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The World’s Best Street Food

20 September 2011

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The best street food in the World is found in Bangkok. Hands down, I have not been to any other place that offers such a big variety of flavors, tastes and experiences. Add to it that all the street food in Bangkok is easily affordable for a Shoestring Traveler on a $25 a day Budget […]

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5 Countries Anyone Can Travel on $25 a Day

11 September 2011

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I keep repeating myself and I don’t care: awesome experiences in exotic places don’t cost a lot of money. It’s easy to travel around the world and stay under your daily shoestring budget if you know how to bargain on the road and save money while traveling. But even if you don’t feel comfortable calling […]

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Getting a Haircut in India

17 August 2011

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One of my favorite things to do while traveling is getting haircuts in the most random places I can find. It’s just a great adventure sitting down on a seat without knowing what kind of haircut you will end up with. This time I found a hole-in-the-wall barber shop next to the Ganges in India. […]

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Indonesian Village Kids Showing off Snakes

13 August 2011

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Traveling by public transportation in remote parts of Indonesia means a lot of waiting around. Waiting for the bus to show up, waiting for the bus driver to finish lunch, waiting for aunty drinking her tea before getting in the bus. All this waiting can drive you insane if you don’t know how to entertain […]

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5 World Class Food Experiences You Can Easily Share With Your Mother

9 August 2011

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“If the food’s good, everything else works out” What can I say? I live by that mantra, love good food and always look for the next new food flavor sensation. I’m even willing to risk spending a few days sick on the pot for a new tasty food adventure. But I also know that many […]

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Indonesian Girls Waiting for the Bus

29 July 2011

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Traveling is all about getting out of your comfort zone. The best way to get far away from your comfort zone is to venture beyond the places you intend to visit.  Stop in random villages along the road and see what you find. Just a few days ago I found five beautiful girls waiting at […]

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Cambodian Kids Drawing Anchor Wat

27 July 2011

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When you travel around Asia you will notice that the most curious people around are the many kids. Kids coming running from their houses, screaming “Hello, hello, hello…” and then looking at you, pinching your white skin and laughing. Always laughing. Sometimes with you, but more often laughing about you. Especially, when your unshaven with […]

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Fish Massage Anyone?

22 July 2011

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When you are in Siam Reap, Cambodia, make sure you treat yourself to the thrill of a fish massage. Hundreds of cleaning fish will bite, pull and suck on your feet as soon as you stick your feet into the open aquarium. Happily eating away on your old skin. This kind of massage tickles like […]

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Eating Fantastic Frogs in Cambodia

20 July 2011

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By now you should know that I have a big weakness for strange food. Usually the strange food tastes good, but it never really tingled my taste buds to exhaustion. My mind was always blown away by the strangeness of it all, but never by the taste. All that changed when I had my first […]

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Cambodian Killing Fields

11 July 2011

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Traveling is the best education that I know of. A big part of that education has to be learning about the many mistakes against humanity that happen(ed) in so many parts of the world. As to always remember those mistakes and never repeat them again. Looking at the cracked skulls lying in front of me […]

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