Category Archives: Stories
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Mount Hagen to Tari by PMV Part 3
1May 25, 2014 by farbolino
5:00pm- Just an hour before the sunsets and darkness falls, passengers on the bus said hours ago that we would …
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Mount Hagen to Tari by PMV Part 2
Leave a commentMay 23, 2014 by farbolino
The Limestone peaks of the Central Range jutted from the ground with full forests still clinging to their slopes. We …
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Hitchhiking Borneo: Sepilok to Semporna
4March 12, 2013 by farbolino
I only had to walk half a kilometer from my hostel on the outskirts of Sepilok to reach the roundabout …
Continue readingCategory: Asia, Backpacking, Budget travel, Hitchhiking, iPhone, iPhoneography, Photo, SE Asia, South East Asia, Stories, Travel | Tags: Beaches, Borneo, Islands, Malaysia, Orangatuns, Rainforest, Semporna, Sepilok, Snorkeling.
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Hitchhiking Malaysian Borneo: Mt. Kinabalu to Sepilok
5March 9, 2013 by farbolino
As I stand at the edge of Kinabalu National Park waiting for cars to pass, I can hear the callings …
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Muslims breast feed in public!?
6March 5, 2013 by farbolino
I guess there isn’t too much suspense as to the punch line of the story since it’s in the title, …
Continue readingCategory: Backpacking, Budget travel, iPhone, iPhoneography, SE Asia, South East Asia, Stories, Travel | Tags: Borneo, breast feeding, children, Kinabalu park, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, Muslims
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Getting a bamboo tattoo in Thailand
1March 3, 2013 by farbolino
In the last few years, Thailand has become a magnet for travelers, and in 2012 alone Thailand saw over 22 …
Continue readingCategory: advice, Asia, Backpacking, Photo, SE Asia, South East Asia, Stories, Tips, Travel | Tags: bamboo tattoo, island hopping, Islands, Koh Phi Phi, Koh Phi Phi Don, tattoo, Thai islands, Thailand
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The English and their breakfast
1February 23, 2013 by farbolino
One of the perks of traveling to a foreign country is being able to eat the local food from the …
Continue readingCategory: Backpacking, Budget travel, Europe, Hostels, SE Asia, South East Asia, Stories, Travel | Tags: breakfast, England, English, Food, Koh Phi Phi, pad thai, Thailand, UK
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Day 2 on the road with Gertrude. (HCMC to Hanoi)
1December 7, 2012 by farbolino
The morning started with me going to the mechanic across the street to figure out what the problem was with …
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Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) to Hanoi by 50cc motorbike: Day 1
3December 6, 2012 by farbolino
I woke up early (before 7am) to pack all my stuff and get ready to make it to the beach …
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Repairs to Gertrude (the motorcycle)
Leave a commentNovember 21, 2012 by farbolino
Today I took Gertrude to a local shop here in Ho Chi Minh City to have some of the problems …
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