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Guidebook cut to pieces.
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Why guidebooks are here to stay (for now)

June 14, 2013March 19, 2015 - by SnarkyNomad

Think you can go it alone on the road with nothing but your trusty backpack and an intrepid spirit of adventure and go wherever your whims may take you? Do …

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Kitty on his throne at Knossos, Crete.
Blog / Musings / Tips

In defense of speed freak backpackers

June 12, 2013March 19, 2015 - by SnarkyNomad

So I like to see plenty. Big cities, small towns, isolated villages, and maybe a little hiking. I don’t just want to see the capital city and move on. I …

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If you make these excuses, you need to travel solo
Angry / Blog / Musings / Rants

If you make these excuses, you need to travel solo

May 26, 2013March 26, 2015 - by SnarkyNomad

I’m sure we’ve heard them before: Utterly incomprehensible travel excuses that keep people stuck in the same boring place for decades at a time, never experiencing anything but the cozy …

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"Platoon 346ATL has made landfall. Colonization will begin shortly."
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10 amazing animals that prove Avatar is stupid

May 9, 2013March 19, 2015 - by SnarkyNomad

“He created a whole world!” “The animals were amazing!” “It was so inventive!” Bullshit. Any cursory discussion of Avatar will result in globally ignorant morons extolling the virtues of the …

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An open letter to the night bus
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An open letter to the night bus

April 7, 2013March 19, 2015 - by SnarkyNomad

It’s time we had a talk, Night Bus. This has been brewing for quite some time. I’ve become unhappy in our relationship, and it’s time we had a talk. This …

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Bucket List Math
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Bucket list math

April 6, 2013March 19, 2015 - by SnarkyNomad

…i.e. the boring administrative tasks of planning your dreams. Sexy! We all seem to have bucket lists, despite the silliness of such a title in the context of amazing adventure …

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Why hostel is the stupidest travel movie of all time
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Why Hostel is the stupidest travel movie of all time

April 5, 2013March 19, 2015 - by SnarkyNomad

“OMG dude, haven’t you seen Hostel? Aren’t you scared you’re going to get kidnapped and killed in the middle of the night like all those film actors in that one …

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Um, Cartagena again? Definitely Colombia.
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My travel blog can beat up your travel blog

April 4, 2013March 19, 2015 - by SnarkyNomad

That’s right, I said it. Now get thee hence back to thine life of boredom and mundane vanities the likes of which will deepen the pit in your soul your …

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Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Top 5 reasons you should start travel blogging right now

April 2, 2013March 19, 2015 - by SnarkyNomad

AKA “Just start the damn blog already!” Continuing the trend of stream-of-consciousness and self-indulgent narratives the likes of which I have far too few current followers to feel weird about, …

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Behind one of these doors is YOU FAILING.
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Do I really want to be a travel blogger?

March 30, 2013March 19, 2015 - by SnarkyNomad

What a ridiculous question, you ask! What better life could there possibly be than blathering incessantly about wild and crazy international adventuring the likes of which millions will enviously adore …

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