Well Weathered<\/h1><\/div>Travel Survival Notes & Other Curious Observations<\/h2><\/div>Monthly Travel Column by Paul W. Gioffi
\nEdition 2<\/p><\/h3><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nDisclaimer:\u00a0<\/span>While travel can be exciting and rewarding there are unforeseen dangers that may arise. The Information presented in Paul’s articles is the author’s personal opinion and what may have worked for him yesterday may not work for someone else today or tomorrow. Therefore, you agree to use any and all information provided by the author at your own risk and agree that you will hold the author and ISR harmless in regard to any and all instances that may arise or result from use of this material.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Following, you’ll find travel tips number 5 and 6 from Paul W. Gioffi. To read the introduction to this column which began in February of 2006 please see\u00a0Edition 1<\/a>.<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span>Entry 5:\u00a0Latitude Attitude<\/h2><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>If you\u2019re changing your latitude, adjust your attitude. Not everyone sees things the way you and your people do. You may be on vacation thinking that this one will be the best ever. Your good day, however, is someone else\u2019s bad day. It\u2019s also not to your advantage to walk around with a haughty or bellicose attitude especially if you\u2019re walking in someone else\u2019s garden. If you\u2019re a first-worlder traveling in the land of third-worlders, you may be somebody\u2019s target. Whether you\u2019re responsible for someone else\u2019s woes or not, they may hold you accountable for a personal or collective misfortune and could easily lash out. You may have business class reservations, an advanced university degree and an upper tax bracket income, but many local inhabitants do not. Some have nothing to lose and everything to venture, and it might just be your pretentious pomp that sets things off in a bad way. Adjusting your attitude and your body language may be all it takes to save the day. A timeless Zen adage (later expressed by martial artist Bruce Lee) states, \u2018empty your glass,\u2019 which asks one to be open to new ideas. How can you learn new things and prosper if your glass is always full?<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span>Entry 6: Gear Head<\/h2><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>A former friend once labeled me a \u2018gear head,\u2019 while en route to a travel equipment store, meaning that I was preoccupied with accumulating too many supplies for hiking and traveling. There\u2019s nothing wrong with a visit to the supplies store every now and then. Just make sure you\u2019re not wasting your time and money on things you will probably never use, or items that you don\u2019t need for an immediate outing. The portable shower bladder that hangs from a tree and the snake bite kit with venom removal apparatus may look interesting but will most likely collect dust while you meander through the streets and cafes of Buenos Aires, Argentina. They may, however, be entirely appropriate for the footpaths surrounding the Amazon city of Manaus, Brazil. Take inventory of your travel gear periodically and tailor your equipment list to meet the specific needs of where you will be. This will also save you time and space.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Well Weathered Article Index<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.internationalschoolsreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/paul_authorsmall.jpg\")
<\/a>I hope you have enjoyed this month’s edition of Well-Weathered Travel Survival Notes & Other Curious Observations. Check back next month for a new entry.\u00a0Until then, safe travels.
\n<\/span><\/span>Contact me at Well_Weathered@yahoo.com<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/h3>\nLearn more about Paul Gioffi<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":2102,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalschoolsreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9249"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalschoolsreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalschoolsreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalschoolsreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalschoolsreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalschoolsreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9249\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalschoolsreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalschoolsreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Travel Survival Notes & Other Curious Observations<\/h2><\/div>Monthly Travel Column by Paul W. Gioffi
\nEdition 2<\/p><\/h3><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nDisclaimer:\u00a0<\/span>While travel can be exciting and rewarding there are unforeseen dangers that may arise. The Information presented in Paul’s articles is the author’s personal opinion and what may have worked for him yesterday may not work for someone else today or tomorrow. Therefore, you agree to use any and all information provided by the author at your own risk and agree that you will hold the author and ISR harmless in regard to any and all instances that may arise or result from use of this material.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Following, you’ll find travel tips number 5 and 6 from Paul W. Gioffi. To read the introduction to this column which began in February of 2006 please see\u00a0Edition 1<\/a>.<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span>Entry 5:\u00a0Latitude Attitude<\/h2><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>If you\u2019re changing your latitude, adjust your attitude. Not everyone sees things the way you and your people do. You may be on vacation thinking that this one will be the best ever. Your good day, however, is someone else\u2019s bad day. It\u2019s also not to your advantage to walk around with a haughty or bellicose attitude especially if you\u2019re walking in someone else\u2019s garden. If you\u2019re a first-worlder traveling in the land of third-worlders, you may be somebody\u2019s target. Whether you\u2019re responsible for someone else\u2019s woes or not, they may hold you accountable for a personal or collective misfortune and could easily lash out. You may have business class reservations, an advanced university degree and an upper tax bracket income, but many local inhabitants do not. Some have nothing to lose and everything to venture, and it might just be your pretentious pomp that sets things off in a bad way. Adjusting your attitude and your body language may be all it takes to save the day. A timeless Zen adage (later expressed by martial artist Bruce Lee) states, \u2018empty your glass,\u2019 which asks one to be open to new ideas. How can you learn new things and prosper if your glass is always full?<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span>Entry 6: Gear Head<\/h2><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>A former friend once labeled me a \u2018gear head,\u2019 while en route to a travel equipment store, meaning that I was preoccupied with accumulating too many supplies for hiking and traveling. There\u2019s nothing wrong with a visit to the supplies store every now and then. Just make sure you\u2019re not wasting your time and money on things you will probably never use, or items that you don\u2019t need for an immediate outing. The portable shower bladder that hangs from a tree and the snake bite kit with venom removal apparatus may look interesting but will most likely collect dust while you meander through the streets and cafes of Buenos Aires, Argentina. They may, however, be entirely appropriate for the footpaths surrounding the Amazon city of Manaus, Brazil. Take inventory of your travel gear periodically and tailor your equipment list to meet the specific needs of where you will be. This will also save you time and space.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Well Weathered Article Index<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>I hope you have enjoyed this month’s edition of Well-Weathered Travel Survival Notes & Other Curious Observations. Check back next month for a new entry.\u00a0Until then, safe travels.
\n<\/span><\/span>Contact me at Well_Weathered@yahoo.com<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/h3>\nLearn more about Paul Gioffi<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":2102,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalschoolsreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9249"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalschoolsreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalschoolsreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalschoolsreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalschoolsreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalschoolsreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9249\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalschoolsreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalschoolsreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Monthly Travel Column by Paul W. Gioffi
\nEdition 2<\/p><\/h3><\/div>
\nDisclaimer:\u00a0<\/span>While travel can be exciting and rewarding there are unforeseen dangers that may arise. The Information presented in Paul’s articles is the author’s personal opinion and what may have worked for him yesterday may not work for someone else today or tomorrow. Therefore, you agree to use any and all information provided by the author at your own risk and agree that you will hold the author and ISR harmless in regard to any and all instances that may arise or result from use of this material.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Following, you’ll find travel tips number 5 and 6 from Paul W. Gioffi. To read the introduction to this column which began in February of 2006 please see\u00a0Edition 1<\/a>.<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span>Entry 5:\u00a0Latitude Attitude<\/h2><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>If you\u2019re changing your latitude, adjust your attitude. Not everyone sees things the way you and your people do. You may be on vacation thinking that this one will be the best ever. Your good day, however, is someone else\u2019s bad day. It\u2019s also not to your advantage to walk around with a haughty or bellicose attitude especially if you\u2019re walking in someone else\u2019s garden. If you\u2019re a first-worlder traveling in the land of third-worlders, you may be somebody\u2019s target. Whether you\u2019re responsible for someone else\u2019s woes or not, they may hold you accountable for a personal or collective misfortune and could easily lash out. You may have business class reservations, an advanced university degree and an upper tax bracket income, but many local inhabitants do not. Some have nothing to lose and everything to venture, and it might just be your pretentious pomp that sets things off in a bad way. Adjusting your attitude and your body language may be all it takes to save the day. A timeless Zen adage (later expressed by martial artist Bruce Lee) states, \u2018empty your glass,\u2019 which asks one to be open to new ideas. How can you learn new things and prosper if your glass is always full?<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span>Entry 6: Gear Head<\/h2><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>A former friend once labeled me a \u2018gear head,\u2019 while en route to a travel equipment store, meaning that I was preoccupied with accumulating too many supplies for hiking and traveling. There\u2019s nothing wrong with a visit to the supplies store every now and then. Just make sure you\u2019re not wasting your time and money on things you will probably never use, or items that you don\u2019t need for an immediate outing. The portable shower bladder that hangs from a tree and the snake bite kit with venom removal apparatus may look interesting but will most likely collect dust while you meander through the streets and cafes of Buenos Aires, Argentina. They may, however, be entirely appropriate for the footpaths surrounding the Amazon city of Manaus, Brazil. Take inventory of your travel gear periodically and tailor your equipment list to meet the specific needs of where you will be. This will also save you time and space.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Well Weathered Article Index<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>I hope you have enjoyed this month’s edition of Well-Weathered Travel Survival Notes & Other Curious Observations. Check back next month for a new entry.\u00a0Until then, safe travels.
\n<\/span><\/span>Contact me at Well_Weathered@yahoo.com<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/h3>\nLearn more about Paul Gioffi<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":2102,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalschoolsreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9249"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalschoolsreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalschoolsreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalschoolsreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalschoolsreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalschoolsreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9249\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalschoolsreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalschoolsreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Disclaimer:\u00a0<\/span>While travel can be exciting and rewarding there are unforeseen dangers that may arise. The Information presented in Paul’s articles is the author’s personal opinion and what may have worked for him yesterday may not work for someone else today or tomorrow. Therefore, you agree to use any and all information provided by the author at your own risk and agree that you will hold the author and ISR harmless in regard to any and all instances that may arise or result from use of this material.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/h3><\/div> Following, you’ll find travel tips number 5 and 6 from Paul W. Gioffi. To read the introduction to this column which began in February of 2006 please see\u00a0Edition 1<\/a>.<\/p><\/h3><\/div>Entry 5:\u00a0Latitude Attitude<\/h2><\/span>
If you\u2019re changing your latitude, adjust your attitude. Not everyone sees things the way you and your people do. You may be on vacation thinking that this one will be the best ever. Your good day, however, is someone else\u2019s bad day. It\u2019s also not to your advantage to walk around with a haughty or bellicose attitude especially if you\u2019re walking in someone else\u2019s garden. If you\u2019re a first-worlder traveling in the land of third-worlders, you may be somebody\u2019s target. Whether you\u2019re responsible for someone else\u2019s woes or not, they may hold you accountable for a personal or collective misfortune and could easily lash out. You may have business class reservations, an advanced university degree and an upper tax bracket income, but many local inhabitants do not. Some have nothing to lose and everything to venture, and it might just be your pretentious pomp that sets things off in a bad way. Adjusting your attitude and your body language may be all it takes to save the day. A timeless Zen adage (later expressed by martial artist Bruce Lee) states, \u2018empty your glass,\u2019 which asks one to be open to new ideas. How can you learn new things and prosper if your glass is always full?<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>
Entry 6: Gear Head<\/h2><\/span>
A former friend once labeled me a \u2018gear head,\u2019 while en route to a travel equipment store, meaning that I was preoccupied with accumulating too many supplies for hiking and traveling. There\u2019s nothing wrong with a visit to the supplies store every now and then. Just make sure you\u2019re not wasting your time and money on things you will probably never use, or items that you don\u2019t need for an immediate outing. The portable shower bladder that hangs from a tree and the snake bite kit with venom removal apparatus may look interesting but will most likely collect dust while you meander through the streets and cafes of Buenos Aires, Argentina. They may, however, be entirely appropriate for the footpaths surrounding the Amazon city of Manaus, Brazil. Take inventory of your travel gear periodically and tailor your equipment list to meet the specific needs of where you will be. This will also save you time and space.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>
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<\/a>I hope you have enjoyed this month’s edition of Well-Weathered Travel Survival Notes & Other Curious Observations. Check back next month for a new entry.\u00a0Until then, safe travels.
\n<\/span><\/span>Contact me at Well_Weathered@yahoo.com<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/h3>\nLearn more about Paul Gioffi<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote><\/h3><\/div>