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Home for the Holidays
Our much-needed time home for the holidays has come to an end. We spent a glorious yet non-stop 3 weeks in the states with a week in North Dakota, 10 days in Colorado and a couple days in Wyoming. https://picasaweb.google.com/105315223482012434599/Holidays2013 … Continue reading
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
From Singapore we made our way back to the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (KL) for a few days. Again, Malaysia is unique in that it is a blend of Malay, Chinese and Indian people but unlike Singapore it is an … Continue reading
Cameron Highlands
The Land of Tea and Strawberries A windy 4-hour bus ride away from KL lie the Cameron Highlands, which consists of rolling tea fields and lush mossy jungle. The popping of our ears from the increase in elevation was a … Continue reading
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Tagged BOH Tea, Cameron Highlands, Cloud Forest, Mossy Forest, The Land of Tea and Strawberries, Trail Running
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Singapore
After a 24-hour bus journey across 2 border crossings we finally made our way to Singapore, the world’s only sovereign city-state that is also an island country. It is a melting pot of Chinese, Malays and Indians just like Malaysia … Continue reading
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Tagged Couch Surfing, Garden at the Bay, SEA Aquarium, Sentosa Island, Singapore
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Krabi, Thailand
After moving hotels so much we were determined to stay in one place for a bit and Krabi was the perfect place to do just this. It lies on the Andaman Sea surrounded by islands and a couple hours from … Continue reading
Thai Thanksgiving
Our Thanksgiving Day was spent in Krabi Thailand. An excellent seafood dinner with a bottle of wine was what we chose to indulge in to cure our homesickness for turkey day. This was our first Thanksgiving away from the states … Continue reading
Koh Tao, Thailand
From Bangkok by night bus (not a sleeper bus) combined with a high-speed catamaran ride we arrived at the island of Koh Tao. ‘Tao’ means ‘Turtle’ as the island once we inhabited by so many turtles the beaches were totally … Continue reading
Bangkok, Thailand
Our plan after Sapa, Vietnam was a boarder crossing into Laos then to the Gibbon Experience, which is a stay on a nature preserve in tree houses were the endangered gibbon monkeys live. But after some research we realized it … Continue reading
Vietnam South to North
Just like we did, many people travel for one month through Vietnam since it is such a large country and there is so much to see. Your choice is to start in Hanoi and work South or start in Hoi … Continue reading
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Tagged Cyclo-resto cooking class, Easy Rider, Vietnam South to North
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Stranded Around The World 