Bagan, Myanmar has one of the most unique landscapes in the world – over 2,000 ancient temples, pagodas, and shrines scattered over an area of 16 square miles. Built in the 11th and 12th centuries, they...
Read More →After three days in Yangon, we are ready to embark on our first Myanmar train experience. Our destination is a city in Northern Myanmar that has been at the top of our must-visit list for...
Read More →Our expectations of our trip to Myanmar as a whole were high, but I admit my interest and expectations in Yangon were low. We only have three days here in Myanmar’s biggest city, and the plan is...
Read More →It’s amazing how easy it is to stay in your comfort zone while traveling in most Southeast Asian countries. Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Laos all make it very easy to explore the culture for a...
Read More →After a few days in Vientiane and a weekend in Southeast Asia’s former party mecca, Alissa and I have headed north to Lao PDR’s famous mountain town, Luang Prabang. We have mixed expectations about this town. For...
Read More →After spending our first full day in Vang Vieng checking out the party ruins on the river, Alissa and I have decided to be a little less lazy today and explore the Laos countryside by...
Read More →Two years ago, Alissa and I were in El Nido, Philippines, and while on an 8-hour boat ride in the South China Sea we met a couple from Seattle who were on an extended SE...
Read More →Even though it goes against my tourist instincts, we haven’t actually visited a temple in Thailand. Shocking, I know. But with our one day in Vientiane, we have rented two bikes for about $2.50 USD...
Read More →We survived our second sleeper train of the trip and arrived in Vientiane, the capital of Laos early Saturday morning. Crossing the Border from Bangkok to Vientiane Our experience was a little different than other...
Read More →There were a lot of unknowns when we left three months ago, including our condo not being rented. However, in mid-April, we were able to lease our condo to two young professionals in Minneapolis. Leaving...
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