http://travelblog.matt-thornton.net some words from around the world Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:41:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a really quick thing, just to say that I'm not dead. I've been back in the real world for the passed year or so, since my travelling adventures. My travelling ambitions are by no means dead though, and I will be getting back to the wanderlust things soon - ... http://travelblog.matt-thornton.net/ok-well-yeah Guns are bad, mmmkay? http://travelblog.matt-thornton.net/video-interlude-gone-shootin-pennsylvania Stop the presses - I've had a revelation. I realised I should make the most of my time away. And whilst holed up in Stamford, not getting very far with actually figuring out anything to do with that time away - length, future plans, places to go and all that ... http://travelblog.matt-thornton.net/bear-mountain-salisbury-ct Crossroads. The title of one of Eric Clapton's (well, Cream*) greatest tracks and an awful chick-flick starring Britney "bury me in a Y-shaped coffin**" Spears. But both (presumably***) discuss the same topic - being at a juncture in life with various paths ahead of you. A little perspective: I have left ... http://travelblog.matt-thornton.net/crossroads-stamford-ct I've extricated myself from Puerto Escondido for a few days, for a quick jaunt down the coast to Barra de la Cruz. This place knocks the socks off Puerto. There are really no words to describe just exactly how amazing it is here. So I'm going to let Phil do ... http://travelblog.matt-thornton.net/if-i-thought-that-was-paradise-barra-de-la-cruz Regular readers (or in fact, anyone who can deduce the time between two different dates) might be wondering why I haven't updated the blog in a while. I would love to say that it's because, in the last couple of weeks, I have been so busy doing varied and wonderful ... http://travelblog.matt-thornton.net/paradise-found-puerto-escondido-mexico A brief interpose to the usual witty and genial banterings for a video update. The first, one of the coolest things I have ever seen: a TV on a lightswitch. Every house should have one. Found in a hotel in Morelia, Mexico. The second, some random Mexican singing. Found in a ... http://travelblog.matt-thornton.net/video-interlude-mexico As we left Morelia, it quickly became evident that we were heading in just one direction - up. Destination: Zitacuaro at an altitude of around 2000m. The bus takes about 1.5 hours, but that's largely due to it being a bus in the more traditional sense of the term, that ... http://travelblog.matt-thornton.net/migrating-millions-monarch-mariposa-michoacan-mexico In case you were wondering, one of the hardest parts of writing this blog, is picking a good title for each post. I'm absolutely aware that the title of this post shares the same name as British warbler James Blunt's first album, which is unfortunate at the very least. However, ... http://travelblog.matt-thornton.net/back-to-bedlam-mexico-city-and-michoacan-mexico Well, when I say "one night", I, of course, mean "about 14 nights or so" in New York, but I’m sure there’s an expression along those lines. Maybe, it was "One Night in San Francisco", but then I wasn’t in San Francisco so it wouldn’t have made a great deal ... http://travelblog.matt-thornton.net/one-night-in-new-york