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Khaaaa! Bangkok, Thailand
05Jan2017 Being in a metropolis like Bangkok was strangely comforting, like the buzzing feeling I get when I return to NYC after a long trip away. The city welcomed us with lights, traffic, Uber, cocktails, rooftops, and shopping malls- all things that I thought would be a turn off after being in such small towns…
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Same Same but Different in Chiang Mai, Thailand
03Jan2017 When I look back, I think that Chaing Mai was the stop on our trip when we lost a bit of steam. We didn’t map out an itinerary as we’d done in previous cities, but this was probably just what we needed at this point.
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Live from Luang Prabang, Laos
Make time for Laos, people! It’s definitely easy to fall in love with this much sleepier town after being in a bustling city like Hanoi. The main street is just a mile long between the post-office to the peninsula. Chic weaving shops display intricately woven goods, cafes flaunt French pastries, and day spas offer massages all along…
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Hanoi Is Where the Heart Is
26Dec2016: Arrival in Hanoi Our first night in Hanoi we had dinner with Lisa and Jared at Chim Sao for a hotpot dinner. It felt wonderful to catch up about their trip details, where they’d hiked and the caves they’d explored, but also about their lives back in Oakland.
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All the ‘Hue’ Up!
24Dec2016: Arrive in Hue, Vietnam It’s a 3.5 hour drive from Hoi An to Hue, a port city in central Vietnam. The drive takes you through the misty jungles of Hai Van pass, a windy road in the mountains of Danang. Our guide, Mr. Thong, brought us to the Cham Museum, at the foot of the pass. The…
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