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One Year Ago: Dumpster Diving in West Oakland

One Year Ago: Dumpster Diving in West Oakland

What a year, what a year! Last January, I was riding bikes around Oakland in search of delicious leftovers. Now that I’ve learned to dumpster dive, I’ll never be scared of it again. Here’s my report, from 1/18/09.

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One Year Ago: Raising Art

One Year Ago: Raising Art

Last December I was WWOOFing at Dandelion Farm in Northern California. The owners of Dandelion are artists and builders, and my adventures there had more to do with creativity than with farming…

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Boston's Best Thrift? $1-A-Pound at the Garment District.

Boston's Best Thrift? $1-A-Pound at the Garment District.

The secondhand scene is alive and well in Boston: this weary traveler got a brand new wardrobe for twelve dollars.

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Chicken in the City

Chicken in the City

Travel doesn’t have to be expensive–or even scary. Here’s how I saw Manhattan for the grand sum of ten dollars. (Featuring The Navigator!)

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