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Ho Chi Ming City with a toddler: Tunnels and Snow

Posted on September 6, 2019 by

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Continuing our two-week trip with Matt’s brother, we headed to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from Siem Reap. Cu Chi Tunnels After landing in Ho Chi Minh City, we were picked up by a driver and guide then whisked away…

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Siem Reap with a Toddler: Khmer New Year Madness

Posted on July 17, 2019 by

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While Matt’s brother was visiting we really wanted to take him to Siem Reap. Matt and I had been there before, but before we had Lily. We expected this time to be a lot different and we totally underestimated how…

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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…

Hanoi: Top 5 Kid-Friendly Activities

Posted on February 13, 2019 by

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Hanoi is one of the best places that you can visit in Vietnam if you are planning on going on a vacation with kids. It is the second largest city in the country and has plenty of things to offer for tourist families. Even if you are traveling with a toddler, this city will make sure that you and your kid are never bored. Here are some of the best kid-friendly activities that you can find in Hanoi.

Adelaide with a Toddler

Posted on February 10, 2019 by

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Our dream visit to Australia finally came when Matt was asked to attend a conference in Adelaide, Australia. Lily and I were able to accompany him so we were super excited to go to the land down under. The cheapest…

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…

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…

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…

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Kuala Lumpur with a toddler—parks and malls galore

Posted on March 12, 2018 by

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Kuala Lumpur with a Toddler Kuala Lumpur, or commonly known as KL, is the capital of Malaysia. We visited KL once before as a port of call on a cruise we took in Southeast Asia back in 2013. However, on…

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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Osaka, Japan

Posted on September 18, 2013 by

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We had Matt’s dad and step mom in town and we wanted to take them outside of Tokyo so we decided on Osaka, Japan since we have never been there. We happened to go there in the middle of summer…

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Kyoto Highlights

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

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During Memorial Day weekend, us and four other friends went to Kyoto. For some of us this was a second time around, especially since the last time the House’s were there I broke my wrist in a bicycle accident, cutting…

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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…

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Agra, India

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

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On our long exhausting drive to Agra we learned a few things. One being that people love to stare at western tourists. Our tour guide had told us that people in India think white skin is beautiful and they try…

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Delhi, India

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

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We started our three-city tour of India in Dehli. Our trip to India cannot be explained in one word. There were so many things that we saw that will remain with us forever. Some good and some bad, but overall…

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Singapore: Cruise Embarkation

Posted on January 3, 2013 by

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As part of a Southeastern Asia cruise that was based out of Singapore, we decided to stay a few extra days to check out Singapore. When we docked in Singapore we went to the Intercontinental Hotel to drop off our…

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Posted on December 30, 2012 by

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We decided this year for New Years we would take a Southeastern Asia cruise. Once we set sail on the cruise from Singapore, our first stop was Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (KL). Once we docked we took a bus to KL…

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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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Tokyo, Japan

Posted on August 11, 2012 by

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For our last weekend before Matt’s knee surgery we went to Tokyo to do the sightseeing thing. We’ve been there before, but for other purposes! First we visited Tokyo Skytree which is the highest tower in the world and just…

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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…

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Kyoto, Japan

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

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Kyoto…what an experience that was. It was our overnight weekend trip in Japan. We started our trip by visiting the Fushimi Inari Shrine which is built at the bottom of a mountain and has trails leading to the top with shrines…

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Chiyoda Cherry Blossom Viewing

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

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Last weekend we went to a district in Tokyo called Chiyoda which had an amazing amount of cherry blossom trees! When we first got there, we rented a row boat where we were able to get amazing pictures of the…

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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)…

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Odawara Castle

Posted on March 24, 2012 by

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This week Matt and I participated in Japanese language class, which is a class all incoming soldiers and families can take to learn about Japanese culture and language. At the end of the week the two teachers (one who is…

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St Patrick’s Day Parade in Tokyo

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

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Our first trip in Japan was this weekend. We decided to take a bus with the post’s outdoor recreation facility, which drives us to Tokyo and drops us at the area for the parade. The name of the area was…

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