Water: 6 years of travel, that’s a lot of bottles, maybe …

Water is today’s international blog action day theme Today October 15th 2010 is Blog Action Day, its theme, water. You can read more about this event here blogactionday.change.org In summation: it’s when people who write online around the world unite for one day to write about a single subject in a hope to highlight it. Supported …

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How “not” to do business when traveling

Avoiding business mistakes when traveling: lessons learned Strange as it might seem, but learning lessons through travel is relatively easy compared to learning lessons through business and travel combined. I’ve learned a lesson on how not to do business when traveling In each country I pass through, there are a different set of rules. Not …

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My face to face clash with a pickpocket

How to avoid pickpockets when traveling? Someone tried to pickpocket me last week. It’s always been a top concern of mine. Crime is everywhere in the world today. As are opportunists that will prey on the weak, gullible, and the blatant. One of the weakest, and largest targets for travelers, tourists and indeed people in their …

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Food from The Philippines: Halo Halo

Halo Halo from The Philippines Desert time in the Philippines! Halo Halo is the name given to the ever popular shaved ice dish in the Philippines. The ingredients of this sweet ice cream dish change depending on region, and … well, who’s making it. But the core items are shaved ice, milk, kidney beans, banana, …

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Philippines vs East Asia, where did it all go wrong?

Why is The Philippines so far behind the rest of East Asia? Why is The Philippines failing on so many levels when it should, by all accounts, be a major contender in South East Asia? What you might not know, is once upon a time, it was just that, a major economic contender in all …

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Food from the Philippines: Suman

Suman from The Philippines Mashed sticky rice cooked in coconut milk and wrapped in banana leaves. Suman sounds good. And, it can be really good if you find the right vendor. The problem with this common sweet treat in The Philippines is that many vendors take short cuts in making it. Suman made with condensed …

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The unseen dangers of travel blogging in new world media

Travel Journalism or Citizen Journalism or just travel blogging, is there a difference anymore? There is no argument, citizen journalism is here. Though many mainstream print media outlets are still in denial, and dying because of it. Mainstream news agencies like CNN, BBC & The Guardian are embracing citizen journalism with open arms. From Ireports, live blogging, twitter to …

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