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  • Tom Fassbender
    4:50 pm Mon, Nov 9, 2015
    Pick-pocketed in Ho Chi Minh City: A cautionary tale

    Although we hoped it wouldn't happen, we knew that being pick-pocketed on our Trip Around the World was a very real possibility. We tried to always be careful, especially in… Read the rest of the article: Pick-pocketed in Ho Chi Minh City: A cautionary tale

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  • Tom Fassbender
    6:54 am Wed, May 13, 2015
    How to buy secret cookies baked by cloistered Spanish nuns How to buy Nun Cookies in Spain

    When we heard about the semi-secret cookies baked by secluded nuns in Madrid, Spain, naturally we had to seek out these mythical treats. Here's what we found.

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  • Tom Fassbender
    4:00 am Thu, Mar 19, 2015
    Pondok Pekak Library, a hidden gem in Ubud, Bali Pondok Pekak Library in Ubud

    Ubud has been called the cultural center of Bali, and at the heart of Ubud Village sits the literary oasis that is the Pondok Pekak Library & Learning Center. It was one of our favorite hangouts while we visited Bali.

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  • Tom Fassbender
    7:40 am Fri, Feb 20, 2015
    What bees taught me about Cambodia Giant Honeybee Hive in Cambodia

    I come from a family of beekeepers, so I had to check out a tour of traditional techniques. But I got more than I expected, and learned a lot about life in rural Cambodia.

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  • Tom Fassbender
    2:00 am Mon, Jan 12, 2015
    A tour through New Zealand's amazing steampunk town Steampunk HQ, New Zealand

    We went to Oamaru, New Zealand to see the blue penguins (and they were super cute), but it was the town's dedication to Steampunk that really got us fired up.

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  • Tom Fassbender
    2:00 am Thu, Jan 8, 2015
    Tsukunejima: A Fantastic Dining Experience in Hiroshima Tsukunejima Streetside View

    When I visited Hiroshima, Japan with my family, I expected a lot of tough questions about the atomic bomb from my daughters. But I didn't expect to stumble upon one of the best restaurants I've ever eaten at.

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  • Tom Fassbender
    2:00 am Mon, Nov 17, 2014
    Welcome to Sacred Monkey Forest Mean Monkey in the Monkey Forest

    "It felt like one of those horror-movie moments when a party of teenagers are lost in the woods and stumble upon some cute thing and everyone says, 'Aw, isn't that cute.' Then it turns from cute to evil and kills them." Tom Fassbender takes his kids to a monkey park in Bali.

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  • Tom Fassbender
    4:00 am Fri, Nov 7, 2014
    The Majesty of Easter Island Moai at Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island

    As a young boy, Tom Fassbender remembers being fascinated by Easter Island while watching In Search Of, but he never thought he'd have the chance to actually visit the place — then his family decided to travel around the world.

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  • Tom Fassbender
    4:00 am Thu, Sep 11, 2014
    Managing expectations on a trip around the world

    When Tom Fassbender took a trip around the world with his family, he wasn't naive enough to think that it was going to be a year of easy adventure full of laughs and endless fun.

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  • Tom Fassbender
    4:00 am Mon, Aug 11, 2014
    How We Decided to Travel Around the World How We Decided to Travel Around the World

    "Most people think that taking a family of four on a trip around the world for an entire year would require a long discussion and some careful consideration," says Tom Fassbender. "But for us, the decision was made with the speed of a single text message."

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