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Budget Destinations Myanmar Southeast Asia 

Pyin Oo Lwin: Mansions, Monks & Ice Cream

October 27, 2014December 30, 2017 Mike & Anne 1065 Views 15 Comments biking, colonial, language, temple, vineyards, wine

There is a traffic jam of Cinderella-style carriages outside the Pyin Oo Lwin train station. The trappings of the Victorian

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Asia Budget City & Culture Destinations Luxury Southeast Asia Thailand 

Liveable Loveable Chiang Mai

June 30, 2014April 5, 2018 Mike & Anne 5444 Views 15 Comments architecture, City Guide, friends, hotels, temple

When people ask us, “If you could live in any city in the world, where would it be?” In Africa

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City & Culture Destinations Luxury Southeast Asia Vietnam 

Vietnam’s Most Charming Town: Hoi An

January 14, 2014March 11, 2018 Mike & Anne 5588 Views 21 Comments beach, City Guide, festival, Hoi An Full Moon Festival, hoi an lantern, luxury, river, temple, temples

Hoi An was by far our favorite town in Vietnam. A trading port dating back to the 17th-century, it has

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Asia Cambodia Destinations Southeast Asia 

Eye-opening Cambodia

October 24, 2013December 30, 2017 Anne & Mike 3888 Views 10 Comments architecture, boat, City Guide, culture, in transit, Khmer Rouge, river, temple, train, vineyards

Departing Thailand and entering Cambodia was like stepping back 50 years in time. It’s a fascinating country full of charms

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City & Culture Destinations East Asia Japan Luxury 

The Charms of Kyoto

June 16, 2013July 26, 2016 Anne & Mike 11331 Views 20 Comments architecture, City Guide, culture, geisha, temple

Picture your most elegant image of Japan–-a woman in a floral kimono walking under the shade of her paper umbrella

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Asia Budget Destinations Japan 

WWOOF Japan – Our Japanese Farm Experience

May 16, 2013December 31, 2017 Mike & Anne 17198 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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Asia China Destinations 

You Know You’re in China When….

April 12, 2013July 26, 2016 Mike & Anne 6467 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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Asia Budget China Destinations East Asia 

Emeishan: A Spirtual Trek

February 25, 2013March 11, 2018 Mike & Anne 6630 Views 28 Comments Buddhist, mountains, pagoda, temple, trek

If you can picture the quintessential Chinese mountain scene painted on a rice-paper scroll, with mist-shrouded mountain peaks and long

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Asia China City & Culture Destinations East Asia Luxury 

The Gateway to Yunnan, China

February 9, 2013July 26, 2016 Anne & Mike 4962 Views 21 Comments market, pagoda, temple

We thought our entry into China via Hong Kong would semi prepare us for this massive and mysterious nation, but

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Destinations Nepal South Asia 

A New World: Kathmandu

January 3, 2013March 11, 2018 Anne & Mike 6463 Views 27 Comments stupa, temple, temples

After three incredible months in Africa, it was time to start the third major leg of our trip around the

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