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The Mai Chau Lodge, our host for two days, provides a good description of this town on its website and brochures:
Mai Chau is located 135 km south-west of Hanoi in the Northern province of Hoa Binh which is bordered by Son La in the West, Phu [...]
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Vietnamese Heaven!
Posted in Asia-Pacific, Travel Journal, tagged Mai Chau, Travel, Vietnam on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Studying Down Under…Again!
Posted in Asia-Pacific, Travel Journal, tagged Adelaide, Australia, Flinders University, Glenelg, Travel on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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Since I enjoyed my Master’s program at the University of Sydney so much, I decided to embark upon the distinction of attempting to earn a doctoral degree from Flinders University of South Australia. I love Sydney, there’s no doubt about that, but Adelaide offered two very [...]
Enjoying the Tet Holiday in South East Asia
Posted in Asia-Pacific, Travel Journal on March 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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Why stay in gloomy, cold, cloudy Hanoi for Tet when we can immerse ourselves in tropical warmth by taking a 3 hour flight to Singapore? Chadi and me decided to spend our 7-day Tet holiday in a warmer part of the region: Singapore and Malaysia’s Langkawi [...]
The Many Faces of India
Posted in Asia-Pacific, Travel Journal, tagged India, Travel on September 11, 2008 | 4 Comments »
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Many friends warned me about traveling to India; yet, there was the occasional acquaintance that raved about how amazing the Indian sub-continent was. My mom and I have had India on our “to visit” list for years, and we finally decided it was time to see [...]
Ha Long and Hoi An
Posted in Asia-Pacific, Travel Journal on June 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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Two of the world’s new seven world wonders (as voted by the global population) are in Viet Nam. Lucky us! We had the opportunity to visit one of those two world wonders in May, with the excuse that my parents were coming to visit and of [...]
Bali: Island of the Gods
Posted in Asia-Pacific, Blogroll on February 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Ever wonder why Bali is referred to as the Island of the Gods? It’s quite simple. In Bali, there is a Hindu temple every 10 meters. There are more temples in Bali than people, it seems. Community temples, large and magnificent, as well as smaller, more [...]
Weekend in Thailand
Posted in Asia-Pacific, Travel Journal on January 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Although we only traveled to Bangkok to renew our Vietnamese business visas, we made it a point to enjoy our time in old Siam. As many of you know, Bangkok is truly a city that never sleeps. Chadi and I chose to stay right in the [...]
“Retreating” in Danang
Posted in Asia-Pacific, Blogroll, Travel Journal on November 17, 2007 | 4 Comments »
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After spending two and a half weeks settling down in Ha Noi, Chadi and I had the opportunity to spend 10 days in the resort town of Danang, just an our flight south of Ha Noi. Unfortunately, as CNN reported, the town of Danang and neighboring [...]
Making a New Home in Ha Noi
Posted in Asia-Pacific, Travel Journal on November 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
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Chadi and I arrived jet lagged and exhausted, but we were quickly welcomed by the staff at Ha Noi Tower who escorted us to our lovely two bedroom serviced apartment. Although it still feels like a hotel, we are finally starting to feel a bit settled.
We [...]
The Great Wall and Beyond…
Posted in Asia-Pacific, Travel Journal on May 30, 2007 | 3 Comments »
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A nation of more than 5,000 years of cultural evolution…wow! Words do not give justice to the visual beauty of China’s capital, Beijing, or the country’s main fluvial artery (the Yangtze River), the wondrous Terra Cotta Warriors in X’ian, or even the mega-metropolis of Shanghai. Although [...]
Adventures in South East Asia
Posted in Asia-Pacific, Travel Journal on November 30, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I have always been fascinated by South East Asia, one of the most diverse regions of the world. During my studies at the University of Sydney, I had the opportunity to go on an adventure tour to South East Asia during the winter semester break. On my own, I prepared my 55 liter backpack and [...]
Life Down Under
Posted in Asia-Pacific, Travel Journal on November 30, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
After spending a significant amount of time with laid back Australians during my time on location with the Survivor Season 3 production in central Kenya, I was persuaded not only to visit Australia, but to commit spending one year in Sydney working on a Master’s Degree. One very influential Australian at the Survivor Camp left [...]
