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Escape To Mexico: The Final Frontier For Covid Travels?
by Trevor Warman on December 6, 2020

Fleeing Turkey’s Covid lockdowns and a hotel fire, Nomadic Backpacker is free again. But is he at the end of the road?

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Next Month The World’s Oldest Place Will Be Destroyed
by VBJ on September 13, 2019

Gone.

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Beirut Cultural Short Films: The Dancer
by VBJ on February 7, 2019

The first rough cut of an extended film project in Beirut.

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Street Scuffle With Scumbags (Or Cops) In Beirut
by VBJ on December 23, 2018

That was weird.

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Beirut, Lebanon Travel Notes
by VBJ on December 22, 2018

A week in Beirut in a post.

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Beirut Airport Touch Prepaid SIM Card Scam
by VBJ on December 20, 2018

They got me. Hardcore.

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What Being In A New City Rising From The Desert Is Like
by VBJ on August 29, 2018

Running and gunning in the desert.

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Truck Fishing In Oman Vlog
by VBJ on August 20, 2018

I’ve been traveling for 18 years but I’ve never witnessed this before.

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Travels In Muscat Vlog
by VBJ on August 19, 2018

A video about what I found in Oman’s capital.

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‘Five Years Ago There Was Nothing’ My Duqm Feature On The Guardian
by VBJ on August 7, 2018

… and a little about my journalism strategy.

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My Flight To Italy Showed Me The Future Of Travel

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The Brave New World isn’t coming, it’s already here.

JFK Airport TSA Tries To Punish Passengers For Opting Out Of Biometric Facial Scans

By VBJ

They say that you have the right to opt out, but do you really?

How To Practice Foreign Language While Traveling

By VBJ

A look at how travel has impacted my language learning and tips for breaking out of the traveler bubble.

A J6 Documentary That I Worked On Is Out In Theaters

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Diving head first into the melee …

For The Past Year I’ve Been Filming A Documentary About … Offshore Wind

By VBJ

On the trail of a my next film.

Why Frontier Is America’s Worst Airline

By VBJ

In a country that’s becoming known for poor air travel service, this airline is the worst of them all.

Why Airports And Flying Have Become So Bad

By VBJ

The great air travel race to the bottom.

On Going To The Gym While Traveling

By VBJ

Working out has always been a part of my travel routine, but now it’s turned it into a conduit for exploration.

Panama’s Presidential Election May Portend What Will Happen With Trump In The USA

By VBJ

A backfire of unprecedented proportions?