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Top 5 destinations for a perfect Hua Hin day trip
Many ones travel from Bangkok to enjoy a Hua Hin day trip. To be honest, among 5 destinations total, I love only one. What about you? For my reason to book a Hua Hin day trip. Actually, I and my friend didn’t expect this until the last morning in Hua Hin. He ran into me and pushed me pack up in hurry to join the tour. Originally, a young beautiful chinese girl bought the tour online, but there’s some trouble between her and the driver providing the tour. My friend heard of the conversation and with an intentional mind, he suggested the girl share ride. So that’s why we had a chance to visit King’s…
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Top 3 destinations you should go in an old Manila walk tour
In south-east asia region, many of my friends wish one time touching Europe, not only for the modern lifestyle but also gorgeous Roman buildings. After a walk around Intramuros in Manila, I came up with an idea: No need to visit Euro for old buildings because Manila is truly an amazing destination for those who love old European architecture.If you backpack Manila, why not take an old Manila walk tour and you’ll see Fort Santiago I bought a ticket to Fort Santiago when it was 4PM. The sunset was so beautiful, reflecting its charming on the water, through tree shades and old buildings. The ticket booth was decorated in Christmas style.…
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Doi Inthanon Travel Guide
First time to Chiang Mai and wanna check in Doi Inthanon at best price. My Doi Inthanon budget travel guide will hopefully help you well. There are two Doi (mountain) nearby Chiang Mai, which is ideal for people loving trekking or nature-oriental mind. They are Doi Inthanon and Doi Suthep. While the later is quite close by, the former locates 100 km far from Chiang Mai. Doi Inthanon is a complex of 482 km square and 2565m in height, known as “the roof of Thailand” – the summit is the highest spot in pagoda country and “the tail” of Everest mountain, so it’s worth a visit. This is a large area,…
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Travelling from Kota Kinabalu to Muara, Brunei by ferry
Travel from kota kinabalu to brunei by ferry is really awesome experience, and you can avoid most of annoying of bus route because of many custom borders between Borneo Malay and Brunei to reach the BSB. Ferry Kota Kinabalu – Muara, Brunei First, you buy ticket at Jesselton port, the ticket booth opens from 7AM to 4PM and the combo ticket from KK to Muara is 60 RM, you’ll also pay 3.8 RM as terminal tax in KK and another 5 RM at Labuan. So totally you spend 6.88 RM to travel from KK to Muara (Brunei). You’re request to check-in 30′ before departure. So keep yourself in time. If you’re not sure about the schedule and…
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Con Dao trip – day two
This is the next chapter of my Con dao travel story-day 1, which cover how I had bun rieu for breakfast, hiked Dam Tre bay, visited the prison complex and managed to get onboard back home. (read the prologue) I woke up early, and got out of the bed quickly to check the weather. The cloudy sky outside was not promising. My friend even said that there was a serious storm coming from Philippines, which drew the cloud and rain. Though the dorm offered free breakfast, we still decided to explore local food with bun rieu. Frankly speaking, it was not as good as ones in HCMC, the the price was nearly…
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First 24-hours in Manila, Filipino capital
My Manila quick guide will help you deal effectively with the first hours in the strange city, which is usually very tense because you have to get used to many things: transportation, language, people, things to do,… Custom gates To be accepted, you have to prove that you have friends, booked hotels and on top of that: the paper proving you have a ticket getting out of the Philippines. I usually use e-booking, then show e-ticket. However, I made a big mistake when at custom gate of Ninoy Aquino airport. I didn’t have screenshots or printed e-ticket, while the booking app requiring internet connection to show the ticket status and information.…
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Phu Quoc Travel Guide
After 4 days riding around Phu Quoc, now I’m feeling a bit regretful for people who came to Viet Nam without any chances to visit the beautiful Pearl island (yeah, it’s nickname!). How lovely it is ! This guide follows my findings and real experiences so it’s quite personal. Hopefully it’s useful for world travelers who tend to be in this south-east asian country for a time. 1. How to get to Phu Quoc There are 2 ways to set your foot on the beautiful island: on boat and on air. Boating: first you need to catch a open bus to the Rach Gia – Kien Giang, it usually costs you 8-9 usd, you…
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The 3 best wild sunflower routes near Dalat
Da Quy (wild sunflower) was brought by French last century. Since then, it’s grown rapidly and become one of the most famous attractions of Dalat and some of northern highland in Viet Nam. This quick travel guide will reveal best flower routes and some useful tips. It’s also a roadtrip recommendation because biking via these is extremely exciting experience. Compared to sunflowers, Da Quy is smaller though they are forming bushes so thick that cover most of the roads on the highland, help warm up the ambiance. It’s also an indicator which shows that is at the end of rain season and dry one is coming. In 2015, I randomly…
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Money to travel: You don’t have to sell everything to travel …
…but work and travel, simultaneously People think of money too much instead of enjoying a travel lifestyle. The short talk with Lorenzo, an Italiano boy in my night trip to Vung Tau, reveals an fascinating opinion of travel, especially of the budget. It’s was an beautiful, clean dawn in Vung Tau. A walk along the shore was my first experience here. I met the guy there, sitting on a rock, playing guitar with his whole attention. Lorenzo, a young Italiano, was composing a song as a gift for his college roommate birthday. How lovely his voice and music were, as well. However, what I impressed that he shared his thought that travel expense was actually cheaper than most…
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L’angfarm Buffet in Dalat
Beside packaged products, L’angfarm features buffet-style tasting experience that are definitely worth trying and surprisingly valuable. L’angfarm is a well-known brand in Da Lat. If you wander around Dalat market, you will find no fewer than four Langfarm stores offering a variety of jams and teas—premium Da Lat specialties. But just some of them offer sweet buffets. Where to find Buffet Langfarm There are two L’angfarm outlets in the Dalat market that serve buffet. Look for a L’angfarm store and head to the second floor where you see the “Buffet” sign. Be sure to ask the staff about the tickets before going up to enjoy the experience. How much for…
