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How I Traveled From Laos To Thailand for Under Three Dollars

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 Michael Green

It was day 30 of 30 of my Lao stamp validity. The wonderful woman at the In Touch Guesthouse in Vientiane had said that she could get me a door-to-door drop off from the guesthouse all the way to the customs office

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Temple Drifting and Coffee Sipping in Chiang Rai

December 12, 2022January 4, 2023 Michael Green

The smallish city of Chiang Rai, not to be confused with its bigger cousin of Chiang Mai, (187 km south), is a good city for wandering. During a week or so in this laid-back town, I was able to walk to many

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Wiped Out After A Journey Across the Earth

November 9, 2022January 14, 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

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Guatemala City: A Terrific Travel Destination

October 15, 2022January 14, 2023 Michael Green

Because I had read more bad than good about Guatemala City, I loosely considered skipping it. However, I would come to realize that la capital is a positively different entity compared to the rest of the land. Like many travelers, upon arriving

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Refurbished Former US School Buses: The Pulse of a Nation

October 5, 2022January 16, 2023 Michael Green

As the subcontinental railway is the pulse of colorful India, the fixed-up former school buses from north of Mexico are the man-made vibration of greenery-laden Guatemala. Shortly after arriving at the Guatemala City airport, I was on a 45-minute shuttle bus bound

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Mayan Time Travel at the Ruins of Zaculeu

September 17, 2022January 16, 2023 Michael Green

Unplanned until the evening before, I found myself wandering the grounds of the smaller than average, ancient Mayan site of Zaculeu, in Huehuetenango. Because Guatemala’s second biggest city of Quetzaltenango hosts a huge celebration for the country’s Independence Day, I was forced

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Lago Atitlán: A Highland Lake of Many Quaint Towns

September 10, 2022January 15, 2023 Michael Green

Lake Atitlán is a magically wondrous body of water that Mayans have surrounded for millennia. The following anecdotes are based on the subjective and spontaneous choices I made while spending two plus weeks in naturally and culturally stunning Sololá, Guatemala. Thus, like

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Antigua, Guatemala to Panajachel on Local Refurbished School Bus Transport

August 22, 2022January 15, 2023 Michael Green

Taking local transportation from Antigua, Guatemala to Panajachel on Lake Atitlan is a whole different world compared to the user-friendly tourist shuttle bus. Howbeit, I was determined to get there the same way the Guatemalan people do. I did not allow myself

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