Author Archives: ~Anna

Memorial Day on China Beach

Hoi An, Vietnam, is known internationally for several things—cheap, made to order tailoring (there are well over 100 bespoke clothing stores here); it’s famous noodles, said to be made out of the local well-water; and for being a World Heritage … Continue reading

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Safety in South East Asia, and at Home

This is a guest article I wrote for Do It While You’re Young a travel website aimed at encouraging young people to get out and travel the world! The article is featured here at their website and I have reproduced … Continue reading

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How (not) to blow your budget in Hoi An

In my regular life—my life outside being a flashpacking, dorm-sleeping, mosquito swatting intrepid traveler—I love fashion. I can’t help it. But as a broke grad student, then as a broker law student, I never got to fulfill my dreams of … Continue reading

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Finishing the Journey/ A word of warning

If the past three posts on this subject of motorcycle touring through Vietnam’s Central Highland region are any indication,  I loved that trip more than any other experience I’d had in Vietnam yet. The Central Highlands are such an incredibly … Continue reading

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