WENATCHEE, Washington – I thought at one point last year I would come out unscathed in the economic turmoil. I was working in the one stable industry for my bread-and-butter. However, things don’t always turn out as planned, and after being laid off in December, I returned home to the Cascade Mountains to finish...
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Greetings Fellow Travelers! You may have been wondering: Where has ORIM gone? The site is still here, but, no one’s around! Well, truth be told, I’ve ended up having to take a temporary hiatus from ORIM for the time being. I’m not gone for good by any means, just temporarily. Unfortunately I had become...
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The discussion almost sounds like the marquee for a heavyweight title match, and when it comes to online cartography, it very much is. While there are plenty of other options out there, the two major contenders in this no-holds-barred cage-match of cartography are Google, an ubiquitous titan in the online world; and Bing (Microsoft),...
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EDITORIAL – Dave VonTesmar broke news this week all over the state of Arizona, and even news sites across the country, for giving the law the banana, so to speak. What was his crime? According to The Arizona Republic, 37 moving violations for excessive speed triggered by speed cameras between VonTesmar’s home and Phoenix...
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OPEN ROAD INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE EDITORIAL BOARD | 2009 In light of recent events, escalating tensions, and threats of violence, Open Road International Magazine has concluded it is appropriate at this time to issue an ORIM Traveler Telegraph Traveler’s Note for The United States of America. A Traveler Telegraph is simply a statement that there...
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Cronkite. Anyone who has had any interest in journalism has known the name, if not because they knew of the man but because one of the most prestigious journalism schools in America bears his name. I never knew Cronkite, neither as a journalistic personality or as a person, but I knew of him and...
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Every traveler or family out there has their own ‘Rules of the Road’. Their own list of laws that govern not only the trip, but also anyone traveling along. I even have my own ’10 Rules of the Road’. I want to hear what yours are too. You may either comment directly on...
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EDITORIAL - You’re probably reading this after scouring the internet for anything related to Swine Flu. This editorial is about all that you’ll see about it here. Open Road International Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief has decided that there will be no coverage of Swine Flu within the Magazine. “We’re not in a position to update our...
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