Budget Traveling Experiences From Around the World
After our 36-hour debacle from Hanoi we decided to extend our stay in Luang Prabang. The thought of getting back on a bus in a few short days brought back the familiar bad taste of the bumpy bus ride north to Luang Prabang. Why not stay a little longer? After all, the name of the … Continue reading Luang Prabang – Relaxing River and Lao history
When we first started out on our adventure, we hadn’t given much thought to the actual crossing of borders to the 4 countries we planned to go to. But as the time came to do our first we had a fair amount of jitters. As a relatively new traveler, crossing a border for the first … Continue reading Do’s and Don’ts of Cau Treo & Stung Treng Border Crossings
As fast as we could blink an eye we were already in our last city of Vietnam. A 30-day visa in Vietnam seemed to be plenty of time when we started planning this trip, but in retrospect, we probably could have spent 90 days. Truthfully, we didn’t really do much research into what we would … Continue reading Hanoi – Return to Big City life with Beer and Train streets
A common theme from anyone that has done some traveling is that often you find the comfort of home in the arms and words of a stranger. There is something about being able to share your innermost feelings, with someone that doesn’t know you from Adam, that is incredibly freeing. There is no judgement, and … Continue reading Cat Ba – Monkeys, Islands, and the comfort of strangers
Sometimes your best laid plans fall through. Life has disappointing turns, usually synced up with expectations. We are trying to roll with the punches as they come and not put too much pressure on any activity that we are doing. If things don’t go our way, stop, and focus on what we are grateful for. … Continue reading Phong Nha – Takin it Easy Tiger and the Cave that never was
30 days seems like such a long time, heck so does 90, but more and more we are starting to feel as if we are going to run out of time to see everything that we want to see in Southeast Asia. At home, a whole month could drag across what seemed an eternity as … Continue reading Hue – Traveler’s Time Travel and the Imperial City
When we first got to Vietnam we fell into a pattern of early rising and early bedtimes. The longer we have been in Southeast Asia, the more we slipped back into similar sleeping habits as home; late nights and late rising. Plus, the beer is great; its hard ok? We are trying to force ourselves … Continue reading Da Nang – Early Rising (again), Marble Mountains, and the Ba Na Hills
One fulfilling part of traveling is the host of random folks you meet in different bars, restaurants, and destinations. United in our thirst for travel, but almost always in a different spot in our journey. Same same, but different, as they say around here. Some are simply on vacation for a couple of weeks, some … Continue reading Da Nang – Sandy, Banyan Tree, and the Lady Buddha
When we first set out on this journey, we knew that it in our first month I would celebrate my 33rd birthday. I have always loved my birthday for the simple reason that it has always been an excuse to get together all the people in my life at one time to meet, drink, and … Continue reading Vietnam – A Stranger’s Kindness and Another Year Around The Sun
From the moment we “jumped into the deep end” in Saigon, we have been blown away at the controlled chaos of transportation in Vietnam. Motorbikes dominate the roads with cars and trucks blowing through traffic like whales through a swarm of tuna. The sheer volume of people has probably been one of the more surprising … Continue reading Hoi An – Simple, Magical, and Unique
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