The Goat

The fleece makers at Polartec are once again offering grants to adventurers who can either take the time off work or got sent on extended recession vacation. Last year they paid the way of 82 frugal travelers to kick their way through 16 countries. Hopefully this year they’ll be paying out that $10k in Euros or Baht so people can have fun without resorting to hiding in their neighborhood woods for 11 days. In the socialist spirit of spreading the wealth around that seems to be so popular these days, each person or group gets only a little bit of cash to live their globe-trotting dreams. You may as well fill out the application—it’s more fun than writing cover letters.