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Q&A – Cell Phones and ESL

I get many emails from travelers all over the world asking me questions about my travels.  Here are some of the recent ones that are great to share with everyone!  If you have a question, don’t hesitate to ask!
Q:  from Dave – Brooklyn
I came across your blog and was very impressed by your decision [...]

Motorized Travel – Annapurna Circuit

Tiger Balm Tales vol. 14
Motorized Travel
It was as if a huge weight had been lifted from our brains. For the first time since we started hiking the Annapurna circuit – I was free of worry and it was a beautiful feeling. It’s amazing how much anxiety the Thorung La pass can cause internally [...]

Photo of the Week – Zanzibar

African Sushi – Zanzibar
I love markets, they never disappoint.  This man in the Stonetown Market looked like had been carving up fish for hours.  A few minutes earlier I saw a man drag in a huge  hammer-head shark – amazing.  Read the entire Zanzibar market story on my post from 2006.
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Travel for Sporting Events

100 Sporting Events You Must See Live
An Insider’s Guide to Creating the Sports Experience of a Lifetime By Robert Tuchman

Every night I sit down to watch people around the world play in the snow. I love the Olympics. It brings back family memories of sitting around the television after dinner, watching Dorthy Hammil [...]

The Longest Day – Annapurna Circuit

Tiger Balm Tales vol. 13
The Longest Day
KLOMP, KLOMP, KLOMP
The sounds of hiking boots on wooden floor echoed outside my door. I poked my nose out of my warm sleeping bag cocoon, breathed in the cold air, and let it out only to see my hot breath evaporate into the darkness.
I’m aware those footseps are [...]

Blowing out Candles

They’re leaving…I can’t stop em. No matter how much I beg and plead for them to stay, I can’t change their mind. The memories are vivid now, but they’ll be a distant soon. I’ll look at the pictures and try to relive those times, but it’ll never be the same.
I’m sad to [...]

Photo of the Day – California

Rock Hard Love
San Francisco, California
Considering Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, I thought I’d try to embrace it this year. Hell, if a love can find it’s way into a rock, then maybe there’s hope for me!
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Beware of Falling Rocks

Tiger Balm Tales vol. 12
Beware of Falling Rocks
All I heard was Bishnu yell “Runnnnn!” My heart raced and I felt as if I were moving in s-l-o-w m-o-t-i-o-n. I sort of knew why I was running, but the gravity of the situation was fuzzy to me; it felt as if my mind were working [...]

Photo of the Week – Mongolia

Gobi Desert – Mongolia
Grazing Goats
I chose this photo this week in order to bring more visibility to the current state of emergency in Mongolia.  There are a lot of weather disasters happening around the globe right now, and Mongolia is no exception.  The extreme cold weather has been the cause of death to 1.7 million [...]

Creating an Effective Travel Blog + Contest!

I recently realized that I have been without a ‘typical’ job now for longer than I’ve ever held a job at a particular company – 3 ½ years. My typical length at an employer was about 3 years before I would move on and up.
I’ve been traveling and  blogging now for 3 ½ years; [...]

A Mouse in My House

Tiger Balm Tales vol. 11
Day 10 – A Mouse in My House
After 10 days of decreasing temperatures and increasing wind my body is rebelling. My lips have become as dry as the Gobi Desert , my nasal passages feel like hard booger craters have invaded it, and my hands are so dry they look [...]