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  • U.S.
    • Jelly Mill Falls – Southern Vermont
    • Finding Hamilton Falls – Vermont
    • 5 things to do in Vegas without Gambling
    • Hiking Pico Peak Mountain in Vermont
    • Fenway Park – A Boston Can’t Miss
    • Summer Chicago Visit
    • 2 Day Vermont Cabin Getaway
    • A visit to Wrigley Field
    • How flight attendants make or break the “friendly skies”
    • Travel vs The American Dream
  • Europe
    • Visiting The Ghent Altarpiece – The World’s Most Stolen Painting
    • Toast your stay in Dublin with a visit to the Guinness Storehouse
    • Getting from Prague Airport (Václav Haveld) to the City
    • KGB Museum Prague
    • Shaking Hands With A Mummy In Dublin
    • Street Food Prague – Trdlo
    • Celtic FC Supporters Show Strong In Amsterdam
    • 1st Visit Borussia Park Mochengladbach Germany
    • 5 Awesome Things to do in Bruges
    • Getting from Schiphol Airport to Central Amsterdam
    • 72 hours in Tallinn, Estonia
    • Amsterdam in January
    • Back to the CZ
    • Bruges
    • Dining in Prague
    • From Prague my Love
    • Getting from Tallinn to Riga
    • January in Riga
    • In Bruges
    • Red light myths and realities
    • When in Amsterdam
    • More from Bruges
    • Parisians are actually nice
    • Marseille
  • Scandinavia
    • Besseggen Ridge – Hiking Norway
    • Hiking in Ringebu Norway
    • Ringebu Stave Church – Norway
    • Helsinki in Winter
    • Helsinki to Tallinn via Viking Line XPRS Ferry
    • Lillehammer not Lilyhammer!
    • Norway in Winter
    • Oslo
  • Middle East
    • Top 5 Most Interesting Places To Visit In Bahrain
    • A Visit to The Cistern Basilica Istanbul
    • A Few Days in Tel Aviv
    • One Day Through Palestinian Eyes
    • Walking Around Jerusalem
  • Asia
    • Where to rent a motorbike in Kanchanaburi
    • Where to go for a tailored suit in Bangkok
    • Haji Lane, The Coolest Street in Singapore
    • How to get to Seoul City Center from Incheon Airport
    • I shared a bathroom with a transexual and I survived….
    • Kandal Market – Phnom Penh
    • Traveling to Bangkok after the Coup d’état – Is It Safe?
    • Coming Across A Monitor Lizard In Bangkok
  • Travel Gear & Tech Reviews
    • Travel Tech
      • How Apple Pay and Samsung Pay help you in Europe
      • Why you may need your credit card at the airport when you book online
      • TSA and Keeping Your Tablet and Phone Charged
      • Why Google Flights Should Be Used For Your Next Flight Search
      • T-Mobile international plan tested and reviewed
      • Understanding Southwests Seating Policy
      • Why The Kindle 3G Can Be A Travelers Ace In The Hole
      • Beginners Guide to Booking Flights on Kayak
      • Writing App, A Review for the Traveler
      • Backup Battery Power for The Traveler
      • XE Currency Exchange – Best Travel Apps
      • Tech Review- CityMaps2Go -Using your phone for maps offline
      • Filtered or unfiltered? Photos not beer
      • Writing with iPhone & traveling
      • Verizon, iphone and Europe, a quick guide.
    • Travel Gear Reviews
      • A travelers review- SunGod Classics Sunglasses
      • Zen and the Art of Traveling Strictly Carry On
      • The Bar From Jackery – A Travelers Review
      • Gear Review – Day Trek With The Osprey Comet
      • A Travelers Review of the Canon PowerShot SX510 HS
      • 6 Must Have Items For A Winter Trip To Europe
      • The Grip V – Gear Review
      • Gear Review – Going strictly carry on with Osprey Porter 46
      • Travel Laundry Soap Review
      • The North Face Half Zip Fleece for Travel
      • Some Pros and Cons of a Rail Pass
      • Gear Review- North Face Apex Bionic Jacket
      • Travel Gear Review – Rothco Urban Explorer Shoulder Bag
      • Gear – Lewis N. Clark Inflatable Travel Neck Pillow
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  • Pics
    • Pic of the week – Petronas Towers
    • Amsterdam’s Red Light District at Night – Rated PG
    • Awesome Thailand Afternoon Sky – Pic of the Week
    • Lighthouse at Dusk – Pic of the Week
    • Norway Mountain Fog – Pic of the Week. Beautiful view of a fog line in the mountains
    • The Blue Mosque Istanbul at Night – Pic of the Week
    • Chain Bridge Budapest – Pic of the Week

Using Uber in Medellin

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If you are heading to Medellin chances are pretty good that you will make use of a taxi at some point. Although ride sharing company Uber is not technically legal in Colombia, it’s still a safe bet. After doing a little research online I knew that Uber was operating in a grey legal area in […]

How Apple Pay and Samsung Pay help you in Europe

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How Apple and Samsung Pay solve the chip and pin card problems Just in case you are new to travel in Europe, using credit cards can be a different experience than in the States. Despite cards used in the USA now having a chip, few have pins.  Apple Pay and Samsung Pay to the rescue. […]

Why you may need your credit card at the airport when you book online

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Next time you fly internationally you better bring your credit card to the airport and it better be the one you used to buy the ticket… I have been traveling a lot these last few weeks and figure I would share this little bit of information so no one else would get caught up in […]

5 Quick Tips For Safer Travel

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Safe Travels

5 Quick Tips For Safer Travel 1 Wallet – First thing, you most likely don’t need all the stuff in your  wallet that you carry everyday. You want to travel light so you don´t have to carry around a heave bag, so leave all of those unnecessary creams at home, but If you are needing […]

5 Reasons to Leave The Selfie Stick At Home

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I’m not sure how long the term “selfie” has been around? We’ve probably all done our fair share of these self snapped pics of ourselves in some type of shape or form over the years. Be they alcohol induced or not… It’s been fun, but the “selfie stick” has taken the childlike fun out of […]

Noise Cancelling Headphones – A Travelers Review

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I have always been a minimalist when it comes to packing.  When you go strictly carry-on you want to maximize every square inch you have for the essentials.  Ear buds have always served that purpose well.  They weigh next to nothing, take up no space at all and have always worked fairly good for me.  Having taken […]

How To Get From Kuala Lumpur Airport To City Center

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Arriving in Kuala Lumpur There are always a lot of options on how to arrive at your destination from the airport in most major cities.  Here I will explain a relatively  simple and cost effective way on how to get to Kuala Lumpur from the airport. First there are two major airports, Kuala Lumpur International Airport […]

TSA and Keeping Your Tablet and Phone Charged

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TSA

I have been flying so much in the last year that I thought I was fairly up to date on the ever changing rules and regulations.  Yesterday I was flying back from Brussels to New York when I was informed by security staff that any electronics I had with me on my person would have […]

How To Survive Long Flights – Tips & Tricks

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Making The Long Flight   There are few people who enjoy taking a long haul flight.  Sure we are excited about heading off to a foreign land, experience new cultures and seeing new things but the idea of sitting on an eight hour flight can be the worst part of the whole travel experience.  Or […]

Why Google Flights Should Be Used For Your Next Flight Search

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Google Flights

Using Google Flights When it comes time to book a flight these days there are a lot of options.  Kayak, Expedia, Orbitz just to name a few.  The one thing searchers usually have in common is finding the best deal.  Punch in your date, departure and destination in whichever site you may be on and […]

Zen and the Art of Traveling Strictly Carry On

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Osprey Packs

–Keeping it light….. A lot of people ask me how I can travel for weeks at a time, flying across the globe and use only a carry on? There are obvious pros to using just a carry on bag. No lost luggage, no waiting at the carousal, having access to all you stuff all the […]

BootsnAll for your Jetsetting Needs – Travel Tech Review

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BootsnAll

If you haven’t heard of BootsnAll, you should make your way over to their comprehensive website. They bill themselves as an “idie” travel site. A trip planning site less for the masses and more for travelers with some countries under their belt already. Not that an inexperienced wanderer wouldn’t be able to make good use […]

The Bar From Jackery – A Travelers Review

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For those of us who like to stay connected on the go, there’s nothing more frustrating than a dead battery on your iPhone or tablet. The world of wireless still needs power. For the traveler a dead battery can really lead to problems. Need to checkin? Have to check a train schedule? Need Google Maps? […]

A Travelers Review of the Canon PowerShot SX510 HS

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I am no photographer. If I am able to capture an awesome image it is because the landscape is beautiful and the camera did all the work for me.  In comes the Canon PowerShot . I prefer the point and shoots just for my limited photography skills. We can’t all be Ken Kaminesky, though it’s […]

T-Mobile international plan tested and reviewed

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Well, after years with Verizon I switched carriers to see if the new T-Mobile international plan was all it’s hyped to be. I travel internationally a lot and this could potentially make jetting around a lot easier. Other American carriers charge outrageous fees for international data and buying a new SIM card in every country […]

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Karl is a ferry boat captain by trade. Traveler and hack writer while he's not piloting boats. Born in the U.S. to a German father and a Norwegian mother, Karl has been traveling internationally since he was just 2.
Trying to see as much of the world through the eyes of locals. Budget minded solo travel. An avid obstacle racer, skier and former motorcycle racer.










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