Bangkok Provinces to Tickle Your Tastebuds in 2015

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"Bangkok is a place where you can truly ignite your passion for food and tickle your tastebuds on all sorts of local produce without breaking the budget.

"You’ll most likely be served plates of steamed coconut rice with green thai curries, spicy shrimp soups, with a shared dish of pad thai in the middle of the table…

"To escape the heat you may find yourself indulging in a freshly made juice, full of exotic fruits and vegetables, blended with ice and served cold from the portable vendors.

"Or maybe, if you’re hungry for a snack, you’ll pick up a handful of fried grasshoppers or crunch on a tarantula for a treat..."

How to travel with only a sense of adventure, spontaneity and a pocket full of dreams

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"You hear it all the time, “Oh man, I’d love to travel but I can’t afford it’…‘I don’t know how you do it all…I don’t have the money to travel’. And then there are those people that think a trip to Europe involves saving every pay check for a minimum of five years. I’m here to tell you that’s it’s easier than people think...I’m a university student, and I’ve propelled my way across the world multiple times in my fairly short-but-adventurous life, I’ll tell you right now, the only things of value I have to my name is a bag of old peanuts and a tenner in my back pocket..."

The worst kind of backpackers you'll meet in hostels and how to avoid them

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"You meet interesting people on whatever path you chose to travel, and I honestly think that the most bizarre people you’ll ever meet are actually the people that end up making your trip the most memorable. There was the crazy 60 year old Canadian that claimed to be a professional clown for a living, although his yellowing teeth and uncanny demeanour didn’t make me so sure..." 

7 lucky but unlikely things every backpacker should pack

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"Rain, hail or shine there are a few essential things that every backpacker should make sure they have thrown in their bag before leaving. There’s something different and exciting and unique about backpacking. It’s a certain kind of travelling; for the brave, for the free-spirited, and, I’m afraid to say, -  for the ones with substantial less dignity than other travelers..."

How not to be a token white girl when doing volunteer work abroad

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 "I’m a firm believer that humans can’t be 100% totally altruistic. It’s the old argument – is there really any such thing as a selfless good deed? We do nice things for others, because we want to help the disadvantaged, give back to the community or quite often make ourselves feel better about our comfortable, first-world lives, or go and have a life-changing  ‘experience’ that is both beneficial for both parties involved..."

There's more to Bavaria than just Munich

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"People say I have an unhealthy relationship with Germany. It’s my most favourite place in the world, and several trips, travels and studies have led me there time and time again. I think I could write an entire ten pages on my enormous love for the country..."

Some sure-fire ways to beat the post-travel blues

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"We’ve all been there, we’ve all felt the hopelessness associated with the return to normalcy and adjustment back to your everyday life after a travel adventure. People speak often about culture shock when gallivanting across the globe, however I feel as if reverse culture shock is somewhat glazed over..."

You're a girl and you're traveling alone?

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"Yes, you out-dated fool, it’s not 1930. More and more frequently are we encountering brave, witty and notoriously adventure-seeking young female travelers that pack their backpack and hit the road. Alone. Gosh, gasp..." 

Things you should definitely not do in America

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"America - land of the great, land of the free, where everything is bigger, better and shinier. The place where they have free refills, IHOP, American flags adorning every government building and Costco..."