Tag: Other Travels
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Granada, Nicaragua

From the outside, businesses and shops look like fortresses, but you will be pleasantly surprised upon entering to find pristine courtyards and thoughtful décor.
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Playa Maderas, Nicaragua
We flew into Managua and drove down to Maderas 1 week ago. Our flight arrived at midnight and the public buses weren’t running so we booked a car service out of necessity. We paid $120 USD (one way) for the privilege which was cheaper than other companies (we used Iskratravel.com). The company representative was waiting for us…
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The Oz

Australia is a must- see for everyone. You can be as adventurous or tame as you want in The Oz. There is truly something for everyone! I hope to go back some day as a tourist, but my dream would be to settle down there because it’s such a lovely country.
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Packing Tips For Flashpackers

I’ve always romanticized the idea of backpacking, but the older I get the more I realize that I’m too old for that shit.
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How to Not Get Fat on Vacation

I love food as much as any other fat American. Not to say I’m physically fat, but I am and always will be a fat kid at heart (the product of a generation raised on fast food).
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Sundance VS. the Venice Film Festival

Don’t be the sweaty guy in jeans at a film premier who boos the director and lead actress to their faces. Just don’t.
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10 Reasons Why I Love a Good, Long Travel Day
1- The thought of going to a new place (even if you’ve been there before). 2- Instant excuse to eat junk food at the airport. “There are no other options”, you might tell yourself. 3- Airline staff cater to your every need in an attempt to keep you seated. 4- Free wine, beer and food…
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Travel Days
There are so few things I love more than cheap coffee, trashy magazines, people watching & duty free browsing at the airport. I rarely purchase anything duty free because I don’t want to carry anything extra onto the plane. It amuses me that carry-ons are strictly monitored by airlines, but people are permitted multiple duty…
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Visa Runs in Phuket
At some point, you may be required to do a visa run depending on what type of visa you have. Most nationalities are permitted 15 or 30 days stay in Thailand as a tourist. 15 days will be granted for visa on arrival, 30 days will be permitted to certain nationalities with no visa and…
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Travel carefully…it will change you.
When I was in college I hated being around “that guy” at dinner parties. You know, the one who has been everywhere and can’t get through a single meal without boasting about becoming a yoga master in Nepal, or the time he saw the Cherry Blossoms in Kyoto, or the time he fed a Cobra…
