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The Curse of the Five Lira

August 30, 2012Filed in: Destinations by Mike Shubbuck

Blue Mosque in Istanbul

Turkey is a majestic country, with towering mountains slicing through its landscape and crystal clear seawater surrounding most of it. With such beauty, why do most of the articles I begin to write about Turkey end up devolving into petty complaints of the pushiness of its people? This is my fourth pass on a general Read Post

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Tagged With: adventure, advice, backpacking, Cappadocia, challenge, Hagia Sophia, hostel, hot air balloon, Istanbul, Istanbul hostel, lira, Mavi Guesthouse, Pamukkale, preparation, rtw, rtwnow, safe travel, Selçuk, status update, tourist, tourists, travel, Turkey, world travelers

Video: How To Stay Fit On The Road

July 23, 2012Filed in: Photos & Video by Mike Shubbuck

Video: How To Stay Fit On The Road

Looks dangerous, right? Here we are in Selçuk, Turkey. We hop on every rusty, crazy looking exercise machine we can. Mike nearly lost his legs last week on a see-saw. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE2GQ16cQK4]

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Tagged With: Bodybuilding, exercise, fitness, funny, health, how to, Physical Exercise, rtw, rtwnow, Selçuk, travel, Turkey, Weight, Weight Training, workout

Rejuvenating in Finland

July 21, 2012Filed in: Destinations by Mike Shubbuck

Tampere, Finland

Finland turned out to be the perfect location to recharge our bodies and minds. After two weeks of driving, hiking and pulling over at every point of interest we found in Iceland, Finland offered an opportunity to watch some soccer, defrost in the sauna and relax. The timing of our stay in Finland coincided with Read Post

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Tagged With: Angry Birds, Beer, Finland, Finnish, Fun, Harald, Helsinki, Karhu, Karjala, Kukko, Kukko Pils, Lapin Kulta, Lapin Kulta Arctic Malt, Olut, rtw, rtwnow, Sauna, Scandinavia, Tampere, travel

Video: How To Slash Proof Your Backpack Against Theft

May 19, 2012Filed in: Photos & Video by Mike Shubbuck

Video: How To Slash Proof Your Backpack Against Theft

A quick, how-to guide on improving backpacks against slash and grab theft, where thieves will cut the bottom of a backpack with a knife. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBfVABIoYsU]

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Video: How To Use A Steripen Traveler

April 3, 2012Filed in: Photos & Video by Mike Shubbuck

Video: How To Use A Steripen Traveler

Clean water can be a matter of life and death on the road. Here is how you can use a Steripen fits all filter and Steripen traveler with a Vapur .5L bottle to purify water. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCXTfI4yqtI]

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