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Encounters with experiences that stay for a lifetime
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The man who rode a motorcycle from Tbilisi to Portugal — an adventurer I met on the train to Batumi
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Even though it's on sale, Japan is cheaper — Buying perfume in Tbilisi
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I left three bags of protein with someone, and a three-hour deep conversation began
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Communication Born of Curiosity — What I Learned at a Hostel After a Long Time
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Cheese and wine by the fireplace — the best night in Kakheti, Telavi
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Success on the second hitchhike— to a Soviet-era winery
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The 23-km city wall and the sweet Saperavi wine — Kakheti Day 1
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Tourist spots remain unchanged, but people change — final day with Zeyneb
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Autumn leaves, Russian, and three cats — Sheki, a mountain town in Azerbaijan
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Coincidence Is Destiny — Stories of Four People I Met in Azerbaijan
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To Baku on a 3 a.m. flight — entering Azerbaijan
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Rolls-Royce and ¥100,000 a month — the gap between rich and poor I felt in Azerbaijan
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The sun is alive — the center of Bukhara, like a world from Dragon Quest
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4 hours by train through a Minecraft-like desert — from Samarkand to Bukhara
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Carrying two kilos of non, passersby smile — Samarkand, day two
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Eating the world's most delicious plov in a city where PM2.5 tops 300 — First day in Tashkent
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Doxycycline 2 baht, Maralon 165 baht — the day I was astonished by an 80-fold difference
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Choose your own path — Life philosophies discussed at District7
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Be Prepared for Parasites—The Day I Picked Up Metronidazole, My Travel Staple
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A bouquet badly wrapped, and seven hours of silence and an embrace
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Shouting on a mountain in Vietnam. In Japan I'm a 'weirdo', here I'm 'human'.
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Beer and sunflower seeds at the tower in Lang Son, the town on the China border — a reunion after two years
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Being silly is what makes life fun — the day I laughed my head off at Susila
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The day I polished off two bowls of Bun Rieu and had prescription sunglasses made for ¥1,500.
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The night I mixed up the date and stumbled upon the best dinner
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Our favorite scents are completely opposite — a perfume date in rainy Hanoi
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Those Who Treat and Those Who Are Treated — Commonalities I Learned in Hanoi
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Reunited in Hanoi with the companions I had adventured with for three days — and made new friends
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A night my heart was filled in a dim, orange café.
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Depart at 10:00 PM, start the climb at 2:00 AM, blue flames spouting from the mountain. Then a ferry to Bali.
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Up at 1:30 AM, 500 Jeeps, a Mad Max desert — A day on Mount Bromo
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5時30分起床、海パンに着替えて滝の中へ—ブロモツア1日目
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The morning I waved over the fence, and the new town a six-hour train brought me to
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値段ではなく"価値"——ジョグジャカルタで学んだ、お金と人間関係の本質
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期待と裏切りと出会い——ボロブドゥールで過ごした、人生で一番濃い1日
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Hospitality over taste, character over price — the values I discovered in Yogyakarta
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I flew through a Laputa-like sky and arrived in the artistic city of Yogyakarta.
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It's the encounters that seem superficial at first glance that are the most interesting. Observations from day two of Parow Serib
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Me and 30 Indonesians. On the 3,000-yen island tour, my backpack was my pillow and a raincoat was my blanket.
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The camembert in the Brunei lounge was just too delicious. To Jakarta on Royal Brunei Airlines
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1日に7回出入国した。コタキナバルからブルネイへの12時間バス旅
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Short-term pleasure leads to long-term suffering. On month five of my trip around the world, my first new country is finally within reach.
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Insect larvae taste like coconut milk. A local dish of SABAH.
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Started 'Living Beautifully' at a 12-ringgit gym. Kota Kinabalu, day 3
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People tend to like those who boost their self-esteem. The night I couldn't meet Wayn
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I only burned three incense sticks and ended up buying a 49-ringgit candle. That's some impressive marketing
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'Wanting to save people' is my core. The day I went to the pharmacy with a man who might be a scammer
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In Malaysia, 'Kota' means 'city.' I walked 6Km while still having a cold and my face went numb.
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A night I wanted to cry while drinking A&W root beer. The dark side of solo travel
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9:55 — I could get my hands on the Fujifilm X100VI. Not buying it was the right decision.
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All self-taught. French, Russian, programming, even traveling around the world.
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Calvin wrote "be yourself" for me. Last day of diving on Koh Tao.
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Met a sea turtle one minute after diving in. Koh Tao Diving, Day 2
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It’s interesting because it’s not easy. Scuba diving — Day 1
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A new challenge on Koh Tao — I dove into a diving school
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To Koh Tao on a VIP bus. What I noticed on my last day in Chiang Mai
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If I stopped searching for the 'right answer', I might be able to live more naturally
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A story about when I asked 'Can I pay?' in Chiang Mai and was told 'No'
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A desperate battle with a cockroach in Chiang Mai. The night I fought with a protein container and body soap.
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Enjoy a night without power—or get angry. People are funny.
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Discharged after just one day — yet a 200,000-yen bill. A tumultuous record of hospitalization in Thailand
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I kept doing four hours of strength training every day and ended up in a Thai hospital.
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A 39°C fever from overdoing strength training. The fever taught me the communication power of my "true self".
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字幕なし、タイ語のみ。チェンマイで映画を見たらこうなった
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To Chiang Rai with friends I met at the hostel, to see the Long-Neck tribe!
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The day a scrawny person plunged into an overseas gym — Chiang Mai life begins
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Not a sleeper, 12 hours in a regular seat. A record of the overnight train to Chiang Mai
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This moment will never return — reflections on 'ichigo ichie' in Ayutthaya
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Still recovering from being sick, I got off at the wrong station! But I was rescued by a bike straight out of the movie 'TAXi'.
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The 'Ichigo-Ichie' Billiards Table — The Last Night with a Friend While Traveling
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The Night I Ate a Centipede in Chinatown──Reuniting in Bangkok with a Friend I Met in the Philippines
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The Day Taro Okamoto's Words Began to Make Sense — Painting at an Art Café in Bangkok
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Good grief — two months, huh──Arrival in Bangkok, the journey restarts
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Da Nang at 3 a.m. — From the early-morning train to a hideaway bar, the last night in Vietnam
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An Unexpected Encounter Makes the Best Day — An Unforgettable Day in Huế
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A city where the airport lounge serves Olivier — From Nha Trang to Da Nang, a travel-day record
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My first eight-hour train ride and the unease I felt in Nha Trang
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43 minutes by motorbike taxi with a 15 kg backpack. From Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh.
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Three Days with an ISFP Girlfriend──The Night a Wordless Love Ended by Hanoi's Lake
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We went to the park at night without helmets. Riding on the back of her bike, our wordless date continued.
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Choose a night of deep sleep over a cheap room. The importance of sleep | Around the World
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It was worth paying 170,000 dong to go. A day at Ky Co Beach | Around the World
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The Japanese food I ate in Quy Nhon was life-changingly delicious | Around the World
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Renting a motorbike without a license and riding 20 km through a Vietnamese town | Around the World
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3 AM, sudden flight change | Vietnam adventure continues despite poor health
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Travel, illness, and loneliness. Even so, I started filming my round-the-world documentary.
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A night of hopeful hurt — yet I can't stop meeting people | Vietnam late-night movie date
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A form of bonds I found in the Philippines that aren't 'family'.
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To Guimaras Island, Philippines! Mango Festival, a sea mishap, and a night touched by compassion
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The first day I ever ate rice with my hands — visiting Gigantes Island with friends from the Philippines.
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"Wanna try Balot?" my Filipino friend suggested, and when I cracked the shell—
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A page of a journey woven by chance and fate
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Gave ice cream to a young beggar. A day moved to tears by the touching surprise from Popoy and Julian.
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First time in my life I initiated a conversation! A special night with chocolate beer and the kids
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The café on Google Maps doesn't exist! What I learned in Puerto Princesa about 'living boldly'
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Saying goodbye to William and a new encounter on Palawan Island — a night inspired by Tony, an Irishman
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