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interview withTravel Blogger Chris Backeof

www.oneweirdglobe.com

Chris Backe is the main blogger at One Weird Globe. He’s also the author of over a dozen books and itineraries, which can be found by looking at the menu. He’s originally from the US (the Chicago, Illinois area) and last lived in Lexington, Kentucky before coming to Asia.

Q: Which country do you come from/call home?

A: I’m from the US and I am currently living in Thailand.

Q: Are you a backpacker/long term traveller/business traveller/live and work abroad?

A: Call my wife and I ‘slow nomads’ – we met in South Korea, got married in a Seoul park, lived in Bangkok for about 6 months, and have since traveled to several other southeast

Asian countries. When traveling we don the backpacks and aim for value on the way to what’s out there.

Q: How do you fund your travel (savings/work whilst travelling/other)?

A: I started by teaching English in South Korea in 2008.

That worked pretty well for about five years. When we moved to Thailand in March 2013, I kept up the blog in addition to freelance writing along with the occasional photography gig. Beyond that, book royalties brings in some money as well, and I’m working on a self-publishing business right now.

Q: What is the first trip you remember taking and how old were you?

A: We went camping as a family occasionally – the perfect place for a ten-year-old to go biking and see the stars.

My dad gave me one of those one-time-use cameras, which planted a photography bug as well.

Q: Have you been anywhere which turned out to be totally different to how you imagined? If so, how?

A: I guess Bangkok was a bit surprising, in both good and bad ways. It’s a lot hotter than you think it’ll be, and you really do have to watch what’s going on around you more than you think. There’s also quite a bit to see and do around the town, which is one reason why the next itineraries I’m putting together will be around Bangkok and central Thailand.

Q: Where is your favourite place in the world?

A: It’s hard to beat Chiang Mai, Thailand. Clean, cheap, laid back, plenty to see and do around town. It’s sort of a shame most tourists only visit for a few days or a week at most – the place really grows on you over time. I’ve lived here for about six months, and am only reluctantly moving on to continue research for my next book (about weird destinations in Thailand)

Q: Do you have a bucket list? If so what is on it?

A: Not one that’s on paper. There’s just the idea to continue traveling as long as I can, slowly, and learning about the country like a local.

Q: Can you imagine life without travel?

A: No – I can’t imagine how my life would have been had I chose to become a librarian full-time instead of teaching

English in Korea. I definitely wouldn’t have met my wife, and we definitely wouldn’t be living the life we do.

Q: If you were not travelling what would you be doing instead?

A: For all I know, I might still be teaching computer classes and being a librarian! I’d love to think there would have been another opportunity to travel or get out of the US, but

I shudder to think how… normal… things might have been.

Q: What is the name of your travel blog and the url?

A: It’s called One Weird Globe – www.oneweirdglobe.com – and was called Chris in South Korea from March 2008 to mid-2013. After moving to Thailand and taking trips around southeast Asia, I realized I needed a broader name.

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