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Napa Valley Wine Trolley

Posted on March 29, 2019 by

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During our Thanksgiving leave in the states Matt and I decided to to the Napa Valley Wine Trolley tour. My family lives one county over from Napa and I have always wanted to go wine tasting at various vineyards across…

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Penang with a Toddler: Chinese Lunar New Year

Posted on March 6, 2019 by

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On our latest trip we prepared some ideas on what to do and what not to do when traveling to Penang with a toddler. We arrived in Penang with another family from Hanoi right around lunchtime. We had our driver…

Sydney with a Toddler: Playgrounds, Birds, and Harbours

Posted on February 20, 2019 by

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After Adelaide we did a short overnight stay in Canberra, the capital of Australia, where we did a quick hop on hop off bus tour of all the sites in Canberra. The next day we headed to Sydney for a…

Halong Bay with a Toddler

Posted on January 18, 2019 by

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Halong Bay with a Toddler Halong Bay with a toddler During the summertime, my mom, dad, and sister came to visit us in Hanoi for around 10 days. In order to break up the monotony of being in Hanoi the…

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Myanmar with a Toddler

Posted on September 17, 2018 by

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Myanmar with a toddler For one of our last trips for Matt’s work, we decided to check out Yangon Myanmar. I was a bit nervous about this trip because I did not know a lot about Myanmar and it’s culture.…

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China with a Toddler: Beijing and Chongqing

Posted on May 13, 2018 by

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Beijing and Chongqing with a Toddler Hanoi to Beijing After some local Vietnamese trips, we thought we would venture to China and take Lily to the Great Wall. Matt did some research and decided we would go to Beijing and…

Can Tho and Danang with a Toddler

Posted on May 1, 2018 by

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Can Tho and Danang with a Toddler For our next domestic trip within Vietnam, we decided to combine the cities of Can Tho and Danang. We first flew to Can Tho for three days, then flew from Can Tho to…

Phnom Penh with a toddler: Private river boat cruising and Cambodian history

Posted on April 5, 2018 by

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Phnom Penh with a Toddler For our last leg of our 10-day trip, we headed to Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Since we had a late afternoon flight we didn’t arrive in time to see much of the city. The airport is…

Bangkok with a Toddler: Leg two of our Thailand and Cambodia trip

Posted on March 29, 2018 by

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Bangkok with a Toddler Coming from Chiang Mai, the flight time was only about an hour and we arrived early in the morning. We met our driver outside and headed for the hotel which was about an hour drive into…

Hong Kong with a Toddler-Unprepared for the Cold

Posted on February 20, 2018 by

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Hong Kong with a Toddler Hong Kong is an autonomous region of China, made up of several islands just south of the mainland of China. It has a gorgeous city skyline with skyscrapers on the two main populated areas of…

Living in Hanoi with a Toddler: First Impressions

Posted on February 3, 2018 by

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Arriving in Hanoi with a Toddler This post will be a little taste about our first impressions of living in Hanoi with a toddler. We arrived in Hanoi on December 30 at 11 pm, and made it to our apartment,…

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5 German Beers Explain Beer Culture in Germany

Posted on November 21, 2017 by

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Top German Beers to Know to Experience the German Beer Culture Have you ever come across a German beer but didn’t find the courage to try it because it wasn’t the mainstream Coors Light or Bud Light, or your go-to…

The Triple P’s of Palinka

Posted on October 22, 2017 by

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The Triple P’s of Palinka As a military couple who have lived and traveled abroad, we had the fortunate opportunity to taste the country of Hungary’s famous brandy—known as Palinka. I talk about our experience with Palinka in Chapter…

Ginza- Vampire Cafe

Posted on October 13, 2012 by

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For my 26th Birthday, Matt had planned an evening out with all of our friends. He kept the details a secret from everyone. We were all very trusting on where he was planning to take us for dinner. We all…

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