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I HAVEN'T READ THE ZRALY BOOK THAT WAS RECOMMENDED, BUT I SEE IT RECOMMENDED OFTEN. I HAVE NOT READ "THE WINE BIBLE" IN ITS ENTIRETY, BUT I OWN IT AND IT SEEMS GOOD, AND IT IS ON AMAZON FOR ONLY $14 IN PAPERBACK.
https://www.amazon.com/Wine-Bible-Karen-MacNeil/dp/0761180834
The Journals of Lewis and Clark edited by Bernard DeVoto is a really good read.
This book is written for Americans, but I found Getting Out (link is to Amazon, but I got it from the library) to be a great resource for livability rankings, long-term travel, and relocation requirements for a large number of countries. Requirements vary a lot from one country to another. The specifics change all the time, but it's a great step 1.
If you're interested in moving to Canada (which I just did), here's how that works.
If you want a book to read, I recommend the Wine Bible by Karen MacNeil. It is approachable, and easy read, yet informative. Amazon
For pairing, there are some basic rules that apply to many (not all) situations but you can decide for yourself what you like. In general, match intensity. Bold, rich food should have bold rich wine just as delicate foods will do better with delicate wines. You ideally don’t want food and wine to compete with each other. You can also stick with some flexible wines like Chianti, Oregon Pinot Noir and other reds that typically have good acidity. Or just pair everything with Champagne. It literally will go with just about anything. It won’t necessarily always be a good pairing but will almost never be a bad pairing.
Most of my experience was outside the US. I did the Vagabonding thing when I retired from the military. $200 per night hotel rooms were not in my budget. I was able to do things via AirBnB that I would never have been able to do with hotels. But for short stays, I agree that AirBnBs aren't really worth it.
I recommend getting yourself a copy of this;
It will answer all of your questions, plus will help you develop an idea of how to go about planning such a trip.
No, I ended up enrolling full time in a local junior college, getting a working holiday visa, and working to impress my boss enough to sponsor me (and it worked!)
https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Out-Leaving-Expanded-Self-reliance/dp/1934170291/ is worth a look too
Get yourself a copy of Rolf Potts - Vagabonding. Will answer a lot of your questions.
(And definitely try the street food)
Every always says this but few people actually leave .
If you are serious this book will help.
Getting Out: Your Guide to Leaving America https://www.amazon.com/dp/1934170291/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_YPWFV1P7TAF0Q2GY1QSC
> In the end, it's not me teaching them to travel cheap, it's them making my travel very expensive
If it's affecting your own budget travel significantly, then simply answer is don't travel with them again.
Some people want different trips. I once went around Cuba with a few friends; three of us turned up with backpacks, the fourth had a wheelie suitcase. We were after different trips.
You could try recommending them a copy of Vagabonding to read prior to traveling. If the philosophy doesn't resonate with them, then wish them the best with their own travels, and you can swap stories next time you're all back home.
As an alternative, just because you're traveling together doesn't mean you have to stay the same places and move the same way. Say you're traveling for three weeks and hitting three cities.
Arrange one fixed meet in each city (museum, temple, monument...something with a fixed low entry cost) and just do that. Rest of the time people can experience the trip their own way, and if you find more time to hang out then so be it. Might not be for everyone's tastes, YMMV etc.
The Art Of Shen Ku: The First Intergalactic Artform Of The Entire Universe. Open it to any random page and it's got amazing and valuable information.
Ever since they were little I’d have lots of conversations about kids in poorer countries do for fun instead of buy things. Then we’d look up stuff about other countries. And always commented on the lifecycle of things and how much people buy just to buy. I also took them to thrift stores a lot to see the stuff that was just for sale at a regular store didn’t make that person happy and now it’s here. It wasn’t an instant process but rather a long childhood conversation. This book was a staple in our house. https://www.amazon.com/Material-World-Global-Family-Portrait/dp/0871564300
The Wine Bible by Karen MacNeil.
It’s still very approachable for beginners but has more thorough and nuanced information than Wine Folly, and it’s valuable even for intermediate and hardcore wine lovers. I’d honestly describe it as a must-have.
Peter Menzel has a similarly themed earlier book, Material World. The photographer's gallery is online.
The Wine Bible is an easy read, and explains everything you need to know about wine in straightforward terms. I highly recommend it, and have often used it when developing training programs for servers.
You can also just take home a copy of your menu, and Google the wine name and "tasting notes", which will give a good generalized description of the wine, and some good choices on which types of food to pair it with.
For Liquor, you'll have to do a little more research on your own. I'm not sure what kind of bar setup your restaurant has, but you'll likely want to know a bit about different Scotches, Whiskeys, the difference in the tiers of Tequila, a few Rums, etc. The might have various cordials and aperitifs also. It's not too bad, and you can make easy cheat sheets until you memorize the basics.
Food is so specific to each place, it's best you get a lot of information from your chefs. Depending on the place, they might have a breakdown of the menus and all ingredients, so that you can get a printed copy and study it in your free time. You can ask for a copy of the server test they might have, so you can study those types of questions while you're learning as well. Scan your menu, and write down anything you don't understand or know the answer to. Then research those items and topics, and discuss them with your chef if you come across some things you're unsure of.
Blue Highways by William Least Heat Moon. I first read it when I lived in San Francisco and I recently got my third copy of the book and I'm just waiting till I get a bit of free time and good weather to delve into it when I next go camping on my land for a few days R&R all on my own.
Be confident and have a strong table presence. You want to be professional and approachable, but not too chummy.
Study the shit out of the wine and food menus, and know them like the back of your hand. What I do is, literally, hand write the menu myself about 10-15 times until I memorize it. If you don't have a lot of wine knowledge, grab a copy of the Wine Bible and study it thoroughly. It's a pretty easy read, and you'll learn a lot from it.
Spend a lot of time learning about their cuts of beef and where it's sourced from, along with the other menu item specifics, like where the Tuna, etc is from, if the pasta is hand made, or if the vegetables are from local farms. People will ask.
While it's not likely a "silent service" type place, you don't spend very much time chatting with tables in comparison with a more casual restaurant. It's more about knowledge and efficiency.
I've never heard that before and it is from this book which hardly seems factual but who knows. I know martial exercises for monks began with Shaolin and that was a couple hundred years later. All that said, there are certainly Buddhist monk exercises from China but I am unsure about this reference.
Not OP, but check out the book Vegabonding. It's the book that led Tim Ferriss to talk a similar trip after almost killing himself due to the stress of college. I think it was an 18 month trip and ultimately led to him writing the 4 Hour Work Week.
I haven't gone on such a trip yet, but would like to... I have too much stability right now and don't want to throw that away, so I opt for shorter trips.
But the book basically talks about getting over the idea that travel is expensive and you need hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund a trip up front. Places like SE Asia are cheap, once you are over there, going to other places over there is cheap, and you can work along the way to make enough money to keep going. I've taken flights from Chicago to Japan for $500... I've had flights to Europe for $350... you just need to watch for deals. Once you get over there and don't need to cross a giant ocean, you can move around for not much. Hostels are pretty cheap, you could probably look at couch surfing as well (I haven't actually tried that). And you don't need as much stuff as you think. When I travel I bring a 19L backpack with a few changes of clothes various things. Once you get over the idea that you'll need to do laundry while away from home, it's just a question of how much you're willing to carry vs how often you wash clothes. Traveling light makes travel much less stressful.
The World Atlas of Wine is a great book. It helped me understand regions and appellations a lot better. The Wine Bible is also great. It's a good reference book for producers and regions and is pretty inexpensive.
>Getting Out is a smartly designed and easy-to-navigate compendium about your best options for a new homeland, and how to navigate a myriad of hurdles before and after you get there. Here are the rules, resources, and experiences of dozens of expat Americans on every continent, including author Mark Ehrman, who moved from Los Angeles to Berlin after publishing Getting Out. The updated and expanded edition contains new information on taxes, healthcare, food, drink, drugs, security, and suggestions about how to start a business or make a living in foreign lands.
You can read out it in their own words...
https://www.amazon.com/Journals-Lewis-Clark-Expedition/dp/0395859964
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As Snowshoe Thompson said back in the 1800s, "There is no danger of getting lost in a narrow range of mountains like the Sierra, if a man has his wits about him." He had also commented that it was "unnecessary ever to remain so long in the mountains that one need be afraid of starving to death". However, the key part is the "has his wits about him" bit, as these days many people do not and thus require rescue.
Still, that's no reason not to look through a field guide, and one that comes to mind is The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada. Bushcraft is less common, in many areas the ecosystem is too delicate for such activity, and of course there's little need for it anyway.
(Pedantic note: Just as "deer" are not called "deers", the mountain range is simply the "Sierra")
Try a book named Vagabonding. Changed my thinking towards travelling.
Years ago I bought this book: Getting out: Your guide to leaving America
New Zealand and Uruguay are looking better and better. Wish I had kept up with my Rosetta Stone Spanish lessons. I was well on my way then that PC died and I had to build a new one. Never reinstalled and continued.
Great Fantastic, thanks for pointing that out!
But what i'm thinking of is a publishable pdf with pictures, one that you could put on a torrent and spread all over the internet. A book similar to what I have in mind is "The Art of Shen Ku - By Zeek"
https://www.amazon.com/Art-Shen-Ku-Intergalactic-Universe/dp/0399527257
No problem at all. The UK governmenet makes it very easy to find out how very hard it is to get into the country. The "easiest" route is going to be one of the Tier 1 visas. Exceptional talent may not be as difficult as it sounds, depending on your industry. I once came across a "desired industries" list, but I can't find it now. The UK seems to be pushing hard for people who can work on the technical side of film, but that could change whenever the Home Office decides to change it. Basically - it might be some work, but it'll be worth it. There's a decent book called Getting Out: Your Guide to Leaving America that you might also find helpful. It details the process and hurdles of emigration from an American's perspective and helpfully summarizes the visa process for a number of countries.
Yeah I've heard, interestingly enough I got a book "Getting out" about traveling, moving and immigrating to other countries. It's a pretty good read. I hope to move to another country by the time I'm 30.
I wish it were true but it just isnt.
We arent taking back the House, its gerrymandered to all hell and back. The Senate has 25 of the 33 seats up being Democratic. So this taking shit back in 2018 is a pipe dream.
You want to live in a just society Buy this book
Blue Highways - A Journey Into America by William Least-Heat Moon
The idea is that you take only the blue-colored highways on a map (meaning the lesser-traveled roads, i.e. NOT big Interstates) to meander your way across the country and you'll experience more. /s Not sure what color they would be in Google Maps though...
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