Wrapping Up Our Trip in Hong Kong and Macau

Wrapping Up Our Trip in Hong Kong and Macau

Well, it had to happen sooner or later…the final post of the trip…as written from the plane ride home and finished up in NYC. This final entry covers our last week in Hong Kong and Macau where we stayed in the craziest tenement building I have ever seen, hiked to …
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Chasing the Naked Thai Thief and Other Thailand Tales

Chasing the Naked Thai Thief and Other Thailand Tales

I may be back in the USA, but there are still a couple more travel blogs including the craziest thing to ever happen on a trip… After 18 whirlwind days in Vietnam, Carrie and I headed back to Thailand for a week of relaxing, seeing some final sights that we …
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Goodnight and Goodbye Vietnam

Goodnight and Goodbye Vietnam

Straight from a hotel room the size of a closet with barely enough room to walk sideways, here is part 2 of my bloggings on Vietnam. Highlights included trekking with local tribeswomen in Sapa, pirating our way through the crags of Halong Bay, touring ancient citadels, eating local foods (but …
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Good Morning Vietnam!

Good Morning Vietnam!

I think I may be about the millionth blogger to open with that line, but why not! Vietnam. Just hearing the word conjures up all sorts of of feelings, thoughts, mental images and stereotypes for Americans. Even for someone like me who is too young to have experienced the war, …
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Angkor Wat, Shin Deep Mud and the Killing Fields of Cambodia

Angkor Wat, Shin Deep Mud and the Killing Fields of Cambodia

The main reason for visiting Cambodia was simple: Angkor Wat. However, after eight days in the country all I want to do is go back. First of all, the people are among the friendliest I have ever met. Everywhere we went, Carrie and I were greeted with a huge smile …
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Laos: A Welcome Return to the Third World

Laos: A Welcome Return to the Third World

It’s crazy that less than a month from now I will be back in the USA! How time flies. In the mean time, this entry covers June 19 – July 5, 2009 when Carrie and I headed to Laos. During our whirlwind two weeks there we went ziplining over the …
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Sri Lanka: The Undiscovered Country

Sri Lanka: The Undiscovered Country

Located just off the southern coast of India, Sri Lanka is home to nearly 20 million citizens and has been an independent nation since 1947. Unfortunately, for almost as long as it has been a country, Sri Lanka has been caught up in a civil war. To super simplify the …
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