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August 20, 2019

Trekking in Sa Pa

Asia Vietnam

Our Sa Pa adventure started with an overnight train ride from Hanoi. The four-bed cabin was extra quaint – we splashed out for the extra bunk, as sleeping with a…

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August 18, 2019August 20, 2019

Beating the heat in Hoi An and Hanoi

Asia Vietnam

We knew that we were packing in the action at the beginning and end of our trip, so we planned a little downtime in the middle, with relatively leisurely visits…

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August 15, 2019

Mekong Delta – to market, to market

Asia Vietnam

Second day in the Mekong Delta – time to head to the markets. We started off with a quick trip by river ferry over to catch our ride. We were…

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August 13, 2019August 13, 2019

Mekong Delta – homestay hospitality

Asia Vietnam

Our trip to the Mekong Delta included a homestay with a local family, who truly lived up to the words that our guide Huy kept using to describe the people…

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August 11, 2019

Mekong Delta – a five vehicle day

Asia Vietnam

We spent two indescribable days in the Mekong Delta with our knowledgeable and friendly tour guide Huy. The first day had us traversing land and water in five different vehicles….

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August 11, 2019August 20, 2019

Saigon Street Food by motorbike

Asia Vietnam

We got right into the food scene with an evening Street Food tour – by motorbike. They offered a ‘scaredy cat’ option by taxi for an additional fee – but…

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August 9, 2019August 9, 2019

Twenty-four hours to the other side of the world

Asia Vietnam

We’re off! We managed to pack lighter than we ever have before,  knowing that for parts of our trip we’d have to carry a lot on our backs. We were…

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July 28, 2019July 28, 2019

We’re headed to Vietnam!

Asia Vietnam

A milestone birthday warrants a trip to a new continent – we will be headed to Vietnam in August 2019! We’ll be following a south-to-north-back-to-south route over our two weeks…

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July 4, 2018August 3, 2019

4th of July Iceland style

Europe Iceland

We made up for not seeing fireworks at home on July 4th by loading up on geysers and waterfalls! Strokkur Geysir (right next to THE Geysir, which rarely – if…

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July 3, 2018July 27, 2019

Reykjavik calling

Europe Iceland

The next adventure begins…off to Iceland! We were grateful to escape a summer heatwave for The Land of Fire and Ice. From Boston to Reykjavik – where the airport logo…

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I've always loved to travel - cherishing that feeling of the world seeming both bigger and smaller after each trip. Now I'm finally realizing my goal of starting a travel blog to share my experiences - check back often as I work on writing up trips from years past!

‘Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?’ – Mary Oliver

‘Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.’ – Mark Twain

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