From the home base in Kuala Lumpur, we took Air Asia (the discount airline) with backpacks only and went quickly through the airport PLUS didn’t have to pay to check bags. Let me say this was the coldest flight I’ve ever been on. Wow. We had Hyatt points used them at one of their new…
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Most people I know don’t even know that Brunei is a country. It’s tucked inside the Malaysian part of Borneo and has been independent since leaving British rule almost 70 years ago. However, their sultans date back a long time, and they’re still ruled by a famous sultan who happens to be one of the…
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It was actually 3 separate day trips as a home base, but talking about it together is simpler. We REALLY liked Kuala Lumpur. It has a lot to see and do, great public transportation, lots of vegan food, tons of different cultures mixing together…it was awesome We stayed a hotel that was literally across the…
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Cartagena is on the north coast of Colombia and is one of the oldest continually-inhabited cities in the Americas. It’s famous for its old, walled city and nearby Playa Blanca (white beach). We caught super-cheap Viva Air Colombia, refused to pay to choose our own seats (so we got seats in totally different rows, despite…
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Medellin – famous for a few things: Atletico Nacional, formerly the ‘murder capital of the world’, now a hip town, and, of course, its most famous progeny: Pablo Escobar. Medellin is a great city. We liked it a lot. The airport is far outside the city, in elevation, and had a crazy drive into town….
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