Author: Courtmas
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Ho Chi Minh Left Us Wanting More
Week 77 Day 538 Hanoi, Vietnam 21.0333° N, 105.8500° E Normally we work to avoid cities, crowds, and the common path. (Ex. Most stay on Ambergis Caye we chose Caye Caulker. The majority like the party atmosphere on Gili T, we preferred chill and laid back Gili Air.) Like we are always explaining to other…
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Living it up in Traverse City
Week 76 Day 532 Quang Trach, Vietnam 17.8330° N, 106.4170° E We just made it to Phong Nha Farmstay where we will be taking off tomorrow for a 2 day trek through the Tu Lan Cave System. It should be pretty epic so make sure to check back soon. But until then I’m trying to…
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Buyer Beware: Hidden costs #morefuninthephilippines
Week 76 Day 530 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 10.7500° N, 106.6667° E Prelude: This post was actually written about a week ago, but given that the WIFI in the Philippines was so bad I couldn’t upload any photos. We have now been in Vietnam for less than 6 hours and Tom has already…
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Philippines: Region 1 Mountain Provence Banaue, Sagada, & Batad
Week 74 Day 517 Manila, The Philippines 13.0000° N, 122.0000° E We just got back from a wonderful long weekend up in the mountain region of the Philippines. Getting there was no easy task, but the trip was definitely worth it. The journey started in Manila @ 10pm on an overnight bus to Banaue. Tickets…
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Roaming the National Mall in Washington DC
Week 68 Day 473 Mount Vernon, WA 48.4200° N, 122.3261° W Family and a wedding brought me to DC this fall. I was lucky to catch the tail end of fall before all the colors were gone. In a very jam packed long weekend, I was able to steal away an afternoon in which I headed…