Blogs Worth Reading

-My friend biked across America, then he biked across Europe & Asia (that's right, I said Europe AND Asia). Now he lives in Australia--for the time being. Read his shizz here:

www.supercontinental.blogspot.com

http://minicontinental.blogspot.com/

-Political commentary and comedy from two darling older ladies. Frank talk about the ridiculousness of USA politics & social issues: 

http://margaretandhelen.com/

-I've been invited to speak about "Promoting cultural unity and harmony through social media" at this conference in Malaysia: 

http://yps.org.my/2012/international-youth-cultural-conference-2012/

-The Smithsonian has started an adventure travel blog about (ta-dah!) adventure travelers. You can read other's stories and find inspiration for your own here:

http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/

-Rob Culclasure is a friend from Nashville, Tennessee who also ended up attending the University of Oregon with me.  Our paths have crossed many times over the years and now that he and his wife Lindsay are criss-crossing SE Asia on a hunt for durian, I'm hopeful our paths will cross again. Check out their blog about their quest for that stinky-succulent, occult fruit, the durian:

http://www.yearofthedurian.com/