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What’s Still in My Pack, 6 Month Later?

Posted on 27. Mar, 2011 by Steph.

I’m not a big fan of packing lists. Or at least of publishing them on the internet. You work so hard on figuring out what you want to bring with you and then everyone comments and tears it apart because- oops, different people need and want different things. What I thought would be more useful [...]

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10 Big Lessons I’ve Learned from Six Months of Backpacking

Posted on 22. Mar, 2011 by Steph.

It was 6 months ago to the day that I boarded my first flight for Tokyo, kicking off a new chapter of my life and career. Since then I’ve climbed the Great Wall of China, snorkeled the Great Barrier Reef and partied until the sun came up in Thailand. I’ve been attacked by both parrots [...]

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The Art of the Travel Nap

Posted on 10. Mar, 2011 by Steph.

“I love a good nap, sometimes it’s the only thing getting me out of bed in the morning” – George Costanza Back in September I was strolling down the Philosopher’s Path in Kyoto with a French girl I’d just met. “What do you want to do next?” she asked. “Oh I dunno. Maybe go back [...]

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Things I Didn’t Think I Would Miss, but I Do

Posted on 27. Feb, 2011 by Steph.

Last week I put up a post talking about the things that I thought I would miss, but I don’t. Today I’m taking the opposite tact: a lit of things that I actually DO miss. Things I totally took for granted back at home but have come to long for on the road. Things I [...]

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Things I Don’t Miss About Home That I Thought I Would

Posted on 20. Feb, 2011 by Steph.

I’ve been travelling for about 5 months straight now… a pretty freaking long time fo most people in the world. Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about how well my expectation matched up with the reality of long-term travel. Some things have worked out exactly how I planned, and other’s not so much. One thing [...]

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How to Get a New Wardrobe and Not Lose your Mind in Hoi An

Posted on 17. Feb, 2011 by Steph.

I spilled my guilty conscience the other day (and gave you guys an impromptu fashion show), so today I thought I’d actually share something useful. Getting clothes tailored in Hoi An is a lot of fun and can be a really good investment. It can also turn into a major hassle and expensive headache if [...]

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How to Live at Home and Not Go Insane

Posted on 27. Jan, 2011 by Steph.

One of the main reasons I was able to save up so much money in such a short length of time , was my Mother, who was generous enough to let me live at home, rent free for the past two years. It was a pretty sweet deal that not everyone can swing, but if [...]

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How to Survive the Full Moon Party

Posted on 23. Jan, 2011 by Steph.

If Ko Phi Phi is Disneyland than Ko Phangan is like some sort of psychedelic war zone. Actually that’s not quite right. Only Haad Rin, the southernmost tip of the island is a wild circus party of buckets, bars, flashing lights and fire shows. The pinnacle of the partying is the monthly Full Moon Party, [...]

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Avoiding the Crowds at the Forbidden City

Posted on 04. Nov, 2010 by Steph.

After weeks of chilly, rainy, smoggy weather, I finally had a stroke of luck in Beijing! A late October warm snap made China’s capital city golden and gorgeous. It was impressive, as was my first view of the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City was built over a span of 16 years to house the Imperial [...]

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