by Amanda Kingsmith | Jul 4, 2017 | Asia, Blog Posts
We woke up slightly disappointed that we had slept until 11am, but hey, that’s the price you pay after your hostel offers you free margaritas. We collected ourselves and set our sights on the day’s destination- the legendary Batu Caves. We traversed the infamous... 
by Amanda Kingsmith | Jun 29, 2017 | Asia, Blog Posts
We arrived in the city at 5am sharp, groggy from our few hours of sleep aboard the ‘massage’ express, the name of our surprisingly comfy sleeper bus. Nevertheless, we had the entire day to explore Kuala Lumpur and set our sights on the second country of our study... 
by Amanda Kingsmith | Jun 19, 2017 | Asia, Blog Posts
We had the pleasure of spending 16 days in Myanmar this January and there was SO much to see and do that it can be hard to choose what to do. Here are our top 5 must do’s while in Myanmar: 1.Take the circle train in Yangon The circle train takes about 3 hours... 
by Amanda Kingsmith | Jun 15, 2017 | Asia, Blog Posts
Hanoi is the first city I’ve been to that I immediately fell in love with. After spending five weeks in westernized Singapore, Hanoi felt like the authentic alien experience I was looking for. After arriving from our quick three-hour flight, we ran into the... 
by Amanda Kingsmith | Jun 5, 2017 | Asia, Blog Posts
Seoul is a massive city with many different neighborhoods and hotels to choose from. We had the opportunity to stay at Maui Hotel in Dongdaemun, and wanted to share our positive experience there. We arrived late into Seoul, and it was well passed midnight by the time... by Amanda Kingsmith | Jun 3, 2017 | Asia, Blog Posts
After a couple of weeks in Taipei, we made our way down south to Kaohsiung. We didn’t know very much about Kaohsiung before we arrived, but we were excited to check out the city. Many people stay in Taipei or skip Kaohsiung to visit Kenting in the south, but we...