Bohemian Traveler

By Stephen Bugno Paul Gauguin was born in Paris and moved to Peru at age three where he lived for four years. In his teens he was a sailor. In his twenties, a stockbroker in Paris and Copenhagen. At one point Gauguin took a job on the Panama Canal which lasted only two weeks. This [...]

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By Stephen Bugno In December of 2010 I came to a critical point. I had been running two travel blogs for over a year and not only was I failing to make money, but I was actually spending money to keep the blogs going. How could I continue to legitimize all the time, effort, and [...]

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By Stephen Bugno   The Silk Road City of Bukhara lies along the Soviet-made railway in Uzbekistan I’m back on the train, but my mind is not completely there. I’ve been sick, over-conversed, without sleep, under-worked, and walked all over the ancient city situated on trading routes even more ancient. But now I can’t walk [...]

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By Stephen Bugno There have been times when, leading up to a big trip, I have read and researched, printed and photocopied, devoured and digested all available information about the places I was about to visit. I was well versed in the history, cultural norms, and current politics when I arrived and the locals responded [...]

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