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The Best Restaurants in Tel Aviv

I wasn't lying when I said that all I did in Israel was eat and drink. The food there was phenomenal - full of flavour and consistently delicious. One of the things I loved the most about the food...

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How to Prepare to Go Home After Travelling

Cali, Colombia There are dozens of resources out there that can help you prepare for an impending holiday, whether a quick vacation or a much longer trip. If you are organized, the night before you...

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A Trip To China

A Trip to China from This Battered Suitcase on Vimeo. Beijing, China I was bored on my flight from Tel Aviv to London last night so I made this video with clips I took while I was in China, almost...

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When Plans Change, Or, Why I'm Not Going To Jordan

Tel Aviv, Israel I've been in Israel for ten days now. It's my 80th country. Originally I was going to spend only eight days here, and then head south to Aqaba to dive in the Red Sea, and then go...

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Boiling Eggs in Chiang Rai

Chiang Rai, Thailand Very often you encounter some bizarre things when travelling. Once in a while one of those things makes perfect sense. *Follow me on Facebook and Twitter!*

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Another (Another Another) Year Older

Clockwise from top left: Rio de Janiero, Brazil; Bocas del Toro, Panama; Cali, Colombia; Machu Picchu, Peru; Uyuni Salt Flats, Bolivia; Winnipeg, Canada; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Flying Over...

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Roman Red

Rome, Italy I had been to Italy before, but never to Rome. And what I thought the city would be, it was - beautiful and ancient, full of history and religion, brimming with delicious food and...

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Around the World: Dogs

Osaka, Japan Mancora, Peru Terelj National Park, Mongolia Mendoza, Argentina Pushkar, India Colonia, Uruguay Salento, Colombia Punta del Diablo, Uruguay Little Corn, Nicaragua Hoi An, Vietnam...

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5 Places I've Never Been (And Why I Want To Go)

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia The lovely Oneika the Traveller recently did a post about the 5 places she's never been to and why she'd like to visit them one day. I thought this was an interesting subject;...

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A Walk In Sucre

Sucre, Bolivia I had already spent over a week in Sucre by the time Kerri joined me - I was familiar with its cobbled streets and quiet cafes. I had spent the week studying Spanish, and, despite a...

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Looking Over: A Story From Nepal

The Foothills of the Himalayas, Nepal I am not, in any way, shape or form, a hiker. I once bought heavy hiking boots to take on a trek through the Alps and, before even catching a glimpse of the...

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London Days, London Nights

Broadway Market in London, England It's only been one week in London, but it's been such a full, happy one - Borough, Broadway, and Brick Lane markets, shopping in Oxford Circus, nights out in...

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A Little Place Called Guatape

Guatape, Colombia There is a little town in Colombia called Guatape. Found just a couple of hours from downtown Medellin, it's famous for La Piedra, a huge, 200 metre rock that's over 70 million...

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Don't Make Me Reference The Clash

London, England I've only been in London for 36 hours and it has already been so fun - a smorgasbord of good food and good coffee in Shoreditch, pints of Guinness in the sunshine beside the Thames,...

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Is Travel Always An Escape?

Climbing the Pyramids of Lamanai, Belize As I sit here by the pool, the sun shining, the wind just barely rustling the palm trees, a glass of freshly-squeezed orange juice beside me - yes, I'll...

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Around the World: Who Are You?!

Here are the only rules: with the exception of one other person (in these cases, either my friends Kerri or Ella), I must not know who the person/people in the photos are. I must not have any...

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How to Be Prepared to Travel Anywhere, Anytime

Phoenix, USA I am writing this post from Phoenix, a city I visit about once a year. My father is what we in Canada call a "snowbird" - someone who goes south for a few weeks or months of every year...

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A Holi in Delhi

New Delhi, India Two years ago, I spent some time in India. I coordinated my weeks there so that I was able to attend Holi, the festival of colours. It is quite famous, with people throwing water...

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The Faces of Kathmandu

Kathmandu, Nepal Because the faces we encounter when we travel are not always human, but they can still leave a lasting impression. To see the faces of Amritsar, click here. *Follow me on Facebook...

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?Just A Mate? - A Song For An Australian

Buenos Aires, Argentina My pal Kerri and I are both quite musical, or at the very least enjoy making music. We wrote a song for one of our travelling buddies in Colombia, and, after a few glasses...

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Food Of Peru (And Checking In)

Cusco, Peru Lake Titicaca, Peru The Inca Trail, Peru Mancora, Peru Mancora, Peru Lima, Peru Lima, Peru Arequipa, Peru Since February I've completely changed my way of living. I suffered from a few...

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The Floating Village of Siem Reap (And The Friends We Make)

Near Siem Reap, Cambodia It was almost two years ago that I was in Cambodia, almost two years ago that I was on this boat touring the floating village near Siem Reap; despite that, I can remember...

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Imagination vs. Reality

Near Uyuni, Bolivia Samuel Johnson said, "The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are." And haven't we all...

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The Beauty of Tayrona Park, Colombia

Tayrona Park, Colombia There are few places in the world as beautiful and idyllic as Tayrona National Park. I spent three days there last August, basing my life on the rising and setting of the...

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Life in Japan

Life in Japan from This Battered Suitcase on Vimeo. Osaka, Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, Hiroshima, and Miyajima, Japan I think of my two years in Japan all the time, and I think about the wonderful people I...

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Dreaming Of Rome

Pisa, Italy Venice, Italy Burano, Italy Florence, Italy Venice, Italy Venice, Italy Other than my time on the Trans-Siberian in 2010 (which landed me in European Russia for a few weeks) I haven't...

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Around the World: The Most Unique Places I've Slept

In A Monastery, Koyasan, Japan In a Former Tuberculosis Clinic, Listvyanka, Russia (and yes we thought it was haunted) Hammocks For Backpackers in Tayrona National Park, Colombia The Thar Desert,...

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Travel and Sex: How To Manage Your Sex Life While Travelling

Valparaiso, Chile Sex. It's not often discussed on travel blogs, but it should be. Whether you're in a relationship or not, if you're sexually active it is an important thing to think about before...

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Diving In The Galapagos (Part Two)

The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador(videos courtesy of Scuba Iguana) I am so grateful for the travelling I've done, and I am especially grateful that it introduced me to my favourite hobby, scuba...

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This Battered Suitcase

The Best Restaurants in Tel Aviv

How to Prepare to Go Home After Travelling

A Trip To China

When Plans Change, Or, Why I'm Not Going To Jordan

Boiling Eggs in Chiang Rai

Another (Another Another) Year Older

Roman Red

Around the World: Dogs

5 Places I've Never Been (And Why I Want To Go)

A Walk In Sucre

Looking Over: A Story From Nepal

London Days, London Nights

A Little Place Called Guatape

Don't Make Me Reference The Clash

Is Travel Always An Escape?

Around the World: Who Are You?!

How to Be Prepared to Travel Anywhere, Anytime

A Holi in Delhi

The Faces of Kathmandu

?Just A Mate? - A Song For An Australian

Food Of Peru (And Checking In)

The Floating Village of Siem Reap (And The Friends We Make)

Imagination vs. Reality

The Beauty of Tayrona Park, Colombia

Life in Japan

Dreaming Of Rome

Around the World: The Most Unique Places I've Slept

Travel and Sex: How To Manage Your Sex Life While Travelling

Diving In The Galapagos (Part Two)

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