I’ve been to Vietnam four times now – and somehow, it keeps giving me more reasons to come back. This latest trip, we split our
Category: Southeast Asia
Siem Reap (Cambodia)
My first visit to Thailand was back in 1991 when the country was nicknamed, ‘The Land of Smiles’.The calming demeanor of the smiling Thais was
Tam Coc / Ninh Binh (North Vietnam)
TAM COC / NINH BINH – After some real fun in the hectic big city of Hanoi, we were looking for a quieter place more
Hanoi (North Vietnam)
HANOI – Hanoi is a strange and frenzied place. Hanoi is just pure chaos and anarchy. There are so many motorbikes rushing through the streets
Southeast Asia Summary
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.
Luang Prabang (Laos)
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,
El Nido, Palawan (Philippines)
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
Ko Phi Phi (Thailand)
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
Seminyak/Legian/Kuta (Bali, Indonesia)
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
Amed (Bali, Indonesia)
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
Munduk, Bali, Indonesia
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
Ubud (Bali, Indonesia)
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
Bukit Peninsula (Bali, Indonesia)
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
Changgu (Bali, Indonesia)
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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