{"id":45793,"date":"2026-03-26T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=45793"},"modified":"2026-03-19T15:24:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:24:03","slug":"airplane-speakerphone-ban-slomad-paradox-colors-of-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/airplane-speakerphone-ban-slomad-paradox-colors-of-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Airplane Speakerphone Ban\/Slomad Paradox\/Colors of Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

* To celebrate our hitting issue #200 this month, anyone becoming a paid subscriber before the end of the month will be entered to win a free hardback copy of <\/em>Colors of Asia<\/a> by Nomadico co-founder Kevin Kelly. See more about it in this week\u2019s edition.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

Enforced Civility on United<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

United Airlines is now officially going after passengers who don\u2019t use earbuds\/headphones when playing sound on their devices. \u201cWhenever refusal or removal of a Passenger may be necessary for the safety of such Passenger or other Passengers or members of the crew including, but not limited to: 22. Passengers who fail to use headphones while listening to audio or video content.\u201d If you buy a United ticket now, you just agreed to these terms<\/a>, so don\u2019t make them kick you (and your iPad-wielding kid) off the flight. Let\u2019s hope this spreads to the airport waiting areas too\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Battling the Thirst for the New<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Are nomads addicted to stimulation? Do they have trouble enjoying what isn\u2019t new? It\u2019s a question asked in this interesting essay from a person who is currently hanging out in my beautiful home city of Guanajuato. In The Slomad\u2019s Paradox<\/a>, a digital nomad faces the problem that, \u201cWe build location-independent businesses to experience life differently, then our brains habituate so fast we stop using the very freedom we created.\u201d The solution may just be taking more breaks to enjoy our surroundings, without our phones or laptops along. \u201cThe real privilege isn\u2019t having the amazing view. It\u2019s having the agency to step away from the screen and actually look at it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colors of Asia<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m really enjoying the photography book by our co-founder Kevin Kelly. Called Colors of Asia<\/a><\/em>, it\u2019s a beautiful compilation of his photographs from decades of travel going back to the film-carrying days, all categorized by color. Besides the thematic interest this provides, there\u2019s text with a little coaxing like, \u201cHistorically purple was a very expensive color to make, so it became associated with the rich and ruling class.\u201d Get the hardback to see it in its full glory, but he\u2019s also selling a pdf e-book version directly<\/a> at a low price so it\u2019s affordable to anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RVs as a Lodging Alternative<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While the number of foreigners visiting the USA these days has nosedived, it\u2019s still going to be plenty busy in the lower 48 this summer thanks to the World Cup, the 100th anniversary of Route 66, and the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Many hotels in key destinations are sold out or have tripled in price, so you might have better luck with a different kind of bed: a recreational vehicle, camping trailer, or camper van. You can rent from an owner, Airbnb-style, through RVShare where you\u2019re headed or where you\u2019re leaving from. Many will even deliver it<\/a> to where you\u2019re crashing. See the details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

A weekly newsletter with four quick bites, edited by Tim Leffel, author of\u00a0A Better Life for Half the Price<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0The World\u2019s Cheapest Destinations<\/em>. See\u00a0past editions here,<\/a>\u00a0where your like-minded friends can subscribe and join you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nomadico issue #199<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13684,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[2385],"tags":[2386],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45793"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45793"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45794,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45793\/revisions\/45794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}