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May 4, 2008

Do you have to travel on vacation?

This is an interesting article with some activities for a vacation at home. From building a computer to building a robot while teaching your kids (or yourself I guess) how to solder...

I guess this vacation at home will be a reality for many - according to this article, 80% of New Yorkers are cutting back on vacation because of gas prices. Not all are staying home obviously, but I'm sure some are.

Maybe the opposite of a vacation at home would be working from your RV for 2-3 years and driving all over America. Sounds awesome except for the gas...

Posted by James Trotta at May 4, 2008 10:25 PM  

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Following this article, there are some alternative ways to travel without going out. But i have a objection to do it. Travel does not mean getting know other environments but it means having real experience in other place and getting learning many things like other people's thinking, culture directly..

Posted by: kim hwa shin at December 15, 2008 8:22 PM
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