Author: Courtmas
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Thailand Island Hopping Begins with Koh Tao
Week 90 Day 617 Chiang Mai 18.7953° N, 98.9986° E After spending a week in Cambodia hanging out in Siem Reap and visiting Angkor Wat, we finally hit Thailand. I say finally, because after almost 2 months of non-stop travel through the Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia we finally hit a spot to call “home”…
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Life in Luang Prabang
Week 89 Day 614 Chiang Mai 18.7953° N, 98.9986° E As I mentioned before, we almost skipped Laos entirely on our trip. Luang Prabang is another town I’m so glad we didn’t miss. Luang Prabang was described to me as a SE Asian honeymoon destination by my cousin Matthew who had visited the year before. …
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Balloons over Vang Vieng
Week 83 Day 579 Koh Tao 10.1000° N, 99.8381° E Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve always been intrigued by hot air balloons. The obsession started probably around the time I could talk. My family was living in the bay area and we would often drive up to Napa on the weekends to…
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Angkor Wat
Week 82 Day 574 Koh Tao 10.1000° N, 99.8381° E Angkor Wat is a magnificent work of architecture, a gateway to the past, and the equivalent of a rock concert all rolled into 1 day. Located in Siem Reap, Angkor Wat definitely brings in people from all over the world. As we felt visiting Machu…
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Vientiane
Week 81 Day 568 Siem Reap 13°21′42″ N 103°51′38″ E Most of our travel stems from inspiration I get from travel blogs, Instagram photos, pinterest, and Google image searches. Laos was one of the harder countries to do research on. I had a couple suggestions from friends, but many of those involved long bus rides. …