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January 2010

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Vagabond Travel Tip #1 — The Pantless Squat

In an earlier post, I covered the basic five steps to successfully using a squat toilet in the developing world. It generated a good number of comments and one of them referred to an advanced technique: “It’s near impossible to not crap on your pants. My advice is to take them off before squatting.”
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Contest! Guess the Weight of My Backpack and Win a Magic Amulet

One of the first places I intend to visit in Bangkok is the Buddhist Amulet Market by the Chao Praya River. The Thai people seriously love their amulets and wear them constantly for protection or blessings of all kinds. They love them so much, in fact, that it has become a multi-million dollar business — [...]

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Travel Blog Round Up — 5 Favorite Posts

Check out these five great posts I ran across this week. Good stuff!

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I want to win a trip to Costa Rica

On Winning a Free Trip to Costa Rica: Making My Case for Inadequacy

 
Nomadic Matt and Gap Adventures have announced a contest, in which they are giving away a two week Costa Rica trip to the person who can best answer this question: “Why do you want this trip, and what do you hope to get out of it? … Just tell us why you deserve this lovely [...]

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Tree Roots and Ruins: Ta Prohm, Cambodia

One of my first stops in Cambodia is going to be a small corner of Angkor Wat, the ruins of Ta Phrom. Though this complex lacks the dramatic 30-foot-high faces and temple buildings we’re most familiar with in photographs of Angkor Wat, it has something that the rest of Angkor lacks: a relatively natural setting.

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Budget travelers can save big by getting their travel immunizations overseas.

How To Save Hundreds of Dollars on Travel Shots

With my leave date fast approaching and my savings growing so slowly, I’ve been looking hard at my budget and trying to find any savings I can. I had $300 budgeted for vaccinations, but a little research suggested that it might be even more expensive that that. Recent posts on the Lonely Planet Forums lamented [...]

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My RTW Gear Update

Continuing my spending spree (which is thankfully almost over), I’ve added a Marmot PreCip Traveler rain jacket that I picked up on sale at the REI Outlet for $65.00. It’s windproof, reasonably waterproof, and only weighs 1 pound. I also picked up a cheap silk sleep sheet at the same time, saving $15 off the [...]

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New Poll: What Is Most Interesting to You in Thailand?

Follow-up: a big thank you to all who voted. It looks like the big winner was the villages / hill tribe category, with 18 votes. Temples and nature stuff were a near tie for 2nd and 3rd. Only 2 naughty people voted for the party scene, which was a pleasant surprise. I’ll be adjusting my [...]

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