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Jodi Ettenberg

Jodi is a former lawyer turned award-winning travel writer and photographer who shares resources and stories from a decade of eating and living abroad. Her expertise has led to features in the New York Times, National Geographic, BBC Travel, CNN, The Guardian, and more. Jodi also has celiac disease, and her longform gluten free guides and translation cards (over 18,000 cards sold!) have helped fellow celiacs eat safely as they travel.

Following a lumbar puncture that left her disabled in 2017, her work has shifted to focus on curiosity, chronic pain, and the challenges we all face when life changes drastically. She was named a 'Most Influential Health Advocate' of 2023, and also sits on the Board of Directors for the Spinal CSF Leak Foundation. Please see the About page for more.

The Perhentian Islands: Malaysia’s Perfect Beach Destination

Where to stay, what to do and where to eat on Malaysia’s Perhentian Kecil.

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Sunsets and Storms on Malaysia’s Perhentian Kecil

I have seen a slew of stunning sunsets during my trip, but none as achingly beautiful and consistently colourful as those from my 2.5 weeks on the Perhentian Islands in Malaysia.

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Adventures in Indonesia: Lombok to Flores by Boat

Some trips start out with the sudden realization that something is just not right. My 4-night slow boat trip from Gili Trawangan, Indonesia to Flores Island was one of those trips. It began with my minibus driver’s drunken babbling, and progressed from there.

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My Favorite Expression in the Whole Wide World

Like most travellers I know, I try at a minimum to learn the basics in any new country’s language, but the first real expression I try to learn is always the same, no matter where I am on earth: how to say “no problem.”

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Review of XKCD Volume 0

XKCD’s comics + Breadpig’s inventive philanthropy + Room to Read’s school-building = a bowl full of win!

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Adventures in Indonesia: Public Transportation

There are two fail-safe sensory overloads for the traveller who wants to learn about a new place: going to the local supermarket, replete with its adventurous, exciting foods and people watching, and taking public transportation, with all of the delays, break-downs and random farm animals that comes with it.

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