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Derek Freal

What Noise Do Dogs Make Around The World?

“What the hell is that? Is that a dog?! What noise do dogs make here?!?!?” I asked incredulously. Turns out ...
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The Best New Travel Blogs Awards: Jan/Feb 2015

Welcome to the first edition of the 2015 Best New Travel Blog Awards (#BNTBA). This month’s winning travel blogs cover ...
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How To Market Art To Millenials

Millennials, people born in the 80s and 90s, seem to be most hated generation. They live off of their parents’ ...
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Rhino Poaching In South Africa — And How You Can Help #JustOneRhino

Traveling the world for nearly six full years now has taught me a lot. I’ve learned so much about so ...
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Pimping Our Rickshaw And Other Rickshaw Run 2015 Updates

As the rickshaw run draws closer and closer, Ryan and I have begun working on “pimping our rickshaw” with a ...
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Offbeat NYC: Quirky Things To Do In New York City

New York City consistently ranks in the top ten of destinations for American travelers, and for good reason. With a ...
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Breathtaking Underwater Photos From Tioman Island, Malaysia

Over the last decade I’ve traveled to countless exotic destinations famous for their world-renowned scuba diving yet for some strange ...
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Life In An Immigration Detention Center

Recently I happened to find myself locked up abroad in Indonesia for 16 days all because of a tweet. (Yes, ...
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An Extreme 3-Wheeled 3,000km Rickshaw Race Across India

What is the only thing more insane than the roads of India? A 3,000 kilometre (1,900 mile) two week long ...
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Best Things To See And Do In Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

Swimming with Blacktip Reef sharks. Learning how to cook crab curry. Drinking toddy fresh from the palm tree. Pristine beaches ...
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Derek Eats That! Episode 01: Sup Torpedo (Bull Penis Soup)

For the first episode of Derek Eats That! it seemed only fitting to start with the big one: bull penis. ...
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10 Things You Don’t Know About Sri Lanka

One of the best things about visiting a new country is learning new things. No matter how much research you ...
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