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Places to Visit in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

Malaysia / / ,

One of the highlights of traveling to Malaysia is exploring Cameron Highlands for 2 days. Only a 3-hour drive from the capital of Kuala Lumpur, convenient bus rides are available at $8 each way (35 RM). Whether you are on a backpacking route through Southeast Asia or looking for a romantic getaway, Cameron Highlands will satisfy

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Neococo Empowers & Employs Refugee Women

Central America, India, Los Angeles, Middle East / / ,

Late last year, I had the fateful opportunity to meet the lovely Amrita Thadani over some Rosé on a Friday Jazz night at LACMA. Amrita is the founder of an ethical, fair trade and locally branded clothing company which employs refugee women and women of domestic violence. Neococo was founded in Fall 2017 as a

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Should Travel Bloggers “Get Political”?

Cambodia, Cuba, Laos, Lebanon, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia, US, Vietnam / / , ,

Should Travel Bloggers “get political” on their Travel and Social Media posts? Should writers, influencers, celebrities, doctors or teachers? Frankly, I think this is a silly, even stupid question. To be candid, I’m not one that necessarily believes that there are no ‘stupid questions’ in life. But I’m here to answer why I think that

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Jai Jagat Tour Spreading Love from India to the US

California, India, Los Angeles / / , , ,

In January 2017, I spent 2 weeks learning about the non-profit work by Manav Sadhna in Ahmedabad, Gujarat State of India. The NGO, with it’s base out of Gandhi’s Ashram, is a support base for the underprivileged population in Ahmedabad. There is a large presence of their Seva (selfless work) in the 6+ slum neighborhoods throughout

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