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Adventures of a GoodMan is my answer to the age-old question: I traveled...now what? In it, I blend digital photographic art with stories chronicling my journeys abroad and at home.
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Electric Wires in the Sky & Trolleybuses in San Francisco
When I first moved to San Francisco in 2009, I was very bothered by the “ugly wires” that ran above the streets. Teeming with a strong electric current, these wires power a fleet of zero emission MUNI trolleybuses. Now, I consider them a part of the City’s charm.
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Sleeper Buses, Open Tickets and Cyclo Taxis
As always, trying to get information on traveling like a local from locals was like pulling teeth. For those who managed to actually get on a local bus they had to face super inflated prices, dangers and the occasional incident with police. Fortunately, for once we weren’t trying to travel …
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Posted in Good Morning VietNam!, Highlights, Transportation, Vietnam
Tagged Bus, India & Southeast Asia, Sa Pa, Sapa, Sleep, Sleeper Bus, taxi, Transportation, Vietnam
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Tuk Tuks and AC Buses in Cambodia
The primary way for both tourists and locals to get around the country is via air conditioned bus. These range from deluxe first class to ones where the AC barely works. Either way, there is not much to write about these as anyone who has ever taken a long distance …
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Activity Rain Outs and Tuk Tuk Accidents
We knew that we were going to be traveling during monsoon season but, up until arriving at Kratie, it had never affected our plans. However, shortly after arriving the deluge began and we had no choice but to hole up in our hotel for the night instead of doing our …
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Getting Around Laos in Flatbed Trucks, Buses, Boats, Rikshaws and More
Tourist Travel: Buses, Sleeper Buses and Minivans Like most countries, Laos offers tourists pre-packaged ways to get from one popular destination to the next at a price way higher than local transportation. The advantage of taking one of these AC minivans or comfy first class buses is that they pick …
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Leaving the Full Moon Party is an Adventure Too
We spent the night dancing and having a blast before going to bed at around 8am. Reuben returned. Karen came back. But where was Claire? This was the question we were still asking at 7pm when I hopped onto the back of a motorcycle driven by a Thai friend I …
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No Public Transportation For You. Next!
“Can you help me? I seem to have gotten lost in southwest Thailand and am trying to find my way back onto the backpacking trail.” These are the types of thoughts that Carrie and I have had lately after our visit to the Andaman coast. It started in Krabi, where …
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Getting Sri Lanka Around by Bus, Train and Three Wheelers
Getting around Sri Lanka is a bit tough, especially when you leave the bigger cities. The primary method of transportation is what can best be described as a public bus from 1981 with the remains of the same seats it was built with. There are luggage racks that hang from …
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Posted in SouthEast Asia, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka: The Undiscovered Country, Transportation
Tagged Bus, taxi, Trails, Train, Trainsportation, tuk tuk
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Sunsets, Sunrises and a Nightmare to Get Out of the Southernmost Tip of India
Just under two months into our trip we hit Kanyakumari and the southernmost tip of India where the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean meet. In our one night there we watched the sunset over all three bodies of water, saw the place where Gandhi’s ashes were laid …
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How Can I Possibly Sleep On This Bus?
Our bus from Kodaikanal to Puducherry was billed as an overnight semi-sleeper, which meant that the seats reclined more than usual but it did not have the sleeper compartments above. As Carrie and I both have long legs, we chose to take the two front seats to avoid another seat …
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