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The departures signs at GRU Terminal 2, which you can walk past if you have your Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate

UPDATED: No yellow fever vaccine and can’t board your flight from São Paulo?

by Mark
July 7, 2023February 22, 2024
Digital Nomad Life, Travel

Here’s a friendly PSA for those of you planning a South American adventure: don’t forget to check the vaccination requirements before you jet off! You don’t want to end up like me – stuck in… Read More »UPDATED: No yellow fever vaccine and can’t board your flight from São Paulo?

On the train from Beijing, China to Hanoi, Vietnam, a meal replacement bar package. It has a gold strip along the top edge, a red stripe along the bottom, and a red star between the stripes. There is writing in Chinese characters all over it, as well as an official-looking emblem in the top left corner.

That time I messed up my Vietnam visa and got pulled off the train in China

by Mark
August 2, 2022August 2, 2022
Digital Nomad Life, Travel

Back in 2006, after quitting my job in Korea, I was traveling back to Canada by land and sea. On the journey, I was passing by train from China to Vietnam. I needed a visa… Read More »That time I messed up my Vietnam visa and got pulled off the train in China