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WHERE TO STAY IN VIETNAM

by Dan | Aug 8, 2017 | Asia, Vietnam | 5 comments

Vietnam, a place that was once known as a war torn country is now a growing vacation destination for Americans and world travelers alike. I’d say that many people only know of Vietnam from the countless Hollywood movies that have been made depicting the war, but...

How To Tour Ha Long Bay For Really Cheap ( Seriously Cheap! )

by Dan | Jul 16, 2017 | Asia, Vietnam | 9 comments

For those of you that don’t know about Ha Long Bay, scroll down the page a little bit, check out our pictures or do a google search and then return to this spot. Okay, now that we got that out of the way, you can clearly see why I told Teryn that we had to go there....

Phuket Vegetarian Festival, Thailand’s most unique festival

by Dan | Jun 14, 2017 | Asia, Thailand | 5 comments

WARNING THE FOLLOWING CONTENT IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. THIS POST CONTAINS PICTURES THAT ARE GRAPHIC IN NATURE. Oh Thailand, we had a feeling things would be different from what we are used to, but never did we ever imagine a festival quite like this. Songkran...

A Photo Journey Into Singapore’s Weirdest Attraction

by Dan | Feb 28, 2017 | Asia, Singapore | 11 comments

I’m not entirely sure how I found out about this place, but I’m more than ecstatic that I made it a priority to find this place. Haw Par Villa. How in the hell do I even begin to explain this attraction? First off, the following picture journey is a bit...

Phuket’s Weekend Market

by Dan | Jan 19, 2017 | Asia, Thailand | 1 comment

I know what you’re thinking, didn’t we just post about a market that is in Phuket? Well, the short answer is yes, we did. What’s the difference you ask? The other post was about Phuket (old town) Sunday market and this one is about Phuket’s...

A Beginner’s guide to Vietnam’s Hai Van Pass

by Dan | Jan 6, 2017 | Asia, Vietnam | 8 comments

Okay, here we are again, our Thailand 90 day visas are expiring and it’s time to do our third “visa run” to renew our visas. Once again we were at the crossroads of where to go next. The first time we had to do a visa run it was to Malaysia, which...