Slow Travel Nomads/Least-visited Europe/Frozen Everest Garbage
Nomadico issue #113
I Could Live Here
An old friend and occasional freelance contributor of mine, Ellen Barone, has a book out called I Could Live Here. It's detailed account of being a slow travel nomad for four years, spending roughly three months at a time in different places. Most of it was in Latin America, with a bit of Portugal and New Mexico in the mix. Unlike the wide-eyed collection of giddy adventures this would be in younger hands, her book is a more introspective look at what it feels like to be ungrounded, second-guessing, and forming fluid friendships on the road as an older traveling couple. Get it at Amazon here.
The Least-visited Countries in Europe
Looking to avoid the crowds? The majority of the least-visited countries in Europe are tiny ones. This article highlights the nations receiving the fewest annual visitors, though a few are really micro-states. They range from great values (Bosnia-Herzogovinia and Moldova) to playgrounds for the rich (Monaco). See the full rundown here.
My CityPASS Experiences
If you're going to do a lot of sightseeing at one time, attraction passes can be a good way to bring the cost down. I recently used CityPASS in Atlanta and San Antonio and found the selection choices good, but not overwhelming. In Atlanta, our family of three visited the World of Coca Cola, The National Center for Civil and Human Rights, the Georgia Aquarium (maybe the best one I've been to anywhere), and the Fernbank Museum of Natural History for $94 per pass, a savings of $42 each and no lines to wait in. In (Europe, look for similar deals from Turbopass and others.)
The Great Mt. Everest Garbage Clean-up
The story that often gets lost when talking about Mt. Everest summits is how much garbage and human waste has collected there, in a landscape where it all stays frozen and preserved. This year a group of government-funded soldiers and Sherpas started cleaning it all up at South Sol Camp (altitude 8,000 meters) in a project that will probably take years. The AP says they've already processed 11 tons of trash and multiple dead bodies dug out of the ice. See more here.
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