Greg Rodgers
@vagabondinglife.com
Writer. World traveler. Adventurer. Life and network hacker. Digital nomad since 2006. Cat lover. Engineer. Reader.
Blog: www.vagabondinglife.com
Home: www.gregoryrodgers.com
#travel #vagabonding #remotework #writing
Blog: www.vagabondinglife.com
Home: www.gregoryrodgers.com
#travel #vagabonding #remotework #writing
Some of these from David Luekens @ Thai Island Quest are pretty good. I've got quite the collection of signs as well from my travels in Asia. Will put together a compilation sometime.
thaiislandquest.substack.com/p/strange-an...
thaiislandquest.substack.com/p/strange-an...
Strange and funny signs from Thailand
Welcome to another frontier of English language usage.
thaiislandquest.substack.com
September 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Some of these from David Luekens @ Thai Island Quest are pretty good. I've got quite the collection of signs as well from my travels in Asia. Will put together a compilation sometime.
thaiislandquest.substack.com/p/strange-an...
thaiislandquest.substack.com/p/strange-an...
Do I know anyone who creates Wikipedia pages/stubs? (not for me). Send me recommendations if you have them. Thanks!
June 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Do I know anyone who creates Wikipedia pages/stubs? (not for me). Send me recommendations if you have them. Thanks!
Did you know that it's illegal to carry or wear anything with a camouflage pattern in #Barbados? Good to know. I'll be there in a few days...
"Also, be aware that it is against the law for anyone, even children, to dress in camouflage clothing or carry items made with camouflage material."
"Also, be aware that it is against the law for anyone, even children, to dress in camouflage clothing or carry items made with camouflage material."
June 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Did you know that it's illegal to carry or wear anything with a camouflage pattern in #Barbados? Good to know. I'll be there in a few days...
"Also, be aware that it is against the law for anyone, even children, to dress in camouflage clothing or carry items made with camouflage material."
"Also, be aware that it is against the law for anyone, even children, to dress in camouflage clothing or carry items made with camouflage material."
Back from social-media hiatus. Travel and (nearly) useless content soon to follow.
June 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Back from social-media hiatus. Travel and (nearly) useless content soon to follow.
Exactly what I needed today...a story about cats with some good photos of cats. via bsky.app/profile/isaa...
www.huckmag.com/article/shop...
www.huckmag.com/article/shop...
Meet the shop cats of Hong Kong’s Sheung Wan district
Feline good — Traditionally adopted to keep away rats from expensive produce, the feline guardians have become part of the central neighbourhood’s fabric.…
www.huckmag.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Exactly what I needed today...a story about cats with some good photos of cats. via bsky.app/profile/isaa...
www.huckmag.com/article/shop...
www.huckmag.com/article/shop...
Excellent #travelwriting and imagery, as always, in the winter issue of Hidden Compass just dropped.
hiddencompass.net/issues/
hiddencompass.net/issues/
Magazine - Hidden Compass
Read narratives from journalists driven by the search for something deeper.
hiddencompass.net
February 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Excellent #travelwriting and imagery, as always, in the winter issue of Hidden Compass just dropped.
hiddencompass.net/issues/
hiddencompass.net/issues/
Got my new passport via online renewal in two weeks!!! The estimate was 6 - 8 weeks. Painless process -- took the photo myself. Pleasantly surprised.
Also...passports have changed a LOT since my last one 10 years ago. I'm happy to see the plastic photo page now.
Also...passports have changed a LOT since my last one 10 years ago. I'm happy to see the plastic photo page now.
February 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Got my new passport via online renewal in two weeks!!! The estimate was 6 - 8 weeks. Painless process -- took the photo myself. Pleasantly surprised.
Also...passports have changed a LOT since my last one 10 years ago. I'm happy to see the plastic photo page now.
Also...passports have changed a LOT since my last one 10 years ago. I'm happy to see the plastic photo page now.
Woah! Here's one to not add to the bucket list. 😬 Thanks @timleffel.bsky.social for bringing to my attention. #Burma #Myanmar #Thailand
And why does this make me think of Sihanoukville in Cambodia..?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
And why does this make me think of Sihanoukville in Cambodia..?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Myanmar's Shwe Kokko: Inside a city 'built on scams'
A haven for the super rich, or a city built on scams? The BBC was invited to find out.
www.bbc.com
February 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Woah! Here's one to not add to the bucket list. 😬 Thanks @timleffel.bsky.social for bringing to my attention. #Burma #Myanmar #Thailand
And why does this make me think of Sihanoukville in Cambodia..?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
And why does this make me think of Sihanoukville in Cambodia..?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
My passport renewal is complete! Feels rotten to not have a valid passport until the new one gets here (~6-8 weeks). Yikes. Online renewal was pretty good.
Good news is that the "big" book US passports cost the exact same ($130) -- so I went ahead and requested the extra pages. I'll need them. 🛂
Good news is that the "big" book US passports cost the exact same ($130) -- so I went ahead and requested the extra pages. I'll need them. 🛂
February 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
My passport renewal is complete! Feels rotten to not have a valid passport until the new one gets here (~6-8 weeks). Yikes. Online renewal was pretty good.
Good news is that the "big" book US passports cost the exact same ($130) -- so I went ahead and requested the extra pages. I'll need them. 🛂
Good news is that the "big" book US passports cost the exact same ($130) -- so I went ahead and requested the extra pages. I'll need them. 🛂
A day late, but... Happy Lunar New Year! Gong xi fa cai. 🥳
Welcome to Year of the Snake. 🐍
Lunar New Year / CNY is like the unofficial Gregorian New Years do-over. #lunarnewyear
Welcome to Year of the Snake. 🐍
Lunar New Year / CNY is like the unofficial Gregorian New Years do-over. #lunarnewyear
January 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
A day late, but... Happy Lunar New Year! Gong xi fa cai. 🥳
Welcome to Year of the Snake. 🐍
Lunar New Year / CNY is like the unofficial Gregorian New Years do-over. #lunarnewyear
Welcome to Year of the Snake. 🐍
Lunar New Year / CNY is like the unofficial Gregorian New Years do-over. #lunarnewyear
So Facebook recently quit fact checking but then decided that the Linux operating system was a "cybersecurity threat"...?! Some of my Linux groups are gone!
I quit Twitter (had 10K+ followers) because it was run by a clueless moron. I guess Facebook is next.
www.tomshardware.com/software/lin...
I quit Twitter (had 10K+ followers) because it was run by a clueless moron. I guess Facebook is next.
www.tomshardware.com/software/lin...
Facebook flags Linux topics as 'cybersecurity threats' — posts and users being blocked
DistroWatch is one of the largest affected organizations.
www.tomshardware.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
So Facebook recently quit fact checking but then decided that the Linux operating system was a "cybersecurity threat"...?! Some of my Linux groups are gone!
I quit Twitter (had 10K+ followers) because it was run by a clueless moron. I guess Facebook is next.
www.tomshardware.com/software/lin...
I quit Twitter (had 10K+ followers) because it was run by a clueless moron. I guess Facebook is next.
www.tomshardware.com/software/lin...
Drove a scooter to visit the Coba Maya ruins in Mexico last week. Unfortunately, they no longer allow people to climb to the top.
January 27, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Drove a scooter to visit the Coba Maya ruins in Mexico last week. Unfortunately, they no longer allow people to climb to the top.
Spent my 19th #vagabonding anniversary yesterday flying home from Tulum, Mexico -- a place that has changed a lot since I visited 10 years ago. Unlike my first two trips to Mexico, this one didn't involve any work! 🌴
January 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Spent my 19th #vagabonding anniversary yesterday flying home from Tulum, Mexico -- a place that has changed a lot since I visited 10 years ago. Unlike my first two trips to Mexico, this one didn't involve any work! 🌴
Packing for my first international jaunt in a while. Forgot how good it feels.
Only gone a quick week, but to a MUCH warmer place than here (will be 5 degrees F on Sunday night)! ✈️🌴
Only gone a quick week, but to a MUCH warmer place than here (will be 5 degrees F on Sunday night)! ✈️🌴
January 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Packing for my first international jaunt in a while. Forgot how good it feels.
Only gone a quick week, but to a MUCH warmer place than here (will be 5 degrees F on Sunday night)! ✈️🌴
Only gone a quick week, but to a MUCH warmer place than here (will be 5 degrees F on Sunday night)! ✈️🌴
Heads up, flyers... 🛄 ✈️
The new 2025 carry-on dimensions for many airlines are: 22” x 14” x 9” (includes handle and/or wheels) with a max of 17 - 22 pounds.
There were also some crackdowns regarding power banks (over 100 watt hrs requires approval). #flying #airlines #digitalnomads
The new 2025 carry-on dimensions for many airlines are: 22” x 14” x 9” (includes handle and/or wheels) with a max of 17 - 22 pounds.
There were also some crackdowns regarding power banks (over 100 watt hrs requires approval). #flying #airlines #digitalnomads
January 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Heads up, flyers... 🛄 ✈️
The new 2025 carry-on dimensions for many airlines are: 22” x 14” x 9” (includes handle and/or wheels) with a max of 17 - 22 pounds.
There were also some crackdowns regarding power banks (over 100 watt hrs requires approval). #flying #airlines #digitalnomads
The new 2025 carry-on dimensions for many airlines are: 22” x 14” x 9” (includes handle and/or wheels) with a max of 17 - 22 pounds.
There were also some crackdowns regarding power banks (over 100 watt hrs requires approval). #flying #airlines #digitalnomads
Ever see SSSS or *S* on your boarding pass? If so, prepare for more screening!
I've had this happen more than once. Maybe because I often fly solo with one-way tickets to "unusual destinations." Or maybe I just look like trouble... 🤔
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seconda... #flying #airlines #travel
I've had this happen more than once. Maybe because I often fly solo with one-way tickets to "unusual destinations." Or maybe I just look like trouble... 🤔
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seconda... #flying #airlines #travel
Secondary Security Screening Selection - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Ever see SSSS or *S* on your boarding pass? If so, prepare for more screening!
I've had this happen more than once. Maybe because I often fly solo with one-way tickets to "unusual destinations." Or maybe I just look like trouble... 🤔
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seconda... #flying #airlines #travel
I've had this happen more than once. Maybe because I often fly solo with one-way tickets to "unusual destinations." Or maybe I just look like trouble... 🤔
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seconda... #flying #airlines #travel
Did you know that in the Spanish language:
"un billón" does not equal a billion in English, it's actually one trillion (1,000,000,000,000).
"un trillón" is actually one quintillion in English (1,000,000,000,000,000,000).
True story.
"un billón" does not equal a billion in English, it's actually one trillion (1,000,000,000,000).
"un trillón" is actually one quintillion in English (1,000,000,000,000,000,000).
True story.
January 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Did you know that in the Spanish language:
"un billón" does not equal a billion in English, it's actually one trillion (1,000,000,000,000).
"un trillón" is actually one quintillion in English (1,000,000,000,000,000,000).
True story.
"un billón" does not equal a billion in English, it's actually one trillion (1,000,000,000,000).
"un trillón" is actually one quintillion in English (1,000,000,000,000,000,000).
True story.
Brave people are intimate with fear.
"Only to the extent we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us."
-- Pema Chödrön, Buddhist nun
"Only to the extent we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us."
-- Pema Chödrön, Buddhist nun
January 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Brave people are intimate with fear.
"Only to the extent we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us."
-- Pema Chödrön, Buddhist nun
"Only to the extent we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us."
-- Pema Chödrön, Buddhist nun
The first post!
Been a few years since I made an initial entry on a new social platform. What better way to start than by sharing a memory of vagabonding through West Sumatra...
www.vagabondinglife.com/cow-racing-s...
Been a few years since I made an initial entry on a new social platform. What better way to start than by sharing a memory of vagabonding through West Sumatra...
www.vagabondinglife.com/cow-racing-s...
January 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The first post!
Been a few years since I made an initial entry on a new social platform. What better way to start than by sharing a memory of vagabonding through West Sumatra...
www.vagabondinglife.com/cow-racing-s...
Been a few years since I made an initial entry on a new social platform. What better way to start than by sharing a memory of vagabonding through West Sumatra...
www.vagabondinglife.com/cow-racing-s...