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Day 3: Exploring Bali, Indonesia
We got up early in the morning as we were planning to go on a day trip to explore Bali. As we finished our breakfast at the hotel, the tour guide had come to the hotel to pick us up for the Bali tour. We got into the car and started off. Unlike in many […]
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Day 2: In and around Kuta in Bali, Indonesia
We woke up pretty late in our beautiful hotel room in Kuta area in Bali, Indonesia. This is one thing I found amazing about Bali; really awesome hotels at a very low price! No wonder this is a honeymoon destination for many, I thought. Since we got up late, going far from day trips was […]
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Day 1: A “not so long” layover in Kuala Lumpur
Sarah and I got married on the 13th of July 2013! I had plenty of time to prepare for the wedding and being the person I am, planning for a honeymoon right after the marriage was given! If you want to read how we decided on the honeymoon destination, read my previous blog, Choosing Bali […]
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Day 8: Taking the train ride from Vientiane to Bangkok
We woke up early in the morning at 5am when one of the bus guy called out, “Vientiane!!”. We got out of the bus in the northern bus terminal, Vientiane. It was pretty early in the morning and as we got out of the bus terminal, we found out that it was in fact pretty […]
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Day 7: Enjoying the beautiful Tad Sae falls in Luang Prabang, Laos
We woke up early in this beautiful town of Luang Prabang in Laos. We got ready and decided to move out of our hotel. Unlike yesterday, when we shared a Tuk-Tuk to see places, today, we decided to rent out a motorbike. For 100,000 Kip, we got one and started off our journey. The roads […]
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Day 6: The tropical dreamland of Kuang Si falls in Luang Prabang, Laos
We woke up early in the morning after a night of proper rest after being in the bus for around 34hrs in the last couple of days. We had our breakfast at the hotel and then enquired with the receptionist on places of interest around Luang Prabang. She gave us a map of the town […]
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Day 5: Hanoi to Luang Prabang by bus (30hr journey)
It was around 5:30pm that one of the bus agent came to our hotel and asked us to get into a mini bus to get us to the main Bus terminal. We knew that we would have a long journey by road ahead of us. We had packed our bags and were ready with some […]
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Day 3, 4: A cruise in the Halong bay in Vietnam
We got up early in the morning and got ready. Today, we were to go to the Halong bay, which is one of the UNESCO world heritage site and is one of the most popular destination in Vietnam. Yesterday, when we booked for this package, we were given three options to choose from; standard (50$), […]
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Day 2: A trip to the Perfume Pagoda in Hanoi, Vietnam
I woke up tired at around 6:30am. Twice, I woke up in the night to take medicines for fever. Thankfully, I was feeling quite ok when I woke up. Today, we were to go for a day trip from Hanoi through a package tour that we had booked at the hotel yesterday for 30$ per […]
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Day 1: Flying into Hanoi, Vietnam
I woke up at 2:45am in the morning when the pilot announced our descent over the intercom. We were now nearing Bangkok. Joining me in this trip too, is Sujith, my batchmate in TAPMI, Manipal. This is the third international trip that he is joining me after Philippines and Myanmar. At 3:20am, we landed in […]