Rangoon. Yangoon. Yangon. No one pronounces it the same way (it’s actually Yangon – Rangoon is the old name, and Yangoon is, well, just a ...
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Remember Gwen Stefani ironically singing 'I'm just a girl in the world', back in 1995?Here's a reminder. Yes, she was still with her No Doubt ...
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When you spend any length of time in Asia, visiting temples can become, well, a little repetitive.In the space of two months, I had ...
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(Or at least, a tiny fraction of the Great Wall's 21,196 kilometers.)This involves only one step: turn left.But let me rewind. When my friend managed ...
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You know me: I like a good challenge.Whether it be hiking the Inca Trail (and of course, I absolutely had to be the first at ...
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Don’t ‘date’ a girl who travels, because a girl who travels wants nothing to do with conventional, formalised, American soap-opera’ed approaches to relationships. A girl ...
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Trust me: there aren't many more unpleasant experiences in life than putting on a wetsuit that's already wet. And that's how my eagerly-awaited black-water rafting ...
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This is Part 2 of my Easter Island write-up. You can read Part 1 here. Day 2 The next morning, I was woken up (I wish I ...
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When I left on my RTW trip, my mother had one main worry and request: that I please, please don't decide to stay in New ...
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