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Travling Cash
One of the number one reasons we hear that people don’t abandon their cubicles and travel is a lack of money. One tip for managing...
Merry Christmas from ATC
Merry Christmas one and all, We’re thrilled to have you as a reader of our humble travel blog. Thank you for your readership over the...
Seven Billion… and Counting
When I was in high school I distinctly remember the day we learned about the concept of a Malthusian Crisis. The teacher drew an upward bow...
Medical Evidence Supports Abandoning the Cube
National Geographic released an hour-long documentary titled Stress: Portrait of a Killer. The film follows several scientists as they...
Financing a Year on the Road – How we did it
One of the most common questions we get is about financing our travels. We left Shanghai, our apartment there and our jobs in May of 2009....
Marketing Versus Bashing People on the Head
Traveling for the past year has been quite an enlightening experience. We left our home in Shanghai on May 1st, 2009 and are still on the...
Blogging in America
In recent months I’ve come to realize what my psychology (and statistics) professors meant by ‘Negative Response Theory.’...
The Redwood National Forest in California
I’ve always wanted to go to the Redwood National Forest in Northern California. While we were out in the Pacific Northwest, we...
Washingtonians Believe in the End of the World
What better way to spend the Armageddon, then waiting it out safely underground? Apparently I’m not the first person to think of...
Why I Dont Own a Cell Phone
This isn’t one of those hippy diatribes about the body corporate, or a quasi-scientific spiel about the plausible connection between...
Abandon the Cube Featured on Lonely Planet
Good news for travel buffs, Lonely Planet now has a program that features great travel blogs. This program has exploded in the travel...
Top Ten Travel Websites
So its 2010 and to celebrate we’re looking for the top ten amateur travel sites on the internet. Help us find them! We’re...
Amtrak: An Open Plea to the US Government
Dear President Obama, In response to your recent town hall meeting, I have a question I’d like to pose to you as a concerned citizen....
China versus America: a Conversational Comparison
Many folks in very important acronym-named think tanks spend their days thinking about the China versus America issue. I wish they would...
Caucasus and Turkey Newsletter Released
After a lot of hard work, Lauren has released our next newsletter. This issue covers the Azerbaijan, The Republic of Georgia, and...
The Easiest Countries to Travel
After reading through some of our polls people have participated in throughout the site, I thought it would be a good idea to share some of...
A New Traveler Joins ATC
Here at Abandon the Cube we’re always happy to hear other traveler’s adventure tales. We’ve met a lot of great people...
IMAGINE: A Vagabond Story, Book Review
Grant Lingel weaves a fascinating and modern coming-of-age tale about an American boy from New York fresh out of college who finds himself...
How to Take the Caspian Sea Ferry
Here is the process you must follow when trying to get a ferry, since many people want this information and no one else provides it in one...
Site Updates
Since many of our readers view the blog through the RSS feed, we just wanted to write to let everyone know that we’ve made massive...
Review of Apple i-Touch for Travelers
Three months ago I borrowed an Apple i-Touch while traveling through Central Asia. I posted a review of the handy appliance on our blog...
Updates about the Website
Dear Readers, Over the last several days / weeks, with faster internet connection and more free time, we have updated the site with several...
Top Ten Uses for Plastic Bottles in Central Asia
Across Central Asia we’ve noticed that plastic bottles play an important role in everyday life once drained of their liquid contents....
Changing Money in Central Asia
You can change USD to any currency in Central Asia. The Dollar is still truly king here and surprisingly, Euros have not quite caught on...
Apple i-touch Product Review and Attempt to Get Sponsor
The Apple i-touch, like many other Apple inventions, is an amazing piece of hardware. I’m borrowing one for the next twenty days and have...
