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In Vietnam, there’s no limit to how many people you can fit on a bus
I got up at 5 in the morning to catch a 5:30 bus to the train station. I wanted to get to the station as early as possible since I didn’t yet have my ticket. That turned out to be a problem as all the trains to Da Nang were sold out. The agent was…
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The Night Bus
I can’t believe I did it again: booked myself for overnight travel. I had wanted to take the day train to my next destination, but it didn’t go directly. I would have arrived at the station at 4:45pm, and the last bus to Phong Nha left at 5pm. That was just too close a connection…
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Off the beaten path in Myanmar
My experience in Myanmar was the most difficult to anticipate. Information online was often outdated and indicated there would be no ATMs, no WiFi, and that you could only arrive by air. All of that proved to be false. I was fortunate enough to have a friend who arrived in advance of my visit and…
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You will love India, and you will hate India.
“You will love India, and you will hate India.” Those were the words of wisdom I had received from one of my Indian tourists last summer when I told her I was planning a visit to her country. After my first week in India, I thought no words could more truly prepare you to visit…
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Walking above the clouds in Nepal
I sit on a stone wall holding a cup of tea in my hands as the warm sun bathes my face and the wind whispers gently in my ears. I can hear, a thousand feet below me, the dull roar of a glacial river I crossed just one hour before. One hour of relentless stone…
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God bless the UAE
The UAE caught me by surprise for many reasons. My first impression was that it had the glitz of Las Vegas on the scale of New York City. The metro stations are as elegant as 5 star hotel lobbies. The trains are driverless allowing for you to sit in the front and watch out the…
