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Travelers I met in Laos
What makes your trips memorable? Adventures, Food, Attractions or People? For me, it’s people who I met in Laos fatefully inspiring me to travel more and more by their stories. Willfrid A traveler from French, who visited New Zealand as working holiday visa, which I’m aiming for. He told us his story. He loved soccer, and premier league was his favorite, so he wanted to learn English. And then he applied for working holiday visa of New Zealand. Landing on a strange country with no English, but after 6 months making efforts to learn day by day, he could finally well communicate with local people then deciding to extend visa for 6 months…
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1001 Excuses to Travel: The Only Reason to Stop You Travelling Is… You
A trip around the world is definitely an awesome experience but someones of us reject the idea with common excuses to travel. Though I am a solo traveler, sometimes I still invite my friends to travel with me when they confide that the the rat race ruins their life, and they are not actually living but existing, which is a inevitable bridge to hell, and they just want to hit “escape” button. However, all I receive are just excuses below: 1. Study – “I love travelling, but university is my dream, so, thanks” It may sound crazy but I know some bloggers study to travel. They learn hard, try to score…
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Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang: Roadtrip tips
One of the most exciting adventurous roadtrip I’ve ever made. It’s quite dangerous if you’re not well-prepared so I note some important tips help you to finish it ! Gasoline station When planning, we thought that the route was very long and tough, stiff uphill, and the fuel would be much more consumed than usual, the gasoline station might be rare because of mountainous terrain. However, when we were on road, we found out something: The gasoline were quite close to one another, just 30-50 km, so no need to bring a back-up fuel container. And even if there was no nearby station, you can buy gasoline at mostly groceries…
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Travel Review: H’mong Homestay Village in Meo Vac, Ha Giang
Beside the majestic natural landscape that could take your breath away, Ha Giang is also the home of various ethnic minorities with their indigenous tradition and culture that await to explore in a homestay experience like nights in this H’mong village in Meo Vac. Slow-travelling coupled with homestay experience is a fantastic idea: you wake up early in the morning and take a deep breath and stroll around to enjoy the spectacular surroundings, before sipping hot coffee to get ready for a new day coming. Working. Travelling. Reading new books at leisure. It depends on your plan for a few days there. You may even request a seat to join the local’s meal, everyday, along with informative…
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Stopped by traffic polices in Vientiane and how to deal with them
Rental bike means sometimes you get caught by local traffic police. I did once in Vientiane, and tried to deal with it. Below is my story and some tips, hopefully it’s useful for you. The last day in Vientaine, after an extreme bike trip from Phonxavan, we took a visit That Luang and Patuxay. While we were stopping at an intersection, a police officer pointed at us, look like we just wrong lanes. However, he possibly saw our confusing and thought we were foreigners then waved us toward their booth. As usual, he asked for our papers, of course, we didn’t have bike license because of bike rental but we…
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Ultimate Budget Travel Guide to Vang Vieng
So you’re backpacking Vang Vieng, a heaven for outdoor adventure, stunning landscape of caves, waterfall and ranges of mountain? This post is for you Accomodation We stayed in Chillaos hostel, quite a great place, we had a nice breakfast, enough for an active day, a billiard pool and soccer table to have fun together. There’s no lounge but a space like a restaurant, just a few books on shelf. The shared bathrooms were clean and well-equipped, only for 5 usd/ person. Biketrip Vang Vieng is really a great destination for short bike trips around the town. The roads like trails, so rough, potholes but very pure nature. I did love our biketrip in the rain, while…
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Biking routes that you shouldn’t miss when in Cat Ba island
I’m just too excited to show you my findings: two biking routes that you shouldn’t miss when in Cat Ba island. Coastal route and National garden route Coastal route It starts at the port, then go through a mangrove, following a glance at the sea. It’s beautiful at sunset, when the surroundings painted in orange and the sun like a giant spotlight, while the water is still and reflects the sky. It’s breath-taking moment and I bet you would stop for photographs to your instagram collection. The road is generally good, but some area will be a little bit rough, especially when you reach residential neighborhood. Following the road and you’ll see dramatic…
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Cat ba – Tuan Chau: Vietnam’s most amazing ferry route
The ferry brings you from charming Cat Ba island to Tuan Chau – a luxurious landmark close to Ha Long city via Ha Long bay within one hour, when stunning landscape in a very comfortable pace is expected. I love the route, at the first sight. Compared to those I’ve been to, it is the best! Giant rocks on waters like big guys guarding, evergreen. Still water as massive mirror and you have time to enjoy those, sound great right ? Get to From Cat Ba town, there’s a road crossing through national garden to the Gia Luận pier, where they hold ferry route to Tuan Chau. On the way, you will experience the evergreen…
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Lan Ha bay Cruise Tour for One-day: The review
Lan Ha bay cruise tour for one day is such a must-try experience in Cat Ba island. I did it, and these are some reasons why you should do the same. I add some tips in case you give it a try. 1. Schedule This is a full day trip. The tour starts from 8:00 and you disembark at 17:00 so, except for the sunrise at dawn, you will experience the bay in mostly every hours on day with so many colors and themes of landscape and sun. Tips: There’re transit minivan coming to pick you up at the booking agent office. No hassle! There’s no breakfast included but usually free-breakfast of hostels served after 8:00, so if you feel hungry,…
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Nam Du archipelago travel guide
1. Get in A. Sai Gon – Kien Giang It’s better to take a sleeper bus, starting at 23:00 so that you would wake up in the next day at the harbour and take the earliest speed boat trip to the island. I prefer Phuong Trang open bus due to the wide range of departure time and a flexible transit directly to the harbor. The cost is 150,000 vnd/ person. There are two speed boat operators: Superdong and Ngoc Thanh. Superdong service: departs at 6:15 and it takes 2,5-3 hours to Nam Du with 210,000 vnd/ person (2018). All bus and boat are required to book in advance and receive the ticket 30 minutes beforehand. 2. Get out The last speed…
