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Driving Like A Local
Most places I visit, I don’t often drive. My modes of transportation always varies but usually I am a passenger on a train or bus if I am not walking or cycling in…
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Working in Wengen
I started this post two weeks after arriving in Wengen, Switzerland, and only now that I have left, 3 months later, have I had time to finish it – that’s how busy my…
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An oldie but a goodie
Lately I have been reminded a lot of Barcelona. It is definitely one of my favourite places to live and I can’t wait to go back to visit. But recently I have been…
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Corruption at its Finest
Living in Phnom Penh, I have rented a scooter to get around (it’s so much fun!), but everyone else that has a scooter has warned me about the police. Even the lady at…
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The Cambodian Circus
I must admit, I have avoided most tourist attractions that are unrelated to architecture in Cambodia. I couldn’t do the holocaust camps in Germany, and am similarly passing on the cruel and depressing…
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The Giant with a Shopping Addiction
Imagine living in a land where you are twice as large as everyone else, twice as tall, twice as wide, even your own sister is half your height. Then imagine that you have…
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Tarantulas aren’t for me
I traveled to the rural provinces of Cambodia last week with 6 nationals and 1 other international. Our trip was for work but the local people wanted top make sure that we understood…
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Building Black Rock City
For a couple weeks this August I tied some knots that helped build the host city of Burning Man 2014. Deciding to join two days before arriving, everything was very last minute and…
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Am I a Hobo?
Living in San Francisco has made me more familiar with poverty and homelessness, not only because it is evident throughout the city but also by trying to live minimally in an expensive city.…
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What I look for in a city
On my bike ride to work this morning I think I finally realized what I need in a city – and why San Francisco just isn’t cutting it for me. San Francisco has…
