A short bus ride from Busan’s city center will get you to Taejongdae park, a massive nature preserve on the coastline. We spent an entire day exploring this park,...
Day 1 Activities in Seoul
Our final days in the Philippines were fairly uneventful as I (Clint) recovered from our motorcycle crash, but fortunately we arrived in Korea healed up and ready to explore....
Chocolate Hills, Tarsiers, and More – A Countryside Tour Through Bohol
Bohol, Philippines Much of what you can do/experience as a tourist in the Philippines consists of “day trips,” or excursions that come as a package deal. We experienced this...
“Hopping” Around to Secluded Islands in El Nido
Palawan, Philippines In the northern region of Palawan Island in the Philippines – about a 6 hour van ride from Puerto Princesa – is the relatively small beach town...
Incredible Beaches in The Philippines
The Philippines is known as an “archipelago” nation, comprised of over 7,000 individual islands. The specific number fluctuates historically (and depending upon who you ask) but the current total...
Bay Of The Descending Dragon – Ha Long, Vietnam
Ha Long Bay is another absolutely otherworldy landscape to be found in northern Vietnam. Located about 180km (~110 miles, about a 3 hour drive) from Hanoi, the bay is...
A Self Guided Walkabout in Hanoi’s Old Quarter
One of the best things you can do in an unfamiliar city is spend some time just wandering around at your own pace. This doesn’t need to be completely...
A Food Tour Through the Old Quarter of Hanoi
Vietnam is full of incredible cuisine; however for the uninitiated it can be a bit daunting to access. For one thing, the English language has not “penetrated” as deeply...
The Ancient Art of Water Puppetry – Hanoi, Vietnam
While in Hanoi, we spent an evening watching a traditional water puppet show. Vietnamese water puppetry dates back as far as the 11th century, when farmers in northern Vietnam...
A Day Exploring the Colored Temples – Chiang Rai, Thailand
Chiang Rai is the northernmost large city in Thailand, about a 3 hour drive from Chiang Mai and a bit over 2 hours from the country’s borders with Myanmar...
