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Currently in:
Puerto Escondid, Oaxaca, Mexico

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Travel tips I have picked up along the way

Nov
15

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Brasov’s wavering beauty

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Many travelers have that favourite place in the world that they’ll always try to weave into long trips. Places that, if they’re anywhere in the vicinity or even continent, they must pass through. It might be a favourite food, landmark, Read More

Oct
8

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Listen to Strangers… and don’t lose your good travel habits

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It’s absolutely incredible how many times a stranger’s kind recommendations benefit one’s travels, but it’s happened time and time again. There I was, relocating from Leh to Manali on a 14 hour overnight, overcramped van, eager to to arrive. I Read More

Sep
28

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The Ghost Scam that got me to Leh

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As always, a chance encounter threw my travel plans for a spin, and I couldn’t have asked for a better outcome. There I was, minding my own business on the busy streets of Delhi, walking around looking for a SIM Read More

Jun
3

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Post Asia Reflections

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I left Vancouver December 26th, to embark on a journey that I had dreamt about the entire year leading up to it. I had quit my job, moved all my stuff back home, spent the holidays with my family, and boarded Read More

May
5

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Travel vs Vacation

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From the outside, travel and vacation sound the same, look the same, but they’re not the same. It was clear that many of the people who heard about my trip didn’t understand that it wasn’t just going to be lying on beaches Read More

Apr
26

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Travel Struggles To Siem Reap

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After a heck of an adventure, which involved Thailand (twice), Vietnam (from south to north and then some), and Laos (where I fulfilled my childhood dream of living in a treehouse in the jungle), I’m finally jetsetting to Cambodia. Now Read More

Mar
24

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Careful Privileges of Tourism in a Second World Country

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Throughout this trip, I have met many fellow backpackers that, like me, are on an extended trip through South East Asia. I left almost 3 months ago and still do not have a return ticket. There are few other places Read More

Mar
17

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South East Asia is not a Western Country

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For all you obsessives out there, yes, I know South East Asia is not a country. It just sounds better than saying “The Countries in South East Asia are not Western Countries”. If this title upsets you so much that you Read More

Mar
16

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Ongoing Vietnam Hostels

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As you may have noticed, I’m doing a little motorbike trip throughout Vietnam. I started in Ho Chi Minh City and headed south through the Mekong Delta, all the way down to Hà Tiên on the border with Cambodia. I then Read More

Mar
6

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The Heisenberg Travel Uncertainty Principle

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There are places in the world that people have visited since the dawn of time but never settled. These are places like a dense forest, an arid and rocky mountain, a stadium, or a concert hall. The amount of people Read More

Mar
5

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Same Shirt, Different Day

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Ah the joys of traveling sure do lead you to some interesting habits. The mix of poor facilities such as laundry, the limits imposed by the fluctuating yet minimal contents of your backpack, and the unattainability of certain products that are otherwise considered Read More

Feb
16

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Buying a Motorbike in Vietnam

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Motorbikes are as synonymous to Vietnam life as pho is to Vietnamese cuisine and every traveler knows it. A motorbike trip, usually from Ho Chi Minh City in the south to Hanoi in the north, or vice versa, has pretty Read More

Feb
2

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Learning from our Viet Homestays

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I was sitting down on the porch of the shaggy looking home of the homestays that took me in for the night during my 2 day tour of the Mekong Delta and was blown away by the environment I was in. Read More

Jan
26

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Don’t Try to Fight the Travel Gods

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Don’t try and fight the Travel Gods. They will win. Because they’re bigger than you, and smarter than you. Yesterday, while trying to make the trek from Koh Phangan to Hanoi was a perfect example of what they’re capable of. All the Read More

Jan
15

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Lessons Learned on the Thai Trains

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Before getting on the train to Chiang Mai from Bangkok, I had developed a cough due to the extreme AC that was pumped into the hostel all night and decided to stop by a pharmacy on the way to the train station. Read More

Jan
6

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Land and Sea Transportation in Thailand

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Since arriving in Thailand, I was truly frequently pleasantly surprised by how put together it is. No offence meant, but I definitely over planned. Their pharmacies are well stacked, the stores have everything you need, and I definitely did not Read More

Dec
31

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Getting to the Thai Gulf Islands

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After two flights, spanning almost 24 hours and a night in Bangkok followed by a one hour sleep, we headed back to the Bangkok airport, which I had left not ten hours ago, for our 7:30 am Bangkok Airways flight Read More

Dec
27

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Landing in Bangkok

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Who says you can’t just dive right into a trip? My two friends I’m starting it with definitely don’t. They arrived on December 25th so they had two nights on me. Already acclimated and desensitized to Bangkok, they simply sent Read More

Nov
21

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Made my first plan

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Today was a big step in planning my travel because I made my first plan! Gotta start somewhere. We decided to spend NYE in Koh Pha Ngan so we’re heading from Bangkok to Koh Samui the morning of Dec 28th Read More