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Author: Michael Green

Earthdrifter is a travel wellness blog that allows me to document my insights and ideas through the infinitely rich avenue of writing.
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Lots of luxurisouly thick sand, buildings, people, cloudy sky, sea and hills at the urban My An Beach in Danang, central Vietnam
Budget Food Language Nature

First Impressions of Danang Beach Side

September 17, 2023September 26, 2023 Michael Green

The wide sidewalks, yet long blocks make Danang a pleasant alternative to Hanoi’s cluttered streets and practically endless buzzing traffic. Hanoi’s Old Quarter thrives in organized chaos while Danang seems to prosper without this potentially-perceived pandemonium. Danang has a wide, luxuriously-long, soft-sandy beach.

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A view of UNESCO Luang Prabang and the Nam Khan River from atop Phusi Hill in north central Laos.
Budget Culture Food Language Nature Transport

11 Things to Love About Laos

August 31, 2023September 27, 2023 Michael Green

Laos is a land to love. It’s an earth space that can have you feeling like you’ve stepped back in time, while simultaneously, the country seems to be developing at a moderate pace. I don’t believe that Laos is well-known to most of

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Classic Asian Massage Depictions
Culture Spirituality

Good or Bad Trauma? What Happened Towards the End of a Fuzzy-Feeling Massage

July 31, 2023September 25, 2023 Michael Green

A current drifting mantra of mine is Wellness. In eastern Asia I get to take advantage of incredibly affordable saunas or more accurately herbal steam. Sauna, herbal steam, I’ll happily take whichever I can get. It’s called a sauna when in essence it’s

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A menu in Spanish in Panama
Language

How to Make Language Learning Easy

June 27, 2023June 28, 2023 Michael Green

On foot in Panama City, I ordered a fruit shake from a drive through window. I was charged for, and got four huge shakes in styrofoam cups. My Spanish language ability was supposed to be functional. I was on a tight budget, but

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At the small night market in Luang Namtha, Laos - How to Haggle in Developing Countries
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How to Haggle in Developing Countries

June 13, 2023July 14, 2023 Michael Green

Buying and haggling for things in most Asian and other developing countries can be a different experience compared to in Europe and North America. Away from shopping malls, stores, and street food stalls, getting used to haggling in the developing world is something

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People and a fruit cart outside in Paksong, Laos. From the post: "Why Learning Numbers Abroad is a Great Idea"
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Why Learning Numbers Abroad is a Great Idea

May 28, 2023July 14, 2023 Michael Green

When drifting in a land not one’s own, it behooves a visitor to take time to think about why learning numbers abroad is a great idea, along with the phrase ‘how much?’. Many vagabonds might disagree, as I’ve observed that the vast majority

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Boundary rock.
Budget Culture

Visiting The Khon Kaen National Museum

May 6, 2023July 14, 2023 Michael Green

Visiting the Khon Kaen National Museum in central Isaan, Thailand, implements an interesting look into yesteryear. Archaeology museums give a glimpse into the past by way of teleportation or time travel. Why not engage the mind in a museum? That was my impromptu

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The view from above the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Vat Phu in Champasak, southern Laos.
Budget Culture Nature Spirituality Transport

Khmer Hindu Time Travel at the Ruins of Vat Phu

April 11, 2023July 14, 2023 Michael Green

The ruins and grounds of Vat Phu, in Champasak, Laos, are a uniquely aesthetic and ancient Khmer Hindu site. Like many vintage earth spaces, strolling around and absorbing the open-air energy and its ancestral remnants, typically provides for great pondering. If you’ve been

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View of the wide Mekong River in Pakse, southern Laos
Budget Language Spirituality

Peaceful Pakse on the Calm Mekong

March 16, 2023July 13, 2023 Michael Green

I’ve been in peaceful Pakse on the calm Mekong for three weeks, with nine days before the 30-day Lao visa expires. The original, but loose plan was to stay in Pakse for the full, in-country time allotment. However, during the first few days,

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Wat Toong Shetthi on the outskirts of Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Khon Kaen: A City of Unknown Wonders

February 15, 2023July 13, 2023 Michael Green

I found to my pleasant surprise that Khon Kaen in Isaan, Thailand is a city of unknown world wonders. The above Thung Sethi has been compared to the Taj Majal. It’s certainly not that, as this architectural astonishment on the outskirts of the

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