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Posted onMay 25, 2020May 25, 2020North America

I watched the World Series live for 20 bucks

by Aaron RaubvogelLeave a comment on I watched the World Series live for 20 bucks

I don’t know anyone who works for the Washington Nationals…

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Posted onMay 23, 2020May 23, 2020Oceania

Hiking the finest walk in the world

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Whenever something is considered to be the best or finest or grandest, I always approach it with skepticism. However, when it comes to the Milford Track, it lives up to the hype as the “finest walk in the world.”

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Posted onMay 20, 2020May 20, 2020Asia

When I saw a live snake venom extraction

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Essentially, they purposely pissed off the snake with a stick so it would want to bite down and release venom from its fangs. But, while that was happening, another guy would grab the snake by its head and the snake would bite into a beaker, and the venom would drip into the container.

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Posted onMay 14, 2020May 14, 2020Asia

Stories from the 9th longest flight in the world

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Just over 8,446 miles traveled. About 17 hours in length. One (1) seat in economy class for the entire trip. That’s what I was facing on December 21, 2018 when I arrived at 7am at San Francisco International Airport for my flight across the Pacific Ocean to Singapore.

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Posted onMay 11, 2020May 14, 2020Red Jacket Story

When half a continent lost power

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Now, how does half a continent lose power? No, this is a legitimate question, how does half a continent lose power! Because that’s what happened to all of Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and parts of Brazil and Chile on June 16, 2019.

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Posted onApril 26, 2020May 14, 2020Africa

My best souvenir

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Many of you may not know this, but I’m actually a multi-billionaire… in Zimbabwe.

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Posted onApril 12, 2020May 14, 2020Red Jacket Story

My scariest travel experience

by Aaron RaubvogelLeave a comment on My scariest travel experience

I consider myself a fairly seasoned traveler, having been to six continents and journeyed extensively on my own. However, there are certain experiences that rattle me to the core and make me realize just how vulnerable and prepared for anything you have to be while traveling. 

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Posted onApril 9, 2020May 14, 2020Red Jacket Story

When I got involved in South American civil rights protests (twice!)

by Aaron RaubvogelLeave a comment on When I got involved in South American civil rights protests (twice!)

Ok, so this is a bit of a weird story. I didn’t plan on being involved in either protest, but, as with most things in travel (and in life), all the interesting stories don’t come from planned events. 

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Posted onApril 2, 2020May 14, 2020Red Jacket Story

The time I met Harrison Ford in the Galapagos (I snorkeled with him!)

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However, the rarest creature I saw in the Galapagos wasn’t a native, in fact it was actor Harrison Ford and his wife Calista Flockhart. 

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Posted onApril 1, 2020May 14, 2020Africa

The time I almost got eaten by African Wild Dogs (with photos!)

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And there they were, about 35 African Wild Dogs, surrounding us on all sides. Obviously, we were scared sh*tless and I can’t speak for my family, but I was paralyzed with fear. All the while, our guide offered us NO help whatsoever and kept on taking photos.

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