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The complete guide to buying Green Bus tickets online

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Few things suck more than being told the bus you had planned to take is full – and that the next one is hours away.During one of our last trips out of Chiang Mai, this was exactly the case. We arrived at the bus station around 5:30pm, intending to pick up tickets and leave around 6pm… this bus was of course full, and the next one didn’t leave until...

Destination: the Black House – home to the most skulls and horns in northern Thailand

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The set design team for Game of Thrones called – they want their preserved hides and bones back.

Rightfully called creepy, eerie, or just plain odd by most anyone that visits, the Black House (Baan Dam) is probably the largest collection of animal remains made into furniture in the world. It’s a little overwhelming at first, and there aren’t quite e...

Off-topic: the plugins and tools to rock your travel blog

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This post has been on the backburner for awhile now, partially because I’ve been behind on some travel posts. Now that I’m caught up less behind than usual, I thought I’d push through and finish this one up.

If you’re running a travel blog (or any kind of blog, for that matter), WordPress has been the default choice of many for years. The open-sourc...