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Winter's Travels

Jet lag got you feeling down? Try this!
Are you tired of long and uncomfortable plane rides? Do ever you wish you could have a full spa experience included with your economy...
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6 days ago3 min read
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2024 Special Edition: Hiking the Great Wall of China for $2.50
Introducing one of the seven wonders of the world: the magnificent, the delicious, braised beef noodle soup!! 红烧牛肉面, Braised Beef Noodle...
Winter
Apr 63 min read
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Going back to Japan....
Despite initially planning the final two weeks of my Asiatic world tour in the Philippines, I felt a strong calling to return to Japan....
Winter
Oct 10, 20232 min read
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Surgery in Saigon
If there was a Guinness World Record for the most hospitals visited abroad, I'd surely win it. Peru, Mexico, Thailand, Morocco, and now...
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Sep 4, 20232 min read
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3 Flights to Tokyo and Chicken Pad See Ew
I write this as I enjoy one of my last meals in Thailand, a chicken pad see ew. In my attempt to escape the tourist trap restaurants of...
Winter
Aug 7, 20232 min read
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The Monkey Trail
The long-awaited post where I detail the marvels of Monkey Town aka Ao Nang. Note: No one calls it monkey town, but it's a town with...
Winter
Aug 5, 20232 min read
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A Bus, a Bike, and a Beach
After spending a few days in Bangkok I decided on a "mini vacation" to Ao Nang, an infamous pandoraesque beach town in southern Thailand....
Winter
Aug 3, 20233 min read
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Travel Tips: How to not poison yourself with lead and other fun travel tidbits
Hello, I thought I would compile a list of helpful (Southeast Asia-specific) travel tips that YOU can use when you decide to take that...
Winter
Aug 1, 20232 min read
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Life at 20-70mm
There's nothing like 6 am sushi in Tokyo to get the ball rolling again on this blogging thing. A few weeks before my flight to Japan, I...
Winter
Jul 28, 20232 min read
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Water quest II
If you haven't read part one yet, spoilers are ahead! https://www.winterbtravel.com/post/water-quest-i I stood swaying by the side of the...
Winter
Apr 10, 20233 min read
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Water quest I
Mexico. Summer 2020. My very first adventure. I had just graduated from high school and wanted a solo adventure to somewhere warm. I...
Winter
Apr 9, 20234 min read
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Climbing Mount Everest…
...adjacent mountains. The title is "Climbing Mount Everest Adjacent Mountains". It was clickbait. I lied. Say what you will but I think...
Winter
Apr 6, 20233 min read
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The pocket tap
While I was in Peru I stuck mostly to public transportation as the buses through Miraflores, Barranco, and Chorillos are well organized...
Winter
Apr 5, 20233 min read
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The chicken bus.
La Camioneta or Burra as the locals call it, is the primary mode of "public" transportation between cities in Guatemala. Now I put the...
Winter
Mar 25, 20233 min read
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Seriously dude
Sometimes your flight gets canceled. Sometimes you miss your connecting flights. Sometimes you get to the airport a little bit late. You...
Winter
Mar 19, 20233 min read
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The power of a week
Now I'm not one for vague sayings and anecdotes, but time is limited, and to that end how you use it when traveling is essential. Whether...
Winter
Mar 18, 20231 min read
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I climbed a f*cking volcano
Yepocapa of Acantenango to be exact. Let me walk you through how I got here, the experience, and some pro(not a professional) tips so you...
Winter
Mar 17, 20232 min read
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Traveler zodiac signs
Two in one day wow look at me go. The more you travel the more you start to pick up on all the different types of travelers and the way...
Winter
Mar 15, 20231 min read
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Being a vlogger is hard
^Lake Atitlan^ So this trip I decided to something a little different: I packed my GoPro, extra batteries, a sticky camera mount, and set...
Winter
Mar 15, 20232 min read
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Marrakesh, the city of cats
Wandering through the maze of streets in Marrakesh is a surreal experience. The atmosphere changes completely from early morning, when...
Winter
Jan 5, 20231 min read
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