Category: Travel
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New Zealand Part 2: South to North
After parting ways with Susan and Ken, the second leg of our New Zealand trip was focused on hiking and beach adventures as we headed back north to Auckland to round out our six months abroad. Day 20 and 21: Wanaka Our first stop from Queenstown was the small lakeside town of Wanaka which we…
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New Zealand Part 1: North to South
Our visit to New Zealand was planned for 39 days in total, starting with a multi-week north-to-south road trip with Ian’s mom, Susan, and stepdad, Ken. The two of us are glad we devoted such a solid chunk of time here because the number of activities and beautiful sites to visit were seemingly endless… The…
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Australia
When planning out Australia we decided to split the trip between the greater areas of Melbourne (south coast) and Sydney (east coast). A budget airline redeye from Singapore into Melbourne had us feeling “extra refreshed” and ready for 11 days down under. Ian’s friend Greg, who we also met up with in Dubai, recently moved…
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Philippines
Compared to other countries we’ve visited thus far we came to the Philippines without much of a plan. After traveling four weeks straight with family, which obviously takes a lot of pre-planning and coordination, we were ready to just wing it. Also, because much of the Philippines has been having a rainy “dry season” courtesy…
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Northern Vietnam
The two of us traveled to Vietnam during our first international trip together in 2016. Back then, with limited time, we only explored the southern (Ho Chi Minh City) and central (Hoi An) parts of the country but always had the feeling we missed out by not visiting the capital, Hanoi, in the north. After…
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Laos
There are a few different ways to travel from northern Thailand to the top Laos tourist destination of Luang Prabang, but the undisputed right of passage is braving a two-day slow boat down the Mekong River. The journey starts from the Laos border city of Huay Xai, a sleepy little town with a handful of…
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Thailand
We landed in Bangkok from India at 4am after virtually no sleep but it sure felt great to be back in Southeast Asia. This was Abby’s first time in Thailand specifically and Ian’s second, after a post-college solo trip back in 2012. For a big city in this part of the world, Bangkok is very…
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India (West Coast)
Up until a few months before we started our trip India wasn’t on the itinerary. Instead, we had our sights set on its island neighbor to the south, Sri Lanka. However with the political and economic upheaval in that country earlier this year, we thought it would be best to pivot. Our goal for Sri…
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Dubai, UAE
When we were initially planning out our rough itinerary for cities and countries to visit, Dubai was definitely not at the top of our list. However, considering its reputation as an international mega city and a natural transfer point between Europe and Asia, we figured we needed to stop through “just to see it.” We…
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Georgia (No, Not the State)
Georgia is a country that we’ve been excited to visit for a while now because it was highly recommended by a number of our friends for its scenery, hospitality, and amazing food. It also happens to be the birthplace of wine – what’s not to love? Georgia has generally flown under the radar as a…
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