Funding Your Travel: One man’s treasure is another man’s junk
I have been asked a number of times by aspiring freelance writers how I make enough money to get by.
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Going to Busan from Seoul by KTX High-speed Train
Busan (pronounced more like P with the heft of a B) is South Korea’s port city, a good jumping off
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Vietnamese Puppetry: Just Add Water
A colorful, wooden fisherman, almost as big as his traditional Vietnamese fishing boat, sits in the bow with a fishing
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Photo Gallery: Vietnamese Water Puppets in Ho Chi Minh City
I’ve gathered a few photos to go along with my article about Vietnamese water puppets. Read the story that goes
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Photo Gallery: Koh Libong, Thailand
Koh Libong isn’t like a lot of the other little tropical paradise islands in the Andaman Sea. Thanks to good
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Storing Luggage in Osaka Station
Say you want to visit Osaka on a day trip — maybe to see the cherry blossoms at Osaka Castle
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Cherry Blossoms at Osaka Castle
After a week of drizzling rain and low-hanging gray skies, the sun managed to break through just when I had
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My Favorite Hutong in Beijing: Nan Luo Gu Xiang
I love my Beijing hutong. Oh, there are others, and this one is starting to show a bit too much
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Video: Fire Dancers on Koh Samed, Thailand
During our weekend on Koh Samed we spent the evenings down on the beach, eating Thai food, drinking “buckets”, and
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Adventure Meets History in Thailand: The Death Railway
Mountains and river valleys, picturesque waterfalls and caves, elephant rides and monkey shows — Kanchanaburi Province, just northwest of Bangkok, has plenty
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Not a Lotta Terra Cotta: Bummed Out in Xi’an, China
Traveling in China can get my goat sometimes. Taxi drivers. Cheats. Hawkers. Cheats. Guys on sidewalk selling you socks. Cheats.
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The Shanghai Hustle (Video)
This is just a very short video compilation of various street hawkers along Nanjing Road in Shanghai. I gathered it
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Japan’s Iconic Clothing: The Kimono
The translation of the word kimono is simply “clothing.” If there is any quintessentially Japanese apparel, this would be it.
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Bang! Bang! Chop! Chop! – Thai Cooking School in Krabi
I love Thai food and I love to cook, but for some reason the two passions never quite got along
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Kyoto As You Like It: Private Tours in the Heart of Japan
Can you imagine a Rasputin-esque Buddhist monk sleeping with the Empress of Japan whispering political intrigues that would end up
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Cruising the Heart of Myanmar: The Road to Mandalay
An hour after coming ashore, I am climbing brick stairs, warped with wear from the elements and the bare feet
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One City, One Corner, One Hour: Bangkok
I had time to kill before meeting someone downtown in Bangkok. As I stood there for a while with my
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Chilling in Vietnam: Mui Ne and Binh Thuan
I glance to the right side of the road where the sun glitters off the South China Sea (Biển Đông
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Bangkok Rescue: Interview with Marko Cunningham
I met Marko back in 2008 and in 2010 did this story about him for an in-flight magazine. Marko returned
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A Beijing Sunday in Tiantan Park
What better way to spend a Sunday in Beijing than visiting Tiantan Park where many of the locals gather for
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