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Three Day, Three Quotes Challenge: Day 2

Every birth year, I look back and reflect on what life lessons in that year resonated with me most. I have been 24 years old for 4 months now, and I have experienced by far the most internal struggle I've ever been through. I've met and dealt with situations beyond my comfort zones. For my [...]

Last Post: Travel Blogging Challenge Highlights and What I’ve Learned

I made it!!!!!!! For those who have never heard of this challenge, here is your opportunity to read it all the way 'til the end: 21 Weeks of Travel Blogging Challenge (feel free to do a challenge of yourself!). After over three months of blogging, there are a few posts that I'm quite proud of for writing [...]

Travel Planning and Stress

Ask anybody, I'm one of those people who enjoys travel planning, and end up packing each day with things to do. I would want to sight-see, eat lunch at a place I checked out on Yelp, then go see a live music performances in a consecutive four hours of activity. I would constantly check my [...]

3-Month Backpacking Trip: What’s in my bag?

Welcome back, my travel enthusiast fellows! Packing for a backpacking trip overseas can be a gruesome task. In my experience, my biggest problem has always been over-packing. I remember, because when I studied abroad in Singapore, I brought two large suitcases full of things with me. I didn't use most of them. When I decided to travel [...]

Travel Blogging Challenge – Week 6 (Unusual Travel Activities/Photos)

Welcome back to Travel Blogging Challenge Week 6! So many unusual travel photos and stories, where do I start? I thought this would be an excellent opportunity to share some random pictures that I couldn't put in any of my other posts! When people ask me what I like to do, I would be at [...]

Travel Blogging Challenge – Week 5 (Top Three Cultural Foods) The Time I Ate Too Much

Food, food, food, food, food! Is what most people hear when they travel with me. In all of my travels, food plays a crucial role to my enjoyment. As a vegetarian since birth, I'm always wary of eating out at restaurants. Luckily, I am blessed with a wonderful mother, who is the best chef in [...]

Travel Blogging Challenge – Week 4 (Travel Misadventures) The Time I Almost Died on a Motorbike

Getting into a motor accident in Asia is no joke. I've heard so many horror stories of the ugly traffic, terrible drivers, no road etiquette, no care for street signs. Countless of accidents result in deaths. If the local government happens to be corrupt, the guilty party can even get away unscathed. This week's travel [...]

Delta

Restrooms in Hawaii are on a different level! ❤ Photo Challenge Delta - Change/Transition

Travel Blogging Challenge – Week 3 (Funny Travel Story) Pandas!

How do I beat the story where I almost fell off a coconut tree? Or the time I saw a buffalo trip three feet in front of me? I guess I will have to tell you the panda story. Panda? How often in my life do I get to see a panda? Only once. And [...]

Backpacker Life

Whoa! This week's photo challenge is Transient, which is right up my (and any other travel bloggers') alley! Here are some of my favorite snapshots throughout my backpacking trip in various countries around the world. Are you a travel enthusiast too? I've recently launched a Travel Blogging Challenge, that anyone can join! It's a great [...]

Everything Else is a Distraction

There's only one thing I need in life... everything else is a distraction.  (I've picked up bracelet weaving lately. I've always loved crafting, and I've been told to try selling online. Do you, or any young kids in your house, like nerdy plush toys? Please, please, please check out my recently opened Etsy store!) Photo Challenge: [...]

Travel Blogging Challenge – Week 2 (Little Known Travel Tips)

Over the years, I've learned so many things from trial and error. I've slept on the border, I've fallen from a motorbike, I've almost drowned while scuba diving, I've lost some of my most prized possessions, I've almost fallen from a coconut tree, and many more which I can tell you about in Travel Challenge [...]

Floating Markets

Within a small village just an hour outside of Bangkok, Thailand lies the famous floating market, Damnoen Saduak. Hundreds of local vendors row out on boats to sell their most colorful fruits and vegetables. There are clothes, music, foods, and animals. How do hundreds of boats fit through such a small canal?  Photo Challenge: Order

Travel Blogging Challenge- Week 1 (Favorite Travel Photo and Intro)

I'm so excited to start off my 21 Weeks of Travel Blogging Challenge (you don't have to be a world traveler to join this challenge)! This challenge showcases your experience through travel stories, cultures, foods, advise, lessons, and more. I encourage everyone to join and share your cool experiences, near and far! You can check [...]

Friends are…

People who would hitchhike and ride on the back of a pickup truck with me.  People who would wear matching shirts with me. "If you're happy and you know it, slap your friend."  People who hate on other people getting in the way of our picture with me.  Photo Challenge: Friend

21 Weeks of Travel Blogging Challenge

  Fulfilling one of my first goals of this month, I have created my very own weekly blogging challenge. This challenge showcases your experience through travel stories, cultures, foods, advise, lessons, and more. You don't have to be a world traveler to join this challenge, I encourage everyone to join and share your cool experiences, near and far! Week [...]

Excuse Me, Life Passing Through

2017 has been a year of revelations for me. The year where I finally understand all the things my parents tell me when they say, "I'll tell you when you're older." Things that had once been so clear to me aren't what I had expected them to be. People have changed. My perspectives have changed. [...]

Vietnamese Heritage

Celebrating my first Vietnamese New Year Tet in my motherland and experiencing traditions passed on for thousands of years. Wearing the traditional Ao Dai, holding red packets (with money inside), red and gold peace and prosperity decorations, and vibrant flowers of all colors for the best luck of the year. A Blog Response to Photo [...]

Sunrise at the Wat

The sunrise view of Angkor Wat and it's reflection on the water is an experience of a lifetime.  But I was not told of the thousands of other people who were also trying to see that view every morning. Although the loud chattering and cramped standing space had destroyed the serene picture that I had [...]