Monthly Archives: May 2014

Northern Laos (Luang Prabang)

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Jean Nguyen

The 6-hour bus ride up into the mountains from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang was not a fun experience! As usual, I got a bit carsick, but even Chris had never gotten carsick before…until this ride. We arrived by late … Continue reading →

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Central Laos (Vientiane and Vang Vieng)

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Jean Nguyen

Our flight out of KL on May 15 was bright and early, which put us in Vientiane, Laos by around 9:00am. We were the first people in the visa-upon-arrival line, and $35, a full page sticker, a stamp, and 10 … Continue reading →

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Quick Kuala Lumpur

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Jean Nguyen

With less than a day and a half in Kuala Lumpur (KL), we crammed as much as possible into this strange metropolis where east meets west. A part of me felt like I was back home in San Francisco as … Continue reading →

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Semporna

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Jean Nguyen

The funny thing is Malaysia was not a planned destination for our SE Asia trip. The truth to why we even came to Malaysia is kind of sad – AirAsia had a sale for $30 1-way plane tickets from Kuala … Continue reading →

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Cat Ba Island – Our Final Vietnam Days

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Jean Nguyen

After Phong Nha, we spent a couple days back in Hanoi to hang out with friends. I even had an old Vietnamese American friend from high school visiting Hanoi at the same time, so we made time to hang out too. … Continue reading →

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Phong Nha

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Jean Nguyen

Our train from Đồng Hới to Hanoi was scheduled to depart at 7:30pm so we had the entire day of May 1st to spend in Phong Nha. Our single day in Phong Nha ended up being way more entertaining than we … Continue reading →

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Hang En and Hang Son Doong

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Jean Nguyen

*Note: For an amazing set of Hang Sơn Đoòng photos, please check out my photographer friend Kiwi Chris’ photo album here. My story goes below: We left Đông Hà on Thursday, April 24 via local train to Đồng Hới for our Phong Nha transfer. … Continue reading →

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