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Cambodia in Under a Week: Angkor Wat Temples and Phnom Penh Killing Fields
Visited: November 9-15, 2024 Cambodia was a last minute addition to our trip. Nate wasn’t as interested in Cambodia, but I had wanted to visit the country ever since learning about its history in high school. And I had always wanted to visit Angkor Wat. We are both so glad we squeezed it in! I…
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4 Day, 3 Night Motorbike Trip on the Ha Giang Loop
Visited: November 4-7, 2024 We spent our final incredible days in Vietnam zipping through the Ha Giang Loop on a 4 day, 3 night tour. So much of this tour is about the views and feelings of cruising along all day on a motorbike which is hard to capture in a blog. I’ve included a…
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Two Days in the Idyllic Mai Chau and Short Return to Hanoi
Visited: October 31-November 2, 2024 We spent two calm and peaceful days in Mai Chau among the beautiful rice paddies and mountains. Unfortunately, it seems we were too relaxed as we somehow did not take many pictures here. So this blog will be light on pictures. However, we took more video footage which you can…
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Ninh Binh is Truly Ha Long Bay On Land
Visited: October 28-30, 2024 With the abrupt cancellation of our second night on the Ha Long Bay cruise, we had an additional day to explore Ninh Binh. Our home base for exploring the area was a homestay in the village of Tam Coc. I had imagined Tam Coc to be a very quiet and small…
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A Cruise on the Not Overrated Ha Long Bay
Visited: Oct 26-27, 2024 First Day in the Famous Ha Long Bay On our third morning in Vietnam, we took a bus from Hanoi to Ha Long Bay to start our 3 Day, 2 Night Ha Long Bay cruise. It was a very comfortable bus with roomy seats making the almost 3-hr ride pleasant. We…
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Hanoi, Our Introduction to Vietnam
Visited: October 23 – 25, 2024 From Bali, we flew 5 hours to Hanoi where we landed around 10pm. Nate’s mom, Kim, was meeting us in Hanoi and we coordinated flights to arrive around the same time. Luckily, both of our flights arrived on time and we met in the immigration area. The immigration process…
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Final Days in Indonesia at the Luxurious Alila Villas Uluwatu Resort
Visited: October 20-23, 2024 From Gili Trawangan, we took a morning ferry boat back to Bali for our final days in Indonesia. The ferry took about 2.5-hrs and we arrived at the Paddangbai port on the east side of Bali. At the port, we found a driver to take us directly to the long-awaited Alila…
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More Beaching and Lounging in Lombok: Senggigi and Gili Trawangan
Visited October 12 – 19, 2024 After Kuta, we had two more stops in Lombok before returning to Bali. We first stopped in Senggigi on the western coast of Lombok for two nights before heading to Gili Trawangan for a week. Senggigi is the second most popular tourist destination in Lombok after Kuta. Gili Trawangan…
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The Unanticipated Gem of Indonesia that Stole My Heart – Kuta, Lombok
Visited: October 3 – 11, 2024 As you can probably tell from the dramatic title, I fell in love with Kuta, Lombok (not Kuta in Bali). Visiting Lombok was a last-minute decision, so I went without knowing what to expect. It turned out to be the perfect place to rest, recover, and enjoy after our…
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A Disappointing 4 Days, 3 Nights on a Komodo Island Boat Tour
Visited: Sept 28 to Oct 3, 2024 We spent two nights in the town of Labuan Bajo, on Flores, before boarding our liveaboard boat to make our way to Lombok while passing through the Komodo National Park. We thought Labuan Bajo would be a sleepy little town, but it was much more developed as a…