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Inside Tokyo’s Disturbing Capsule Hotels
Inside the creepy capsule hotels popping up all over Tokyo. Imagine living in a city…
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Crazy Owl Cafe
The Crazy Owl Cafes of Tokyo: Seriously Nuts
The hot new thing in Japan? The crazy owl cafes in Tokyo where Harry Potter…
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Tuna Kings of Japan
The Tuna Kings of Japan
While most foodies have heard of the famed Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, the…
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Disappearing Japan
Disappearing Japan: Go Now While You Still Can
Japan has a problem. Outside of major cities like Tokyo and Kyoto, it has a disappearing…
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Avalanches, Death Threats, and No Lifts. Welcome to the World’s Most Dangerous Ski Race
World’s Craziest Ski Race Is in … Afghanistan?
When one thinks of Afghanistan, one usually does not think of skiing. There are several…
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Meet Candace
This Girl Cross Dressed Her Way Across Afghanistan
This is Candace – to local Afghans, Candace looks like…
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Solo Travel Safety Tips: The Ultimate List for Women
Traveling in the Age of Terror can be scary – especially if you’re a…
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Bamiyan – City That Time Forgot
Bamiyan, Afghanistan: The Silk Road City Open for Business
One of the coolest things about travel is wandering into a place that time…
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Playing On Tanks (With Guns) In Afghanistan
You know what’s fun? Playing on tanks in Afghanistan is…
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A Broad Abroad: Mongolia’s Version of the Olympics
Mongolia’s Nadaam Festival: Genghis Khan’s War Draft
In mid July every year, all over Mongolia, business in the boomtown capital…
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Dinosaur Bone Digging in Mongolia
Exploring the Dinosaur Graveyard in the Jurassic World of Mongolia
Photo by Getty Images. Design by Lauren DeLuca for Yahoo Travel. Deep in the…
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Mongolia’s Capital City, where Wealth and Poverty Collide
Class War: Filthy Rich v. Dirt Poor in Mongolia
Last year, Mongolia topped many people’s bucket lists, and slowly but surely tourists have…
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Mongolia Hospitality or Hazing? A vodka fueled
Hospitality or Hazing? Surviving a Vodka Fueled Night in Mongolia
When one thinks of hazing, one usually thinks of college fraternities and sororities….
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How to Milk A Camel in 5 Easy Steps
Because you just never know when you’re going to need this knowledge. Trust. For all…
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How to Be a True Nomad: Milking Camels in Mongolia
Going Full Nomad in Mongolia – It Can be Done!
This summer, I fulfilled a lifelong dream: visiting Mongolia. I’d read about Genghis…
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This Woman Cross-Dressed and Hitchhiked Her Way Across the Middle East
Remember Candace? She’s Now Hitchhiking Her Way Across Jordan… She Rocks
As the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and poet Carl Sandburg once said, “Nearly all…
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WATCH: The Burmese Boat Festival That Puts Mardi Gras to Shame
The Burmese Boat Festival That Puts The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to Shame
Once a year at the end of October on Inle Lake in Myanmar,…
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The Ancient, Secret City of Bagan: The Most Zen Place in the World
Bagan: The Secret City of Temples
On the banks of the Irrawaddy River, several hundred miles north of Yangon…
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Saving 200 Girls From Sex Slavery is More Important Than Your Frappawhatever – Read This + Donate Now
Buddhist nuns are everywhere among the streets of Myanmar — of all different ages,…
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Forget Diamonds — in the Far East Imperial Jade Is a Girl’s Best Friend
Forget the Diamonds, In the Far East It’s All About Jade for Christmas!
I’ve never really thought much about jade. Perhaps it’s because in New York…
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Extreme Beauty
12-Inch Necks: How Women Torture Themselves for Beauty in the Far East
Last month, during my trip to Myanmar, I met a group of women…
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Welcome to Myanmar’s Capital, Nay Pyi Taw: The Creepiest Capital/Ghost Town in the World
Myanmar, also known as Burma, is one of the hottest countries to visit in…
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Spend the Best Day of Your Life in an Elephant Retirement Home
I Spent the Best Day of My Life In A Burmese Elephant Retirement Home
Often when you’re traveling you just stumble upon things, things that end up…
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Flying Singapore Airlines in First Class for an Hour Ruined My Life
Singapore Airlines First Class Suites Ruined My Life
In August I had a super awesome, amazingly bright idea: I was going…
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Afghanistan: The Land of the YUMMs… No , Really.
Chilling in Afghanistan with Arnaud – the Swiss YUMM who…
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You Know What Would’ve Been Really Cool? If There’d Been a Miss Universe Contest Circa 1782
Throughout history, women have always had things done to…
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More Fun Facts I Learned While Traversing The World (Part 2)
Proof that I really am a unicorn, as, let’s be…
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Are Americans Really The Worst? Five Other Countries Whose Tourists Make Us Look Good
We’ve all heard it before. The “Ugly American”; The clueless dingdong who travels other…
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Lost In Translation: The Best of The Worst Signs In The World
Everywhere you go in the world there are signs – some of which make…
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How To Make Organic Viagra: The Night of the Tortured Turtles
Ever wondered how to make organic viagra? If you’re in Vietnam, it involves torturing…
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The Dark Side of Phu Quoc : The Idyllic Torture Island
Subtlety just seems to confuse people and so the Vietnamese government has good-naturedly sought…
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The Ultimate Hangover Cure: Found!
We have all over imbibed in our time – I more than others. So…
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Ho Chi Minh’s Tomb: So Strict Yet So Chic.
When visiting Hanoi, Vietnam, you will most likely visit Ho Chi Minh’s tomb. But…
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