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New travel: travel to make things

  By Robert Reid | August 10, 2014 - 3:20 pm | Articles, Uncategorized, USA
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Travel used to be about going to see things – look kids, it’s Big Ben – then increasingly became about going to do things. Like taking a drawing course to draw Big Ben.  Next, I think, travel will be about making things. This … Read on →

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Four Locals: the USA’s Northeast Corridor

  By Robert Reid | July 30, 2014 - 5:43 pm | New York City, Places, Uncategorized, USA
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Travelers like to champion locals a lot, I’ve noticed. And “travel like a local” has become the new “off-the-beaten track,” a well-intentioned mantra that’s now sort of a cliche. Still, it has a point. I’ve just finished a humbling opportunity to follow Andrew … Read on →

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Why Las Vegas is a bad suit

  By Robert Reid | July 23, 2014 - 2:26 pm | Places, Southwest, Uncategorized, USA
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Every few years I go to Las Vegas to speak in a panel. This week I returned for DMAI’s centennial conference, which I really enjoyed. Whenever I’ve gone to Vegas I’ve tried to enjoy myself. I once even made a video feebly trying … Read on →

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Photos: NYC’s Broadway Show League

  By Robert Reid | July 3, 2014 - 10:36 pm | New York City, Photo, Places, USA
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Did you know that Broadway actors in New York have played in a softball league since 1955? You can go watch it. It’s pretty fun when you see things like Once hit a walk-off homer to beat Book of Mormon. And people get … Read on →

Photos: Boston Harbor Islands

  By Robert Reid | July 1, 2014 - 11:11 pm | Photo, Places, USA
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I recently spent $15 hopping ferry to ferry about a few of the Boston Harbor Islands. It’s more out there than you’d expect from a half-hour (or longer) ride from downtown. Take Kurt, above. He lives most of the year, shirtless, in a … Read on →

Filling in as Nat Geo’s Digital Nomad

  By Robert Reid | June 28, 2014 - 5:30 pm | Articles, Places, RO-Robert, USA
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My friend Andrew Evans is taking a break from a breathless schedule of circling the globe as the National Geographic Traveler’s Digital Nomad. And I was flattered when Nat Geo asked me to fill in on a trip I’m in the middle of … Read on →

Tagged National Geographic Traveler
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