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New York Botanical Garden

New York Botanical Garden Day Trip

Here are some photos from my day trip to the New York Botanical Garden, a 250-acre landmark conservatory featuring 50 gardens and plant collections. All part of my goal to visit cheap attractions in New York

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Mount Kota Kinabalu

Climbing Mt. Kota Kinabalu (Part 2): Pushing My Body to the Limits

What goes up, must come down, and as is the same case for hiking. Everybody has this preconceived notion that going down is always better than going up. Those people have obviously never tried climbing

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Mount Kota Kinabalu Clouds

Video: Above the Clouds on Mt Kota Kinabalu

After hiking up six kilometers on Mount Kota Kinabalu, we finally reached our cabins, which were situated right above big fluffy clouds. The air was slightly thin and made a few people light headed.

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Elephant Rescue Park - Chiang Mai, Thailand

Photo of the Week: Elephant Kisses

This photo makes me smile every time. While at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand, I got a sloppy (yet very sweet) kiss from a baby elephant. How adorable is this?

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Mount Kota Kinabalu

Video: Top of Mount Kota Kinabalu

Getting to the top of Mt. Kota Kinabalu, a 13,435 foot (8.9 kilometer) high mounain on the Bornoe side of Malaysia, was certainly no easy feat, but once I finally got to the top, I

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Can Tho Bridge

Can Tho Bridge

Here is a photo of the Can Tho Bridge a few days before it officially opened. I was fortunate to ride it the next day when I left Can Tho for the last time. The story

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Vietnamese Students Cooking

Going Away Party from My Students

As a going away present, my students decided to come over to my house and prepare a huge lunch for me, which consisted of the most delicious Vietnamese chicken curry with noodles and an array

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Mount Kota Kinabalu

Climbing Mt. Kota Kinabalu (Part 1): Pushing My Body to the Limits

Climbing up Mount Kota Kinabalu, a 13,435-foot (8.9 kilometer) high mountain on the Borneo side of Malaysia, was without a doubt the hardest activity I’ve ever put my body through, and it goes down as