Flores & Tikal
If you find yourself in Guatemala or Belize and are interested in Mayan ruins, Tikal National Park in Guatemala is the place to visit....
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Jaipur
Jaipur is beautiful, known as the Pink City due to the color of all of the buildings in its historic district. Of all the places I...
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Fiji Part II: Viti Levu
While I definitely enjoyed the pretty islands through the Yasawas, it was the bus tour through Viti Levu that I was really looking...
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Chiang Mai
My favorite part of Thailand was easily Chiang Mai. In fact, up until we flew back to spend our last five days there, I had considered...
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Cambodia
Everyone I spoke to for advice while planning Southeast Asia told me to rush through Cambodia. It was their least favorite of the...
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Myanmar
Imagine a poor, developing country with stray cats and dogs wandering the streets, kids running up to you and shaking bowls or trying to...
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Bangkok
I've been trying to get to Southeast Asia for a couple years now since I'd heard so many backpackers rave about it while I was in...
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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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Kuala Lumpur
Asia is such a crazy continent. I was totally overwhelmed my first time in Bali, but I had a better idea of what to expect when I stopped...