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Visiting a Masai Village in Tanzania

by Dean Wickham October 30, 2012 Africa
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Rays of sunlight shined through the clouds onto the vast grasslands near Lake Manyara. Our land cruiser kicked up the dust behind it as our driver navigated the rough dirt track through the grasslands. Up ahead I could see a lone baobab tree sitting on some higher ground, it’s bare root like branches standing out against [...]

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Visiting a Tharu Village in Chitwan, Nepal

by Dean Wickham November 29, 2011 Asia
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My time in Nepal was coming to an end. I had trekked through the beauty of the Himalayas, climbing up to Mount Everest Base Camp and Kalapattar, and I had explored the busy little capitol city of Kathmandu. With only a few days left before I had to leave, I wanted to explore another part [...]

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Photos: Statue Street Performers in Italy

by Dean Wickham November 3, 2011 Destinations
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I absolutely love the culture in Italy, from the food to the art, I just always want to be out and about wandering the streets. There are a lot of buskers in Italy, nearly every city and town that I went through had someone playing an instrument or doing some other type of interesting performance. [...]

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Going Local in Nong Khiaw, Laos – A location for independent travellers

by Dean Wickham September 26, 2011 Asia
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There are a lot of amazing places in the world where you can take some very cheap holidays. Of those places, South East Asia has long been THE place for budget travellers. Of those places in South East Asia, Laos stands out as one of the cheapest destinations, AND of those places in Laos, Nong [...]

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