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The time we flew over Bagan in a hot air balloon
It took me years to finally bite the bullet and dump $300 on what I thought would be a 5-minute skydive. Years later, I can still remember my heart pounding. The thrill, the exhilaration, the force of...
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5 Reasons You Should Skip Myanmar…For Now
I recently did a quick round-up of why you should visit Myanmar right now. A lot of it was focused on the tourism sector’s relative infancy compared to other well-beaten paths in South East Asia. For...
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The Time We Ate Poon in the Netherlands
Although the breakfast at IKEA was ingenious and delicious, it, of course, was not the only thing we ate on our roadtrip. In fact, as I had mentioned before, it was so rainy in the last leg of our trip...
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The First Time I Went to India for Work
When I told people I was going to be going to India and Sri Lanka for work, I was uber excited but was mostly met with a mixture of surprise and concern by the people I told. Growing up, I went to...
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The Time I was Forced on a Guided Shopping Tour [Sri Lanka]
I didn't get to fly much as an adolescent. Between immigrating to Canada at 9 and up to my second year university at 19, I don't recall getting on an airplane except once back to Taiwan when I was 12....
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The time we went to the Devil’s Punchbowl
Every step sucked at my feet, trying to swallow me. A moist smacking sound followed each step. A wet squelch would come when I managed to pull my rubber boot free each time. It was me versus the mud...
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The Time I Celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi
Fireworks. If there’s something that should invoke excitement in anyone of any age, it should be fireworks. I’m not talking firecrackers you light up in a park on July 4th/Victoria Day/Chinese New Year...
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So it was Sunday night and I was supposed to be off in two days and we had booked nothing with no idea what to do. “Am I going to end up wasting my precious vacation?” I dry sobbed. We live in a...
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Itinerary: Two Weeks in China
Dates Travelled: April 11, 2013-April 23, 2013 Number of days: ~13 including flight, 11 days not including travel time Cities Travelled: ~4 (Shanghai, Wuhan, ZhuJiaJiao, Hangzhou) Total Personal days:...
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The First Time I _____ Alone
So I really wasn't sure how best to title this post, given that the experience I'm going to write about was a first for me, but first of what, I can't seem to pinpoint. Not the first time I got an...
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