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ANna on a Zyl truck August 8, 2019

Into the Cosmos (Russia #1)

“Russia!  But why?” A question I’ve been asked many times in the months

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>> June 3, 2015

Filters, Family, & Future Hindsight: 13 Tips to Connect with...

The timing of this post may at first appear ironic: I’ve just quit my job, cast

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>> May 25, 2015

You Want Buy From Me? 3 Tips to Become Invisible...

When wandering the streets of Sa Pa, Vietnam, I turned to speak to my brother Jon.

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May 7, 2015

Echoes of Nightmares (Indonesia #7)

THE ACEHNESE GRANDPARENTS in the seats beside me were glowing like a pair of

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>> April 16, 2015

Eating the Breeze: 6 Funny and Useful Indonesian Expressions Not...

Bahasa Indonesia (‘language of Indonesia’) is widely considered the easiest

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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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>> 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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November 9, 2010

Models for the World, and Soft Rock Ballads (Myanmar, Update...

Hold On n Burma, new cars are as rare as free-speech. In Mawlawmyine (formerly

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October 23, 2010

You Buy From Me!? (Vietnam, Update #3)

High Country When we disembarked after dawn in the highland town of Sapa, we were

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