Jeremy Kressmann
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Jeremy Kressmann is a writer based in Brooklyn, NY. He's currently on the road in Southeast Asia.
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Jeremy Kressmann
- http://twitter.com/kressie42
Jeremy Kressmann is a writer based in Brooklyn, NY. He's currently on the road in Southeast Asia.



Welcome back to Gadling's series on backpacking Southeast Asia, South by Southeast. In Southeast Asia, the center of daily life is the street. In Hanoi, pedestrians stop for a trim at sidewalk barber stands. In Bangkok, co-workers gather for steaming street-side bowls of noodle soup. And in Mandalay, men huddle at curbside tea shops, sipping milky-sweet chai while trading stories and gossip. You cannot claim to have visited Southeast Asia without soaking up this unique sidewalk atmosphere. And if you truly want to partake in this daily carnival of the street, you need to be eating the street food. Frequently.



Welcome back to Gadling's series on backpacking in Southeast Asia, South by Southeast. Most visitors in Southeast Asia are on a tight budget. Lucky for you, the prices here are very negotiable. As I've learned during the past two months, everything from the price of my guest house, to my tuk-tuk to souvenirs, is up for negotiation. For a traveler living "on a shoestring," it's a been a useful skill to master. But sometimes there's a difference between bargaining your way to a good deal and just plain "ugly bargaining."More from AOL Travel:
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