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,...
read moreVIDEO: 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...
read moreVIDEO: 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...
read moreAwesome 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...
read moreSorry, 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...
read moreBig Buddha: Monks with smartphones, breathtaking views, and Buddhist marketing
Why did I visit The Big Buddha in Thailand? I'm not a Buddhist and I never will be. What's there for somebody like me? Well, after being sick and stuck in the house for six straight days, I needed to get out and explore. I was paying to rent a parked moped. Also, I...
read moreThe end of the sickness, Freedom Beach, an incredible Thai massage, and more Russians!
Today was definitely one of those "FINALLY!" days. I've been sick for six days. I experienced hot/cold shivers, an extreme headache, sinus pressure, extreme exhaustion (I slept all hours of the day), no appetite, nausea (thankfully, I didn't give in to that...
read moreSaying goodbye to Italy
Sorry, Italy, but I have to move on. Multiple factors working together have brought me back to Munich! I still have at least a few things I want to do in Germany. I'm not sure why, but this flight just felt very "whatever". As I was on my way to the airport, I...
read moreThousands of years of history: The Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
Seldom in our lives do we have the opportunity for experiences quite like this. If you can look past their Empire, which required - amongst other acts of violence - mass slaughters across multiple continents, the Roman Empire as a whole gave the world many great...
read moreThe breath-taking architecture of Vienna, Austria
I went on many bus, walking, and drinking tours in Europe. When I was in Vienna, I bought a discounted package that included daytime and nighttime bus tours. Please excuse any shaky images - most of these were taken from a bus.
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