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Da Nang / Hoi An: Top 5 Kid-Friendly Activities

Posted on February 27, 2019 by

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Situated along the central coast of Vietnam, Da Nang is considered to be a Top 10 world beach while nearby UNESCO World Heritage Site, the old town of Hoi An, make these destinations a must when visiting Vietnam. These attributes…

Tagged with: bana hills, danang, golden bridge, hoian, kid-friendly, mykhebeach, pottery, thanh ha, vietnam

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…

Tagged with: beach, cruise, halongbay, kayaking, novotel, stalagmites, vietnam

Ninh Binh with a Toddler: stairs, boats, and King Kong

Posted on April 12, 2018 by

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Ninh Binh with a Toddler For our second domestic trip within Vietnam, we decided to go to Ninh Binh Province for two days and one night. Check out our activities as we explored Ninh Binh with a toddler. Day 1…

Chiang Mai with a Toddler—Wats, Elephants, and PooPoo

Posted on March 19, 2018 by

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Chiang Mai with a Toddler Chiang Mai is situated in northern Thailand surrounded by lush mountains. This ancient city is home to many Buddhist Temples and the old town area still has the remnants of the moat and portions of…

Tagged with: buddha, chiang mai, elephants, pad thai, temples, thailand, wats

Shirakawago and Takayama

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

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We took a tour with our local military outdoor recreation on post to Shirakawago and Takayama. The journey started at 4am as well headed on a packed bus to Shirakawago. Shirakawago Six hours later and little to no sleep we…

Tagged with: countryside, japan, shirakawago, takayama

Jaipur, India

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

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The morning of leaving for Jaipur we made one last stop outside of Agra to see Fatehpur Sikri which was built by Akbar and the capital was moved there. It was only occupied for 14 years and then the capital…

Tagged with: agra, amber fort, india, jaipur, wendy wu tours

Langkawi, Malaysia

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

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On New Years Eve, during our Southeast Asia cruise, one of the stops was the island of Langkawi, Malaysia. We did our own tour that day instead of booking through the cruise line. We started out by trying our luck…

Tagged with: beach, cable car, langkawi, malaysia

Iwo Jima

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

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Matt planned a battle staff ride to the island of Iwo Jima. Only military personnel are allowed to visit the island. I will tell the story from his pictures and captions, as I was not there to tell the story.…

Tagged with: Army Life, iwo jima, soldier

Hong Kong and Macau

Posted on August 11, 2012 by

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Hong Kong Hong Kong was an awesome city to visit with a little bit of Eastern and Western influences. It felt more like a European city, with outside cafe’s, every type of food you can imagine and beautiful landscape. Our…

Tagged with: casino, ferry, Hong Kong, macau

Kamakura

Posted on April 1, 2012 by

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On Friday we went on a “spiritual orientation tour” with the chapel to Kamakura. This city is known for the great Buddha that you see in famous pictures of Japan. We first started our tour at the great Buddha (aka the Daibutsu)…

Tagged with: buddha, buddhist temple, japan