Tag: Travel
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3 Things I’m Glad I Bought for Travel (and 3 I’m Not)
In preparation for my most recent trip I read a ton of different blogs and other articles about what I should buy and pack to make life easier. And to be honest, some of the most-recommended items were my least used! In reality it would have been better to buy less and pack lighter, but…
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Top 5 Lessons from 8 Weeks of Travel
1. Pack Even Less Than You Think Not gonna lie, I thought I had this one down before leaving California. I had packed all my stuff and even removed a portion of what I initially packed. I was down to just 10 outfits for 8 weeks, which I thought is pretty good for women’s clothing!…
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Travel Log: Relaxing Resort Time
To finish out our trip we spent about a week relaxing at a couple of resorts in Flores. The first resort, Sudamala, was on a small island called Seraya off the coast of Flores. We spent our time there relaxing at their private beach, enjoying the pool, and snorkeling. My husband also took advantage of…
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3 Day Liveaboard in Komodo National Park
One of the things I really wanted to do on this trip was see real live dragons…. Komodo dragons! Komodo National Park is off the coast of Flores Island in Indonesia and is a beautiful set of islands. And for some of those islands – there be dragons! We did a three day (really more…
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Travel Log: Monkeying Around in Ubud
For our first few days in Indonesia we decided to go to Bali….but not the beaches! Instead we went to Ubud, a popular city tourist destination nearer the center of the island of Bali and known for its cultural attractions. We stayed at a small guest house for about $20USD per night and tried to…
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Travel Log: Khao Yai – Waterfalls, Macaques, and Leeches, Oh My!
The next section of our Southeast Asia trip was not originally planned. We were supposed to spend a couple days in Sumatra trekking and looking for orangutans. Unfortunately things got messed up with flight changes and we had to pivot so we chose to make a couple days trip just a few hours drive from…
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Travel Log: Bangkok Days of Food, Temples, and Malls
Another leg of the trip partially impacted by feeling worn down….but luckily we had extra days booked for rest in Bangkok so we were still able to see almost everything I had planned! We essentially broke our days out by category. Our first food-focused day we went to Yaowarat (Bangkok’s Chinatown) for an amazing food…
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Travel Log: Hiking Around Chiang Mai
We started our first day in Chiang Mai with the full intention of hiking the Monk’s Trail up past Wat Pha Lat and up to Doi Suthep….but things didn’t go quite according to plan. The first part of the hike was nice enough and it was cool to see Wat Pha Lat’s naga (serpent/dragon) staircases…
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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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