Asia Destinations Southeast Asia Vietnam 

You Know You’re In Vietnam When…

March 25, 2014March 11, 2018 Mike & Anne 5599 Views 29 Comments

Oh Vietnam. Exotic, picturesque, delicious…you have so much to offer–but boy are you a tough cookie! Our non-stop series of

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Asia China Destinations East Asia 

Cruising the Yangtze

March 7, 2013March 11, 2018 Anne & Mike 3698 Views 15 Comments boat cruise, cruise, river, Water Adventures, yangtze

The Yangtze is the third longest river in the world, stretching 6,400km across China, so we knew we had to

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Asia China Destinations 

You Know You’re in China When….

April 12, 2013July 26, 2016 Mike & Anne 5452 Views 36 Comments mountains, temple, trekking, You Know You're In...

When it came time to go through our “You Know You’re In…” file for China, it was bulging at the

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Budget Destinations Myanmar Southeast Asia 

Inle Lake: Worth The Hype

September 15, 2014March 12, 2018 Mike & Anne 4502 Views 10 Comments biking, boat, fishing, lake, temples, Ultimate Journeys for Two, Water Adventures

If you are going to find tourists in Myanmar, they are on Inle Lake…but when you get away from the

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Asia China Destinations East Asia 

Wulingyuan: The Avatar Forest

March 12, 2013February 25, 2018 Mike & Anne 12832 Views 51 Comments avatar, forest, hike, mist, movie, UJFT, Ultimate Journeys for Two

Avatar is one of the most visually stunning movies of the 21st-century, so when we found out that James Cameron

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Asia Budget Destinations Japan 

WWOOF Japan – Our Japanese Farm Experience

May 16, 2013December 31, 2017 Mike & Anne 15314 Views 51 Comments farm, food, japan, mountains, temple, trek, WWOOF, wwoof japan

We’ve always known that we would WWOOF Japan (World-Wide Opportunities On Organic Farms…a.k.a. Travelers willing to work four-to-six hours per

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City & Culture Destinations Luxury Southeast Asia Vietnam 

Hue: A Colorful Town

January 19, 2014March 11, 2018 Mike & Anne 3697 Views 13 Comments architecture, biking, City Guide, hotels, temples

Said to be the intellectual, cultural, and spiritual heart of Vietnam, Hue is full of palaces, pagodas, tombs, temples, and

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Destinations Luxury Southeast Asia Vietnam 

Classic Cruising Ha Long Bay

March 3, 2014March 12, 2018 Mike & Anne 3330 Views 11 Comments boat, cruise, fishing, natural wonders, Water Adventures

Photos cannot contain the 1,969 islands of Ha Long Bay and words can’t quite describe the fantastical limestone karst towers,

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Budget Destinations Myanmar Southeast Asia 

Hsipaw Trekking: In a Forbidden State

October 15, 2014March 17, 2019 Mike & Anne 8801 Views 11 Comments Hikes, homestay, mountains, trekking, yoga

There are certain areas in Myanmar that tourists still can’t visit and Hsipaw is practically an island surrounded by the

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Asia Budget Destinations Philippines 

Deep into the Cordillera Mountains

July 25, 2016September 2, 2017 Mike & Anne 4424 Views 15 Comments cave, in transit, rice terraces, road trip, tattoos, Ultimate Journeys for Two, waterfalls

An ash-covered thorn taps into my arm, threatening to leave a permanent mark. We’re sitting in the bamboo home of

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Asia Budget Destinations Southeast Asia Thailand 

The Back Roads & Warm Hearts of Thailand

July 9, 2014March 11, 2018 Mike & Anne 431 Views 7 Comments homestay, in transit, motorbikes, road trip

Sometimes the biggest snafus turn out to be the best experiences and our botched road trip from Chiang Mai to

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