Media Coverage
Torn Apart
By Thomas on April 17, 2011 | No Comments »
Our lives are unusual. We are adventurers, we are gay, we are nomads, and we are different nationalities. Yes, our story is so queer that it has been made into a documentary. And now, our story even appears in the newly published book Torn Apart, which demonstrates that we are not that unique after all – by no means.
There are thousands of other same-sex binational couples out there where one partner is American and the other is not. All of their lives are unusual, all with stories to tell, all waiting for marriage equality to give them a place to build a life together.
Torn Apart: United by Love, Divided by Law tells the story of the author Judy Rickard and her British partner Karin as well as the stories of 17 other same-sex binational couples whom Judy interviewed. Each story is equally compelling, each story is a testament to why marriage and immigration equality are so essential.
By following the link, you can read an excerpt from the book and the foreword by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love. If you buy the book directly from Findhorn Press, they’ll donate $4 to one of the groups working to overcome immigration hurdles for same-sex binational couples. You can even choose where your donation goes: Immigration Equality, Love Exiles, or Out4Immigration.
Binational Couples Discover ContemporaryNomad.com
By Tony on April 3, 2011 | 8 Comments »
First and foremost, Thomas and I travel because we love adventure and discovery. This, after all, is a travel blog. But as many of you know, we also travel for political reasons. Being a binational gay couple has seriously complicated our lives in the sedentary world. Years of bureaucratic and cultural complication left us wanting to leave it all behind.
Our declaration of independence and self determination has captured the attention of many fellow binational couples who see hope in our story. More and more of you are coming to this website and are “liking” us on Facebook. We have also received numerous personal emails recounting stories of hardship, stories which are very familiar to us.
The cruel and unusual flip-flopping that has occurred in the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) during the last week has left thousands of binational couples feeling desperate and confused. The hope that the end of this battle was within sight was quickly crushed. We have experienced this type of disappointment a hundred times over. It can be devastating, especially for young couples who are just learning the level of discrimination they face in order to stay together. For this reason, we have decided to post the Youtube version of Excluded: Nowhere to Go, the documentary detailing our struggle as a binational couple, here on our site. The documentary was made by Dr. Lisa Nunn, a professor of sociology at the University of San Diego, who will be presenting the film at the Fallbrook Film Festival on Saturday April 9, 2011.
The video is in four segments. When the first segment finishes, click the video to continue on to the next segment. Just in case there are difficulties linking between segments, we have posted the other three segments here: » Continue reading this post »
Matt Gibson’s Interview with TnT
By Thomas on October 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Matt Gibson, a Taiwan-based travel writer and photographer, just recently published an interview with us on Transitions Abroad about the art and business of travel blogging.
What you read there, however, was only part of the full interview. Matt has put up some of the remaining questions on his own blog Matt-Gibson.org where we answer questions about our favorite and most popular blog posts, strange things that happened to us on the road, and how our relationship got us into long-term travel.
Tony Eitnier and Thomas Arnold, authors of the Contemporary Nomad travel blog, live quintessentially postmodern lives. Arnold, a German chemist, and Eitnier, an American language and communications trainer, started their travels as a couple without a home. Because of the exclusionary marriage laws in their respective countries>> Continue Reading on Matt-Gibson.org >>
Lonely Planet Picks Us Up
By Thomas on September 29, 2010 | No Comments »
We just noticed a spike in visitors coming from LonelyPlanet.com. Apparently, Lonely Planet liked our recent Philippine posting “What a Dollar Can Buy You” so much that they invited Lonely Planet Facebookers to comment on what a dollar buys in various locations around the world. They have written up the results in an article titled What $1 buys around the world and referred visitors to our original content. Thanks, Lonely Planet.
I should point out here that I write a “What a Dollar Can Buy You” posting for each country we visit. You can check out the entire series here.
TransitionsAbroad.com Interview
By Tony on September 2, 2010 | No Comments »
Right on the heels of our recent interview with TravelBlogs.com comes our latest interview with Transitions Abroad. Here we focus more on the art and business of blogging, the importance of social media, and how blogging has affected our lives.
TnT in the Nubra Valley in Ladakh, India
Tony Eitnier and Thomas Arnold, authors of the Contemporary Nomad travel blog, are two of the most adventurous travel bloggers around. Eitnier, a former language and communications trainer, and Arnold, a former chemist, are drawn to less-traveled destinations—like Sudan. Their travels have resulted in an impressive >> Continue Reading on TransitionsAbroad.com >>
