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Where I’m At: February, 2018 – Chiang Mai edition

Where I’m At; February, 2018 – Chiang Mai edition. Monthly update of what I’ve been up to, site news, and where I’m going next.

Travel Reads

My four days at sea with New Kids on the Block and 3,000 everlasting fans

“The other passengers have been Blockheads since they were tweens, and as a nonstop party cruise shows, the crush may last forever.”

The Woven Art of Laos

“For nearly three decades, the American master weaver Carol Cassidy has been working with Laotian silk weavers on the grounds of a grand old colonial mansion in Vientiane.”

Meet the agoraphobic globetrotter who uses Street View to 'travel' the world

“In a growing age of digital addictions, selfie-related deaths and social media obsessions, recent years has seen technology painted in a bad light to say the least. But here is one of the few cases where the power of technology has been key for the good of humankind.”

Begpackers: The trend of Westerners traveling without money

“In the age of social media, the dream of free travel has morphed once again, giving us the phenomenon of #begpackers”

The Africa Union is set to launch the Single African Air Transport Market

“Defined by long delays and cancellations, limited connections, rickety planes, and dilapidated runways, flying across Africa can sometimes be quite inconvenient. The problem is also compounded by the restrictive regulations and protectionism that hinder intra-nation travel, leading African airlines to lose $800 million in 2016, according to the World Bank. Yet some of those problems…”

Southeast Asia Railways

​Vietnam reconsiders north-south high-speed railway project

“The project is expected to be implemented between 2021 and 2030.”

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