gdp's Comments

Matador Pulse : 6 Reasons Why the Michael Phelps' "Scandal" is Uniquely American

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:06:36 +0000

Here, here! Let's call for a new age of journalism.

Travelers Notebook : Five Tips for Travelling Blind

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:00:32 +0000

Purely for being an archaeologist into metal, you are my hero.

Travelers Notebook : The Evil Undead: How to Protect Yourself From Vampires Around the World

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:49:28 +0000

Hi EvilGod. I'm a bit confused by your post. Are you claiming Bram Stroker effectively created the vampire myth or just Dracula? There's a lengthy history of vampire fiction and lore throughout recorded human history, but maybe not within the Eastern European traditions, arising around the 18th c., with which Western culture is largely familiar. You can even research the etymology of the word "vampire."

Matador Goods : Three Essential Medical Books for Travelers

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:37:04 +0000

really amazing how much of this we take for granted

Matador Trips : Good for What Ails You: 12 Medical Tourism Destinations around the Globe

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:01:55 +0000

Once you know how cheaply you can buy prescriptions in certain countries, it highlights the utter greed of US health insurance companies. There's no defensible reason why a medicine costs $200 here and $5-15 in Mexico.

Matador Life : How to Break Free from the Recession and Travel the World

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:09:01 +0000

That's it, i'm quitting my office job!

Matador Trips : World's Most Unusual Hotels

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:48:35 +0000

i'm seeing more and more art installations being turned into hotels! interesting how our perspectives on 'space' can change.

Matador Trips : World's Most Unusual Hotels

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:44:35 +0000

did you stay in the ones at Cappadocia or somewhere else? i know there are some cave hotels in Arizona and even a few hotels modified from vacant opal or silver mines in... Australia, methinks.

Matador Trips : World's Most Unusual Hotels

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:48:32 +0000

Oh, man... I know! I saw that one and was sorry I couldn't find photos to use. It's like a Vietnamese Winchester House!

Matador Goods : 10 Films to Watch Before Travelling to the UK

Tue, 9 Dec 2008 19:12:01 +0000

purely for gratuitous film snobbery I'm going to include The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover, and Once

Travelers Notebook : 15 Outdoor Adventures to Try in 2009

Fri, 5 Dec 2008 00:33:49 +0000

hey, you forgot one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njHE4S-HD3I

Matador Goods : Book Review: Survive! by Les Stroud

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 20:55:16 +0000

I've been getting more and more interested in survivalism, especially considering climate change and the media's non-stop doom and gloom reports. Thanks for the recommending reading!

Brave New Traveler : 5 Ways Inner Travel Helps You See Other Cultures

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 20:37:10 +0000

It's interesting, the assumptions we make about the emotional conditions of the poor. I'm not sure we can make broad generalizations one way or the other. My dad, who grew up in the slums of LA during the 40s and 50s, visited an elderly woman from the old neighborhood a few years back. Her recollections of those times were radically different than his own, claiming that those years were the happiest of her life. Everyone was poor, but they were poor together. Granted, I think our sense of community has changed over the decades. At any rate, he remembers it being a rather difficult, painful period, especially as he become more aware of the discrepancy of wealth in the city. That being said, making the claim that being poor necessarily means one doesn't desire opportunity for self-improvement is odd. That right should be granted to everyone, regardless of financial means.

Matador Life : Five New Turkey Recipes to Spice Up This Thanksgiving

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:47:59 +0000

I'm all about those BBQ turkey legs. Mmmm

Matador Pulse : Could a Travel Boycott Be Headed Utah's Way?

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:21:48 +0000

http://www.mormonsstoleourrights.com/ That website presents some pretty strong arguments.

Matador Pulse : Where's the Love? A Blogger at the Prop 8 Protests

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:08:19 +0000

Me, too. The public's attitude towards sexual orientation has evolved so much, even in the last 10 years--thanks to popular media and activism. The reasons of opposing gay civil rights are seeming more and more bigotted and irrational as the years go by. Like Sen. Mark Leno said at the rally, since the last CA vote to ban gay marriage we have gained 18 points in the polls. Victory won't be immediate, but it will happen.

Matador Pulse : Where's the Love? A Blogger at the Prop 8 Protests

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:03:10 +0000

I agree, Gregory. That's why having the president of the San Francisco NAACP and one of the only six students to be mentored by Dr. Martin King, Jr.speak out against Prop 8 was such a momentous moment at the rally. A lot of feelings were hurt by what some see as a betrayal, but I think people are working together to bridge the gap.

Matador Trips : 9 Natural Wonders of Chile

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:34:51 +0000

so alien and beautiful, especially Torres del Paine