25/05/2015
Hi Adventure Philanthropists, Thanks again for reading my Weekly Update! Just a few notes to kick us off: Donate My Dollars Poll: There’s just one more week to vote for your favorite city to receive a matching $250 donation to help provide job training to unemployed Americans. Leading the poll is Ft. Myers, Florida, with Milwaukee and Pittsburgh lagging. Vote today! (It’s not only free for you, but a super easy way to “do” something about this important issue.) Parasite Update: I’m totally doing better and my unbounded energy is returning – Watch out world! This will be my last update on this health matter since I’m receiving comments that y’all are grossed out by my multiyear parasitic infestation. Heaven forbid I upset your delicate sensibilities... And here’re the articles for this week: New: Craving Authentic Travel? Go Local! When I travel, I always hope to have an authentic experience in the countries I’m visiting – taste local food, get off the beaten path, get a glimpse of how people really live. One way to get a more intimate understanding of foreign countries is to hire a local guide. If you’re heading to any of these exotic locales: Cambodia, Nepal, NYC – Look up one of my buddies!
Favorite: Favorite Travel Photographers “A good photograph is one that communicates a fact, touches the heart, and leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it; it is in one word, effective.” —Irving Penn. I’m a reluctant photographer. While I have a great camera, I don’t really know how to use it and I hate carrying it around. Still I appreciate how powerful a photo can be, so I try. Here are 3 travel photographers that inspire me:
Photo of the Week: Orangutans, Borneo, Eastern Malaysia At 130 million years old, the Borneo rainforest is the oldest rainforest in the world and its most famous resident is the orangutan (“Man of the Forest.”) While I went to Borneo just to stay to see orangutans in the wild, my first stop was Sepilok, an orangutan rehabilitation center near Sandankan, where I saw this sweet mama and baby.
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