Author: The Urban Wanderer
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Am I too old for this? Nahhhhh
Meeting up at the joining tour group hotel was a tad interesting. I had one of those ‘oh shit I’m too old for this’ moments. The taxi drops me off and music is pumping from the hotel…kids are walking around bare foot and carrying skateboards. I get to the counter and there’s ear plugs in…
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Cape Town Continues to Impress
Day 3 in Cape Town and this place does not get old. It blows my mind actually, because this city is the exact opposite of any image you have in your mind when you think of Africa. It’s roads and infrastructure are like any first world western city. (Maybe even a bit better) I am…
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The First Glimpse of Cape Town
Hey Everyone! I’m here! At the bottom of the earth! After a grueling 27 hours of travel, I made it into Cape Town on Saturday night. The beauty of arriving at night is that it is a big surprise when you wake up the next day and head outside. You just never know what is around the…
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And the One-man show has left the building
Some of you are new to my adventure escapades, while others have been around the block (or world) with me a few times and have shared in my travel blunders and highlights through my personal emails. Whether you are new or old, I hope that I can share a piece of the world with you…
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Sailing down the Mekong River
So our time in Lao has come to an end. It truly has been an unbelievable experience. I forgot to tell you that during the long drives in the country side we would see old B52 shells. Basically the US bombed so many B52s during the Vietnam war that the Laotian people have used their…
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Winding our way through Lao
So I forgot to tell you that the night before last some dutch guys offered me opium. Beware of the Dutch! hahaha (my dad is Dutch so I can say that). I regretfully turned it down but thanked them for the offer, haha! Yesterday we started on the road bright and early. I love being…
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Vang Vieng
Hey there! Yesterday we made our way to the little town of Vang Vieng. The roads were pretty horrendous. Every 500 meters or so it would go from semi smooth pavement to completely jagged and pot holed. There would be a reprieve for the next 500 meters and it would start all over again. This made for…
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Goodbye Vietnam, Hello Lao
Our last days in Vietnam were definitely grey. The skies were completely overcast and you couldn’t see across the river as it was completely covered in fog. It sure made us want to leave Vietnam and experience some sun again. The other day we woke up early so that we could see the dead body…
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