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Oaxaca (Mexico)

July 17, 2022 Douglasoringer

We spent a few weeks in Oaxaca city to check out the famed, two week long LA GUELAGUETZA FESTIVAL. It was such a fun celebration

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body of water view from airplane window

Our World Journey Map

September 8, 2021 Douglasoringer

The Google Earth link below will highlight every stop (270 locations) during our current RTW (Round the World). Fly virtually to every location we visited

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What I miss about travel during Covid-19

July 22, 2020 Douglasoringer

This Covid -19 virus has put a screeching halt to all travel worldwide and not a single country has been exempt.  The shit hit the

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Costa Rica

February 21, 2020 Douglasoringer

TRAVEL UPDATE – COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS At the beginning of March, we received a warning from the US State Department to either come home now or

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5 YR. Overseas travelversary

February 16, 2020 Douglasoringer

We have recently concluded Year 5 on our RTW journey.  We have traveled to all corners of the world and visited some of the most

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Mexico City (Mexico)

February 14, 2020 Douglasoringer

Prior to our visit, I really had no burning desire to visit Mexico City and had the perception that the city was just a massive,

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Sayulita / San Pancho / Puerto Vallarta (Mexico)

January 28, 2020 Douglasoringer

SAYULITA – An hour northwest of Puerto Vallarta on the west coast of Mexico, Sayulita is often called pueblo mágico, or, “magic town.”  This part

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Cancun / Playa Del Carmen / Cozumel (Quintana Roo, Mexico)

January 12, 2020 Douglasoringer

CANCUN – We flew into Cancún and despite not being of any real interest to us, we felt the need to understand the reason why

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Tulum / Lake Bacalar (Quintana Roo, Mexico)

January 1, 2020 Douglasoringer

LAKE BACALAR – Our time is up in Merida and we emabarked on the longest drive (4 1/2 hours) of our Yucatan Peninsula roadtrip.  It

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Valladolid / Izamal / Telchac Puerto / Merida (Yucatan, Mexico)

December 14, 2019 Douglasoringer

Mexico has a reputation for being dangerous and unsafe.  Between five full seasons of Breaking Bad, endless documentaries of the ruthless El Chapo coupled with

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Isla Mujeres (Mexico)

December 7, 2019 Douglasoringer

Isla Mujeres is an island a few miles off the Caribbean coast, accessible via a short 20 minute ferry ride from Cancun.  Obviously, it isn’t

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Andalusian Coast – (Southern Spain)

June 30, 2019 Douglasoringer

Following our seven week road trip in Morocco, we headed off for the month of July to explore the infamous summer beach scene of Southern

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Morocco

May 18, 2019 Douglasoringer

The first country we have visited in Africa has landed us in Morocco.  A new continent for us Flashpackers.  When planning our next destination on

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Travel – The Game Has Changed

May 16, 2019 Douglasoringer

Over 25 years ago, I embarked on my first backpacking journey around Southeast Asia long before all of the technology that is available to travelers

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Utrecht (Netherlands)

May 8, 2019 Douglasoringer

We have departed the Southern Hemisphere summer in Australia & New Zealand.  We continue on with our RTW journey and return back to the Northern

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Melbourne / Wilsons Promontory / Phillip Island (Victoria, Australia)

March 13, 2019 Douglasoringer

Following our extended road trip along the Great Ocean Drive, we were forced to re-adjust our mindset from wide open spaces to the more congested

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Great Ocean Drive / Grampians National Park (Victoria, Australia)

February 26, 2019 Douglasoringer

  After our stay on Kangaroo Island, instead of driving directly to the town of Cape Fairy which was our first stop to begin the

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Kangaroo Island / Adelaide (South Australia)

February 11, 2019 Douglasoringer

Barbie and I are currently into Year 4 of our RTW journey.  We have visited Australia on three separate occasions simply because the country is

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Burleigh Heads (Queensland, Australia)

February 6, 2019 Douglasoringer

We really did not have any intention to visit the Gold Coast on our return to Oz.  As a result of the absurd rule when

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North & South Island – Return Visit (New Zealand)

December 7, 2018 Douglasoringer

  If you want to indulge in some international travel and the sound of going abroad is a bit frightening, NZ has got to be

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Moorea / Raiatea / Tahiti / Bora Bora (French Polynesia)

November 13, 2018 Douglasoringer

  It was a great 12 month run in Maui. The goal was to ‘recharge’ before heading off on the road again.  Prior to committing

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Maui / New Orleans / N.Carolina / Florida (USA)

May 16, 2018 Douglasoringer

It’s been about three years since Barbie and I said, “Fuck it” and Dropped out of Society. For the past 3 years, we have constantly

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Byron Bay / Noosa Heads (Australia)

October 7, 2017 Douglasoringer

  We have returned to Byron Bay and Noosa Heads because we had such a good time at these places on our previous three month

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Tokyo – Part Deux (Japan)

September 28, 2017 Douglasoringer

    We have returned to Tokyo for another nine nights to close out our stay in Japan.  This completes five (5) weeks Flashpacking around

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Kanazawa / Takayama (Japan)

September 22, 2017 Douglasoringer

KANAZAWA – We hopped on the train from Hiroshima to Kanazawa which is on the north/west coast of Japan.  I had thought Kanazawa was going

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Hiroshima / Miyajima (Japan)

September 19, 2017 Douglasoringer

  We took the Sakura Shinkansen high speed train from Osaka to Hiroshima and the journey was an absolute breeze.  These high speed train rides

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Osaka / Nara (Japan)

September 15, 2017 Douglasoringer

If you are looking for food, fun and action, then Osaka is for you.  Who needs cultural attractions, when you have all this street action

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Kyoto (Japan)

September 10, 2017 Douglasoringer

Kyoto did not disappoint.  The city is arguably the most picturesque city in Japan.  Many tourists claim it’s their favorite city in Japan and it

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Tokyo (Japan)

September 1, 2017 Douglasoringer

There is a new sheriff in town and his name is not Reggie Hammond.  The name is Tokyo and it’s my new favorite Asian city

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Bangkok (Thailand)

August 27, 2017 Douglasoringer

Our time is up in Amsterdam and we are heading off to Japan.  We are real excited about our visit to Japan as both Barbie

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Amsterdam (Netherlands)

August 16, 2017 Douglasoringer

Barbie and I had such a good time during our 2 week stay in Amsterdam last year, we pulled the trigger on a repeat visit. 

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Ireland

July 30, 2017 Douglasoringer

  Pink Hearts, Yellow Moons, Orange Stars, Green Clovers, Blue Diamonds, Purple Horseshoes, and Red Balloons! We have landed in Dublin to kick start our

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Rotterdam (Netherlands)

July 23, 2017 Douglasoringer

We arrived in Rotterdam to kick start Year 3 of our RTW.  On our last visit to the Netherlands almost a year ago, we based

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Maui / Oahu (Hawaii)

June 10, 2017 Douglasoringer

After 10 months overseas ‘on the move’ during Year 2 of our RTW journey, we arrived back in the United States and it felt as

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Hoi An / Da Nang (Central Vietnam)

May 27, 2017 Douglasoringer

Hoi An / Da Nang are our final stops in Vietnam and close out Year 2 of our RTW journey.  We have been traveling so

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Tam Coc / Ninh Binh (North Vietnam)

May 25, 2017 Douglasoringer

TAM COC / NINH BINH –   After some real fun in the hectic big city of Hanoi, we were looking for a quieter place

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Hanoi (North Vietnam)

May 20, 2017 Douglasoringer

  HANOI – Hanoi is a strange and frenzied place.  Hanoi is just pure chaos and anarchy.  There are so many motorbikes rushing through the

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Ho Chi Minh City / Mekong Delta (South Vietnam)

May 11, 2017 Douglasoringer

  ​​ GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM. We have returned to SE Asia after a one year hiatus.  We craved a return to the culture shock from

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Hong Kong / Macau (China)

May 2, 2017 Douglasoringer

  Last year, we spent about 8 months in Asia to kick off our first leg of our RTW journey. We have now returned to

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Sydney (Australia)

April 26, 2017 Douglasoringer

Following our relaxed tropical beach retreat in the Society Islands of French Polynesia, we were refreshed and re-energized.  We have decided to head back to

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Tahiti / Bora Bora / Huahine / Moorea (FRENCH POLYNESIA)

April 3, 2017 Douglasoringer

There are 118 islands and atolls (about 67 that are inhabited) that make up French Polynesia.  These islands are divided up into five (5) groups

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North Island (NEW ZEALAND)

March 7, 2017 Douglasoringer

  We flew out of Nelson on the South Island and began the North Island leg of our journey in Auckland.  Amazingly, there was absolutely

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South Island (NEW ZEALAND)

January 31, 2017 Douglasoringer

The following is the longest post I have written on this blog as it encompasses our 5 weeks of travel on the South Island of

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Perth & Southwest (Australia)

December 30, 2016 Douglasoringer

WA (aka Western Australia) is the definition of an off the beaten path destination.  The beaches and national parks have a fraction of the visitors

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Tasmania (Australia)

December 16, 2016 Douglasoringer

Tasmania is an island, roughly the size of West Virginia, off the southern coast of Australia out on its own, in the middle of the

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Melbourne (Australia)

December 8, 2016 Douglasoringer

We were warned by some locals we met during our travels in Queensland that the weather in Melbourne is quite volatile.  The saying goes, “Melbourne

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Cairns / Cape Tribulation / Port Douglas (Australia)

November 29, 2016 Douglasoringer

CAIRNS – 20 years ago, arrival in Cairns was like arriving in Japan.  Today, arrival in Cairns was like arriving in China.  Despite the fact

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Noosa / Fraser Island / Hervey Bay (Australia)

November 19, 2016 Douglasoringer

PEREGIAN BEACH / NOOSA HEADS – We left the beaches of Surfers Paradise and headed 3 hours north in our very eco-friendly hybrid rental car. 

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Byron Bay / Burleigh Heads / Surfer’s Paradise / Brisbane (Australia)

November 4, 2016 Douglasoringer

Our marathon flight from Tel Aviv to Brisbane/Australia hit the record books and goes down as the longest flight on our journey.  Three legs for

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Rosh Pinna / Akko / Nazareth (Northern Israel)

October 28, 2016 Douglasoringer

ROSH PINNA – We took the drive up north from Ein Gedi along the eastern side of the West Bank to the artist town of

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Ein Gedi / Dead Sea / Masada (Southern Israel)

October 24, 2016 Douglasoringer

  Most travelers to Israel on a limited vacation only come to the Ein Gedi/Dead Sea/ Masada area for either a day trip or just

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Jerusalem (Israel)

October 18, 2016 Douglasoringer

On our first full day in Jerusalem, we headed directly to the Jaffa Gate to meet up with our walking tour of the Old City. 

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Tel Aviv (Israel)

October 11, 2016 Douglasoringer

We arrived at the airport in Lisbon for our departure to Tel Aviv with plenty of time to spare.  We had been warned about the

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Ericeira (Portugal)

October 4, 2016 Douglasoringer

A short drive up the coast from Cascais lies a really cool under the radar town of Ericeira.  Quite honestly, I never even heard of

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Cascais (Portugal)

September 30, 2016 Douglasoringer

Cascais is a wealthy suburb and charming Portuguese fishing village that also possesses amazing, wild and rugged surfing beaches just outside of the town.  Unlike

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Lisbon (Portugal)

September 26, 2016 Douglasoringer

Lisbon is the perfect place to wander aimlessly, getting lost in the maze of cool hilly cobblestoned streets.  Throw in a bunch of colossal stone

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Barcelona (Spain)

September 19, 2016 Douglasoringer

When seeking scoop/tips prior to our trip to Barcelona, the number one place that seemed to always come up was to check out Las Ramblas. 

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Amsterdam (Netherlands)

September 4, 2016 Douglasoringer

  Bold Statement…….Amsterdam ranks up as one of the coolest cities in the world.  And, that says a great deal coming from us Flashpacking beach

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Saratoga Racetrack (Saratoga Springs, NY)

July 20, 2016 Douglasoringer

  Ahhh, “The August Place to Be”…..Saratoga Springs, NY.  It’s home of the Saratoga Thoroughbred Horse meet (aka ‘The Spa’) for about 40 racing days.

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Zion National Park (Utah)

July 12, 2016 Douglasoringer

Our two (2) months in Maui went by just way too fast and the time spent was a great respite from our nonstop SE Asian

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Maui ( Hawaii)

May 12, 2016 Douglasoringer

After being constantly on the move for the past seven (7) months traveling around SE Asia, we elected to settle down a bit and rent

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Ft. Lauderdale (Florida)

May 6, 2016 Douglasoringer

Following our time spent overseas, we elected to make a pit stop in Ft. Lauderdale to chill with GaryO and JoyceyO.   We basically listened to

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New Orleans Jazz Fest (New Orleans, LA)

April 21, 2016 Douglasoringer

New Orleans?  Hmmmm. How did our asian butts land here? Is the journey over?  Naaaaa! After going online and viewing the artist lineup at this

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Southeast Asia Summary

April 14, 2016 Douglasoringer

We have elected to extend our break from constantly being “on the move” and base ourselves on one of our favorite islands in the world…Maui. 

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Ko Pha Ngan (Thailand)

April 7, 2016 Douglasoringer

Ko Pha Ngan Island is renowned for its monthly full moon party.  For a few days a month, the island sees some 30,000 people cramming

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Ko Samui (Thailand)

April 2, 2016 Douglasoringer

There are so many islands in the south of Thailand and deciding which ones to visit is a good problem to have.  In addition to

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Luang Prabang (Laos)

March 27, 2016 Douglasoringer

Laos is a really overlooked country and many travelers do not include it on their SE Asian itineraries.  Although there are no beaches in Laos,

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Philippines Summary

March 25, 2016 Douglasoringer

The Philippines is one of those places that everyone dreams about but few people actually visit. This is a real shame.  The country is absolutely

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Cebu City (Philippines)

March 23, 2016 Douglasoringer

We arrived on the island of Cebu and used Cebu City (3 visits) primarily as the jumping off point to the surrounding islands off Cebu. 

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Malapascua Island (Philippines)

March 21, 2016 Douglasoringer

A tiny island at the northern tip of Cebu, Malapascua was our next island stop.  To get to Malapascua, we took a 4 hr. open

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Siquijor Island (Philippines)

March 14, 2016 Douglasoringer

If you are looking for a 5 star island experience then the island of Siquijor may not be for you.  If you are looking for

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El Nido, Palawan (Philippines)

March 6, 2016 Douglasoringer

The scenery in Palawan will most definitely blow you away.  It is comprised of cluster of beautiful islands surrounding the main island of Palawan.  The

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Manila (Philippines)

March 3, 2016 Douglasoringer

We spent the weekend in Manila visiting Barbie’s brother and his family.  We really enjoyed our stay and it was great to see and hang

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Boracay Island (Philippines)

February 25, 2016 Douglasoringer

The Visayas are a group of islands located in the central Philippines, the major islands being Leyte, Bohol, Cebu, Negros, Panay.  The Visayas is also

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Myanmar Summary

February 20, 2016 Douglasoringer

Myanmar, the largest country in SE Asia is also the least visited country in the region largely due to the controversial military dictatorship which controlled

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Dala / Yangon (Myanmar)

February 15, 2016 Douglasoringer

We returned to Yangon for a few days with three (3) primary objectives. 1) To visit the township of Dala just outside Yangon. 2) To

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Ngapali Beach (Myanmar)

February 10, 2016 Douglasoringer

Nagpali Beach is the cherry on top of our time in Myanmar.  So what makes a country a perfect 10? It must have a collection

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Inle Lake/ Nyaung Shwe (Myanmar)

February 5, 2016 Douglasoringer

The main base for visiting Inle Lake is the small, relaxed town of Nyaung Shwe which is the gateway.  The town itself is rustic with

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Bagan / Nyaung-U (Myanmar)

January 31, 2016 Douglasoringer

Bagan is simply unique and one of the most fascinating places I have visited in Asia.  This throwback dusty town has such a relaxed pace

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Yangon (Myanmar)

January 28, 2016 Douglasoringer

Yangon is to Myanmar as Bangkok is to Thailand: it’s massive and spread out, it’s the business centre, it’s chaotic and it’s nothing like the

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Koh Lipe (Thailand)

January 19, 2016 Douglasoringer

So, why is Ko Lipe such a cool island to visit?  In my book, any tropical island where you can go barefoot all day, even

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Langkawi (Malaysia)

January 15, 2016 Douglasoringer

After spending the previous month or so in urban city areas, it was real nice to arrive on the relaxed Malaysian island of Langkawi on

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Penang (Malaysia)

January 10, 2016 Douglasoringer

Penang is Malaysia’s second largest island and it’s quite unique.  Many even claim that Penang is the ‘Pearl of Malaysia’.  It is so unique that

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Singapore Summary

January 5, 2016 Douglasoringer

I had a feeling something was amiss when I noticed Barbette was surfing the internet with this strange sort of excitement.  Barbette fessed up and

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Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

December 19, 2015 Douglasoringer

Many backpackers/flashpackers for some reason leave Malaysia off their itineraries which in my opinion, is a mistake.  It is possible to travel on a very

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Malaka (Malaysia)

December 15, 2015 Douglasoringer

Malacca (or Melaka – in Malay) is on many travelers itineraries as it’s a logical stop off on the way traveling via land thru Peninsular

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Singapore

December 5, 2015 Douglasoringer

Although very small in size, Singapore has a population of 6 million people making it a fairly crowded city-state.  What makes Singapore a real pleasant

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Cambodia Summary

November 29, 2015 Douglasoringer

A countries wealth is measured in GNP (aka Gross National Product) Cambodia is one of Southeast Asia’s poorest countries as measured by its GNP.  Strangely,

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Phnom Penh (Cambodia)

November 28, 2015 Douglasoringer

Phnom Penh is having a development boom.  You can visually see the new high rise apartments going up and many infrastructure improvements in the works. 

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Kampot (Cambodia)

November 23, 2015 Douglasoringer

How Barbie got crabs in Kep, Cambodia?  More on that later. Kampot town has really nothing to it.  Kampot doesn’t look like much on first

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Koh Rong (Cambodia)

November 21, 2015 Douglasoringer

Koh Rong island is just 1 hr. by fast boat from Sihanoukville. A few years ago, Koh Rong, Cambodia’s second largest island, was a virtual

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Otres II Beach, Sihanoukville (Cambodia)

November 17, 2015 Douglasoringer

Sihanoukville is Cambodia’s premier beach location and is a fixture on the South East Asian party trail.  The town of Sihanoukville is a dump and

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Battambang (Cambodia)

November 11, 2015 Douglasoringer

How cool is Battambang? Well, it’s hot as shit yet it is one cool mellow Cambodian town.  To really take in this place, it’s best

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Siem Reap (Cambodia)

November 5, 2015 Douglasoringer

We arrived in Siem Reap which is our first stop in Cambodia.  Barbie and I immediately felt the difference in the attitude of the locals

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Ao Nang, Krabi (Thailand)

November 3, 2015 Douglasoringer

We will be flying out of Thailand from Krabi airport.  We needed to make our way to Ao Nang via a longtail boat for our

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Railay Beach, Krabi (Thailand)

October 31, 2015 Douglasoringer

Railay is a real unique place.  It is not an island, nor a beach town…..the Railay Peninsula is so different from any beach area I

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Ko Phi Phi (Thailand)

October 28, 2015 Douglasoringer

The popular backpacker party island of Koh Phi Phi is a short boat ride from Phuket.  This is where the movie, The Beach, was filmed

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Ko Yao Yai (Thailand)

October 27, 2015 Douglasoringer

We arrived in Ko Yao Yai.  As we hit the pier on arrival, Barbie had a huge smile on her face and was totally in

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Phuket (Thailand)

October 24, 2015 Douglasoringer

We have about 2 weeks left on our Thai visas and it was about time to get our beach loving butts planted on some of

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Pai (Thailand)

October 19, 2015 Douglasoringer

I am happy to report I have uncovered the whereabouts of all the Deadheads since the passing of Jerry Garcia.  A majority have apparently very

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Chiang Mai (Thailand)

October 14, 2015 Douglasoringer

Big city life and over the top energy in Bangkok was a blast but getting off the plane and seeing green fields and such a

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Bangkok (Thailand)

October 8, 2015 Douglasoringer

Arrived in Bangkok.  I have been to this action packed Asian city about about a dozen times and each time is just as eye opening. 

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What is a Flashpacker?

October 7, 2015 Douglasoringer

So what is the difference between a Flashpacker, a Backpacker and a 2 week package tourist on holiday from work? Simply put, a flashpacker is

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Indonesia Summary

October 7, 2015 Douglasoringer

  The maps that appear below are of the 1st country we hit (Indonesia) and our 1st stop (Bali),  Lombok and the Gili Islands.  If

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Seminyak/Legian/Kuta (Bali, Indonesia)

October 5, 2015 Douglasoringer

Arrival back from the Gili Islands to the Kuta area in south Bali was like going from a relaxed Grateful Dead concert and landing straight

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Gili Air (Lombok, Indonesia)

October 1, 2015 Douglasoringer

I am finally caught up with this blog so hopefully posts will be more timely.  Note, if you are having issues viewing the videos posted

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Gili Trawangan (Lombok, Indonesia)

September 27, 2015 Douglasoringer

The Gili islands are 3 small coral cays a short distance off the north west corner of Lombok.  Each island is different in character. Gili

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Amed (Bali, Indonesia)

September 23, 2015 Douglasoringer

On our 3 hr. drive from Munduk to Amed we drove along the north coast of Bali hugging the ocean and passing thru the beach

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Munduk, Bali, Indonesia

September 21, 2015 Douglasoringer

Took a 3 hr. ($30) car service north from Ubud to Munduk. Munduk is a remote town in the north of Bali with many ricefields

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Ubud (Bali, Indonesia)

September 17, 2015 Douglasoringer

It was an easy 1.5 hr. drive from Bingin Beach on the Bukit Peninsula to get to Ubud.  The last time I visited Ubud was

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Bukit Peninsula (Bali, Indonesia)

September 14, 2015 Douglasoringer

Took 1 hr. drive south from Changgu Beach to the Bukit Peninsula.  There are about a dozen or so beaches lining the Peninsula and they

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Changgu (Bali, Indonesia)

September 11, 2015 Douglasoringer

Arrived in Bali after a long but extremely comfortable Cathay Pacific flight via Hong Kong.  We used frequent flier miles (55K one way) to fly

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