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Hoi An
Hoi An is known as being the tailor capital of Vietnam. If you want custom-made clothes, this is the town to get them in. It's also a...
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Koh Phangan
Koh Phangan is well-known for its monthly full moon parties, half moon parties, black moon parties, shiva moon parties... basically for...
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Phi Phi Islands
The south of Thailand is basically full of island paradises, and Koh Phi Phi is a fantastic choice if you want to combine beaches with...
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Brisbane, Noosa, Surfers, & Byron Bay
It was strange to reach my final weeks in Australia. By that time, I was ready to move on, so parts of it almost felt like going through...
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Fraser Island
Fraser Island wins for my favorite beach-y location that I visited in Australia. It's the world's largest sand island, and many...
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Bali & Timor-Leste
At the end of October 2013, I spent four days in Bali, one accidental day in Timor-Leste, and two hours of terrifying panic as I sat in...
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The Whitsundays & Airlie Beach
Airlie Beach is a place that I highly enjoyed, but it was a major downer situation that brought me there. I had gone to Cairns planning...
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Caribbean Cruise
When I was a kid, we went on a cruise ship called The Big Red Boat. From the way my parents tell it, this was a cheap, rundown ship not...
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Daintree Rainforest & Cape Tribulation
When you think of the deadliest animals in Australia, what do you picture? Probably crocodiles, sharks, snakes, and spiders, but how many...
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St. Kilda
A month in the beach suburb of St. Kilda trying to get my life together in between nights out. After returning from the Great Ocean Road,...