Category: Asia
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Rolling on the River: A Journey through Laos
We crossed the border into Laos a few days ago. The border crossing was really interesting. First, we received our departure stamp from a little booth in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Next, we took a canoe across the river and receive our visas through the window of another small booth on the Laos side. We spent […]
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Like 7 Inches from the Midday Sun
Oh my, Thailand is hot. This is the warmest time of year, and the best way I can describe it is if you imagine Las Vegas heat coupled with Miami humidity. Yesterday morning we checked out of the hotel early, did some site seeing in the unbelievable heat in Bangkok, then took a 19 hour […]
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Bangkok: Um, is the water festival a cultural event?
Call me silly, but I had this image in my mind that Bangkok would look very much like the opening scene of Anna and the King. Surprisingly, it has changed over the last several hundred years. Hahahaha! This weekend is the new year festival. The streets are full of house music, PEOPLE, and supersoakers. It […]
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An American Vegetarian in China
So, I was a vegetarian for 11 years. I’ve been eating chicken for two years now and over the last few months have introduced a little more meat into my diet to prepare for China. I’m sorry to say, after tonight, I may revert back to vegetarianism. I tried duck and some unidentifiable dishes. I […]
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solo female traveler, part-time loner
I remember my first solo international flight to Rome. I was meeting up with a tour group at a hotel just outside of the city. I was so nervous to navigate my way from the airport to the hotel all alone in a foreign country where I didn’t speak the language. My dad gave me […]