Chanting In A Chengdu Temple
Right across the street from Niccolo Chengdu is a huge, upscale shopping village made to blend in with the Daci Temple, which the shopping center surrounds, oddly enough. We'd assumed the temple wasn't...
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Yesterday I posted a One Minute Memories video of chanting taking place outside of a Buddhist Temple across the street from Niccolo Chengdu. Surprise! It wasn't the only video I took, so I'll be...
View ArticleMy God... It's Full Of Lilies!
(Yes, Evo camp up with the silly title. Blame him). In the even you haven't had enough lilies and chanting (is that even possible) from the my prior two postings, here's another One Minute Memories...
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17 Steps For An Easy Bangkok to PoiPet to Bangkok Border Run
How do you say "¡La migra!" in Cambodian? I know the whole “you will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy” meme from Star Wars is overused. But if Mos Eisley has a tropical equivalent...
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Vacation Like A Bond Villain
Who's up for a little Ian Flemming-inspired travel? Though in this case, it might be more Peter Murton-inspired in this case. Confused? Yeah... I should start again.Last month, we spent a week in...
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Survival Guide to the Royal Thai Embassy in Kulala Laumpur
They say things come in threes. I don't know who they are, and I understand confirmation bias. Still, this is the third time I've had to get a visa in as many months, which is two more times than I...
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The Panda Plague That Wasn’t
OK, OK… it’s possible one of us was a little overzealous on the use of the phrase “panda plague”. (Hey, once a link-baiter…) On this episode, we’ll start telling the story of what really happened when...
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Favorite Continental Things & German Train Christmas Nightmare
Season 2 - Episode 08 Holy cow, how did it get to be almost a year? To recap, we'll share few of our favorite things from the three continents we've visited. And just in time for Christmas, a story of...
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Waterfall, Falling Water, Or Just Wet?
Our trip to Khao Lak Thailand was a much needed break. Sure, we could have done with less rain, but such is the rainy season in Thailand. Luckily no one drowned. Except for maybe our livers in tequila....
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All Your Translations Are Belong To Us
Exactly how many Thai governmental functionaries can Evo piss off in one day? About as many licks as it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop, apparently. It’s not a matter of if but...
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S. Bedford Tattoos The Other Cheek
There’s no animal products used in animal crackers, but that’s not the case for vegetarian food in Thailand. Go figure. Oh, and if your tattoo artist asks if you’ll act as canvas for some neophyte...
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ShEvo profiled by Chris Guillebeau
Our catch-as-catch-can travel style of 2015 still captures attention. Most recently it's come in the form of a traveler profile on Chris Guillebeau's site. If you're looking for a short but oddly...
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Why Is Nick Robertson’s Face Dripping?
First we’ll tell you how the French-American War Part Two was almost started in Malaysia. Then you’ll learn why “white tailed” animals aren’t as friendly as they sound. You want real-world travel...
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Ladyboy Level Up & Rickshaw Ride
Season 2 - Episode 11 Mention a trip to Thailand, and some moron is going to ask about ladyboys. Well… there’s a good reason for that -- there are lots of them here. So… what’s the deal with that? Oh,...
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Forging Ahead or Forgery Ahead?
Some days, living in Thailand is like living in paradise. Other times, it’s like the system is conspiring against us. So when an opportunity to screw with the system comes along, one of us is probably...
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Evo Is The Opening Keynote at TBEX Asia Pacific 2016!
We'll be in Manila in just a few weeks where Evo has the honor of being the opening keynote presenter for TBEX Asia 2016. And yes, there's still time to register! What the hell is TBEX? I'm glad you...
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Unmasking The Hi-So Farang Bandit
One quick way to get deported from Bangkok? Have your mild-mannered international teacher cover story blown by those meddling kids. Living in the tropics, you’d think sunglasses would be a way of life...
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Catching A Bad Break In The Dominican Republic
Of all the dumb, drunken things you can do in The Dominican Republic, only one will get you special consideration from the airlines and immigration. An no, we don’t mean deportation. Not this time, at...
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Beaches and Brews in Northern France
Just over a year ago, we started our around-the-world tour with three weeks in the Brittany area of France. And now TravelSmith has published our story about our stay there, a little over a year later....
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King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand - 1927-2016
We dedicate this show to the passing of His Royal Highness King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. Just a few days after arriving in Manila from Bangkok, we learned of the death of Thailand’s King...
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