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No Fairytale Travels
Hosted by Mr. Pirate · EN
9 long years of stories to tell about the places I've been, the people I've met, and the experiences I've had! Grab a drink and join me as I relive my past adventures in all of their glory, ridiculousness, and sometimes harsh reality.
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My Cambodia Adventure Part 8 - Burned Legs and a Lost Love
Jan 30, 202200:38:12Tap to summarizeSend a textWe are back to Cambodia in this episode and back to lots of fun little stories from my adventure in Battambang! From scams to food to exclusive rich white people hotels in Asia and... also... where I learn that the girl I liked also likes me... after she has already left ;(Also, I become Darth Vader.. sort of? Orrrr maybe I had too much wine?! Or both :)Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy this episode!!!!Let me know your thoughts on my substack: https://nofairytaletravels.substack.com
Transcribe →Ukraine Possible Invasion & Lviv & Lima Blathering Plans and Thoughts
Jan 24, 202200:33:35Tap to summarizeSend a textI'm getting ready for another big series of travels and am now faced with the prospect of traveling to a country that might soon get invaded (re-invaded?!), Ukraine, or just going straight for South America.Anyway, this is my blatherings on this part of travel.Sorry for not finishing Cambodia or New Years subjects, I just haven't had the energy recently, which I address in the podcast.To comment, go to: https://nofairytaletravels.substack.com/
Transcribe →Christmas Stories from the Past - From Vienna to America
Jan 2, 202200:51:14Tap to summarizeSend a textWelcome to my Christmas Special Episode! Here I talk about what Christmas means to me and go over some of my favorite Christmas travel stories, European Christmas markets and a lovely day with a lovely lass at the Vienna Christmas Markets. :)Enjoy! :)(Cambodia stories will be back shortly.)To leave a comment, go to: https://nofairytaletravels.substack.com/
Transcribe →My Cambodia Adventure Part 7 - Barbecued Rats & Flying Bats
Dec 20, 202100:28:17Tap to summarizeSend a textIt was time for some more touristing around Battambang, Cambodia and the main attraction this day would be an army of bats!!!We rented a tuk tuk for the day, lost 2 girls to food poisoning, tended to my now severe leg burns from the rooftop canal boat ferry ride the other day, invaded an elementary school playground, feasted on country rats, and gawked at armies of bats descending upon the Cambodian forest to begin their evening feast.To leave a comment, go to my substack and you can comment there: https://nofairytaletravels.substack.com/
Transcribe →My Cambodia Adventure Part 6 - Date Night in Cambodia
Dec 12, 202100:31:11Tap to summarizeSend a textThe night starts with a date in a lovely funny town in Cambodia called BattamBang with a beautiful Italian girl... and her unsuspecting local lesbian Tinder date... can you say AWKWARD?!?!The night ended with drunk scootering around the city with a former American Cambodian gang member who was deported back to Cambodia and an Australian bar owner who might also have been exiled from the land down-under.It was a crazy night that capped-off a crazy day in a place I had never even heard of just a few days prior to this.Ask me some questions on my substack :) https://nofairytaletravels.substack.com/
Transcribe →My Cambodia Adventure Part 5 - First Day in BattamBang - Tuk Tuks, Worm Food, a Circus and so Much More
Dec 5, 202100:26:13Tap to summarizeSend a textThis is the story of my first full day in the city of Battambang Cambodia with my new travel family. It involves recovering from massive sunburn, touring local markets full of worm vendors and knock-off everything and squactopus fish lol, and also a drunken bamboo railway adventure, renting a tuk-tuk for a day, fake police stops and bribes and a Simple Jack Tropic Thunder style jungle theater production!It was a truly fun and goofy day and it was perfect, especially due to the amazing travel family that I had! :)For more info, go to my substack and ask me a question: https://nofairytaletravels.substack.com
Transcribe →Cambodia Adventure P4 - The Journey to BattamBang
Nov 28, 202100:26:03Tap to summarizeSend a text Man Abroad is Not a Man Long Forlorn- MeThis is a story of how I came to have one of my best travel families ever, and a truly magical experience in Cambodia.In this episode, I meet my travel family and my guide.I get a massage from blind people that closely resembles torture, the guide gets a drive-by scooter mugging, I lose a girl to a total twat but end up with 2 Brazilians, Odin's Daughter is punched by her one-night man and everyone somehow manages to come together to make it on an 8 hour canal boat journey from Siem Reap (Angkor Wat) to the magical and unexpected city of Battambang, Cambodia, which is where the real crazy adventure begins :)To leave a comment on this episode head to: https://nofairytaletravels.substack.com/
Transcribe →Cambodia Adventure - Angkor Wat - Exploring the Ancient World - (Part 3)
Nov 22, 202100:29:02Tap to summarizeSend a textPart 3 of my Cambodian Adventure takes us to the world famous Angkor Wat, an ancient mega-city, that rivaled any other city on the planet at the time.Touring Angkor Wat is one of the coolest things that I have ever done - it takes you back into time as you travel by Tuk-Tuk from Temple to Temple, driving on dirt roads through this ancient city, taking you deeper into the Jungle and farther away from modernity as you see these magnificently carved stones seemingly growing from the ground and shooting into the sky, interwoven with trees and vines alike, people riding elephants through the Jungle in the background, and wrinkle-inducing smiles as you traverse the ancient ruins like a hungover and excited Indiana Jones!Needless to say, I love this place! :)To leave a comment, go to my substack post for this podcast: https://nofairytaletravels.substack.com/
Transcribe →Travel to San Francisco - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Nov 15, 202101:30:40Tap to summarizeSend a textThis is my trip to San Francisco in all of its honest and raw glory, sadness, and happiness.I'm giving you guys the real-deal on San Francisco, no sugar-coating, just what I experienced, from drug addicts and homeless people to the cutest architecture in the world to covid sadness and from plastic food to amazing food, from Alcatraz to Clam Chowder and so much more.My experience here was a full one and I am happy to have visited this city - it has a lot of things going on and is definitely worth a visit if you're around USA.(This episode interrupts my Cambodia story because I wanted to share my San Francisco trip while it's still fresh. I will take you back to the Cambodian adventure next week though!)Leave a comment on this at my substack: https://nofairytaletravels.substack.com
Transcribe →Cambodia P2 (Siem Reap) - Gourmet Bugs for Food & Drugged Pizzas - The Better Baby Bangkok
Nov 8, 202100:27:56Tap to summarizeSend a textMy adventures in Siem Reap Cambodia were plenty and full of food and drink and laughs and great times and this podcast covers those great times before I embarked upon the touristy elements of this adventure.This little city is the second largest in Cambodia and its main draw is the pile of rocks outside the city that used to be a world-class leading cutting-edge masterpiece of engineering, but this episode of my podcast deals more with the essence of modern day Siem Reap and the vibe and feeling and experience of the city.My adventure in Cambodia, 30 days that ranged from full-on tourism to full-on party to full-on beach life to some of the best travelers I have ever met and the best people I have ever met, was the best adventure of my life.I hope you enjoy following me on this adventure :)If you have questions or comments, check out my post for this podcast on substack: https://nofairytaletravels.substack.com
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