounds … Continue reading
I bought a ticket to go to Bangkok in three weeks from Milan for 174 euros (US$229) one way on Blu Express. Major coup. For the sake of my expertise in finding cheap flights, I wish I could say I … Continue reading
This is the first entry for the new home of my blog which I have moved from kentfoster.com/blog to TheDromomaniac.com. Dromomania means “an uncontrollable impulse to wander or travel”. Seems more fitting. My housesitting is finished. I can no longer … Continue reading
You wouldn’t believe the hell it is to get my website going. There are endless little bugs and incompatibility issues and everything takes forever to accomplish. Frustrating doesn’t begin to describe it. It is maddening. At this point I don’t … Continue reading
