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Kayak Trip Day 5: Sigmaringen to Mengen and Munderkingen
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Atacama, Andes & Amazon: Lima to Pucallpa
Day 17 Friesheim Straubing 2
Kayak Trip Day 17: Friesheim to Straubing
26 Au an der Donau to Grein 17
Kayak Trip Day 26: Au to Grein
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Paraguay from the Back of a Pick-Up Truck
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NomadCruise Arrival
Day 35 Bratislava Čunovo 8
Kayak Trip Day 35: Bratislava to the Čunovo Dam
Day 44 Ercsi Dunaújváros 12
Kayak Trip Day 44: Ercsi to Dunaújváros
Grein Krummnußbaum 31
Kayak Trip Day 27: Grein to Krummnußbaum
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The Hitchhiking Bucket List: #3 Millau Viaduct, France
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Paranal Observatory, Chile: Tour Group Crashing
Day 48 Ersekcsanad Dunapart Baja 4
Kayak Trip Day 48: Érsekcsanád Dunapart to Baja
Day 42 Dunabogdány Budapest 30
Kayak Trip Day 42: Dunabogdány to Budapest - The Finish Line
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Day 34 Haslau Bratislava 21
Kayak Trip Day 34: Haslau to Bratislava - Austria to Slovakia
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The Chiloé Archipelago
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Colombian Visa Extension in Santa Marta
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How to Become a Ninja of the Lima City Bus
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Melaka, Malaysia 💕 this was my first time ~know Melaka, Malaysia 💕 this was my first time ~knowingly~ visiting a place the Dutch colonized. Digging deeper out of my own free will in my 20s, I feel that my high school education glossed over this part of history, only to casually move on to WW2 . I wonder what Malaysian kids learn about this time---the time (kind of proudly) referred to as "the Dutch Golden Age" in my old school books. What was that education good for . Many of us travelers talk about all the stuff we learn. Maybe it's also good to unlearn things, get uncomfortable, then learn better . And also accept that no matter how much I despise Dutch nationalism and orange, I'm still benefiting from that awful history in many ways. One of those ways: having a powerful passport . Melaka was a stimulating city to visit. Here in this ruined church are gravestone slabs with old Dutch writing. And there was virtually no one around . Not having other tourists around is something I benefit from, but makes others suffer. During this pandemic, many people have lost income or jobs from the lack of tourists visiting the city's UNESCO sites . {Cue happy note to end this post on} . #Melaka #melakatrip #melakacity #melakamalaysia #homestaymelaka #melakaunescoworldheritagecity #melakariver #melakafood #unesco #straitofmalacca #visitmelaka #malaysia #ig_melaka #ig_malaysia
Pulau Tikus, Penang, Malaysia 💕 Geotagging this Pulau Tikus, Penang, Malaysia 💕 Geotagging this place is difficult because there's also a neighborhood in George Town named after this island 😅 . The only way to get here right now is by arranging a boat trip in Malay (or one of Malaysia's many other languages) with a fisherman, or by renting a kayak. You all know I love *kayaking 😃 . But I haven't kayaked much at sea. So I contacted my friend @chrismercc because he kayaked around Malta. The Strait of Malacca and the Mediterranean Sea aren't completely comparable, but he said kayaking to Pulau Tikus was very doable . So we kayaked there! It was amazing. If you want to know what things I encountered on this uninhabited island, you can watch the video I made by clicking the link in my bio . *And maybe some of you know I don't like 🐠 . #kayak #seakayaking #straitofmalacca #Malaysia #pulautikus #tikusisland #pulautikuspenang #penang #penangmalaysia #ig_penang #ig_malaysia #georgetown #georgetownpenang #rmcotravel #lockdowntravel #malaysiatravel #kayaking #kayaklife #kayakers #seakayakingadventures #seakayak #kayakmalaysia #paddleforever #paddlelife
Ipoh, Malaysia 💕 This is the most beautiful tem Ipoh, Malaysia 💕 This is the most beautiful temple I've ever laid eyes on . To get here, you must walk through a cave and follow the light at the end of the tunnel. The brightness of day will blind you for a little bit until your eyes recover and you're rewarded with this temple amidst steep cliffs . Quite some effort to bring all the materials here and build a temple on such limited space . I thought there was no way out but back through the cave, but Google Satellite view (swipe right) tells a different story. The temple itself was inaccessible during my visit, but it looks like the path on the northwest side would have given builders and worshippers another exit/entrance . You know, in case of an emergency . Photo taken on August 1st, 2020 . #Ipoh #ipohcity #ipohmalaysia #ipohperak #sampohtong #sampohtongtemple #perak #perakmalaysia #ipohfood #Malaysia #malaysiatravel #rmcotravel #ig_ipoh #ig_perak #ig_malaysia #facemasktravel #cavetemple #cavetemples #strandedabroad #2020travel #travelin2020 #2020travels #notabadyear #covidtravel
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Melaka, Malaysia 💕 this was my first time ~know Melaka, Malaysia 💕 this was my first time ~knowingly~ visiting a place the Dutch colonized. Digging deeper out of my own free will in my 20s, I feel that my high school education glossed over this part of history, only to casually move on to WW2 . I wonder what Malaysian kids learn about this time---the time (kind of proudly) referred to as "the Dutch Golden Age" in my old school books. What was that education good for . Many of us travelers talk about all the stuff we learn. Maybe it's also good to unlearn things, get uncomfortable, then learn better . And also accept that no matter how much I despise Dutch nationalism and orange, I'm still benefiting from that awful history in many ways. One of those ways: having a powerful passport . Melaka was a stimulating city to visit. Here in this ruined church are gravestone slabs with old Dutch writing. And there was virtually no one around . Not having other tourists around is something I benefit from, but makes others suffer. During this pandemic, many people have lost income or jobs from the lack of tourists visiting the city's UNESCO sites . {Cue happy note to end this post on} . #Melaka #melakatrip #melakacity #melakamalaysia #homestaymelaka #melakaunescoworldheritagecity #melakariver #melakafood #unesco #straitofmalacca #visitmelaka #malaysia #ig_melaka #ig_malaysia
Pulau Tikus, Penang, Malaysia 💕 Geotagging this Pulau Tikus, Penang, Malaysia 💕 Geotagging this place is difficult because there's also a neighborhood in George Town named after this island 😅 . The only way to get here right now is by arranging a boat trip in Malay (or one of Malaysia's many other languages) with a fisherman, or by renting a kayak. You all know I love *kayaking 😃 . But I haven't kayaked much at sea. So I contacted my friend @chrismercc because he kayaked around Malta. The Strait of Malacca and the Mediterranean Sea aren't completely comparable, but he said kayaking to Pulau Tikus was very doable . So we kayaked there! It was amazing. If you want to know what things I encountered on this uninhabited island, you can watch the video I made by clicking the link in my bio . *And maybe some of you know I don't like 🐠 . #kayak #seakayaking #straitofmalacca #Malaysia #pulautikus #tikusisland #pulautikuspenang #penang #penangmalaysia #ig_penang #ig_malaysia #georgetown #georgetownpenang #rmcotravel #lockdowntravel #malaysiatravel #kayaking #kayaklife #kayakers #seakayakingadventures #seakayak #kayakmalaysia #paddleforever #paddlelife
Ipoh, Malaysia 💕 This is the most beautiful tem Ipoh, Malaysia 💕 This is the most beautiful temple I've ever laid eyes on . To get here, you must walk through a cave and follow the light at the end of the tunnel. The brightness of day will blind you for a little bit until your eyes recover and you're rewarded with this temple amidst steep cliffs . Quite some effort to bring all the materials here and build a temple on such limited space . I thought there was no way out but back through the cave, but Google Satellite view (swipe right) tells a different story. The temple itself was inaccessible during my visit, but it looks like the path on the northwest side would have given builders and worshippers another exit/entrance . You know, in case of an emergency . Photo taken on August 1st, 2020 . #Ipoh #ipohcity #ipohmalaysia #ipohperak #sampohtong #sampohtongtemple #perak #perakmalaysia #ipohfood #Malaysia #malaysiatravel #rmcotravel #ig_ipoh #ig_perak #ig_malaysia #facemasktravel #cavetemple #cavetemples #strandedabroad #2020travel #travelin2020 #2020travels #notabadyear #covidtravel
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