The Weekend Rambler
Always Authentic. Always on its own path.
Tag: Budget Travel
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The floral scent of jasmine fills the air, and an old man is smiling at me from across the street. It’s another beautiful day in Taipei. Day 2 I wake up at 5:30 today, and I’m pretty proud of that achievement. I have to leave my rock solid bed hotel, and as I can’t find…
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I’ve been in Taipei for less than twenty minutes, and I’ve already had someone excitedly shout “Hi, Jesus!” at me from across the airport baggage claim. This’ll be a nice four months. My day started out at 4 am, walking to my car and seeing this goopy salamander crawling out of it. I didn’t even…
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The trip was crazy and bad-weather filled, and Frontier airlines have horrible customer service, but I finally made it back home to Denver. It’s always nice to be home. Even though my skin instantly dries out from the arid mountain surroundings, I am always happy to be back home in Denver with the Rocky Mountains…
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“Welcome to the United States of America. Did you bring any food items with you today, sir?” “Some apples and carrots.” “….Please come with me, sir.” Shit “Sir, you’re aware you can not bring fruit or vegetables into the country…correct?” “Yes sir.” “See here, on the customs form where it says ‘I am in possession…
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Here’s a little map of the journey so far. J is where we’re headed now. First, we had to spend a night in Kutaisi before going directly to Mestia. Nothing really absurd happened on this day, other than us cooking for the FIRST time this whole trip. Usually, when traveling, hostels have a kitchen so…
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