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Travel Tips Pack Light Last night, I took a friend to the airport to go to her home out West and we barely fit all her luggage into my car. She had a large bag filled with camping gear and food; a carry-on bag stuffed to its limits, …

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The Art of Traveling Light

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Barack Obama doesn’t exactly travel light. Politico’s Carrie Budoff Brown writes that, as the candidate moves through the Middle East and Europe, “the Obama campaign machine appears as sprawling and seamless as it is on its home turf. …

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Political Wisdom: Barack Obama, Not Traveling Light

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These resources are not just for flight travel …they can also be applied to all other forms of travel , especially if you have limited space (such as in your car). Benefits: 1. The less you take on the plane, the less fuel it has to use …

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On Koh Tao, still among the less heavily touristed of Thailand’s deservedly famous islands, alongside the development evident everywhere — of almost entirely guesthouses, resorts and other facilities to serve short-stay tourists — there …

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Spirit houses are found on nearly every property, shrines to spirits residing there past, present and future, so far as I understand them. This one was in a vacant lot in Kanchanaburi and I wasn’t sure if it remained from a prior …

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The top three backpacking accessories of all time are the. 1.Swiss Army knife-so many blades to do so much with. 2. Lightload Towels-the lightest most versatile towels around. They are better than a bandana in cold conditions because of …

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Top Three backpacking Accessories of All Time

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First, on the day we bought them, as we rushed across the old city to get to the river taxi — which can be the best way to travel in Bangkok both to beat the traffic gridlock and, when it rains, the extortionist prices charged by taxi …

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Our movie experience in Bangkok was a true first for us. A bit chagrined at having spent $11 a ticket to see “Hancock” — but relieved that we’d not fallen for the $23 tickets — we were ushered into a theatre where we enjoyed the flick …

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I visited my grandfather Alistair William Hay’s grave today for the first time. It seems somehow auspicious that the visit falls on the 20th anniversary of the day I quit drinking and got sober. Maybe I would have visited otherwise, …

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Hungry from a day of traveling . Past kitchens that seem doubtful, their backsides open to passersby but still. Open rooms stocked with metal odds and ends. A drinks stand here and there. Tiny alleys that drop, slightly curving, …

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One night in Bangkok…

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