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The Iconic Halong Bay

The Iconic Halong Bay

“No way,” was all we heard as a familiar face came running up to us at the bus stop in Hanoi where we were waiting for our tour bus to pick us up and take us to Halong Bay. It... (Continue reading)

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Scuba Diving, Motorbiking and Communal Spas in Nah Trang

Scuba Diving, Motorbiking and Communal Spas in Nah Trang

We came to Nah Trang just for one last dip in the ocean in scuba gear but wound up staying three days relaxing and motorbiking around. The diving itself was pretty nice, though lots of the underwater area was sandy... (Continue reading)

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We’re Here…Let’s Full Moon Party!

We're Here...Let's Full Moon Party!

Imagine a beach with a few hundred feet between the water and a row of bars roughly a quarter mile long. Each bar is blasting music at concert volumes and selling buckets full of alcohol to anyone regardless of age... (Continue reading)

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The Full Moon Party: The Biggest and Best Party in the World – Photos and Videos

The photo links: Getting to the full moon party The full moon party The videos: Full Moon Party, Koh Phangan, Thailand – Fire jump rope at 5am Full Moon Party, Koh Phangan, Thailand – Blacklight body painting Full Moon Party,... (Continue reading)

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Finding Nemo on the Untouched Perhentian Islands

Finding Nemo on the Untouched Perhentian Islands

What better reason to leave the cool weather of the Highlands than for some scuba diving and time on a tropical island. The Perhentians are a pair of relatively untouched islands, the smaller of which is Long Beach where we... (Continue reading)

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Kuta: Water Parks and Our New Friend in a Resort Town

Kuta: Water Parks and Our New Friend in a Resort Town

After Mt Batur we went back to Ubud for a few days during which Carrie got sick. While there we stayed at the same hote as Angie, our new Scottish friend who we met at Batur. She wound up coming... (Continue reading)

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Living on a Boat and Scuba Diving With Manta Rays and a Whale Shark

Living on a Boat and Scuba Diving With Manta Rays and a Whale Shark

The Similan Islands off the Andaman (west) coast of Thailand is home to some of the best scuba diving in the world. One of the best ways to experience this is to live on a boat for a few days,... (Continue reading)

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Fuck It! We’re Going to Phuket.

Fuck It! We’re Going to Phuket.

Sorry, I couldn’t resist the bad titlepun, though I now know it’s actually pronounced “poo-kit.” Anyway, for years I had heard that if I ever made it to Thailand, Phuket was the place to go to have fun. So, despite... (Continue reading)

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Boat Tours, Limestone Crags and James Bond Island

Boat Tours, Limestone Crags and James Bond Island

As I mentioned earlier, Carrie and my main goals for tours in Phuket were to see the limestone rock crags that jut out of the waters nearby…and for me to see James Bond Island. Since I was a young boy,... (Continue reading)

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I Was at Galle Before it Got All Touristy

I Was at Galle Before it Got All Touristy

Constructed by the Portuguese in the 1600′s and later taken over by the Dutch then the British, Galle Fort is a cute colonial town reminiscent of Antigua, Guatemala. It is surrounded by sturdy brick walls and filled with European architecture,... (Continue reading)

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If You Don’t Understand Me, Don’t Just Say OK

If You Don't Understand Me, Don't Just Say OK

Our final stop in Sri Lanka was the beach town of Hikkaduwa, though it was unlike I have ever been to. The main highway is also the town’s one road with a row of restaurants and guesthouses separating that road... (Continue reading)

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Small Islands and Big Cities: A Farewell to India

Small Islands and Big Cities: A Farewell to India

As much as we fought it and considered not doing it, the time finally came to leave India. Right now Carrie and I are in the hill station of Kandy in Sri Lanka and will be traveling around this amazing... (Continue reading)

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Paradise on the Andaman Islands

Paradise on the Andaman Islands

The Andaman Islands are a series of un and barely-touched islands off the east coast of India that Carrie and I have been talking about since arriving. So, after our two weeks of manual labor in Sadhana Forest we packed... (Continue reading)

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