Book Review: Eating Thai Food Guide

Book Review: Eating Thai Food Guide I was blown away by how thorough, in-depth and informative Mark Wien’s Eating Thai Food Guide is! Mark really does explain everything you need to know about Thai foods, how to order them and how to eat them. That statement is coming from me – no beginner to Thai foods …

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Travel Tips: Unique Scuba Diving Adventures in Florida

Travel Tips: Unique Scuba Diving Adventures in Florida Florida boasts over 1000 miles of coastline, America’s only coral reefs, a huge diversity of marine habitats, hundreds of shipwrecks and over 600 natural springs. It’s no surprise, then, that America’s ‘Sunshine State’ offers a huge variety of interesting scuba diving opportunities. Many divers go so far …

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Working Crew on Amazon Survivor pt 7 – Cruising on Crew

Working Crew on Amazon Survivor pt 7 – Cruising on Crew It was hard to believe we had only 10 more days of filming. I knew the remaining days would just fly by. Once filming was completed we’d have a big wrap party. And the very next day, Dec. 13th, BLAM, everyone would be gone, …

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PHOTO GALLERY: Sapa – Vietnam

PHOTO GALLERY: Sapa – Vietnam Sapa is a small charming town situated in the rugged mountains of far Northwest Vietnam near the Chinese border. Historically Sapa was the largest market town in the region and local hill tribe people visited the markets regularly to buy and sell goods. In the 1880s the French discovered Sapa …

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10 Free Things to do in Penang – pt 2

Armenian Street - Penang

10 Free Things to do in Penang – pt 2 A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2008, Penang was one of the most important ports on the old Asian trading route. From the late 1700s, its free port status attracted merchants, laborers and traders from China, India, Sumatra and Europe. They all set up businesses, …

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Working Crew on Amazon Survivor pt 6 – Thrills and Mishaps Behind Scenes

Working Crew on Amazon Survivor pt 6 – Thrills and Mishaps Behind Scenes As a member of the prestigious Dream Team, my job consisted of helping set up and rehearse Challenge Games; sit in on Tribal Councils while the film crew prepped lights, sound and camera positions; and stand-in as a contestant for long distance …

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PHOTO GALLERY: Modern Singapore Architecture

PHOTO GALLERY: Modern Singapore Architecture  One of major reasons I love Singapore so much is the amazing and varied architecture found throughout the city. Styles run from British colonial to Chinese and Indian shophouses to a variety of religious temples to tall, soaring skyscrapers. Singapore’s modern architecture is especially impressive. In fact, many of the …

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Travel Tips: Where to go in Japan on a short trip

Travel Tips: Where to go in Japan on a short trip  I lived in Kyoto, Japan for 6 years before I started my world travels. So people often ask me advice about what to do & see, where to go when they visit Japan. Most of them are making a short 1-2 week trip to the …

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Working Crew on Amazon Survivor pt 5 – And We’re Off and Filming!

Working Crew on Amazon Survivor pt 5 – And We’re Off and Filming!  On Monday Nov. 4th filming began. That should have been quite an exciting event at the Survivor production area, it would seem. Most assuredly it was exciting for the contestants who were taken out into the jungle somewhere, divided into two tribes …

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PHOTO GALLERY: Mesa Verde & Great Sand Dunes National Parks – Colorado

PHOTO GALLERY: Mesa Verde & Great Sand Dunes National Parks – Colorado  Colorado is most famous for its great ski resorts and the beautiful Rocky Mountains National Park. But the state isn’t all mountains. In fact, it offers many distinct topographies and intriguing national & state parks. There are vast grasslands & plains, rivers & …

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