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The Virgin Thai Massage Experience

massages in Thailand

  My first Thai massage is what I would describe as glorious, interesting, and soothing.  The first day I had arrived on the exotic island of Koh Samui to attend a boring island hopping yacht party the topic came up. It was after what would become the cheapest meal I have ever had on the […]

Bedouin Whiskey and Fairytales: Jordan

Bedouin Whiskey

This is a guest post by Honcho Extreme, the winner of the Jordan contest! ———————————– Bedouin Whiskey and Fairytales: Jordan. Just let that sink in for a moment.  “Sounds like a scam to me… if it was so easy everyone would do it… lifestyles like that only exist in fairytales…” Even my optimistic friends were […]

Gorgeous Koh Samui, Thailand

Koh Samui Thailand

Koh Samui, Thailand is nothing short of amazing.  The island just off the mainland of Thailand has the continuous glow of paradise with crisp blue and green waters and views like this.  It always helps when meals are a few dollars and Thai Massages (no happy endings for me please!) are under $5).  Renting two […]

Final Frontier: Visiting All Seven Continents

Final Frontier: Visiting All Seven Continents

Visiting all seven continents is no easy task.  What is it about our love of exploration that leads us into the unknown? Is it the old adage that the grass is always greener on the other side? Or is it just the lust for adventure and finding out what we cannot see or have yet […]

How We Begin Our Day In Singapore

Singapore Rooftop Pool

The rooftop pool in Singapore holds some exceptional views anytime of the day. What you are seeing above is the sunset overlooking the financial district of Marina Bay.  This is actually how we end our day in Singapore rather than how we being our day (this is a sunset).  In the vicinity the popular ferris wheel as […]

Learning How To Speak Brazilian Portuguese: Basic Expressions

Brazilian Halle Berry

Learning how to speak Brazilian Portuguese was nothing short of challenging even though I speak Spanish.  The many Brazilian Portuguese basic expressions are quite similar to Spanish but most people don’t realize that Brazilians can understand the Spanish better than Spanish people can understand Brazilian. In written form the words are nearly identical but the […]

Madame Wandering Trader Chronicles: Onward To Khajuraho

Lalit Temple View Hotel

We traveled on an overnight train to Khajuraho, it was very uncomfortable and unpleasant experience, we tough it would be fun for the experience, unfortunately it didn’t worked out that way. Once we arrived to Khajuraho, our world totally changed! The drive to the hotel was absolutely beautiful, it was very cold, more than we had […]

Petra Photo Essay: The Valley of Temples and Tombs

Visiting Petra in Jordan

This is a guest post by Tyler, aka Honcho Extreme, the winner of the Jordan contest. Petra was not just a destination along the ancient spice routes, it was a major junction in the Middle East for trading with cultures that inhabited areas of Indochina, the Mediterranean, Africa, and southern Europe. The Nabatean city tucked away […]

Incredible Street Art from Valparaiso, Chile

Incredible Street Art from Valparaiso, Chile

This is a guest post by been Brice Peressini, the Trading Voyageur. I went to Valparaiso specifically to see the world class street art that the city is famous for. I had heard that the city was a treasure trove of world class street art, and it did not disappoint! The city’s stunning backdrop, which has […]