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>> March 22, 2015

Cockroaches or Comfort: Assessing Your Cheap Asian Hotel Bathroom Quickly

So you’ve just rocked up to a cheap hotel room and trying to decide if you should

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Motorbike kids on Bunaken Island March 16, 2015

Other People’s Other Stories (Indonesia #6)

AS WE ROUNDED THE CORNER on our scooter, we were confronted by a swarm of police

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>> March 2, 2015

Why I Just Quit a Job I Loved

Based on the post title, those who don’t know me might think I’m a bit

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>> February 21, 2015

4 Tips to Bargain Better, with Smiles and Laughs

Many westerners are unaccustomed to bargaining. Like most unfamiliar things, we find

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Togean coral panorama February 8, 2015

Other People’s Stories (Indonesia #5)

When I met Liz, it was in the darkness of night. I sat outside my poorly ventilated

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>> February 1, 2015

4 Steady Camera Tips for Improving Anyone’s Photos

Since my first adventures in night photography — cycling suburbia with a

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>> January 23, 2015

3 Tips on How to Talk to Strangers

We're taught from a very young age about us and them. Your family, friends,

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Glico man August 27, 2008

The Future is Now (China/Japan #11)

Upon landing in Japan I was expecting to be guided by multi-lingual robot assistants

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