Articles By

Derek Freal

The Best New Travel Blogs Of May 2014

Continuing the HoliDaze monthly awards for the Best New Travel Blogs, I proudly present to you the May 2014 edition. ...
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Spectacular Landscape Photos That Will Make You Want To Travel

There are lots of people around the world who have yet to experience the joy of traveling. I understand, sometimes ...
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One Year Into My 4-Year RTW Adventure

One year ago today I embarked on my newest RTW adventure — a four-year 80-country land travel trek from Indonesia ...
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The Tour de Horror Day One: A Frightening Start

It turns out that the first day of the Tour de Horror is also Kajeng Kliwon according to the Balinese ...
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FriFotos: The Beauty Of Spring Around The World

Around the world spring is always a gorgeous time of year, one that is only surpassed by the majesty of ...
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FriFotos: Photos Of The Coast Around The World

Although I’m more of a mountain person, I’ve definitely visited many great beaches and coastal towns. Since this week’s FriFotos ...
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The Best New Travel Blogs Of April 2014

The best new travel blogs awards are a monthly feature here at the HoliDaze, an opportunity to shine the spotlight ...
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Travel Blogging Advice: How To Evaluate Your Social Media Reach

Successful travel blogging has become increasingly difficult over the last year thanks to Google crackdowns, Facebook algorithm changes, and of ...
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FriFotos: How To Relax While Traveling

Traveling can be stressful, especially long-term travel. Fortunately there are plenty of ways to relax while traveling, this week’s FriFotos ...
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The Indonesia Tour de Horror: Are You Ready For This?

The haunted locations and dates for the first leg of the Tour de Horror have been finalized. At the beginning ...
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FriFotos: The Technology That Let Me Travel The Ho Chi Minh Trail

This magnificent piece of machinery is what has allowed me to travel the Ho Chi Minh Trail. It is also ...
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How Long-Term Travel Changes People Forever

Last week I celebrated my ten year nomadiversary of quitting my job to travel the world. Ten years of long-term ...
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