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Kristin
Mar 19, 201014 min read
Vietnam | Motorbike Trip to Mekong Delta
Although we had been to the Mekong Delta at the beginning of our trip, we decided to do a second version of it for a few reasons. First,...
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Kristin
Mar 19, 20101 min read
Vietnam | Things on Motorbikes
In each country we visited in Southeast Asia, motorbikes were a main form of transportation for the locals. However, Vietnam stood out in...
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Kristin
Mar 16, 20102 min read
Vietnam | Shopping in HCMC
Happy St. Patty's Day! Most of this morning we spent researching accommodation and travel information for Japan. It ended up taking a...
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Kristin
Mar 15, 20106 min read
Vietnam | Dalat - Highlands & Coffee
Our days in Dalat were full of beautiful scenery and delicious coffee! Needless to say we had LOTS of energy while traveling in Dalat...
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Kristin
Mar 14, 20104 min read
Vietnam | Business Class to Dalat
Backpacking and Business Class Travel don't really seem to be complementary of each other. However, we made it happen in...
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Kristin
Mar 13, 20106 min read
Vietnam | Sapa
Sapa felt like we were stepping into a storybook. There was beautiful scenery, with equally beautiful ‘characters’. The people of Sapa...
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Kristin
Mar 11, 20104 min read
Back to Vietnam!
We only have a couple weeks in Southeast Asia before we return to Japan, so we decided that rather than spend two full days on a non-AC...
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Kristin
Mar 8, 20109 min read
Laos | Hilltribe Overnight Trek Tour
Sunday morning was the start of a couple of the greatest days on our trip! We started a 2 day trek/kayaking trip that we booked through...
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Kristin
Mar 6, 20101 min read
Laos | Luang Prabang
Our first day in Luang Prabang we viewed the sights of the UNESCO World Heritage city. There is a very French feel to the city and much...
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Kristin
Mar 5, 20107 min read
Laos | Vientiane & Vang Vieng
Laos brought a more laid-back feel than some of the other Southeast Asian countries we had visited. However, transportation across Laos...
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Kristin
Mar 1, 20109 min read
Thailand | Road to Pai & Mae Hong Song
To experience the scenic, but treacherous Road to Pai, we decided to take a break from renting motorbikes, and instead rented a car...
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Kristin
Feb 25, 20103 min read
Thailand | Chiang Mai
We arrived into the Chiang Mai train station around 9:30-10 a.m. from our night train experience, and were greeted by a former co-worker...
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Kristin
Feb 23, 20102 min read
Thailand | Ancient Ayutthaya
Ayutthaya was Thailand's capital from the mid 1300s to 1767 (when the Burmese invaded it). Over time and different conditions (like...
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Kristin
Feb 22, 20108 min read
Thailand | Krabi, Koh Samui & Bangkok
Starting Out Rough in Thailand To be perfectly honest, Thailand has given us some stress within the first few days of our arrival. We...
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Kristin
Feb 14, 20103 min read
Malaysia | Langkawi Island
After we left Georgetown we headed by boat ferry to the most northern Malaysian island, Langkawi. We ended up staying 3 full days in the...
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Kristin
Feb 10, 20107 min read
Malaysia | Taking a Vacation From Our Vacation
Alex's birthday was a couple of days ago, so we ended up taking a couple of days to stay at an actual hotel and not do the "backpacker"...
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Kristin
Feb 6, 20108 min read
Malaysia | Cameron Highlands
We have arrived in the Malaysian version of Alex's homeland (Vancouver, BC)! We arrived by bus early Thursday afternoon and our first...
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Kristin
Feb 3, 20103 min read
Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur
The past few days we have been checking out the capital city of Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur. Similar to Singapore, there is a variety of...
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Kristin
Feb 1, 20104 min read
Malaysia | Historical Melaka
We left Singapore on Sunday morning bound for 'the cheaper land' where we could afford more things and not be limited as much with our...
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Kristin
Jan 30, 20105 min read
Singapore | Not for a Backpacker's Budget
We boarded our bus that would take us to Hanoi so that we could catch our flight to Singapore. However, we almost made a huge mistake. We...
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