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Five Things I’ve Learned in Bangkok

After only two full days of wandering about the city, I have learned a few things. And like most things worth knowing, they have come at some cost.

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Shameless Self-Promotion and a Thousand Thank You’s

The website continues to grow faster than I ever expected! Louise at TravelPod’s TravelBlogSites emailed me last week to let me know that JohnnyVagabond.com had made the top 100. Not only did we make the list, we debuted at #65 — I am well and truly flummoxed.
I have no idea how this happened but I [...]

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Vagabond Travel Tip #3 — Don’t Forget the Friendly Hat

Many years ago, I packed all of my belongings into storage and set out on a solo three-month motorcycle trip through the American West, visiting all of the major national parks. After a couple of weeks, I noticed that I really wasn’t meeting people and was getting rather desperate for conversation.

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Vagabond Travel Tip #2 — Never Trust a Monkey

While traveling in many parts of the world, you’ll run across many of these deceptive creatures. Yes, monkeys are cute. Yes, they look just like tiny, furry people. Just never turn your back on one — they can turn vicious in an instant.

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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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Travel Blog Round Up — 5 Favorite Posts

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

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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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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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