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The Men’s Guide Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (Snapshot)

Snapshots are mini city guides for smaller places or cities I have only experienced briefly. Here’s a little snapshot of Bishkek. What’s Bishkek like? Crossing the border from Kazakhstan you’ll definitely feel you’ve tumbled down the economic ladder. GDP per capita drops from $8.8k a year to a palsy 1.2k a year – en pair with Cambodia or Zambia. Modern […]

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The Men’s Guide to Iran

Overview Iran is not what you’d expect. Forget the media’s portrayal of an anti-Western Islamic backwater. In reality, Iranians are educated, extremely welcoming, and many are quite liberal and secular.  If you do visit, you’ll find some of the most hospitable people in the world (maybe THE most hospitable from my experience). From a touristic perspective […]

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LISTEN: On the ground in Syria

In this incredible in-depth interview with somebody on the ground in Syria, you’ll learn more about the conflict than you ever had before. I met MJ, a political science major, at an Irish bar in Damascus. We talk about the internal conflict, regional players, the propaganda war with Al Jazeera, American and Russian involvement. I’ve […]

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The Clash of Civilizations, The Silk Road, and North Korea with Andrew MacLeod

In this episode of Hangover Radio I speak with Andrew MacLeod, and who has led an extraordinary life. He is an Australian businessman, and a former humanitarian lawyer and aid worker for the UN, witnessing the Rwandan genocide, the Pakistani earthquake and the Asian tsunami. Check out his video on North Korea below. He has traveled to 140 countries, […]

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