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My Grandfather's Coins

My Grandfather’s Coins

Travel is many things to many people.  It is many things to me.  But perhaps the thing I cherish most about travel is its ability to imbue meaning into other things.  For memories of it to link to those of people and experiences, for it to entwine itself around the roots of who we are. …

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Category: Hong Kong, Korea, New Zealand, The World, Washington, WritingTag: history, Japan, korea, New Zealand, philippines, thailand, The World, travel tales, USA, washington, writing

Hitching through Turkey

Living on the Edge

This year, I’m going to be featuring some guest writers on my blog, other travel writers whose work has inspired me. Each person will be writing a post about the following question: What’s an experience you’ve had on the road which has changed your life?” The goal is to gather some intriguing tales involving the …

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Category: Guest Posts, Italy, Thailand, Turkey, Utah, WritingTag: guest posts, Italy, national park, road trip, roadtrip, thailand, The World, travel tales, Turkey, USA, writing

Tips for Filing a Travel Insurance Claim

Years ago, I wrote a post about my ‘hunt for travel insurance‘.  I looked at several different companies and ended up picking World Nomads travel insurance as the appropriate option for me.  Even as I wrote the post, I was resentful that I had to consider buying insurance.  I’d been paying for health and auto insurance …

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Category: Travel TipsTag: thailand, travel tips, writing

Next to Nam Lang inside Tham Lot

Kayaking through Tham Lot

The Mae Lang winds through the hills of northern Thailand like a shimmering worm, wriggling mostly through the swaths of dense jungle, but disappearing for a span beneath the cavernous limestone ceiling of Tham Lot.  That disappearance just so happens to be downstream from the Cave Lodge, so it shouldn’t come as much of a shock that I found …

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Category: ThailandTag: cave, great view, hike, river, thailand, travel tales

Wooden shack in the rice fields

Caving and Visiting Hill Tribes in Northern Thailand

Keep close to Nature’s heart…and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” — John Muir Nestled into a lushly wooded hillside overlooking the Lang River, the Cave Lodge serves as a hub for travelers interested in caving and visiting hill tribes in Northern …

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Category: ThailandTag: cultural trip, great view, hike, river, thailand, tour

The Heaping Plate Before Me: Siam Rice Thai Cookery

The first time I went to the Siam Rice Thai Cookery, I experienced the single greatest day of over-indulgence of my life.  For my second visit, I expected more of the same, and I wasn’t disappointed. As friends and family might attest, I have two remarkably hollow legs in which I can store large quantities of …

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Category: Food, ThailandTag: cooking, cultural trip, food porn, thailand, tour

The Flowscape of the City of Angels

pal·imp·sest /ˈpaləm(p)ˌsest/ noun something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form. The Chao Phraya winds through Bangkok like a serpent, muddied waters twisting through the haphazard urban sprawl before emptying into the Gulf of Thailand.  The canals are lined with communities and open spaces; as we walk up, children play basketball …

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Category: ThailandTag: architecture, cultural trip, history, river, thailand, tour, writing

The 1237 Steps of Wat Tham Sua

Today I went on another solo adventure and missioned 8 km north to climb to a temple known as Wat Tham Sua (Tiger Cave Temple).  I’ve seen my share of temples in Asia so far, but this one intrigued me.  Mainly because this one features a shrine perched at the very tip top of a …

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Category: ThailandTag: great view, hike, temples, thailand

Take Me Home Country Roads… No, Not THAT Home!!

Ever since I left South Korea, I’ve been looking forward to the chance to rent a scooter and use it to explore someplace awesome.  Technically, I’ve been looking forward to that since mine got stolen a few weeks before my departure from Pohang.  Well, earlier this last week, I got the chance when I arrived …

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Category: ThailandTag: great view, motorcycle ride, thailand, travel tales

Gluttony and Bliss: A Day at Siam Rice Thai Cookery School

When Sandy and I made our way up the railways of Thailand to the city of Chiang Mai, we each had a certain ‘must do’ experience in mind.  For Sandy, it was the Elephant Nature Park we went to on Thursday.  For me, it was taking a cooking class at the Siam Rice Thai Cookery …

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Category: Food, ThailandTag: cooking, cultural day, food porn, thailand, tour

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