I enjoy traveling to developing countries and have been to quite a few over the past two decades. I’m drawn to them for many reasons, especially the cool cultural encounters I have and the quirky random travel moments that tend to occur. These trips, as wonderful as they may be, […]
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Random Travel Moment #5: Encounter with a Turkish Van Cat and a Carpet Casanova | Chicky Bus
Written on March 6, 2012 by CB Driver in Humor, Miscellaneous What would you do if you spotted a mysterious Turkish Van cat, with two different colored eyes, while exploring a town? You’d take its photo, right? Turkish Van Cat That’s what I did. And then, as a result, I […]
Read MoreSailing the Sea of Cortez with a Man I Met on a Shuttle Bus (Random Travel Moment #8) | Chicky Bus
I’d just landed at the Los Cabos Int’l Airport in Baja California, Mexico, and was inquiring about cheap transportation to La Paz, my destination. I met a kinda loco timeshare salesman who convinced me to take a seemingly pricey shuttle (EcoBajaTours) with AC and wifi. I went for it and […]
Read MoreMarching With—Then Teaching—Balinese Children I Didn’t Know (Random Travel Moment #7) | Chicky Bus
One minute, I’m walking down the street. The next, I’m marching…with Balinese kids I don’t know. An hour later, I’m in their classroom—teaching them. How the heck did that happen? Read on and discover how Random Travel Moment #7 landed me in a classroom! Where: Amed, Bali I’d been staying […]
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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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