Adventure Updates

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Ha Giang Loop
The night buses are getting easier. Or maybe they are not. But it was seven hours back deep into the Northern Vietnam mountains for us. Our goal was a motorbike tour of the Ha Giang province, to witness...
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Ninh Binh
We were dancing, and moving, Ninh Binhing around. We were shaking, and grooving Ninh Binhing around. Our little jingle for the backcountry exploration around Ninh Binh province. We never actually went...
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Lan Ha Bay
After a quick taste the day before, we were now ready for the full adventure that the limestone islands of Lan Ha Bay would bring. The cruise started at 11 in the morning, and travelled maybe half an...
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Cat Ba Island
A long sleeper bus to the coast took us from the mountains to the ocean. We woke up to the oversized bus trying to fit on an undersized ferry. A nervous Cam took a quick survey of the nearby emergency...
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Sa Pa
Nestled near the Vietnamese-Chinese border in north west Vietnam is what once was a small agricultural town centre of Sapa. Now a tourist hotspot, this rapidly growing town is flocking with tourists to...
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Hanoi
A whole new country. A whole new continent, literally on the other side of the world. A whole new set of adventures. We shared a cab to our Hostel with Astrid and Helena, two gals Cam had met in the...
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Cross Continent Travel (Featuring Doha)
Well, the longest travel itinerary of our lives was now upon us. Sao Paulo, Brazil to Hanoi, Vietnam. 17,000km. Four flights, and an estimated 72 hours of travel. But we would get there. The plan is...
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South American Thoughts
As I write this, we are in a curtesy hotel in Doha, Qatar. Major complications (flight cancellation’s) with our travel to Vietnam put us here, where we’ve just had a delightful complimentary...
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Sao Paulo
This mega-city is the largest in South America. And somewhat fitting, as it is our final stop in the continent. It was a bittersweet time here, saying goodbye to the land we spent just over 5 months on....
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Rio de Janiero: 2024
The last night of 2023 was spent at the hotel for New Year’s Eve. In Brazil, it is custom to wear white on the evening, to honor a water goddess, Lemanja. The custom was originally from Nigeria,...