Steve McDonald

Writer and photographer. Adventurer and didactic prick. Casual existentialist, bus stop gypsy. Rudyard Kipling on mushrooms. Smells of goat.

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Blue Flame Java Lava: A Gas Mask Shenanigan http://t.co/QQ1Vc79cgn

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Steve McDonald’s Guide to Playing the Dumb Tourist Card Like a Symphony Harp http://t.co/6K9fGi8DM4

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Garden of the Corpse Flower: A Sumatran Jungle Quest for the Rarest Flower on Earth http://t.co/rHJaqvRca4

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Visiting Sulawesi is like traveling back in time. People still think rat tails are cool.

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Let’s Make Pee-Pee on Pol Pot’s Grave http://t.co/1fxbGdFEkk

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Bungle in the Jungle, Five Days in the Hide: An Ill-Fated Search for the Rare and Elusive Nasalis Larvatus http://t.co/OFgbtRFmaO

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Photo Travelogue: The Biggest Darkness (An Expedition to the Largest Cave Chamber on Earth) http://t.co/s4geVf26r3

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The Karakoram Highway - When I tell people that my favorite country thus far has been Pakistan, I often... http://t.co/QPC8QMIK7y

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The Art of Trip Planning - I’m writing this article for my younger brother, who, with all due respect, is... http://t.co/V9d6yOdB50

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Wednesday Wanderings: The Former Nation of East Turkestan - It’s hard to stabilize a video camera when... http://t.co/1vF9GW4ovv

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Guilty as Charged - If Purgatory exists, I imagine it looks something like the Concord District... http://t.co/DDNyYhLKQd

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Detained in Bahawalpur - Nearly two months have passed since my ill-fated journey to Bahawalpur, since my... http://t.co/4zm7DUWwh3

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Everything You Never Knew You Didn't Want to Know About Traveler's Diarrhea - After three months of... http://t.co/vrlHCxzJso

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Flirting with Afghanistan: The Smugglers' Bazaar - It was a dangerous idea to try to go to Peshawar, but... http://t.co/47e7R0n7x9

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Goatball Superstar, Afghan Hero - The afternoon sun slanted across the District Chief of Police’s office as... http://t.co/HtUdPS9iTb

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Guest Blogger Michael Spencer Bown: The Top 80 Highlights of the World - An unexpected benefit of visiting... http://t.co/7mf241pAqC

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The 1,000 Year Old Egg (and the Three Penis Wine) - Grocery shopping with a Chinese local is a bit like... http://t.co/jrzXgaP0ht

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The Way of the Pashtunwali - For this week’s special Photo Travelogue, there won’t be any happy postcards.... http://t.co/XNsjZX2oQh

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Slumber Party with Headhunters http://t.co/C90TICXnLA

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Kidnapped in Alipur - I find it ironic, and embarrassingly hypocritical, that not even a week after I... http://t.co/Ak6K4g02DF