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China. Photography in Jiuzaighou National Park

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China. Getting to Jiuzaighou National Park

China Day 7: Bus to Jiuzaighou Aside from everyone smoking, another problem is that everything starts at 8am (tour buses, trains, etc), but our hostel did not start serving until 7am. Thinking this would be no problem, we got to … Continue reading

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China. Guilin City and onto Chengdu

Guilin City After a rainy night we slept in a little bit and really enjoyed resting. Being cold makes getting out of bed tougher too. We had contemplated a Li River cruise, but seeing that the weather was still raw … Continue reading

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China. Guilin and Rice Paddy Field Trip

The two main reasons to go to Guilin, according to the book anyway, are to cruise the Li River and see the dragon’s backbone rice terraces. Guilin is a place where the mountains rise almost vertically out of the valley … Continue reading

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China. Hong Kong

Sunday, Nov 8th – Hong Kong Our flight from Saigon to Hong Kong was somewhat silly. Besides departing at 6am (meaning waking up at 3:45am, yuck!), we found ourselves on a 2 hour United Flight with about 500 passengers. Just … Continue reading

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Vietnam. Phu Quoc Island Adventures

We had scheduled a flight to Phu Quoc Island for this morning and headed to the airport amidst the traffic and chaos. It was a nice sunny day and we were excited to have our last couple days on the … Continue reading

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Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam Day 8: Mui Ne to Ho Chi Minh City We took a morning bus from Mui Ne to Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon. The ride was pleasant except my would-never-pass-as-a-camel bladder couldn’t seem to handle the … Continue reading

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Vietnam. Weathering a Typhoon and escape to Mui Ne Beach

Monday, Nov 2, 2009 The Typhoon Hits Nha Trang A nice night sleep ‘til 8:30am (Griffin’s love for free breakfast is the ONLY thing that got me out of bed) awoke to gray skies, but no rain and not much … Continue reading

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Vietnam. Nha Trang Snorkel Trip (and a boat party)

Remember how we only wanted to spend 2 nights in Nha Trang? Well, it turned out the medical clinic’s hours and bus ride schedules were not compatible; the buses left only at 8am, and the clinic did not open until … Continue reading

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Vietnam. A very Nha Trang Halloween

Back to Hanoi Our Halloween day started early, doing our Hanoi-Catba trip in reverse (bus, ferry, minibus, bus), back to the Hanoi station. We had that great pho again for less than $1 each, and grabbed a taxi to the … Continue reading

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