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I fell in love with Thailand in 2009 when I was running photo trips for a student travel company in Southeast Asia. While the Chiang Mai has changed a bit over the years,…
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Sunrise at Srah Srang, a reservoir near Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia. eSIM cards are an easy and budget-friendly way to stay connected while traveling because they eliminate…
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Ko Tao on Thailand’s east coast is best visited from February to April (hot, clear weather with calm seas) or May to September for good visiablity for diving with potential…
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Saigon’s Jade Emperor Pagoda Since I travel full-time for work, I’ve been reviewing eSIM cards around the world for the last two years and written in detail about the pros…
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Bonifacio, Corsica // I used an EU SIM card I bought in Italy for a trip to three different countries in the Mediterranean with success. Since I travel full-time, my biggest…
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Located on an island on Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple is easily accessible by a red bridge. Vietnam’s two largest cities are polar opposites—Ho Chi Minh City is a sleek,…
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Park rangers stop traffic for a wild elephant to cross the road at Khao Yai National Park. If you get tired of Bangkok’s noise and traffic, there’s a quiet nature escape…
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Clarence Lee Shirrell gets a kiss from Miss C, the camel, while Stripes, the zebra, tries to grab a bite of hay at Shirrell’s former concrete statue business off I-55 in…
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Photo Credit: Stock image from Pexels.com This post was written in 2019 and is updated annually. Latest update: February 2026. As a full-time freelancer, health care has…
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The view from the top of the 13-story tower at Bai Dinh Pagoda. The scenery in Vietnam’s Ninh Binh province, known as the “Halong Bay on land” is unmatched in Southeast Asia…
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A giraffe has a snack at Okonjima Nature Reserve in Namibia. How much does it REALLY cost to travel in Africa? The truth is Africa isn’t cheap—you’re either paying for safety…
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What’s at the end of the rainbow in Etosha National Park in Namibia? A zebra! On my two-month Africa trip, I shot thousands of frames and still ended up with 600 GB of images…
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