https://geekyschmidt.com/tags/fun/Recent content in Fun on Geeky Schmidthttps://geekyschmidt.com/images/papermod-cover.pnghttps://geekyschmidt.com/images/papermod-cover.pngHugoenCopyright ©2002-2026, Nicholas Schmidt; all rights reserved.Sat, 08 Jun 2013 03:53:42 +0000https://geekyschmidt.com/2013/06/08/travel-advice/Sat, 08 Jun 2013 03:53:42 +0000https://geekyschmidt.com/2013/06/08/travel-advice/<p>“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears!” This year alone I have been in 12 countries and accumulated over 500k miles of travel and want to share my tips and tricks to make us better citizens of the globe. I want to provide some tips from my many days on the road. It is my hope this transforms you from clueless tourist to world citizen.</p> <ul> <li> <p>**Learn the basic language – **The quickest and easiest way to make connections with people is to approach them with their <a href="http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/" target="_blank">native tongue</a>. You will be surprised after being a few places how easy it is to pickup “Hello and Goodbye” and “Please and Thank You”</p>https://geekyschmidt.com/2010/02/22/google-reader-share-for-monday/Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:12:25 +0000https://geekyschmidt.com/2010/02/22/google-reader-share-for-monday/<p>[recreading]</p>