Elephants, Waterfalls and Motorbikes in Luang Prabang with New Friends
We became fast friends with people we met on the two-day boat ride into Laos, and went on several excursions as a group.
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Slow Boat to Luang Prabang, Laos
We left Thailand and crossed the border into Laos on a very small boat that took us to a pier with immigration on
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Loi Krathong Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand
We were quickly growing to love Chiang Mai as we’ve had an awesome first few days here. Then came the festivities for Loi
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Tigers and Temples in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Just outside of Chiang Mai, we went to a tiger sanctuary. These facilities are very controversial and opponents argue that they incentivize the
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Muay Thai and a Cooking Class in Chiang Mai, Thailand
During the planning of our big Southeast Asia trip, I realized there would be a can’t-miss festival call Loi Krathong or Yi Peng
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Ancient Temples of Cambodia
We took a five hour bus from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap, which is very close to the magnificent temples of Angkor. This
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Cambodia’s Dark History
In the 1970’s, a brutal regime called the Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia and began a totalitarian genocide that would result in the
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Phnom Penh, Cambodia
We took a bus from Saigon, Vietnam into Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia.
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Camping and Cruising in Halong Bay, Vietnam
Through our hostel in Hanoi, we arranged a multi-day trip to Halong Bay. A bus drove us to the coast where we boarded
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Snakes and Puppets in the Capital of Vietnam – Hanoi
We originally planned on taking the reunification express train up the entirety of Vietnam. However, we discovered very inexpensive airfare on Vietnam Airlines
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