After some flight delays in Kuala Lumpur during my layover and overnight flights to Siem Reap, I arrived in Cambodia very excited about life. The visa-on-arrival process was simple and straightforward, I filled out my application as fast as possible, and I wound up at the front of the line. Outside, I took a moto-taxi,…
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2 nights in Seminyak was more than enough, and friends told me to head north, into central Bali, for a more authentic experience in Ubud. I found a new hostel on hostelworld.com with no ratings yet – I will ALWAYS take this gamble, because new places are working out their kinks but suck up to…
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After the serenity and beauty of Bukit Lawang and the Sumatran jungle, I wanted to go to Bali to take another swing at surfing, since I learned earlier this year. The beaches around the southern part of Bali are famous for it, but I’d also been told that Kuta is nothing but a party scene,…
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DAY 1 Flying from Chengdu to Medan, on Sumatra island, Indonesia, I had a layover in Kuala Lumpur. My flight left Chengdu 5 minutes before midnight, and I was excited to have a whole row on the plane to myself, so I could lay down. However, the flight attendants woke me up to tell me…
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The official name is “Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.” It’s why most people go to Chengdu, and—of course—I went. There are 2 panda centers near Chengdu, 1 more in the city and 1 way outside that takes 2 hours to get to, so I went with the closer option. The hostel I was…
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