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If you visit Vang Vieng you will see countless guest houses and travel agencies offering a variety of tours. But there are also plenty of places renting motorbikes and doing so is a good way to get out of town to visit some spots on your own.

Subject: Tourism (Places)

I recently spent three weeks traveling around Northern Laos. Here is my itinerary, some notes and travel tips and my budget breakdown.

Subjects: Tourism (Places), Travel Guides

Getting from Luang Namtha, Laos to Chiang Mai, Thailand is not as straightforward as it might seem and can be a challenge to do in one day. Here are your transportation options.

Subjects: Tourism (Places), Travel Guides

Continuing to highlight my fascination with street art of all kinds, here are photos I took in Singapore. If you are interested in visiting this city state, check out my detailed Singapore travel guide.

Subjects: Street Art, Tourism (Places)

Singapore is a clean, green and modern city with a surprisingly large number of things to see and do. Here is my guide for what you need to know to make the most of your visit, including recommended sights, and information about transportation options, budgeting, how long to visit, staying connected, food options and more.

Subjects: Tourism (Places), Travel Guides

Continuing to highlight my fascination with street art of all kinds, here are photos I took in Vienna, which turns out to be one of the best cities for such art that I have visited (other tops spots include: Valparaíso and Santiago, Chile; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Rio de Janeiro and Salvador da Bahia, Brazil; Bogotá, Colombia; Madrid, Spain; … [ Read more ]

Subjects: Photos, Street Art, Tourism (Places)

Continuing to highlight my fascination with street art of all kinds, here are photos I took in Paraguay back in late 2011. I never got around to posting them back then so here goes.

Subjects: Street Art, Tourism (Places)

Continuing to highlight my fascination with street art of all kinds, here are photos I took in Ljubljana, Slovenia. I only had an afternoon to wander around the city and I didn’t do any research ahead of time so I have no idea if I missed out on some better areas for art or not.

Subjects: Photos, Street Art, Tourism (Places)

Continuing to highlight my fascination with street art of all kinds, here are photos I took in Amsterdam and Rotterdam on a short trip to Holland.

Amsterdam
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Rotterdam
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Subjects: Photos, Street Art, Tourism (Places)

Continuing to highlight my fascination with street art of all kinds, here are photos I took in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. I only had a day to spend in Mostar and it seems fairly small so I didn’t find that many pieces of art, though more may exist in the outskirts of town.

Subjects: Photos, Street Art, Tourism (Places)

Continuing to highlight my fascination with street art of all kinds, here are photos I took in Zagreb, Croatia. I was pleasantly surprised with the number of interesting pieces I came across. The most abundant source I found was along the wall on the main street the travels between the bus station and the train station.

Subjects: Photos, Street Art, Tourism (Places)

Continuing to highlight my fascination with street art of all kinds, here are photos I took in Bratislava, Slovakia. It’s not an especially large city and I didn’t find that many pieces but here’s what I did find.

Subjects: Photos, Street Art, Tourism (Places)

Continuing to highlight my fascination with street art of all kinds, here are photos I took in Kuala Lumpur and Malacca on a trip to Malaysia (acheck out my photos of the famous Penang street art also).

Subjects: Photos, Street Art, Tourism (Places)

Continuing to highlight my fascination with street art of all kinds, here are photos I took in Penang, Malaysia, which is pretty well-known for street art thanks to a government sponsored project a number of years ago. After the success of that first project, the government sponsored more art, this time a series of steel rod pieces scattered around the city. When you visit Penang, … [ Read more ]

Subjects: Photos, Street Art, Tourism (Places)

Continuing to highlight my fascination with street art of all kinds, here are photos I took in Japan over several trips. Japan isn’t a great country for street art, perhaps because it is so clean and orderly? Certainly not because there is a lack of artistic talent.

If you are planning to visit Japan, check out my guide to saving on travel with a … [ Read more ]

Subjects: Photos, Street Art, Tourism (Places)

Continuing to highlight my fascination with street art of all kinds, here are photos I took in Hong Kong.

Subjects: Street Art, Tourism (Places)

Continuing to highlight my fascination with street art of all kinds, here are photos I have taken around Chiang Mai during multiple visits. Because a lot of the art is spread around town it doesn’t immediately seem like a good city for street art, but with more than 250 photos collected so far, it is in fact one of the richest sources I have come … [ Read more ]

Subjects: Street Art, Tourism (Places)

About a year ago there was a big AirAsia sale and I got a great price on a direct flight from Chiang Mai to Changsha, China. I knew nothing about Changsha or the surrounding area (Hunan province) and this would be my first trip anywhere in China. As it turns out, the nearby cities of Wulingyuan, Zhangjiajie and Fenghuang make for a great 1-2 week … [ Read more ]

Subjects: Photos, Tourism (Places), Travel Guides

Although I haven’t had a true home for many years, Austin was the last place I called home and I usually try to visit on trips back to the U.S. Here are some street art photos I took on three of my last visits (I was there in 2015 as well but didn’t take any good photos).

Photos Taken in 2010
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Subjects: Street Art, Tourism (Places)

Continuing to highlight my fascination with street art of all kinds, here are photos I took in England (mostly in Manchester) and Scotland back in late 2012. I never got around to posting them back then so here goes. Check out my much larger collection of street art from Brighton and London as well.

Subjects: Street Art, Tourism (Places)