Michael M. posted an article on In My Opinion - An Independent Traveler's Guide Through The Galaxy - Nov 12, 2009, 6:55 pm
( Writings from my South America travels ) Over the course of my journey to the Ecuadorian Amazon, I manage to shed the layers of civilization with each transitional form of transportation: first the...
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Michael M. posted an article on In My Opinion - An Independent Traveler's Guide Through The Galaxy - Oct 23, 2009, 12:59 pm
(Writings from my Nepal / China Travels) “Is it not easy to be a wise man on top of a mountain”. W. Somerset Maugham —- from The Razor’s Edge My room was basic, quiet and ac...
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Michael M. posted an article on In My Opinion - An Independent Traveler's Guide Through The Galaxy - Oct 1, 2009, 6:54 pm
(Writings from my recent Southeast Asia Travels, sometime in mid-March) Remember, when exploring Angkor Wat, it’s best to arrive at the crack of dawn. That’s the bewitching hour when the ...
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Michael M. posted an article on In My Opinion - An Independent Traveler's Guide Through The Galaxy - Sep 8, 2009, 3:12 pm
(Writing excerpt from my South America travels) What I did on my summer vacation…. Completing my sixth week exploring Camp Ecuador, I decided with one week left before returning back to the St...
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Michael M. posted an article on In My Opinion - An Independent Traveler's Guide Through The Galaxy - Aug 20, 2009, 8:59 pm
The August political doldrums have arrived, Congress is in recess and President Obama, after having already given us six months presidential service, has gone on vacation. What better time to evaluate...
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Michael M. posted an article on In My Opinion - An Independent Traveler's Guide Through The Galaxy - Aug 9, 2009, 4:18 pm
(Writings from my recent Southeast Asia travels) The tour to the Hill tribe villages began innocently. We started our journey in Chiang Mai, chauffeured in a nice a/c minibus, watching the city limit...
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Michael M. posted an article on In My Opinion - An Independent Traveler's Guide Through The Galaxy - Jul 22, 2009, 3:29 pm
( Writings from my recent Southeast Asia travels ) HIHO, HIHO, it’s down the Ho Chi Minh Trail I go! The journey south began on an overnight sleeper bus. Picture a train sleeper car, equipped ...
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Michael M. posted an article on In My Opinion - An Independent Traveler's Guide Through The Galaxy - Jul 22, 2009, 2:47 pm

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