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Many scooters during rush hour in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Spirituality

How to Practice Stoicism When Traveling

April 30, 2024May 4, 2024 Michael Green

I’m tired of traveling. It seems no matter where I go, whatever the distance, it essentially takes a day of travel before beginning to settle into a new place. In SE Asia, travel days can be far from perfect. Instead of starting over

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Bills of various currency: Vietnamese Dong, Thai Baht, Cambodian Rial, Lao Kip and US Dollars.
Budget

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.
Budget Culture Food Language Nature Transport

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

Why Learning Numbers Abroad is a Great Idea

May 28, 2023April 18, 2024 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? Some vagabonds will disagree, as I’ve observed the majority assume that

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

Wiped Out After A Journey Across the Earth

November 9, 2022April 8, 2024 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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The cathedral and birds at the Parque Central or Central Park, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Budget Culture Transport

Guatemala City: A Terrific Travel Destination

October 15, 2022April 7, 2024 Michael Green

Because I’d read more bad than good about Guatemala City, I loosely considered skipping it. However, I’d come to realize that la capital is a terrific travel destination. Like many travelers, upon arriving, I took a shuttle straight to Antigua and got to

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A rustic church and people in Oaxaca City, Mexico.
Budget

Cutting Drifting Distance: A Travel Hack

July 6, 2022March 29, 2024 Michael Green

I am a huge fan of travel hacking. If efficiency can be increased, then more momentary happiness is created. One solid travel hack is cutting drifting distance. Covering less earth typically saves time and dinero. And it’s more eco-friendly. When pricing tickets to

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A Floridian ibis hovers over green residential grass in Lecanto, FL.
Other

An Earth Drifting Destination

June 27, 2022March 28, 2024 Michael Green

I find myself back on the US east coast thinking about an earth drifting destination. Here, costs could be too high to sustain for elongated time, without engaging in a potential work-a-lot-for-a-little scenario. A situation could entail a lot of toiling, while allowing

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Columbian Travel Tips Scene from the walk on the famous Camino Real Trail in Barichara, Colombia
Culture

Six Concise Colombian Travel Tips

June 1, 2022March 24, 2024 Michael Green

In my poly-continental opinion, Colombia is one of the most desirable drifting destinations on the world map today. Nature seekers are mesmerized by its varied altitudes and long, rugged coastlines. The vast and ever-changing interior boasts both fairy-tale and other-planetary-looking landscapes. This unprecedented

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