Operation Street Food – Day 1 (Food Safety)

My first day of street food went surprisingly well. I focused on grilled meat products because….well…it was easy to order. Here is how the day broke down: Breakfast – 3 pieces of chicken satay. 15 baht (US$0.45) Lunch – 3 grilled chicken wings and chopped grilled pork. 40 baht ($1.21) Dinner – Chicken with rice, …

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee and North Carolina

From the World Heritage inscription for Great Smoky Mountains National Park: The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a major North American refuge of temperate zone flora and fauna that survived the Pleistocene glaciations. The park includes the largest remnant of the diverse Arcto-Tertiary geoflora era left in the world and provides an indication of …

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Commence Operation Street Food

If you haven’t been to Bangkok before, it is arguably the best city in the world for street food. WIthin in one block of where I’m staying is a mall worth of sidewalk vendors all selling different types of food. Starting tomorrow, I am only going to eat street food for an entire week. Every …

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Everglades National Park, Florida

Everglades National Park, Florida

From the World Heritage inscription for Everglades National Park: Everglades National Park is the largest designated sub-tropical wilderness reserve on the North American continent. Its juncture at the interface of temperate and sub-tropical America, fresh and brackish water, shallow bays and deeper coastal waters creates a complex of habitats supporting a high diversity of flora …

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This Week In Travel – Episode 24

This week’s guest is Kim Mance from GoGalavanting.com and the 2010 Travel Blog Exchange Conference. I called in from Sydney, Australia at 2am. That is how dedicated I am to my craft. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts This Week’s Guest: Kim Mance of TBEX and Galavanting. Couches in coach: Air New Zealand plans lie-flat seats – …

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