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Young Travelers

9 Reasons to Travel When You’re Young

  There are many reasons why traveling at an early age is desirable and why you should do it.  Here are nine reasons that can get you started: 1.  It will help you decide what you want in life It is common in human nature to not know what you really like until you experiment [...]

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Couchsurfing in Berlin

Getting the foreign-local point of view when you travel

Going to a foreign place doesn’t mean you have to act like the typical tourist that only spends their time on tourist spots and well-known places.  Traveling should be more than just jumping from point A to point B, spending your time alienated in your own “I’m a Tourist” bubble without interacting with the local [...]

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Washington Monument

Washington D.C. – Monumentality at its best.

This past weekend I decided to have a flash trip to Washington D.C. What started as just a little weekend trip to get away from the NYC chaos, ended up being a quick and interactive refresh of my US history. I started the trip by taking one of those Chinatown buses.  LORD… those Chinese made [...]

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Khao San Road

10 things I wish I knew before going to Thailand

Sawasdee! Did you know that Thai people have four square meals a day? That every Thai male is expected to become a monk for a short period in his life?  And that the world’s biggest Chinatown is located in Bangkok?  These are just some facts that make Thailand an interesting and entertaining destination. It’s no [...]

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Kangaroo

5 Reasons to Go to Australia

We all look at Australia as an exotic distant place on its own.  But, what makes it such an interesting destination and why people travel there? Well, here are 5 reasons why Australia should be on top of your destination list. The exchange advantage with the £ € $ - Even though the € and £ [...]

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Flushing, Queens

NYC: One Little Cultural Tester

As you walk on the streets of New York City, you can look around and notice that New York really IS a cultural hub.  It is amazing the way so many cultures learn to coexist in a single city, and still manage to keep their individuality at the same time. NYC can be seen as [...]

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