Some of you may know that I co-founded and hosted the TRLT twitter chat, which stands for Road Less Traveled. It’s all about traveling off the beaten path, to places that may not be central and certainly not anywhere near the […]
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Yesterday I wrote about the annual Eid Al-Fitr celebration held at Brunei’s Istana Nurul Iman Palace, which is open to the public. At the time, I couldn’t find details about when exactly the festivities took place. There wasn’t much info
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Years ago, I was watching an episode of some travel show (maybe Globe Trekker) where the host traveled to Brunei to attend the annual Eid Al-Fitr celebration at Istana Nurul Iman (known as Hari Raya Aidilfitri in Brunei). It immediately caught my interest
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Free wireless internet is becoming a trend among chain hotels. There have always been brands that offered it to all guests (i.e. Aloft, Springhill Suites, etc.) but now major hotel chains are rolling it out across all brands. Some require
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Yesterday, Kendra over and Points and Pixie Dust published a post about experiencing harassment during her trip to Vegas. Some of her experiences were pretty appalling (blocking someone’s way, really? Are we in elementary school?). Reading her post brought back that
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This week, my aunt and cousin are visiting from Germany. When you’re staying with family, it’s often tough to get around and do the tourist thing. So today, my cousin decided he was going to rent a car and go
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In the previous post we covered whether Afghanistan is a safe place to visit. If that hasn’t deterred you from visiting, here are a few tips on how to prepare before your trip, how to get there and where to
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One of the things I get asked about a lot are my trips to Afghanistan. Several people have asked recently if it is safe for them to visit. I’ve gotten this question before and thought I’d address it. Back in
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Regardless of whether you pay for travel out of pocket or use points and miles, you will at some point need cash to cover your expenses. Not necessarily physical cash, but numbers on a screen that you can use to
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I’ve made this mistake >three times in a row now. I booked a vacation for the beginning of summer and came to regret it. Booking a trip in June has it’s benefits: 1. If you book before the school year
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