Author: The Urban Wanderer
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Sailing Down the Mekong River
So our time in Laos has come to an end and it truly has been an unbelievable experience. I forgot to tell you that during the long drives throughout the country side we would see old B52 shells laying on the ground. We were told that basically the US bombed so many B52s during the Vietnam…
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Winding our way by land through Laos
So I forgot to tell you that the night before last some dutch guys offered me opium. Beware of the Dutch! hahaha (my dad is Dutch so I can say that). I regretfully turned it down but thanked them for the offer, haha! Yesterday we started on the road bright and early. I love…
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The Magical Vang Vieng
Yesterday we made our way to the little town of Vang Vieng. The roads were pretty horrendous. Every 500 meters or so it would go from semi smooth pavement to completely jagged and pot holed. There would be a reprieve for the next 500 meters and it would start all over again. This made for a longer…
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Good bye Vietnam, Hello Laos!
Our last days in Vietnam were definitely grey. The skies were completely overcast and you couldn’t see across the river as it was completely covered in fog. It sure made us want to leave Vietnam and experience some sun again. The other day we woke up early so that we could see the dead body…
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Heading North
This post was originally from February 13, 2012 I’ve been MIA (missing in action) the last few days but have traveled a vast amount of kilometers! We have gone from the stifling heat to much colder temperatures. Bye bye tan! We spent a night in Hue. This used to be the capital of Vietnam before the war.…
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The Cutest town in Vietnam
This post was originally from February 10, 2012 Hello! The other day we hopped on the sleeper train and spent the night rattling through the country side. When we arrived at about noon we were in the cutest town in Vietnam thus far. It is called Hoi An. The town itself is actually a UNESCO…
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Bliss and More Dong
This post was originally from February 7, 2012 So the train ride from Ho Chi Minh was not so bad at all!! I had visions of what we took in India and this was by far exceeding any of my expectations. For one, I was with three others from my group. The compartment was fully…
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I got myself some major DONG!
This post is originally from February 5, 2012 In the last few days there have been quite a few miles driven. From Sihanoukville we had to drive across the border into Vietnam. It was a brutally hot day (I should not complain) but with a 50lb pack on my back, walking in the smoking heat with…
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Good Bye Cambodia!
This post is originally from February 2, 2012 Hello and Greetings from the sea, The last few days have been freaking splendid! We arrived at the beach town of Sihanoukville a few days ago and since I have been staying near the ocean trying to take it all in. The beach front is lined with shack like…
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Phnom Penh
This post is originally from January 31, 2012 Well hello there! Yesterday we ventured on a 7 hour bus ride to Cambodia’s capital of Phnom Penh. We had a great night full of many laughs and a good night’s rest among the seedy district of hotels, bars and prostitutes. For some reason I still…
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