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Seeing the World One Step at a Time

Café Hopping in the Hot Spots of Indonesia

May 9, 2014 by John EdwardsLeave a Comment

I went out to get a cup of java in Java and ended up on an infernal coffee odyssey through the Indonesian archipelago. Stretching out like a Komodo Dragon some 6,400 kilometers across the Ring of Fire, from the coffee plantations and wild orangutans of Sumatra to the primary rainforests and decorative penis gourds of Irian Jaya, Indonesia is the ideal launching pad to crash land into some of the most dramatic sights in Southeast Asia. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: Airline, Amsterdam, Angkor Wat, Animal Rescue, Art, Asia, Beach, Beer, Burma, Bus Travel, Cambodia, Coffee, Cruising, Culture, Drinking, Expatriate, Fishing, Food and Wine, History, Indonesia

Visa run to Cambodia

April 15, 2014 by DaveLeave a Comment

My visa within Thailand was expiring in 2 days. Time to make another run for the border. Usually we are off in another country at some point during our time in Thailand so this is not an issue. But this year we just stayed domestic. Poipet on the Cambodia border is the closest border crossing to our village so we headed out that way. We reached this dusty chaotic border town in 2 hours. As is always the case we were met with enterprising men … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: Angkor Wat, Asia, Backpacking, Border Crossing, Bus Travel, Cambodia, Gold Mining, Museum, Passport, Thailand, Village, Visa

Expedia.com Partners with Passports with Purpose to Raise Funds to Support Children’s Education and Adult Literacy in Mali

November 26, 2013 by DaveLeave a Comment

BELLEVUE, Wash., November 25, 2013 – Expedia.com®, the world’s leading online travel company, has agreed to serve as the platinum sponsor of Passports with Purpose, a community fundraiser powered by travel bloggers. Passports with Purpose aims to raise $115,000 for buildOn – relying on the support of thousands of travel enthusiasts – to fund the construction of three primary schools and support three adult literacy programs in Mali, Africa. This … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Press Releases · Tagged: Africa, Beach, Cambodia, Costa Rica, India, Passport, Seattle, Ski Trip, Technology, Travel Blogging, Village, Zambia

JEOPARDY! Explore the World Sweepstakes

October 28, 2013 by DaveLeave a Comment

JEOPARDY!’ And Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic Announce the JEOPARDY! Explore the World Sweepstakes NEW YORK, October 21, 2013 --- JEOPARDY! and Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic have announced the upcoming JEOPARDY! Explore the World Sweepstakes set to begin this month as part of JEOPARDY!’s season-long celebration of their 30th anniversary season. The Explore the World Sweepstakes will provide 30 extraordinary voyages for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Press Releases · Tagged: Alaska, America, Antarctica, Art, Baja California, California, Cambodia, Canals, Costa Rica, Culture, Greece, Machu Picchu, National Geographic, New York City, Panama Canal, Peru, South Pacific, Vietnam, Whales

An Interview with Bruce Northam

July 6, 2013 by John EdwardsLeave a Comment

John M. Edwards Liquors Up and Loosens the Tongue of Adventure Journalist Bruce Northam, the Guru of Globetrotter Dogma Award-winning travel journalist Bruce Northam has wandered freestyle in over 100 countries on seven continents, with experiences ranging from drifting with Burma’s sea gypsies, playing naked Frisbee with New Guinea natives, and beholding the beguiling shores of Antarctica. With three books under his equatorial belt and a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Other · Tagged: America, Antarctica, Asia, Beer, Burma, Cambodia, China, Culture, Ethiopia, Food and Wine, France, Honduras, Interview, Ireland, Journey, Laos, Mardi Gras, Music, Naked, National Geographic

Pencils In The Land Of Flowers

July 3, 2013 by Adrian LandinLeave a Comment

Adrian buying pencils for the kids from the local shop in the fishing village

After hopping off our motorbikes we made our way down the dirt road leading up to the ocean. With the mid-afternoon sun blazing, the smell of yesterday's drying fish was stout. As we passed by the makeshift shops and shacks, we captured the local women's attentiond. They were all seated upon dusty edges raised above the junky, polluted streets (every other one with a newborn plugged into one of her breasts) and quietly began whispering. Stopping … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Africa · Tagged: America, Angkor Wat, Cambodia, Dancing, Fashion, Fishing, Flowers, Food and Wine, Motorbike, Naked, Palm Trees, Seafood, Shopping Mall, Taxi, Village, Walking tour

Body Laotian

May 8, 2013 by John EdwardsLeave a Comment

John M. Edwards sings the Buddha electric, embarking on a quest in the Laotian capital for the world’s most unique body posture. People thought I was a lunatic for coming all the way to Laos, a landlocked nation without any beaches, for a “vacation”? Even I thought I was out of my mind. After a couple of days lying on the wavy grass in the hazy egg-yolk-shaped sun of Vientiane, a Southeast Asian Wild West boomtown, though, I was bronzed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: Animal Rescue, Art, Asia, Beach, Beer, Bus Travel, Cambodia, Drinking, History, Laos, Monks, Nepal, Paradise, Restaurants, Shopping Mall, Thailand, Vietnam

The Journey of a Lifetime

April 25, 2013 by Allie GansLeave a Comment

As I hastily climbed the stairs of my neighbor’s house, gasping for air with sweat dripping across my forehead, I had one goal in mind: to win this game of Hide and Go Seek. I had no idea that this simple game would change my life forever. Continuing up the stairs I had the mentality of many young children - my life seemed invincible and the thought of death was distant and abstract. Thinking that I would outsmart everyone, I climbed onto a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: America, Art, Asia, Cambodia, Halong Bay, Journey, Laos, Motorbike, San Francisco, South East Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

Guilin the Glistening Gem of China

October 29, 2012 by K. Jonathan OgdenLeave a Comment

Driving out of the Guilin airport, you may immediately say to yourself, "Hey, where's all the beautiful scenery I was told about? All I see is flat ground, a highway and a dull 45 minute ride ahead of me to my hotel." Don't nod off just yet to take a nap because in about 20 minutes, peaks will rise out of the horizon and jut toward the sky forming a unique panoramic view that soon entirely engulfs your vision. At once, you understand why the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: Airport, Animal Rescue, Architecture, Art, Bridges, Cambodia, Canals, Caves, China, Cruising, Culture, Flowers, Food and Wine, Garden, Germany, History, Korea, Mexico, National Geographic, Scuba Diving

Travel Unscripted

October 8, 2012 by DaveLeave a Comment

Travel Unscripted by Mark Murphy is just that, a sort of travelogue - free flowing stories based on many of Mark's International trips and adventures. And yes, Mark is probably in planes more often then he likes to admit. These tales range from China to Russia, from the Middle East to Asia. He writes of engaging stories that can only be experienced while "on the road". Spontaneity: from continuing to bump into a beautiful dark haired stranger … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International Books · Tagged: Airport, Asia, Cambodia, China, Russia

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