Atayak, Bedouin Guide and Camel Racer I was in Jordan—one of several Middle Eastern countries I visited this past summer—traveling on my own and loving it, but facing a few challenges due to the fact that it was the end of high season. While it’s nice to visit places that […]
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Random Travel Moment #6: Meeting the Exorcist Asst. Director in Amman, Jordan – chickybus
The Assistant Director of the Exorcist? In Amman, Jordan? Pretty random and yeah, just a bit bizarre. What the heck would…um…possess someone to claim that identity? And why did he choose to speak to me and my 12-year-old Circassian-Jordanian friend Shamel? And was he really who he said he was? […]
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Staying in a village can really put you in the moment–for a multitude of reasons–and that’s exactly what happened when I spent 3 weeks living/teaching in Tiakar Guguak, part of Payakumbuh, Western Sumatra, in Indonesia, recently. It was quite an experience, one that was full of mostly pleasant surprises. For […]
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Trippy Travel Photo #20 is of a ‘golden chicken fern’–aka, Cibotium Barometz–and was shot in West Sumatra, Indonesia. There were two winners of the game this time, who followed these steps in order to guess successfully. 1. Look at the Photo/Study the Details Golden Chicken Fern 2. Guess what/where! What […]
Read MoreRandom Travel Moment #5: Shopping w/a Stranger (a Man) & How It Led to a 17-Hour Bus Trip w/20 Teens | Chicky Bus
How did a simple chat about my phone with a man–a complete stranger (see below)–lead to some crazy shopping in a busy market and then, eventually, to me taking a 17-hour overnight bus ride with him and 20 teenagers a few days later? Read on to find out! Meet ‘Jaka’–the […]
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