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

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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Dumplings for sale at a night market in Chiang Mai, Thailand. From post: Thai Sounds With Food Words: Memory Enhancement Through Imagination
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Thai Sounds With Food Words: Memory Enhancement Through Imagination

November 22, 2022June 5, 2023 Michael Green

After virtual teleportation up and across the grand globe, and finally touching down in Southeast Asia’s humongous hub of Bangkok, I was unsurprisingly bombarded with the Thai language. Bangkok is a city of around 15 million where there is no shortage of being

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The map on the seat back in front of me on a long haul flight from JFK to HK.
Budget Food Language Transport

Wiped Out After A Journey Across the Earth

November 9, 2022July 12, 2023 Michael Green

Traveling across the earth threw me for a loop. There was not a thought about being on the receiving end of extreme jet lag. When traveling across time zones, odd fatigue and not being able to sleep at night are often a given,

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Memory enhancement through imagination
Language

Mayan Sounds on Lago Atitlán: Memory Enhancement Through Imagination

August 28, 2022July 6, 2023 Michael Green

If I travel to England or Ireland and look at the signs and names around me, I can often remember something without giving it much, if any thought. Because these are the same names or labels that I grew up with in Massachusetts.

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Survival Spanish in seven days. A sign in Spanish and English in the lushly forested foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains in Minca, Magdalena, Colombia.
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Survival Spanish in Seven Days

June 20, 2022July 1, 2023 Michael Green

Imagine traveling to sultry South America, somewhere near its northernmost tip. The climate, geography, way-of-life and language are different; yet it is a tropical wonderland in the backyard of the USA’s southeast. It can be reached in under three hours from the Florida

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