Most of your game will carry over to other countries, but sometimes you have to completely reinvent the wheel or do the exact opposite of what you’re used to. There’s…
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The Brazilian Way To Carry Grocery Bags
In Brazil, grocery stores can be quite far from the favela. Because carrying plastic bags with your hands over long distances is painful, Brazilian people who don’t have cars have…
How Baking Soda Changed My Life
Since my mid 20s I’ve struggled with armpit odor. I’ve tried several solutions: Trimming my armpit hair. I’ve read that the odor comes from bacteria on the hair, but taking…
6 Travel Tips For Your Stomach
An excerpt from A Deat Bat In Paraguay: [In Tupiza, Bolivia] I did some research on the internet while waiting a day for my tour to the Southwest to begin….
6 Step Strategy For Living Abroad
The only thing harder about moving to another country is deciding on where. You can read guidebooks and forums all day but you’ll never be absolutely certain that recommended places…
It’s Time You Reconsider The Idea Of Retirement
Unfortunately I don’t think you’re going to be able to stop working when you’re 60-years-old and then live off the fat of the land until you die. Please consider the…
The Three Best Cities In South America
I’ve been to 33 cities in every South American country except Colombia, Guyana, French Guinea, and Suriname. Even though I’m confident three of those four countries would never make the…
10 Common Travel Scams
I thought I had advanced street smarts when coming to South America, but then I got pick pocketed on my third day. Here’s a list of popular scams I’ve learned…
How To Get Your Finances In Order
Humans have not evolved to handle modern currency for two reasons: 1. The paper that currency is based on has zero inherent value. When you are gambling at a casino…
