“Hey, I think there’s a karaoke bar down there,” I commented, gesturing down a steep set of steps towards the Mekong River. “You can hear the music. Let’s go check it out!”Mike and I hopped down a set of stairs and found
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“Let’s walk down to the river! It’s so close,” Mike said. “Okay, sure,” I replied. “Why not?” So began the night we almost got attacked by a gang of cats. Yes, you read that right–a gang of CATS. We had just finished
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In our most spontaneous move yet, Mike and I found ourselves sitting at a riverfront cafe in Bangkok the week before Thanksgiving with no plans whatsoever for the days ahead. We knew we wanted to stay in Thailand until early December, but
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Bangkok wastes no time overwhelming all of your senses and rendering you speechless. As we stepped off the train platform and entered the city center for the first time, we were immediately assaulted by new sights, sounds, and smells. Street vendors cooked
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The continuous clicking sound; it’s at every streetlight and on escalators that seem to move faster here than anywhere else. It is one of the first things you notice in Hong Kong. To me, it’s synonymous with what Hong Kong is: continual
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Ahh, Seoul. Seoul is smog and sprawl, but it’s also beautiful mountains, fresh noodles, and endless varieties of tea. Seoul may be the second-richest city in Asia, but it’s got a gritty edge that sets it apart from the shiny, utopian feel
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Back when we committed ourselves to this trip, we decided we’d strive to have authentic experiences unique to each country, and pursue activities that went beyond “typical” sightseeing. In Japan, spiritual and mysterious Koya fit the bill.Visiting the tiny mountain town of
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If Tokyo is Japan’s modern and futuristic hub, Kyoto is its ancient Rome–packed with history and a near magical aura.The first things we noticed when we disembarked from the bullet train that brought us to Kyoto were the city’s much lower buildings
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Oh, Tokyo…where do I even begin? This city, and the country of Japan, have absolutely captivated us. Is it too soon to say that Japan will be one of the best places we’ll visit this year??I don’t think we’ll ever forget the
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