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Why to choose a motorcycle taxi to get around Bangkok
I had just come off a long bus ride from the Thai coast, the last hour of which was spent crawling through Bangkok traffic. Being a bicyclist, I’ve never built up a tolerance for sitting in traffic since I can easily weave my way through gridlock. It’s one of my favorite things about commuting by…
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Ever wonder why I take the bus?
You may wonder why I continue to take buses when many of my anecdotes of travel misfortune come from these trips. I was reflecting on this myself and realized the reason is that I love the stimulation of all of my senses that comes road travel. There is nothing like road travel to see a…
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My own Ho Chi Minh trail
Nothing inspires me more than the phrase “it can’t be done”. I’d come to this Phong Nha on the recommendation of several people only to be told that the one way to access the area’s unique natural features was on a paid tour. I was already frustrated that the prices here were two to three…
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In Vietnam, there’s no limit to how many people you can fit on a bus
I got up at 5 in the morning to catch a 5:30 bus to the train station. I wanted to get to the station as early as possible since I didn’t yet have my ticket. That turned out to be a problem as all the trains to Da Nang were sold out. The agent was…
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The Night Bus
I can’t believe I did it again: booked myself for overnight travel. I had wanted to take the day train to my next destination, but it didn’t go directly. I would have arrived at the station at 4:45pm, and the last bus to Phong Nha left at 5pm. That was just too close a connection…
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Off the beaten path in Myanmar
My experience in Myanmar was the most difficult to anticipate. Information online was often outdated and indicated there would be no ATMs, no WiFi, and that you could only arrive by air. All of that proved to be false. I was fortunate enough to have a friend who arrived in advance of my visit and…
