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Bills of various currency: Vietnamese Dong, Thai Baht, Cambodian Rial, Lao Kip and US Dollars.
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10 Money Saving Tips For the Frugal World Wanderer

January 31, 2024April 28, 2024 Michael Green

I often get the question: How do you travel for so long between jobs? When I begin to answer, I realize it’s not so cut and dried. There are at least 10 ideas that want to jump out of my mouth simultaneously. So

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A view of UNESCO Luang Prabang and the Nam Khan River from atop Phusi Hill in north central Laos.
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11 Things to Love About Laos

August 31, 2023April 22, 2024 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 is developing at a moderate pace. I don’t believe that Laos is well-known to most of the eight-billion-plus

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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, 2023April 15, 2024 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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Room with a view at the InTouch Guesthouse, Vientiane, Laos 15 dollar room
Budget Transport

How I Traveled From Laos To Thailand for Under Three Dollars

January 13, 2023April 13, 2024 Michael Green

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

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A refurbished former US school bus the market in Quezaltenango, Guatemala
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Refurbished Former US School Buses: The Pulse of a Nation

October 5, 2022April 6, 2024 Michael Green

As the subcontinental railway is the pulse of colorful India, the refurbished former US school buses are the man-made vibration of greenery-laden Guatemala. Shortly after arriving at Guatemala City airport, I was on a 45-minute shuttle bus bound for Antigua, Guatemala. Arriving in

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Budget Transport

Antigua, Guatemala to Panajachel on Local Refurbished School Bus Transport

August 22, 2022April 3, 2024 Michael Green

Taking local transportation from Antigua, Guatemala to Panajachel on Lake Atitlán 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 didn’t allow myself the shuttle

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Signs on the highway on the way from Guatemala City Airport to Antigua, Guatemala.
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Destination Guatemala With Help From Skyscanner

August 13, 2022March 31, 2024 Michael Green

After learning about Skyscanner’s Everywhere function, I had to give it a try. So I typed in FROM Orlando and then in the TO field pressed the left mouse button. A blue box came up saying: Can’t decide where? Click here to search

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