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March 7, 2013 by farbolino
I figured I’d give some up to date information about climbing Mt. Kinabalu in one day since the cost of …
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Category: Asia, Backpacking, Budget travel, Camping, hiking, SE Asia, South East Asia, Tips, Travel
| Tags: Borneo, climbing, hiking, Malaysia, Mount Kinabalu, summit
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March 3, 2013 by farbolino
In the last few years, Thailand has become a magnet for travelers, and in 2012 alone Thailand saw over 22 …
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Category: 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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February 18, 2013 by farbolino
Travel within Myanmar without the use of taxis may seem daunting for the uninitiated, but here are a few tips …
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Category: Asia, Backpacking, Budget travel, SE Asia, South East Asia, Tips, Travel
| Tags: Bagan, Burma, bus, bus station, Hsipaw, info, Inle Lake, local bus, Mandalay, Mandalay hill, Myanmar, Train, train station, U bein, Yangon
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February 9, 2013 by farbolino
This is just a quick rundown of what things cost in Myanmar at the moment for hotels in high season. …
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Category: advice, Asia, Backpacking, Budget travel, Couchsurfing, SE Asia, Tips, Travel, Uncategorized
| Tags: Budget Travel, Burma, Myanmar
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October 10, 2012 by farbolino
So if you read my last post, you’ll understand already that I organized a trip to Moscow with a Belarusian …
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Category: advice, Backpacking, Budget travel, Couchsurfing, Europe, Hostels, iPhoneography, Photo, Stories, Tips, Travel
| Tags: Belarus, cops, illegal, Minsk, Moscow, Russia, without visa
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October 7, 2012 by farbolino
Before I arrived to Belarus I heard that there was no border between Belarus and Russia, which sparked an interest …
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Category: Backpacking, Budget travel, Couchsurfing, Europe, iPhoneography, Photo, social networks, Stories, Tips, Travel
| Tags: Belarus, border, illegal, Russia, Russian Visa
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October 3, 2012 by farbolino
A few weeks back I arrived to Vilnius on a Friday to apply for my Belarusian visa the same day …
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Category: Backpacking, Budget travel, Europe, Hostels, Stories, Tips, Travel
| Tags: Belarus, Lithuania, Vilnius, Visa
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August 15, 2012 by farbolino
Thursday night ended at 4:30 in the morning after a night of bouncing around from live music venues; which didn’t …
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Category: Backpacking, Budget travel, Camping, Europe, Hitchhiking, iPhone, iPhoneography, Photo, Stories, Tips, Travel
| Tags: Adventure, Örebro, Stockholm, Sweden
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July 30, 2012 by farbolino
Mike and I woke up early to make sure we had an early start to a long day of hitchhiking …
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Category: Backpacking, Budget travel, Couchsurfing, Europe, Hitchhiking, iPhone, iPhoneography, Photo, Stories, Tips, Travel
| Tags: Camping, Göteborg, Stockholm, Sweden, Swedish
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June 21, 2012 by farbolino
Yesterday was more then just the usual day of hitchhiking; if there is such a thing. It started on the …
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Category: Backpacking, Budget travel, Hitchhiking, Stories, Tips
| Tags: Hitchhiking, Story, Travel
