Adventures in Thailand and Cambodia is according to the verbatim account of the oddities in travel that happened to me during the trip I took to those countries in July 2015. In particular, here I talk about what happened to me in

In the first podcast where I talk about this journey, I anticipated that there would be two more. Since I have been reprimanded for giving too much space to my female encounters, I have grouped them together.

In doing so, however, I didn’t have room to tell about the time my French friend and I had to escape from an Angkor monkey mom. Well, go read it!

Please note the audio is in Italian.

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If you would like to listen to more episodes of the traveling oddities podcast, this is the page with all the ones published so far.

Specifically this is the first podcast on this journey: I run away from stray dogs

Finally in the following links you can find the articles (with photos) already written about this trip:

Plus I attach the link to learn more about the super stinky fruit that they like so much over there, the durian

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To sleep in a tent in the desert was one of the highlights of my trip to Jordan. Sleeping with a Bedouin cat on my belly was the icing on the cake.

But the best moment of the trip was when I reached the so-called Monastery in Petra. In front of it I found only two stray dogs playing, as evidenced by the featured photo. This is the second verbatim account of the traveling oddities that happened to me in Jordan.

Please note the audio is in Italian.

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Here instead is the first podcast made about that trip: New Friends in Jordan

If you would like to listen to more episodes of the traveling oddities podcast, this is the page with all the ones published so far.

In this recording I talk about what I experienced in the second part of the trip. First the days in Petra, later the days in Wadi Rum and then in Tel Aviv in Israel.

Finally in the following links you can find the articles (with photos) already written about this trip:

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Experiences in Romania, each time disasters is a verbatim account of the traveling oddities that happened to me during my time in Romania. I went twice, in November 2011 and September 2024, always for long weekends. The first time I was in pairs, while the second time I was solo.

Please note the audio is in Italian.

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If you would like to listen to more episodes of the traveling oddities podcast, this is the page with all the ones published so far.

Among my goals was to go to Transylvania, which is easily accessible from Bucharest. In this link it is well explained how the legend of Count Dracula originated.

Finally in the following links you can find the articles (with photos) already written about this trip:

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Meanwhile, in Saharan Africa….is the verbatim account of travel oddities that happened to me on several trips to North Africa. In particular I recount incidents that happened to me in Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco.

Since they were all fairly short and mostly uneventful trips, I put all the oddities together.

Please note the audio is in Italian.

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If you would like to listen to more episodes of the traveling oddities podcast, this is the page with all the ones published so far.

Finally in the following links you can find the articles (with photos) already written about these trips:

For those who want to explore it further, how the ancient Egyptians believed the afterlife was is very interesting and basically similar to what the Catholic religion claims.

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New Year’s Eve Celebration in the Desert is a verbatim account of the travel oddities that happened to me in Oman. Specifically I went in December 2022 for 9 days, solo and rented a car. Three of those days, however, I spent in the United Arab Emirates, and for those there is already this podcast episode: Spartan Accommodations in the Emirates

Please note the audio is in Italian.

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If you would like to listen to more episodes of the traveling oddities podcast, this is the page with all the ones published so far.

In this link an in-depth look at the desert called the fourth void, which just from the name alone intrigued me.

Finally in the following links you can find the articles (with photos) already written about this trip:

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Where Cars Disappear is a verbatim account of the traveling oddities that happened to me during my trip to theisland of Cyprus. It was a trip of only 8 days, in December 2023, but very rich in anecdotes. In particular there was trouble with cars and encounters both human and animal.

Please note the audio is in Italian.

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If you would like to listen to more episodes of the traveling oddities podcast, this is the page with all the ones published so far.

The island of Cyprus is still divided because of the 1974 civil war; learn more about it on this page.

Finally in the following links you can find the articles (with photos) already written about this trip:

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Toasting marshmallows on a volcano is a verbatim account of the travel oddities that happened to me in Guatemala, Honduras and Belize. In particular, it was my first group travel adventure genre. Although truth be told it was more of a Spartan trip.

For those not yet familiar with them, you can find out what marshmallows are here.

Please note the audio is in Italian.

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If you would like to listen to more episodes of the traveling oddities podcast, this is the page with all the ones published so far.

Finally in the following links you can find the articles (with photos) already written about this trip:

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WE to test girlfriends is a verbatim account of the traveling oddities that happened to me on my many trips and weekends in central Italy.

For example, when I stood semi-naked on the street in the winter in Città di Castello; or of one of the times I won a lottery coming back from a long weekend in Le Marche.

The featured photo is taken from inside St. Patrick’s Well in Orvieto.

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There are 2 constants in central Italy: the remarkable satisfaction that eating and drinking provide and also the many remnants of ancient Rome. I find this article on how the ancient Romans drank extremely interesting.

Finally in the following links you can find the articles (with photos) already written about these experiences:

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In New York City parties is a verbatim account of some of the traveling oddities that happened to me on a trip I took to the United States.

Please note that the audio is in Italian.

It was a short but intense trip, in fact I will dedicate two episodes of the podcast to it. In this one, which is the first, I will tell in particular about what happened to me in New York. There were female acquaintances, snowy landscapes and terrible accommodations.

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If you would like to listen to more episodes of the traveling oddities podcast, this is the page with all the ones published so far.

In this link we discuss the New York subway figurines. Finally in the following you can find articles already written.

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My troubles in Eastern Europe is a verbatim account of the traveling oddities that happened to me in Hungary and Bulgaria. Particularly in Budapest, as soon as I arrived I found myself with a blocked ATM and credit card and very little money. While in Sofia an energetic man who was mad at me for no personal reason seemed to want to beat me up. So in the first case I was really foolish, in the second case good.

I am unlucky, or maybe lucky, but around me also happen events that at the moment do not seem pleasant.

Please note the audio is in Italian.

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If you would like to listen to more episodes of the traveling oddities podcast, this is the page with all the ones published so far.

Finally in the following links you can find the articles (with photos) already written about these trips:

While this link explains how to go about all the cases related to problems with credit cards abroad; except the one that happened to me.

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