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How To Survive An Eastern European Winter (Video)

For the past six weeks, I’ve been in Bucharest, Romania, trying my very best to survive what, even for Eastern European standards, has turned out to be a cruel winter. Snow and ice have been piled high, covering every inch … Read more

Video: The Disturbing Truth About Life As A Backpacker

This short video below is my attempt to show you the reality of life as a long-term traveler. However, please be warned. If you’ve been thinking about long-term travel yourself, you may be disturbed by what you see. To put … Read more

Mexico: 2 Years In 2 Minutes

When I first crossed the border from Guatemala into the Mexican state of Chiapas back in late 2009, I had no idea how long I would be sticking around Mexico. I really had nowhere to be and had no specific … Read more

How To Eat A Mexican Tostada (Video)

Today’s post offers an instructional video of sorts. While at first it may seem completely pointless to demonstrate how to eat something as basic as a Mexican tostada, I have simply watched too many foreigners struggle with this staple of … Read more

A Chinese Bar, Shisha & Sexy, Sexy In Iraq

Upon arrival in the southern Kurdistan city of Sulamainiyah, Anil and I instantly found ourselves giddy with joy upon discovering two Chinese restaurants in the vicinity of our hotel. After all, up until that point, the only food we’d eaten … Read more

Optimism In Kurdistan

*After this post, I’m going to mix things up for the next couple of weeks in order to avoid what might be referred to as “Iraq Overload”. I’ll basically be alternating between posts on Iraq and posts on other topics … Read more

VIDEO: “Surfing Without Lessons”

My good friend Ben and I have now been surfing for exactly one week down here in Sayulita, Mexico. We’ve definitely noticed some improvement, but we’re still spending 90% of every session drinking mouthfuls of salt water, violently crashing into … Read more