Category: Travel Log
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Travel Log: Touring Temples in Cambodia
Unfortunately for about half of our time in Cambodia I had some form of terrible head cold sooo a lot of time was spent resting at the hotel for this leg of the trip. That’s one thing to always be prepared for: traveling a lot often leads to someone getting sick at some point! Luckily…
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Travel Log: Touring Cu Chi Tunnels and the Mekong Delta
Before arriving in Vietnam I had booked a day trip to both Cu Chi Tunnels, which we’re tunnels used by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War, and the Mekong Delta through Kim Travel. They picked us up right from our AirBnB in the morning and we left the city to go see these sites…
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Travel Log: An Awesome, Museum-Filled Day in Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh, or Saigon as many here still call it, is the largest city in southern Vietnam and had been the seat of government and base of operations for the south during the Vietnam War. It’s now a sprawling metropolitan area with great museums and an awesome food scene. We started our first day…
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Overnight on a Junker Boat in Halong Bay
Halong Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the 7 Natural Wonders of the World and in one short trip there you can easily see why. Tall limestone structures just out of the water throughout the bay creating an almost prehistoric and magical setting. We went for a 1 night cruise in…
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Travel Log: 2 Humid but Happy Days in Hanoi
On our first day in Hanoi we just wandered the Old Quarter for most of the day including walking Hang Gai Street (also known as Silk Street) and looking at some clothing and tailoring options. Vietnam is often recommended as a place to get cheap custom clothes – although Hoi An and not Hanoi is…
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Travel Log: Cross-Country Road Trip Days 12-13
Day 12 was the second to last day of our road trip! The Ledges Trail hike with a friend in Cuyahoga Valley National Park was a great start to the day. This is a 1.8 mile loop through forest and near a cool looking sandstone outcrop. It’s relatively flat and easy – perfect for a…
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Travel Log: Cross-Country Road Trip Day 11
Started out the day with a ~4 mile hike in Indiana Sand Dunes National Park. We chose the Cowles Bog trail which takes you through a fen (despite the misnomer indicating a bog! Fun fact: in order to qualify as a bog an area must have a higher level of acidity than a fen), over…
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Travel Log: Cross-Country Road Trip Days 9-10
More long driving days surrounded by flat land and agricultural fields. Before getting into the long drive from Wall, SD to Omaha, NE we decided to stop at the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site including their D-09 missile location. The missile site was really cool! They provided a phone tour at the D-09 site which…
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Travel Log: Cross-Country Road Trip Day 8
First thing in the morning (by which I mean 8:30AM) we went over to the Wind Cave National Park Visitor Center to check in for our cave tour. Wind Cave has several different options for paid guided tours of the cave through the National Park Service and this is the only way you can tour…
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Travel Log: Cross-Country Road Trip Days 6-7
On day 6 of the road trip we sadly said goodbye to Yellowstone National Park and kicked off another long drive to Devil’s Tower KOA with no real stops other than to charge the car along the way. The KOA at Devil’s Tower is awesome – highly recommend. We had a beautiful, unobstructed view of…
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