the libertarian vagabond has moved to http://www.libertarianvagabond.com Visit the new site for updated photography galleries and tales from far away lands!Tumblr (3.0; @libertarianvagabond)http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/791ce1f2e0ea37fca727d7d2fdf701a0/tumblr_mmy680AENx1r01y3do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A kiss goodbye to the baby bonus - getting rid of Costello’s trojan horse…</p><p><a href="http://www.libertarianvagabond.com/a-kiss-goodbye-to-the-baby-bonus-cutting-costellos-trojan-horse/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/50653711959http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/50653711959Fri, 17 May 2013 22:43:12 +0800australiababy bonuspeter costellopolitics<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/524c5a55994614367252ba4380bdfcc9/tumblr_mltc1ot78z1r01y3do1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The biggest problem libertarians have is that they just don’t act cool.</p><p><a href="http://www.libertarianvagabond.com/libertarians-what-not-to-do-australian-libertarian-conference-sydney/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/48851375019http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/48851375019Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:27:23 +0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/745fd2306ff575c6b6cbef64ad828bbc/tumblr_mlihrx1iVo1r01y3do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Scamming on the steps of the Sacré-Cœur</big></p><blockquote><p><strong><em>Picture above: D (Australia) – amused at the ease at which scammers operate in Paris!</em></strong></p> <p>Only a short…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.libertarianvagabond.com/scamming-on-the-steps-of-the-sacre-coeur/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/48364698575http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/48364698575Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:57:33 +0800<blockquote><p>It’s a classic disease of the backpacker:  knowing the beaches of some Asian nation, or the streets of a downtown US city, better than their own backyard.</p> <p>I can’t count the times that I’ve met travelers from outside of Australia who have seen more of down…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.libertarianvagabond.com/venturing-into-the-backyard-a-day-trip-to-rottnest-island/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/44139954239http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/44139954239Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:18:44 +0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6ba28fa19c233877a2e378229db77dbe/tumblr_miq1x6rMW31r01y3do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>I’m back: Australian customs and the “occupation”</big></p><blockquote><p>This blog isn’t about being back though. No.  It is about a seven letter word: thinker.</p> <p>It all…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.libertarianvagabond.com/im-back-australian-customs-and-the-occupation/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/43884444605http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/43884444605Sun, 24 Feb 2013 19:15:06 +0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/260322a111894cf3635de6b892948e5c/tumblr_mio7pfKRQH1r01y3do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>The Bear in Shorts: Euro-zone crisis, unfounded optimism</big></p><blockquote><p><strong><em>Guest blogger, The Bear in Shorts (Matt Gould)</em>, <em>with a bearish take on the zone d’Euro.</em></strong></p> <p>In early…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.libertarianvagabond.com/the-bear-in-shorts-euro-zone-crisis-unfounded-optimism/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/43796186647http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/43796186647Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:24:51 +0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/260322a111894cf3635de6b892948e5c/tumblr_mhz1wv6vzR1r01y3do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>The Bear in Shorts: Innovative or just reckless - Carney and the future of the BoE</big></p><blockquote><p>The Bear has always been infatuated with the UK, and in particular the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.libertarianvagabond.com/the-bear-in-shorts-innovative-or-just-reckless-carney-and-the-future-of-the-boe/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/42693771921http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/42693771921Sun, 10 Feb 2013 05:19:42 +0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f265e6b59cfd5ca5c910c31baec94851/tumblr_mhocrboTgC1r01y3do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>A 10 Pound Pom Returns Home</big></p><blockquote><p>After World War II the Australian Government instituted an assisted migration scheme for people…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.libertarianvagabond.com/a-10-pound-pom-returns-home/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/42243708311http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/42243708311Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:40:23 +0800<blockquote><p>One of the first things that I usually do when I get into a new city is to climb the highest landmark.  The Empire State Building in New York City, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, or one of the various cathedral spires in Hamburg.  Not only does it provide one…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.libertarianvagabond.com/see-you-later-iceland-a-final-view-from-on-high-views-from-hallgrimskirkja/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/42095769386http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/42095769386Sat, 02 Feb 2013 20:41:47 +0800<p>Downtown Reykjavik is a treasure trove for small shops, cafes and bars, and sports clusters of colourful houses from days gone by. It&#8217;s beautiful in the summer, a bit drab in the winter - but spectacular in the snow.</p><blockquote><p>Downtown Reykjavik is a treasure trove for small shops, cafes and bars, and sports clusters of colourful houses from days gone by. It’s beautiful in the summer, a bit drab in the winter – but spectacular in the snow.</p> <p>I took a few photos a day or so ago…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.libertarianvagabond.com/a-gallery-of-snow-in-reykjavik-iceland/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/41877115203http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/41877115203Thu, 31 Jan 2013 02:27:56 +0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4e92f209196f21585ebcade56a6472f9/tumblr_mhcef7rUnM1r01y3do1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Icelandic moral hazard - Invest at your own peril: Iceland wins the Icesave dispute</p><p><a href="http://www.libertarianvagabond.com/invest-at-your-own-peril-iceland-wins-the-icesave-dispute/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/41703570591http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/41703570591Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:45:07 +0800<blockquote><p>One of my most vivid memories from childhood is watching Antarctic documentaries about famous Australian explorers, such as Douglas Mawson.  With crampons strapped to their feet and trekking over the Antarctic glaciers, Mawson and his party battled the…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.libertarianvagabond.com/blue-ice-glacier-hiking-on-solheimajokull-glacier/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/41622093798http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/41622093798Mon, 28 Jan 2013 01:56:52 +0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4d87e12cad3635f3314281ef86255a98/tumblr_mh91fl4w311r01y3do1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Þorramatur feast: shark, whale and sheep’s testicles. When in Rome, do as the romans do. When in Iceland…</p><p><a href="http://www.libertarianvagabond.com/the-thorramatur-feast-shark-whale-and-sheeps-testicles/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/41544601071http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/41544601071Sun, 27 Jan 2013 04:11:45 +0800<blockquote><a href="http://www.libertarianvagabond.com/a-three-step-approach-to-the-icelandic-countryside-visit-fishing-town-ride-horse-and-eat-horse/_dsc0154/" rel="attachment wp-att-4846" target="_blank"><img alt="Stykkishólmur" src="http://www.libertarianvagabond.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/DSC0154-201x300.jpg"/></a><p>Stykkishólmur</p> <p>Of the 320-something thousand people living in Iceland, approximately 2/3 live in the greater Reykjavik area.  Most love to get out into the country at any chance they have, which is quite often given that you can be out of the “big smoke”…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.libertarianvagabond.com/a-three-step-approach-to-the-icelandic-countryside-visit-fishing-town-ride-horse-and-eat-horse/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com" target="_blank">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/41357356645http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/41357356645Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:35:41 +0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dd798fbf7c1b9c1df4cefca2d485987d/tumblr_mh1gwmWcDl1r01y3do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Equality gone crazy in Denmark - male/female prices for haircuts now unlawful! In liberal societies in which equality is valued, governments should keep their sticky hands from socially engineering equality and let market forces work. It’s simple. The male/female distinction isn’t discrimination, but a simple way for hairdressers to estimate the value of a haircut.</p><p><a href="http://www.libertarianvagabond.com/equality-gone-crazy-in-denmark-malefemale-prices-for-haircuts-now-unlawful/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com" target="_blank">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/41206105391http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/41206105391Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:05:09 +0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/41394505caa5e030976cd845eee74975/tumblr_mgspzbUEld1r01y3do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Surprise: the Blue Lagoon in Iceland is actually man made</p><p><a href="http://www.libertarianvagabond.com/the-blue-lagoon-is-man-made/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com" target="_blank">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/40801521807http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/40801521807Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:42:46 +0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a6d2ac884083b5125c54bd118617e29d/tumblr_mgo7mzZ5LH1r01y3do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>New Year, but the same old story in financial markets</big></p><blockquote><p><strong><em>Guest blogger The Bear in Shorts </em></strong><strong><em>on the start to the New Year in financial markets. Like a Bear,…</em></strong></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.libertarianvagabond.com/new-year-but-the-same-old-story-in-financial-markets/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com" target="_blank">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/40600324601http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/40600324601Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:16:10 +0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b84c101598e50d552f3ce643ec594266/tumblr_mgn6mtv5wA1r01y3do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Winter in Iceland on the Route 1, Hringvegur<br/><br/>More at <a href="http://www.libertarianvagabond.com" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.libertarianvagabond.com" target="_blank">http://www.libertarianvagabond.com</a></a><br/><br/>Iceland </p>http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/40560535147http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/40560535147Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:56:53 +0800Icelandwinter in icelandHringvegurroute 1<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cd0181cfbd2c98cd1e5c5322b0ac92e2/tumblr_mgn6iqIn7B1r01y3do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Icelandic horses</p> <p>More at <a href="http://www.libertarianvagabond.com" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.libertarianvagabond.com" target="_blank">http://www.libertarianvagabond.com</a></a><br/><br/>South Iceland</p>http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/40560323371http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/40560323371Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:54:26 +0800icelandic horsehorseicelandwinterwinter wonderlandsnow<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/446233926667d46ff6ea9893d9443537/tumblr_mgn6ejoCDh1r01y3do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Iceland - a winter wonderland<br/><br/>More at <a href="http://www.libertarianvagabond.com" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.libertarianvagabond.com" target="_blank">http://www.libertarianvagabond.com</a></a><br/><br/>South Iceland, between Hekla and Geysir </p>http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/40560107262http://libertarianvagabond.tumblr.com/post/40560107262Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:51:00 +0800IcelandHeklaGeysirsouth Icelandwinter wonderland