Thailand

A Simple Greeting, A Deep Transmission Of Love

February 23, 2013

How do you greet people? Maybe you nod at them, maybe you shake the other person’s hand, maybe you bow or do a curtsy. Everyone is different and every culture has different norms regarding greetings. In Singapore I couchsurfed with a local girl. She was also hosting a girl from the Czech Republic who spent many months, maybe it was [...]

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Drinking Coffee Pooped Out By A Weasel

December 19, 2012

I live under the motto of trying everything once. Lots of “crazy” things have entered my mouth on this trip, some strange food from Latin America here, for example. But it’s all relative. What’s strange in one place is a delicacy in another, and vice versa. Best to approach everything with an open mind and [...]

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10 Reasons I’d Love To Live In Thailand

December 17, 2012

As I returned to Thailand for the first time in six years, a friend of mine asked me what the big deal is with Thailand? Why is it so popular? Why is Bangkok one of the most visited cities in the world? I had a hard time answering her. I could feel why Thailand felt [...]

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My Biggest Screw Up Thus Far On The Happy Nomad Tour

December 13, 2012

I guess I portray myself as something of a travel expert on here. I’ve been to 65 countries in my life, I’ve done the hit and run traveling characteristic of weekend warrior travelers as well as slow traveling the way I do now. I know the tricks of the trade and.. You know the moment [...]

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Why Are We So Judgmental?

December 1, 2012

Why are we so judgmental as a species? Seriously! I guess it goes back to evolution. We had to quickly decide whether situations were safe, berries edible, and animals scary in an instant. Fight or flight kind of stuff. As we’ve evolved to have missions to space and gene therapy, we haven’t evolved much when [...]

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Another Technology Setback – A Broken Laptop Screen

October 25, 2012

When I was in Cambodia I wrote about suffering a technological setback. There, my AC adapter died and was overheating in a dangerous way. HP support was worthless despite my warranty and I had to buy a replacement universal adapter. Over the past month, I’ve noticed my laptop screen hasn’t been behaving properly. When I [...]

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My Backpacking Days Are Now Behind Me

October 24, 2012

Well, not exactly. I decided to conduct a little experiment while in Bangkok: Trade in my backpack for a small suitcase. So I went to Thailand’s biggest market, Chatuchak Weekend Market, to buy a small suitcase. The size had to be small enough that I could use it as a carry-on in an airplane. I found what [...]

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Back To The “Modern” World

October 23, 2012

After such a wonderful experience at the temple in Bang Mun Nak, I quickly found myself needing to rejoin the “modern” world. I had to head to Bangkok, where I’d leave a few days later to fly to The Philippines. I was definitely sad to leave the temple, feeling like I was making some progress [...]

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Meditating With Pythons – This Time I Was Scared!

October 22, 2012

As I mentioned before, meditating in front of the dead body didn’t scare me. Luckily, there is another thing this temple offers to scare the crap out of you. Snakes! I wouldn’t say that I have a fear of snakes. While at Tayrona National Park in Colombia, I almost stepped on what I thought was [...]

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