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Travel Days: Hoa Lo Prison- Vietnam

February 6, 2013

Going going gone! Guess who finally got sick on her trip?!?

Yep! So sick right now laying in my bunk bed whining and wishing I wasn’t while K sits under me icing her ankle because she apparently can’t walk down the steps she told me to be careful of.

We’re a mess and we have a boat tour to Ha Long Bay tomorrow!!

Eeerps!!

On the bright side before I got sick and she got clumsy we went to see the Hoa Lo Prison. It was something high on my list to see and I’m glad I did. It’s been very interesting to see the Vietnamese point of view on the war having only really read & learned the American side to it all. It was a sad to see the conditions they lived in and read about so many people dying.

We then explored the city and got some Vietnamese beers( which may or may not have been the cause of my suffering).

Still considered a pretty good day exploring on our own.

Filed in: Travel, Travel Days • by Monica •

Travel Days: Mid-Asia Trip Check In

February 5, 2013

OOye! It has been a serious whirlwind the last week and 1/2. I am now sitting at my hostel in Vietnam finally at a computer and trying to type out a blog post! I want to update you guys on everything but there is seriously so much. Its been a crazy crazy time. Going to 5 different countries in 3 1/2 weeks may have not been the brightest idea ever. We are country 3 and even though I really thought I would love Vietnam I can honestly say its not my favorite. 

Some quick highlights and photos is the best I can do for now: 

-First couple days alone in Phuket were spent relaxing, working on my tan, eating my favorite foods and making new friends. 

Thailand: 

-My friend K arrived in the middle of the night after a delayed flight and subsequently missed taxi ride. We stayed awake because she would have had to pay for a bed to sleep in for 3 hours. 

-The Full Moon party was an amazing and awful experience all at once and really warrants its own post for explanation. BUT I will tell you this…there were tears and 2 broken cameras by the next day. 

-Chiang Mai was fantastic, great people, Ziplining, riding & bathing elephants and eating great food. 

-Really weird police experience in Bangkok on Khao San Road at 1am…along with a propostion from a Malaysian guy. 

-There was a missed flight leaving Bangkok to Siam Reap. A combination of setting our alarm for too late and not realizing that the international airport was so far away. 

Yep…that is the mess I was….

horrible picture but you get the idea

part of the Grand Palace 


Cambodia: 
-Amazing. Really just a great city I think!

-Angkor Wat is a 7th wonder for a reason and I highly HIGHLY recommend if you ever have the chance that you see it! 

-We learned a lot about Cambodia’s history that I had no idea about and honestly they are such happy people for this shit they have been through. 

Sunrise over Angkor Wat

a famous spot in Ta Phrom-(think Tomb Raider) 

I’ll keep my opinion of Vietnam till I have actually left so I can decide what was worthy of telling! 

So there…a very very brief recap of my trip so far! 

Check out my Instagram for many more pictures and updates!

Filed in: Thailand, Travel, Travel Days • by Monica •

Travel Days: Chiang Mai Check-in

January 28, 2013

Hey everyone!! Forgive the brevity of this post but I’m in Chiang Mai now been running around crazy for the last 5 days and don’t have much time for a good post now!

Have you joined my giveaway yet?! If  not get on it here!!!! 

Here is my crazy weekend in IPhone pics!

Filed in: Thailand, Travel • by Monica •

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