Archive | July, 2011

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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3 World Class Waves You Have To Surf in Costa Rica

9 July 2011

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If you know anything about me, then you probably know that I love to surf world class waves. Even though I grew up landlocked in Germany and did not start surfing until I was 20 years old, I still managed to surf more world class waves than your average surfer. But don’t get me wrong, […]

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Eating Crunchy Crickets in Cambodia

6 July 2011

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Traveling the world is all about experiencing the food. And nowhere is this more true than in Asia. It’s the spices, the intense taste of strange food and the whole atmosphere that makes eating out in Asia such a great experience. But it is not just the regular food that’s so exciting. The strange, scary […]

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