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The Cost to Travel Cheap part II of II (Things you can control) India Edition

New Delhi to Kanyakumari and back, India August 2016 Age: 25 Fuck math “Listen, it’s not how much money you make, but how you manage your money that truly counts. In this country you can make one million in a day and manage to spend two million the next.” -Mama Bear Financially, my family didn’t have much …

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The Cost to Travel Cheap part I of II (Things you can’t control)

Things you can’t control Before we jump into how I only spent $1,237 on my 2 week trip to India (yes including airfare from the US) I figured it’s important to understand a few unspoken tricks to buying cheap airfare, realize that you can spend much less by going to some countries than others, and how …

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The Day the Earth Stood Still Part I of II

Lima, Peru August 2007 Age: 16   La Pobre Dentista I had just come out of a minor mouth surgery where they removed a tooth that grew crooked inside my mouth. Right before the surgery began the dentist asked what type of music I wanted to listen to because according to her it would help …

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The Blind Leading The Blind

Nha Trang, Vietnam January 2012 Age: 21   Suburbs “He’s like the blind leading the blind” I overheard one mom talking to another, both shaking their head at some kid telling his friends to follow him down the stairs to the pool while I was working the front desk at the recreation center trying to …