Sunday, 26 August 2007

4th edition of "The Practical Nomad" available for pre-ordering

I'm delighted to announce that the newly revised and updated 4th edition of "The Practical Nomad: How to Travel Around the World" is now available for pre-ordering. You can order it now through your local independent bookstore or online from Powells.com or any of the other usual suspects, and... (...Read Entire Entry)
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Tuesday, 26 June 2007

We're off on a trip around the world!

I leave tomorrow with my partner Ruth Radetsky, who is taking a sabbatical from her job teaching high school, on a year-long trip around the world. We're headed for Silver Bay (New York, USA), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Recife (Brazil), Lisbon (Portugal), Aleppo (Syria), Istanbul (Turkey), Doha (Qatar), Zanzibar (Tanzania), Addis... (...Read Entire Entry)
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Friday, 11 May 2007

While I was away

I had a great time with Evan Korth's students at NYU, and at CFP in Montréal. But the hard disk on my home computer failed while I was out of town, and I'm still working on recovering as much as possible of my data. A friendly reminder: How recent are... (...Read Entire Entry)
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Thursday, 3 May 2007

"Your Reputation Precedes You" (CFP 2007)

I'm on a panel entitled "Your Reputation Precedes You: The Transfer of European Union Passenger Name Records to the U.S. and Canada" today at the conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy . Here are links to some of the topics and previous articles I may mention in my talk: Freedom... (...Read Entire Entry)
Link | Posted by Edward, 3 May 2007, 00:17 (12:17 AM) | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Tuesday, 17 April 2007

On Internet radio Wednesday; in New York next Wednesday

I'll be talking about similar issues of privacy and travel in an Internet radio interview this Wednesday morning (18 April) and in a guest lecture at New York University next Wednesday afternoon (25 April): Wednesday, 18 April 2007: Guest on the inaugural broadcast of "Uncovering the Truth" with Katherine Albrecht... (...Read Entire Entry)
Link | Posted by Edward, 17 April 2007, 18:11 ( 6:11 PM) | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Friday, 18 August 2006

Freedom to travel as a human right

Several students at my introductory talk on "Travel Writing and the Travel Industry" at the 15th annual Book Passage Travel Writers and Photographers Conference this weekend asked about the sources I quoted on freedom to travel as a human right. The U.S. Constitution only hints at travel in the First... (...Read Entire Entry)
Link | Posted by Edward, 18 August 2006, 21:06 ( 9:06 PM) | Comments (1) | TrackBack (1)

Saturday, 8 July 2006

"Cheap vacations for broke procrastinators"

I'm home today drinking hot lemonade with honey, but if my voice cooperates, I'll be on the Your Call show on KALW public radio (91.7 FM in San Francisco, or streamed live on the Web) from 10-11 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (1-2 p.m. EDT; 18:00-19:00 GMT/UTC) on Monday, 10 July... (...Read Entire Entry)
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Tuesday, 18 October 2005

Travel talk Friday in Modesto

For those of you who are (or have friends in) the Central Valley or the Motherlode, I'll be speaking about independent international travel this Friday, 21 October 2005, at 7 p.m. to the Yokuts Group of the Sierra Club in Modesto. The meeting will be held in the Community Room... (...Read Entire Entry)
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Thursday, 29 September 2005

"Passport to the World Festival" in San Francisco

As one of the endorsers of the GotPassport.com campaign to promote international travel, I'll be at the Airtreks.com table at Lonely Planet's Passport to the World Festival featuring Michael Franti and friends, Friday night at Mezzanine in San Francisco. Good music, a good cause, and a chance to meet fellow... (...Read Entire Entry)
Link | Posted by Edward, 29 September 2005, 23:24 (11:24 PM) | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)

Thursday, 1 September 2005

"On the Frontlines" conference in Berkeley

On The Frontlines: Options for Youth in Times of War A conference for youth and their allies 22-23 October 2005, Berkeley, CA, USA The conference Web site and program are stilll under construction, but the topics to be discussed include the draft , conscientious objection , and options for resistance... (...Read Entire Entry)
Link | Posted by Edward, 1 September 2005, 10:32 (10:32 AM) | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Thursday, 17 March 2005

"Identification and Anonymity of Travellers" at CFP

The program for this year's Computers, Freedom and Privacy conference 12-15 April in Seattle has been posted. I'll be giving a presentation on "Identification and Anonymity of Travellers" as part of an all-day workshop on "Vanishing Anonymity" organized by The Anonymity Project on Tuesday, 12 April. The workshop, and the... (...Read Entire Entry)
Link | Posted by Edward, 17 March 2005, 23:11 (11:11 PM) | Comments (1) | TrackBack (1)

Wednesday, 1 September 2004

National Geographic Society panel 22 September

I'll be speaking at the National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington, DC, at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 22 September 2004, as part of a "National Geographic Live! Fantastic Journeys" panel discussion on A 21st Century Grand Tour : During the 18th and 19th centuries, the so-called Grand Tour allowed members... (...Read Entire Entry)
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Tuesday, 3 August 2004

Practical Nomad night at Airtreks.com in San Francisco

In addition to my books, articles, and of course this blog, I'm the staff "Travel Guru" at Airtreks.com in San Francisco. Airtreks.com is much more than a Web site. If you've worked with us, you know that we have a well-traveled staff of expert consultants to advise each of our... (...Read Entire Entry)
Link | Posted by Edward, 3 August 2004, 14:29 ( 2:29 PM) | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Thursday, 1 July 2004

"Flight Risk" Friday on KPFA Morning Show

I'll be making a brief appearance tomorrow morning (Friday, 2 July 2004) sometime between 7:30 and 7:50 a.m. PDT (15:30-15:50 UTC/GMT) on The Morning Show on KPFA , 94.1 FM in Berkeley, CA. For those outside the broadcast area, there's real-time streaming audio and archived audio files . I'll be... (...Read Entire Entry)
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Thursday, 3 June 2004

Will There Be A Draft? What Can You Do About It?

As the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq drag on year after year, military tours of duty and reserve call-ups are extended, and enlistment declines, more and more people are beginning to wonder how soon the Pentagon will run out of "volunteers", and turn to a draft. I'll be leading a... (...Read Entire Entry)
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Monday, 3 May 2004

Harvard panel 13 May on international ID and human rights

International Identification Issues and Human Rights: Will National IDs and US-VISIT Side/Swipe Dignity and Privacy? Thursday, 13 May 2004, Noon (free and open to the public; RSVP by e-mail requested but not required ). Harvard University, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, 1033 Mass. Ave., Room M-11, Cambridge, MA (map and... (...Read Entire Entry)
Link | Posted by Edward, 3 May 2004, 15:06 ( 3:06 PM) | Comments (0) | TrackBack (2)

Thursday, 22 April 2004

"Travel Data and Privacy" forum tonight at CFP

I'll be leading a background and status briefing and strategy session on Travel Data and Privacy tonight, Thursday, 22 April 2004, at the Computers, Freedom, and Privacy conference. My notes indicate some of what I'll be trying to cover in the briefing, which will be followed by a strategy discussion... (...Read Entire Entry)
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Monday, 22 March 2004

"Travel Data and Privacy" session on CFP 2004 agenda

Despite having been omitted in error from the printed schedule you may be receiving in the mail, and the PDF file on the CFP2004.org Web site, I'm assured that the "birds-of-a-feather" session I'm facilitating on "Travel Data and Privacy" is still on the agenda for this year's "Computers, Freedom, and... (...Read Entire Entry)
Link | Posted by Edward, 22 March 2004, 15:48 ( 3:48 PM) | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Thursday, 5 February 2004

Newly revised and updated 3rd edition of "The Practical Nomad: How to Travel Around the World" now in bookstores

Worldwide retail and wholesale ordering information (In stock as of today for immediate shipping from all major USA bookstores and distributors -- ask your local bookstore to order a copy) Reviews of previous editions Reader feedback Booksignings and other author events (more to be announced) PracticalNomad.com If you've pre-ordered... (...Read Entire Entry)
Link | Posted by Edward, 5 February 2004, 23:04 (11:04 PM) | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Monday, 5 January 2004

USA starts fingerprinting visitors. Brazil reciprocates.

Effective today, the USA is fingerprinting and photographing all visitors arriving or departing from the USA except short-term tourist visitors from a few mostly Western European countries, and will retain the digital images in a new US-VISIT database . Most countries have waived the usual international reciprocity of entry requirements... (...Read Entire Entry)
Link | Posted by Edward, 5 January 2004, 08:31 ( 8:31 AM) | Comments (7) | TrackBack (0)

Monday, 10 November 2003

Lowell Thomas Award for PracticalNomad.com article on travel and privacy

I was notified today by the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation that my article, Total Travel Information Awareness , as first published on this Web site ( PracticalNomad.com and Hasbrouck.org ) has been selected as the bronze medal winner in the "Travel News/ Investigative Reporting" category of the 19th... (...Read Entire Entry)
Link | Posted by Edward, 10 November 2003, 15:56 ( 3:56 PM) | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Monday, 20 October 2003

3rd edition of "How to Travel Around the World"

Today Avalon Travel Publishing and I put I put the final touches on the cover copy for the 3rd edition of The Practical Nomad: How to Travel Around the World . It looks loverly, if I do say so myself. Most of the changes from the 1st to the 2nd... (...Read Entire Entry)
Link | Posted by Edward, 20 October 2003, 18:50 ( 6:50 PM) | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Around-the-world airline tickets from Airtreks.com