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Chiang Mai Series: The Spell of the Sunday Walking Street Market

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"I've never been to a walking street market this huge before. It was electrifying. Intense. It felt like I was on a trance the whole time I was there."  It was our first night in Chiang Mai and we weren't really that familiar yet with the ins and outs of the city. Luckily, the...

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Immigration Scare: Crossing Borders from Vientiane (Laos) to Udon Thani (Thailand)

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The Lao-Thai International Bus at the Morning Market. "It was like a scene in the movies. Will we be detained? Will we get out of this alive?" It was two in the afternoon on the 27th of February. Though the sun was shining bright that day, the cold wind still left us shivering...

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Vientiane, Laos: 10 Surprising Things About Laos

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It was just a short love affair with Laos. How short? As short as I am. I kid. Just four hours. Why? Because logistics wise, we would be sacrificing a lot of things in Thailand (our next destination) if we push our way from its capital city of Vientiane to Luang Prabang, a world heritage site. Was it...

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