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TRAVEL INTERVIEW WITH SUZY GUESE
…on her site. Something that helps out everyone, including herself, fellow travel bloggers, and travel fans alike. That something is her weekly series, ‘Suzy Stumbles Over Travels’, in which she encourages fellow travelers to submit their stories. Suzy reads through all of them, makes comments on the participants’ blogs, chooses her 5 favorites of the week, then promotes them all on FB, Twitter, Stumble Upon, and her own website. Brilliant! Not…
10 Surprising Facts about Paraguay
10 Surprising Facts about Paraguay I’ve been traveling around Paraguay for nearly three weeks so far. From what I’ve seen, it’s a very laid-back, tranquil country with lots of tropical jungles, agriculture and dairy farms and a low population density. Through my personal observations, online research and chats with locals, I’ve learned some very surprising and interesting things about Paraguay, things you wouldn’t really expect from such a small,…
OVERNIGHT IN DHAKA – CAPITAL OF BANGLADESH
…t also easily outdid the standard of guest houses I frequented as a budget traveler- luxurious even for an American traveler. After checking in and showering, several of us were bursting to get out and see Dhaka. Although we were officially ‘in transit’ and ‘legally’ not allowed off hotel grounds our ‘guide’ secretly permitted us to go out and wander around. The armed security guards’ presence made us suspect Dhaka must be rather UNsafe beyond our…
Work Exchange Tips: When Work Exchange Goes Wrong
…nd, Fiji and Australia, spending 2-3 months in each country. Because these travel destinations are all relatively expensive, I’ve joined several work exchange gigs via HelpX, whereby I put in a few hours of work per day in exchange for a room & meals at peoples’ homes. In past years I joined work exchanges in Australia and USA via WWOOF. landscaping in NZ Most of these gigs have been good, if not fantastic, experiences. I’ve met heaps of great loc…
TRAVEL STORY: DETOUR TO UBUD BALI
…tion and incomplete forms. It was their incompetence that was derailing my travels, causing me days of travel time fixing the mess, and repeating what I’d already done. One of my pet peeves in life is having to repeat my work due to other people’s errors. If there was any justice in the world, by golly, those people would have to straighten it all out and waste their time, not me. Hmph. But justice did not prevail. I had to drive to Ubud. Very str…
VOLUNTEERING GONE WAAAYYY WRONG and 10 TIPS TO AVOID BAD VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES
…hannon O’Donnell of A Little Adrift In Shannon’s own words, “The Volunteer Traveler’s Handbook guides new and veteran travelers through the challenges of finding, vetting, and choosing their ideal volunteer experience. The book’s practical advice is interwoven with first-person narrative, stories from a wide range of volunteers, beautiful photography, and expert interviews to help interested volunteers find meaningful ways to give back to communit…