The Happy Nomad Tour

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What Do 1.8 Million Bats Look Like?

November 14, 2012

While in Samal I had the opportunity to visit this amazing bat cave. It was just a few minute walk from where I was staying. Holy Moly! I don’t think I had ever seen a bat before this. I guess a cave of 1.8 million bats is a good way to get introduced to them… [...]

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The Other Side Of Paradise – One Community’s Fight For Survival

November 13, 2012

Samal is the island paradise right across a narrow strait from the city of Davao. And for many, that’s the end of the story. Below are some pictures of paradise. The Other Side Of Paradise If you know anything about me by now it’s that I like to explore the other side of things, questioning [...]

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How The Happy Nomad Tour Rolls – Being A Paradigm Breaker

November 12, 2012

Many people have asked me how I could just leave my job and seemingly travel perpetually. How can I afford it? How do you find places to stay for free all the time? How do you find places to volunteer? All questions I’ve received by email, and now I’m sharing the secrets in a series [...]

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Photo Friday – Tools Needed To Change The World – Gandhi Smriti, Delhi, India

November 9, 2012

Mahatama Gandhi’s worldly possessions at the time of his assassination 30-Jan-1948. Not pictured: courage, strength, and determination.

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Intro To Davao, Philippines – A Robbery And A Community Response

November 8, 2012

Davao is said to be the safest city in The Philippines. I don’t know if that’s true or not, but what you’ll see below makes it easy to believe. On my first day of walking around the city, I was walking down J.P. Laurel Avenue. It’s the main avenue that goes through the city. All [...]

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A Story Of Kindness Representative Of The Philippines

November 7, 2012

In Cagayan de Oro, I stayed on a farm about 45 minutes outside the city. To head south to Davao I had to take a motorcycle taxi to a quarantine area a bit farther south where the bus would stop and I could hop on. I arrived and it was a very familiar site. It [...]

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Some Inspirational Advice For Whoever Wins The Election Today

November 6, 2012

In Cebu, Philippines I came upon a school on the city’s main road. It has dozens of inspirational quotes from historical figures and proverbs from various sources. Most get at the heart of humanity, from courage to love to purpose. So, no matter who wins the presidential election today, I hope the next four years [...]

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Liloan – Filipino Countryside At Its Best

November 5, 2012

For me, the best part of traveling is the people I meet along the way. And Nancy is one such story. I met Nancy in Stavanger, Norway in 2010. At the time I was traveling around Scandinavia doing networking to try to find a job. I was Nancy’s first couchsurfing guest and she was one [...]

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An Experience With Medical Tourism

November 3, 2012

Medical tourism has become a bit of a buzz word of late. As healthcare costs continue to skyrocket in the U.S. and routine elective care being expensive in most Western-countries, this has opened up the possibility for developing countries with high quality standards to cater to medical tourists. I don’t know a ton, but I [...]

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