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I was lucky enough to be visiting Hong Kong with a friend who had studied abroad there just a few years earlier, so he knew all the great, cheap places to eat. We also couchsurfed, and our host, Peter, had…
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In a city where every square foot costs around $2,000, it’s hard to imagine being able to have a cheap trip to Hong Kong. But the concrete jungle will surprise you if you do it right. Here’s how to have…
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When researching my own travels, I’m always looking for top places to eat in a destination. But I’ve found that some bloggers have this nasty habit of regurgitating whatever they find on TripAdvisor, without having actually eaten at these places…
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Bangkok was my very first taste of Asia, and boy, was it a total immersion. Markets overflowing with exotic food and goods, street vendors calling out prices, ladies offering Thai massages from their storefronts, and the sheer mayhem of the…
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Even though Thailand is one of the most visited places in Southeast Asia, it has very limited information on how to actually get to various tourist attractions cheaply. The Big Buddha in the Nakkered Hills is one such attraction. After…
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In Japan, people have congregated at onsens (geothermal hot springs) for centuries. And when I say centuries, the first onsen was recorded in the 1st century! These small pools of geothermal water were believed to have mystical and holy properties…
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I have been burned many times by following blogs who give you the “top things to do in [place]” and ending up at the most touristy or inauthentic spots. This series of blogs works to give you alternatives to the…
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – Japan is weird and wonderful. Among an obsession with efficiency, cleanliness, and order, an adoration of cats and cute cartoon characters, and bizarre fashion and food trends exists this realm…
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Tokyo is renowned for its strange themed cafes. From a ninja cafe where you have to discreetly solve clues to even reach your table to the morbid flair and blood-colored drinks of Ginza’s vampire cafe, the Japanese love to go…
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Tokyo Skytree is the third tallest structure in the world at 634 meters, and Tokyo’s tallest building. Rogue fact: The height was chosen to be easily remembered. 6 (mu), 3 (sa), and 4 (shi) stand for Mushashi, the old name…
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