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Derek Freal

5 Years Ago Today I Quit My Job To Travel The World

I never thought this day would come. In fact when I first quit my corporate life to start traveling the ...
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FriFotos: Perched On The Zipline Edge

I love zip-lining new and beautiful locations while traveling — the amazing scenery, adrenaline rush, blast of air in the ...
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The Best New Travel Blogs Of March 2014

Presenting my second installment of The Best New Travel Blogs You Haven’t Heard Of Yet. After the phenomenal feedback from ...
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Batanes: A Photographer’s Dream Destination

Ask any Filipino what is on their bucket list and almost every one will mention visiting Batanes. Although tourism is ...
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FriFotos: Street Meat: As Fresh As It Gets

I love everything about street food. The unparalleled taste. The plastic chairs intended for children. The surrounding ambiance of wherever ...
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FriFotos: Perfect Panoramas From All Over The World…But Which Is Perfect For You?

Everyone has a different idea of perfection so I’ve compiled perfect sights and times from around the world for this ...
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Top 20 Exotic, Weird & Delicious Fruit in Asia

New foods and traveling go hand in hand with each other. While meat lovers and vegans will never both agree ...
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FriFotos: Impressive Flames And Unparalleled Fun At Burning Flipside

“What is Burning Flipside?” you ask. Well, it’s the younger sister of Burning Man, the infamous week-long festival celebrating radical ...
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The Remote Chavayan Village, Batanes: A Trip Back In Time

The tiny village of Chavayan is located on Sabtang Island, part of the Batanes region of the Philippines and permanently ...
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FriFotos: Scenes Of Passion At Prambanan

Murals depicting Kama Sutra scenes are often full of passion, this week’s FriFotos theme and a very fitting one as ...
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The Indonesia Tour de Horror 2014

Meski di Vietnam sekarang saya berpikir tentang Indonesia setiap hari. Aku kangen teman-teman saya disana, pantai bagus, wanita cantik, tapi ...
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The Occupational Hazards Of Travel Blogging

Being a travel blogger has become a pretty popular gig these last couple years. (I won’t call it a career ...
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