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Travel Tips

The Joys of Traveling New Zealand by Camper Van

July 11, 2011

New Zealand is a dream destination for many people. It’s so far away, seemingly in the middle of nowhere, and has a mystical aura about it, all contributing to it being near the top of many traveler’s wish lists. It costs a lot of time and money to get there, so taking a simple 1 [...]

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How to Choose a Thai Island

June 29, 2011

“Oh, brah, you can’t go there. That island is ruined now. You should have gone there 10 years ago. It was the spot back then. But now it’s just overrun with tourists and McDonald’s and Starbucks. It just isn’t what it used to be.” Now that we got Henry McHeady backpacker’s opinion out of the [...]

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9 Tips for Surviving Bangkok

June 20, 2011

Bangkok was the city we arrived in for the Southeast Asia leg of our RTW trip. We were admittedly nervous before our arrival, as we had heard conflicting reports of this major metropolis. Seasoned travelers we had met on the road hated it. Prominent bloggers and travelers had found it overwhelming and chose to get [...]

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5 Things to Do in an Afternoon in Vancouver

June 15, 2011

While we would all love to spend an infinite amount of time visiting a new city, sometimes it just isn’t possible. Whether it’s visiting a new area for work or only having a certain amount of vacation days, time is usually not on the traveler’s side. When I visited Vancouver for TBEX, the annual travel [...]

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A Free Taxi Ride in Bangkok

May 4, 2011

We obviously love to travel. It’s our number one passion in life and one that I see continuing forever. While we love most aspects of travel, there are a few things about it that just plain suck. Getting taken advantage of as a tourist is one of those unfortunate aspects of travel. One negative part [...]

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Divide and Conquer: Our Best Tip for Traveling as a Couple

May 3, 2011

Traveling as a couple has its many advantages. Private rooms, a companion to share everything with, and someone to help you through those difficult travel times that pop up, particularly when traveling long term. Megan and I have been together now for over 11 years, and we started traveling from the get-go. Not every part [...]

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What to do in New Orleans

April 11, 2011

By now you know that the Big Easy is one of my favorite cities not only in the United States, but the entire world. It is just one of those cities, like New York, Buenos Aires, and Bangkok, that just has that little something extra. That energy that I love about certain cities; a feeling [...]

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Hiking to the Top of a Volcano is Awesome

February 24, 2011

My Early Fascination with Volcanoes I have always had a fascination with volcanoes. I’m not quite sure when it started, probably some time in grade school when I saw my first pictures of flowing lava in a textbook. Or maybe it was when we learned about Pompeii? Kind of morbid, I know, since a city [...]

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