Category: Asia and Oceania
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New Friends in Jordan is a verbatim account of the traveling oddities that happened to me during the first part of my trip to Jordan. Specifically from when I went to Amman, Jerash, and the Dead Sea. I met interesting people, other travelers but also locals. In fact in the Dead Sea you really float,…
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Running from stray dogs is a verbatim account of some of the traveling oddities that happened to me in Thailand. Specifically here I talk about the early days, culminating in the stray dog episode in Ayutthaya. But much else happened to me as well. Click below to listen to the episode. If you would like…
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Spartan Accommodations in the Emirates is a verbatim account of the traveling oddities that happened to me in the Emirates, particularly in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. I stayed there for only 3 days, but they were intense. The oddities refer mainly to the accommodations, which to limit the very high expenses in those areas, I…
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The idea of taking a solo trip to Thailand is very common, given the characteristics of the country. I met many people like me, also many girls although Italians are always the least represented. At that time I was very active on Facebook, especially in groups of solo travelers, on which I found the latest…
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Visiting Bangkok is an adrenaline-pumping experience, although not like in the movie The Hangover 2. Visiting Bangkok, encounters between temples and night life I made a lot of interesting acquaintances on this trip, but in some ways the number one was a gentleman in Bangkok. He told me I was mean and stupid because I…
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That of visiting an island in Thailand was one of the main goals of the trip. There are many and there is something for everyone. Aside from evaluating which ones are more or less crowded, the time of year should be considered. In fact, the climate changes significantly between the Gulf of Siam (east side)…
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My list of what to do in Angkor was agreed upon with my new Parisian friend; running away from the monkeys had not been budgeted! What to do in Angkor with the best Parisian I’ve ever met In addition to being really beautiful, she was also really nice and made me laugh; it was all…
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I had high expectations about visiting Angkor; I also remember it super fondly for one of the most pleasant of the many travel acquaintances I have made. The immense archaeological site is in Cambodia, fairly close to the Thai border; however, it was far from where I was staying and I flew there. For a…
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The second part of the trip consisted of visiting Chiang Mai and northern Thailand. Of Thailand’s second largest city I had read great things, but I did not particularly like it, perhaps because it is most famous for its large number of Buddhist temples, which to me, after seeing four or five of them, get…
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I had warned all my acquaintances about my idea to travel to Thailand solo. On the day of departure, I went to work in the morning. When I said goodbye to my colleagues, they recommended I be careful, but that they were certain I would have a good time. I told them about the previous…