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The Best Show in NYC

August 23, 2012 by The Runaway Guide Leave a Comment

Having parents as Broadway dancers, I grew up watching a lot of Broadway shows. My favorites include A Chorus Line, Crazy for You, and Contact. While there is nothing as mesmerizing and entertaining as watching a live Broadway show, there are plenty of equally entertaining off Broadway shows in New York that people tend to […]

Filed Under: Runaway's Blog Tagged: nyc, usa

Why Everyone Should Visit Malaysia

August 21, 2012 by The Runaway Guide 32 Comments

Malaysia is one of those countries that many backpackers don’t make it to. Unlike Thailand with its infamous beach parties or Bali with its relaxing yoga retreats, Malaysia has no claim to fame. Most people only know of the country through its commercial, which proclaims, “Malaysia Truly Asia.” The video leaves you with vague conceptions […]

Filed Under: Runaway's Blog Tagged: country guides, malaysia

Experiencing Racism as a Chinese Man

August 16, 2012 by The Runaway Guide 10 Comments

As part of China’s controversial development policy in Ethiopia and Africa at large, Ethiopia is full of Chinese construction workers commissioned to build the roads. In fact, the majority of foreigners in Ethiopia, especially in the remote countryside are mostly Chinese. This has led many Ethiopians to believe that all foreigners are Chinese. And so […]

Filed Under: Runaway's Blog Tagged: ethiopia, racism

The First Runaway Newsletter

August 15, 2012 by The Runaway Guide 2 Comments

Personal News This is the first of what will hopefully be many newsletters. Here I plan to keep you updated on my latest posts, give you the inside scoop on where and what I’m doing now, and present the latest run away travel deals and opportunities. I plan to send a new newsletter at the […]

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Indiana Jones and The Easter of Lalibela

August 14, 2012 by The Runaway Guide Leave a Comment

the easter ceremony at the ancient stone carved churches in Lalibela ethiopia

The year, 2012, the date, a night before Easter, the place, the 13 ancient churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia. After suffering through a night of used condoms and thumb sized cockroaches in the truck stop whore town of Waldeya Ethiopia, young Indiana Jones decided he was in need of some adventure. He threw his custom made […]

Filed Under: Runaway's Blog Tagged: adventure, ethiopia

O The People You Meet

August 14, 2012 by The Runaway Guide 3 Comments

Meeting new people inspires me to travel and I love meeting them all. Everyone you meet, if only a little, teaches you a lesson. The wise emanate confidence, they are always good listeners and help one grow. They are examples to strive towards. The foolish are always good for a laugh and a good time, […]

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The Perils of Hitchhiking Ethiopia

August 9, 2012 by The Runaway Guide 8 Comments

ethiopian farmer with a gun

The road was the most desolate road I had ever attempted to hitchhike. Aside from a few huts, which sparsely dotted the hillsides, there was nothing but untamed fields, dried out riverbeds and the dirt road ahead. I was in the Wild West of East Africa, better known as the Ethiopian Highlands. After two hours […]

Filed Under: Runaway's Blog Tagged: adventure, ethiopia, hitchhiking

The Coolest Hostel in Cairo

June 10, 2012 by The Runaway Guide 2 Comments

a private room with large window at dahab hostel in cairo

There’s no city like Cairo. No city where the sugar cane juice is always on tap. Where Shawma, Koshary, Fried Cheese Sandwich’s and Pigeon can be bought on nearly every corner. Where the beats blast so loud from speakers jerry rigged to scooters that the reverberations shake ones inner ear to a blissful nausea. It’s […]

Filed Under: Hideouts, Runaway's Blog Tagged: cairo, egypt, runaway retreats

Sneaking Into Angkor Wat

June 9, 2012 by The Runaway Guide 13 Comments

At breakfast we came across a Dutch fellow who recounted some recent anecdotes of how he tripped acid while being interrogated by Nepalese police and how he spent 2500 euro after a drunken night at a Katmandu Casino. Later, I asked him advice about Angkor Wat and he very adamantly suggested we sneak in to […]

Filed Under: Runaway's Blog Tagged: adventure, cambodia, south east asia

Selling Sugar Cane in Ethiopia

May 27, 2012 by The Runaway Guide 12 Comments

For those of you who know me, you know that I love sugar cane. I often refer to it as milk direct from God’s teet. It is sweet but not overly sweet. By some divine chemistry, the juice is both frothy and smooth at the same time. It has an earthy taste that you never […]

Filed Under: Runaway's Blog Tagged: africa, business, ethiopia, Leif

Premonition Turned Reality: The Bus Crash

May 25, 2012 by The Runaway Guide 6 Comments

We have all had those moments when we seem to know what will come. Those moments when that little voice or feeling warns you not to drink the water because it has already seen the diarrhea that will result. The problem with such premonitions is that we hardly trust them enough. And when a strong […]

Filed Under: Runaway's Blog Tagged: adventure, intense, khartoum, sudan

Travel Advice from a Russian Backpacker

May 9, 2012 by The Runaway Guide 8 Comments

A few months ago, when I was back in Cairo, I met one of the funniest Russian backpackers I have ever met. Before any introductions, he went right into a ridiculous yet hilarious anecdote about how he peed on a taxi driver for trying to rip him off. The entire time I hung out with him, he […]

Filed Under: Runaway's Blog Tagged: blog, cairo, russia

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When I was 16 I ran away from home and traveled the world with nothing but the clothes on my back. Over 10 years later and I'm still "on the run," surviving in style, thriving off adventure, searching for that elusive road to enlightenment, and cultivating the life of travel that I want to live. More...






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