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Bread Sugar Walk: An easy way to improve your overall health

If you're like 73% of Americans, you're overweight, obese, or severely obese. Still, even if you're not in that majority, at some point in your life, you've almost certainly tried and failed to improve your diet or routinely exercise. Me, too! That is, until I...

19 pictures of American flags in Iran… and United States military merchandise, too!

You wouldn't expect to see too many American flags in Iran, would you? Well, the truth is, there are a lot of them. Surprisingly, many of them are seen in a positive light! And they're all out in the open, not hidden in some dark alley. As you scroll through the first...

Iran Road Trip: One American, One Iranian, & Our 6,400km Adventure!

In September and October of 2019, I went with my Iranian friend, Soroush, on a month-long Iran road trip which spanned 6,400 kilometers (nearly 4,000 miles). Looking back, that month was perhaps the most emotional, unforgettable, and educational experience of my...

10 uncomfortable photos and stories – Wikileaks, sexuality, duck blood, and more!

Certainly, traveling around the world can offer deep, meaningful, powerful photos and stories. Yet, there are also plenty of those not-so-glamorous moments. Traveling can likewise produce cringeworthy, awkward, uncomfortable photos and stories. Recently, an old friend...

Shocking, meaningful war stories from an honest war veteran

Do you appreciate hearing opinions from those who've been to war? If so, you'll be intrigued by these emotional interviews with an honest war veteran. I've shared my pro-peace philosophies with locals as I've traveled around the world. Furthermore, while traveling...

How Communist Vietnam has more economic freedom than Capitalist America

Officially, the world calls Vietnam a communist country and the United States a capitalist country. In reality, communist Vietnam has more economic freedom than capitalist America. When discussing important, sometimes controversial topics like this, we first need to...

How getting punched in the balls by an 8-year old girl led to me getting fired from a volunteer English teaching job

When our bus crossed over the Vietnamese border into Cambodia, I asked my new friends, “can I go back to Vietnam now?” In that moment, getting punched in the balls by an 8-year old girl was a very distant memory. That moment was buried among so many incredible,...

VIDEO: Incredibly drunk man in Scotland thought he could use a cop car as a taxi

On Sunday, February 12th, 2017, an incredibly drunk man in Scotland thought he could use a cop car as a taxi. This story took place outside The Alexander Graham Bell Wetherspoon Freehouse, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Below is the transcript of the video. Not knowing...

VIDEO: My 10-day tour of West Malaysia and Singapore

Below is the full transcript of the video with links to more information, including maps to find many of the locations in the video. Enjoy my 10-day tour of West Malaysia and Singapore! Day 1 Welcome to my next adventure! We’re going to start on the island of Penang...

Freedom Beach

russians, north path, south path, trash, waves are good, crabs, more crabs, near patong, food and beverage at the top, sometimes at the bottom, shelter, not many people, save money (find an example online about the price with a boat vs 200...

Awesome tour of Malaysia and Singapore has been set in motion

While I've had a great time so far in Malaysia, I've decided that I can't spend all 40 days of my time here in Penang. It's time to explore life beyond this little SE Asian island and start a second awesome tour! Do you remember that awesome, 5-day tour of the...

Shape the world into the shape of you

I've noticed that people in Thailand and Malaysia are completely obsessed with the song, "Shape of You", by Ed Sheeran. It's absolutely everywhere you go - in bars, restaurants, pool halls, coffee shops, malls, everywhere. Today, I looked up the video for the song....

Sorry, not sorry. Goodbye, Thailand. Hello, Malaysia!

I must be going now, Thailand. It was fun... Except for the 1/3 of my time in your country that I was sick, including one very bad night where I, quite literally, thought I was going to die - at it's worst, my body weight went under 130 pounds. I'm 5'10"... The...

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