I imagined this was what it would feel like for any 14-year-old meeting their favorite YouTube stars in person. Here I was, in a room, with with some of my absolute favorite travel idols and masters of the miles game for a full weekend of nothing but travel talk and point-hoarding strategies. I did my…
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Best Elevator Music – Le Méridien So how is this even a category? Well I made it one, that’s how…based solely on the amazing feels that flowed through my soul while riding the elevator up to the 22nd floor of the Le Méridien Saigon. You know that feeling when you hear just the right song,…
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When it comes to Indonesia, most tourists head straight to Bali. But I’m not most tourists. And the magic that I discovered in the city of Jakarta earned it a spot on my list of “places I need to live one day.” I’ll never forget all those precious smiles glowing under hijabs and groups of…
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Magic Carpet Ride Brunei felt like a non-stop ride at Disneyland. Not like the Space Mountain or the Matterhorn kind, but one of those rides in Fantasyland. Maybe part It’s a Small World, part Indiana Jones? A ride full of genies, temples, treasures, and mystery—one of those laid back rides with a relaxing pace, yet…
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Nerding Out! Okay, I was extremely geeked out to be visiting Timor Leste for the following reasons. 1. Timor Leste (or East Timor) is one of the world’s least visited countries, and you know my love for bizarre and less-traveled places. Shout out to one of my travel idols, Gunnar Garfors, who published this awesome…
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My Name Is…Too $hort First let’s get this out out of the way: The Philippines is one of those countries you cannot be satisfied spending anything less than two or three weeks in. For those familiar with my traveling style of popping into a country for one to three days and bouncing—yeah, that works well…
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Overnight, Counting Countries has become my favorite podcast. Where else can you hear unfiltered stories of fellow travel enthusiasts and their adventures on the way to seeing every country in the world? I am both excited and honored to be this week’s guest…and maybe a little nervous–I am among some much, much more interesting and…
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As I looked out the window of my taxi, I was astonished not only by just how many motorcycles were on the road, but how close they were all driving together—like a giant school of fish. The bikes couldn’t have been more than two inches apart, and they were zooming! Braking, accelerating, turning and weaving….
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