Southeast Asia
In and around Southeast Asia
This is my last area of travel before heading back to the states!!! I'm really starting to get upset at the thought of facing the "real world" again. Regardless, I'm not going to let those evil thoughts get in the way of my living it up here! I'm really excited to see another area of the world and meet lots more people on the way! On to Singapore!
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Adria
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Singapore
Okay, I love heat and I am used to humidity after living in DC but boy! this is some intense heat and humidity. I melt every time I walk outside. I... Continue reading »
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Melaka
Melaka was a quiet, small scale city where I was pleasantly surprised to find a vibrant art scene. Did I mention it was quiet? Yeah, I don't t... Continue reading »
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Cameron Highlands - a breath of cool air!
Getting to Cameron Highlands from Melaka proved to be a relatively easy trip, even though it took all day and two buses to get there. The best... Continue reading »
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A brief stop on the island of Penang
Now I am just trying to make my way to Thailand! I couldn't make it in one day from the Cameron Highlands so I'm now taking a quick break here befo... Continue reading »
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Another quick layover on my way to the east coast!
So I made it to Thailand! After crossing the second border in southeast asia without any issues I was happy to make it safely to my destination, Kr... Continue reading »
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Ko Samui - my birthday treat
So it basically took me 3 days of travel from when I left Malaysia to reach my final destination, taking 4 buses and 3 ferries, but it was wor... Continue reading »
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Bangkok
Why is it that whenever you want the night trains to arrive late they always end up being early? Well, I got to see a very quiet Bangkok as the tra... Continue reading »
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Treking in Chiang Mai
After yet another night train, I arrived at the more reasonable time of 12:30. I met a couple of very fun Irish travelers and we ended up playing t... Continue reading »
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Peaceful Pai
The bus ride to Pai was an incredible journey, there are 762 curves in the road between Chiang Mai and Pai. No, I didn't count them but I am relyin... Continue reading »
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Cooking in Chiang Mai
I headed back to Chiang Mai from Pai only because it would be cheaper to get to Laos and I hadn't seen much of the city before I left for my trek.<... Continue reading »
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Lovely Luang Namtha
So I was a bit surprised to be able to make it here in one day's worth of travel from Chiang Mai. I was relying on my L.P. guidebook and the time s... Continue reading »
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EcoTreking Experience
Another day where I am faced with a decision, should I stay or should I go? I decide to head on to Muang Sing and do the treking program there, just g... Continue reading » -
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Beautiful Drive to Nong Khiaw
I really should have stayed here longer than one night, in retrospect, but as there was a group of 9 of us that had the intention of taking the boat d... Continue reading » -
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Luang Prabang
How does that saying go? It's not the destination it's the journey to get there. Or something like that. Well, in this case both the journey and the d... Continue reading » -
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Vang Vieng
More later on this town full of Friends reruns blasting in open air cafes and drunken/high foreigners. Not my thing except for the scenery and kayakin... Continue reading » -
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Vientiane
This is the smallest capitol city that I've ever seen. It seems to have a bad rap amongst the tourists as having nothing to do. Granted, there aren't... Continue reading » -
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Don Khong and Don Khon
The journey to get to Si Phan Don, literaly translated as 1,000 Islands, was on an overnight bus from Vientiane, ending in Pakse and then another bus... Continue reading » -
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Phnom Penh
This was by far the most taxing journey to date in S.E. Asia. I blame myself for choosing to try and get to Phnom Penh from Don Khong in one day... Continue reading » -
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Angkor Wat
This is definitely a destination that I will revisit before I die, this I vow. Continue reading » -
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Hanoi
I arrive in Vietnam with no expectations, intrigued to find out if I will side with the people I've talked to on the road that hated it, or loved it.... Continue reading » -
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Sapa
I find the beauty of the region to be better than that of northern Laos, but I have to admit that my experience on my eco trek in Laos was so great th... Continue reading » -
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Kayaking in Halong Bay
I have one thing in Vietnam that I really want to do, and it is kayak in Halong Bay. Unfortunately for me my body decides to revolt against this idea.... Continue reading » -
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Hue
I decide to take the more expensive option in light of my recent sickness and fly down to Hue. Continue reading » -
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Hoi An
Hoi An, town of aggressive tailors and shoe makers along with some great old streets. Continue reading » -
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Mui Ne
My one reason for choosing to stop here was to take a kite boarding lesson, unfortunately the wind is not on my side.... Continue reading » -
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The final destination - HCMC
I arrived in Ho Chi Minh City with a mixture of sadness and excitement, this being the last stop on my 9-1/2 month long journey before returning to th... Continue reading »
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