How to Afford Long-Term World Travel pt 9 – Minimizing Costs on Food Eating is a necessary daily travel expense. It’s one that travelers have a lot of control over. You can choose where you eat, what you eat, how often and how much you eat. Depending on your choices, eating can range from extremely …
Working Crew on Amazon Survivor pt 4 – My Job on the Dream Team
Working Crew on Amazon Survivor pt 4 – My Job on the Dream Team If you’re a Survivor TV fan and have ever wondered how things work on Survivor behind the scenes, you’re gonna love this post. I detail my crew job on the prestigious Dream Team and throw in a lot of information about …
PHOTO GALLERY: Colonial Architecture of Penang – Malaysia
PHOTO GALLERY: Colonial Architecture of Penang – Malaysia Penang, Malaysia was one of the major ports along the old Asian trading route that ran between Europe, India, the Middle East, SE Asia and China. The British commanded the port during those prosperous years. The island quickly attracted merchants, traders and laborers from all over the …
Travel Tips: Five Delicious Traditional Foods of Myanmar
Travel Tips: Five Delicious Traditional Foods of Myanmar When I traveled around Myanmar for one month recently, one of my great daily joys was eating traditional Burmese food. To be more accurate, I ate a variety of Burmese, Shan, Indian, Nepali and Chinese foods. Throughout my visit I continually discovered new delicious foods to try. …
Working Crew on Amazon Survivor pt 3 – Second Week in the Amazon
Working Crew on Amazon Survivor pt 3 – Second Week in the Amazon The first week of Amazon Survivor production only a few show crew were around the main filming area, way up the Negros River in the heart of the Brazil Amazon. We numbered just a handful of unit department people (my former department …
PHOTO GALLERY: Cats
PHOTO GALLERY: Cats I’m absolutely nuts about cats. Always have been. Growing up in the USA, my brothers and I had every pet imaginable at one point or other: cats, dogs, birds, fish, mice, hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits, lizards. I liked all of them, but through them all I was inexplicably crazy about cats. Actually, …
How to Afford Long-Term World Travel pt 8 – Minimizing Costs on Entertainment
How to Afford Long-Term World Travel pt 8 – Minimizing Costs on Entertainment Let’s face it, the world presents an incredible diversity of wonderful things to do, no matter where you go. There are all kinds of sports & physical activities, outdoor adventures, socializing activities, culture & art events, relaxing hobbies and more passive activities …
Cultural Insights: Quintessentially Burmese Customs
Cultural Insights: Quintessentially Burmese Customs Every country has some customs, daily habits and/or traditions that are unique to their nation. Those unique traits are partly what makes traveling the world so intriguing. While traveling around Myanmar in 2000 and again in 2103, I couldn’t help but notice several curious customs that I had not seen …
PHOTO GALLERY: Stunning Mt Bromo Volcano – Java Indonesia
PHOTO GALLERY: Stunning Mt Bromo Volcano – Java Indonesia Volcanic Mt Bromo is one of Java, Indonesia’s primary tourist attractions. Both domestic and international travelers list Bromo at the top of their agendas. One reason it’s so popular is its super easy access. Let’s face it, most volcanoes are not very easy to reach. But …
Travel Misadventure: Case of the Kitten Eating Python Snake
Travel Misadventure: Case of the Kitten Eating Python Snake I was abruptly awakened in the middle of the night by my cat frantically jumping on me, running circles on the bed and dashing about the bungalow. Wearily I struggled from a sound sleep and asked her what was wrong. She never replied, just continued her …