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on June 12, 2016May 6, 2018 with 19 comments by Nick @ concrete and kitsch

Modernist Architecture in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phnom Penh Architecture: Vann Molyvann's Modernist Legacy As I’ve stated before, our trip to Southeast Asia was a rather serendipitous one. I’ve been rather singularly focused in the past 18 ...

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on May 23, 2016June 13, 2016 with 2 comments by Nick @ concrete and kitsch

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Basic Beaches: Southeast Asia 2016

It's finally time for David and I to head out on another trip! For this trip, we are taking more of a well trodden tourist path through the Southeast Asian ...

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on November 17, 2015June 13, 2016 with 0 comments by Nick @ concrete and kitsch

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5 Reasons to Travel in the Off Season

When one thinks of a vacation, usually it’s very much associated with the summertime, when good weather is almost assured and families with children are able to take time off ...

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on September 21, 2015November 22, 2016 with 0 comments by Nick @ concrete and kitsch

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Gozo Beaches: Comparison is the Thief of Joy

It may be unfair, but when I’m on a beach vacation, I always end up comparing my current location to past vacations I’ve taken. The beach vacations that have defined ...

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on August 20, 2015June 14, 2016 with 0 comments by Nick @ concrete and kitsch

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Private Beaches and Scenic Boat Rides: Bogil-do and Wan-do, Korea

As you may know, I lived in Korea (for the purposes of this blog, I refer to South Korea as Korea, and North Korea as the DPRK) from 2006-2007, and ...

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on August 17, 2015June 14, 2016 with 4 comments by Nick @ concrete and kitsch

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August’s 5 Travel Obsessions

Another month, another list of 5 places I'm dying to explore. My travel ADD has me constantly down rabbit holes, and this month is no different, despite getting ready to ...

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on July 26, 2015February 11, 2016 with 0 comments by Nick @ concrete and kitsch

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Top 5 Urbex Destinations of the Moment

I am a relative noob to the world of Urbex, but where I lack in experience, I make up for in time spent in internet K-holes. I've already built quite ...

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on July 24, 2015June 14, 2016 with 0 comments by Nick @ concrete and kitsch

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Making Friends while Traveling – in Mongolia, and the Rest of the World

In September of 2011, I visited Mongolia. My trip came at the tail end of a long summer job at the tail end of my graduate program at the tail ...

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on July 18, 2015June 14, 2016 with 0 comments by Nick @ concrete and kitsch

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July’s 5 Travel Obsessions

I have written about my predilection for falling down rabbit holes before – see Chiatura, Georgia, what remains one of the highlights of David and my trip to the South ...

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on July 12, 2015June 14, 2016 with 0 comments by Nick @ concrete and kitsch

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Squid and Sand – Korea’s Remote Ulleung-do

During graduate school, I made several trips back to Korea, where I lived between 2006 and 2007. As opposed to just staying in Seoul the entire time (because TV and ...

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