Also known as the Valley Isle, Maui is a dream destination! Adventure awaits around every tropical scented turn, verdant peak, and glittering coastline. Maui has some of the most diverse landscapes in the world, and each area offers a different experience to guests and locals. On the western shores of Maui lies the ever-sunny and …
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Once a sleepy little coastal village, Sihanoukville has now boomed into a sprawling city full of casinos and seedy nightlife. Most tourists either love it or hate it, there seems to be no in between. Sihanoukville was once on the Southeast Asia backpacker trail due to its chilled-out beach scene. Nearby Otres Beach and Serendipity …
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Vietnam is a stunningly beautiful and diverse country with an amazing landscape, lovely people, and delectable cuisine. It’s truly one of the most amazing countries in the world and if it’s not yet on your bucket list, it should be. But with so much to explore, deciding where to go in Vietnam can be overwhelming …
Most travelers to Cambodia begin their trip in the capital city of Phnom Penh. Probably best known for the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (housed in the former S21 Prison) and the Choeung Ek Genocidal Center (also known as The Killing Fields), Phnom Penh has a long and tumultuous history. But these days it is actually one …
Maui is a beautifully unique tropical island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. From pristine shorelines to lunar-like mountain peaks, verdant jungles to picturesque pastoral vistas, Maui has something to offer every sort of traveler. Maui is a happy medium between the crowded cityscapes of Honolulu and the quiet solitude of deserted beaches on …
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Bukhara (also spelled Buxoro) is the shopping mecca in Uzbekistan. You can’t enter a madrasah or walk down any of the pedestrian-friendly roads in the Old Town District without seeing the amazing hand-woven textiles that Uzbekistan is famous for. If you want to pick up a few Uzbek souvenirs during your trip, Bukhara is the …
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Siem Reap is the closest town to Angkor Wat, which is the most popular tourist destination in all of Cambodia. Most people really only visit Siem Reap to see the nearby temples of Angkor Wat, but you’ll be surprised to learn that it’s actually a pretty lively little city! With 2.6 million tourists annually, Siem …
Nick and I have had “Live Abroad as an Expat” on our bucket list for several years now. We’ve dreamed about being immersed in another culture – learning the language, eating the food, and making local friends. We originally thought we’d move to Bangkok but after our trip to Vietnam in 2018, we quickly changed …
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Located in northern Bali, Munduk is truly one of the most underrated places on the island. While Seminyak, Ubud, Nusa Dua, and now Canggu have become hotspots for tourism in Bali, Munduk remains a relatively untouched paradise. Many visitors to Bali only go to Munduk as a day trip, but if you stick around you’ll …
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As a Portland, Oregon native, I’ve often joked that the rainy season here stretches from Halloween until the Fourth of July. And it’s not the kind of aggressive but short thunderstorms that you often get in the south. It’s a drizzly, gloomy, unrelenting kind of rain. The kind that is just light enough that you …