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Opening This week coincided with the Chinese New Year tourists and also being in popular destinations. It’s definitely more effort needed to figure out how long to stay and where to book. It’s also interesting to see how many Chinese campers were in Laos. Loads of Chinese plated cars were from far away to the… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 10

Day 1 Instead of taking the popular Luang Prabang slow boat, I decided to veneer off the beaten track and go north a bit to Luang Namtha to avoid having to backtrack. Got myself a coffee in the morning (45k) plus a local noodle soup for (30k) In no time, we got to town and… Continue reading Sabbatical week 9

Day 1 Today’s travel day from Pai to Chiang Mai Met a nice British entrepreneur guy who owns a 80-person Software company. Definitely very accomplished. I was surprised to see someone that caliber to sit on the same mini van with me. He talked his time during the dotnet bubble in SF, then how organically… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 8

Opening thought Some people asked me what’s my goal of this trip. Other than doing something for myself, it’s also me trying to inspire Asians to travel more in Asia. Backpacking isn’t just for Europeans, and travel doesn’t have to be expensive either! Randomly, if you see some fat old guys strolling around in Asia.… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 6

Day 1 Another relax + chill out day. The only thing that’s on the agenda is the cooking class. There was another Chinese who’s studying in Singapore joined. Met Chinese in a row is a treat, since no one’s able to guess that I am from China for some reasons. We started off by touring… Continue reading Sabbatical week 5

Day 1 Travel day today to Siem Reap. My friend decided to drive his car, and part of why I stayed extra days in Phnom Penh. Took us almost 6hours to get to Siem Reap, the lack of express hwy made it extra slow. There were a lot of slow drivers on the road, as… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 4

Day 1 Today’s travel day, not only I had to take the bus but also the ferry. Nevertheless, I was very excited to meet up with my friends – the kindest people on earth. The Dutch helped me booking shared taxi to Sihanoukville for $12.5. The road condition was pretty bad though. In about 2… Continue reading Sabbatical wk-3

Day 1 Had a lazy day to check out late from my Backpackers hostel (it’s really not a hostel in any means. It’s really just a 2-star hotel with the option to stay in a dorm. There’s absolutely no where to hangout or any backpacker scene.) Checked in with the Like hostel where I would… Continue reading Sabbatical wk-2

Finally after getting laid off for 3 weeks, I decided to leave the States and go back to Asia after more than 3 years. Day 1 After changing my flights twice, I decided to skip Korea which I originally planned on visiting. In part was due to expense that I wasn’t willing to pay both… Continue reading Sabbatical Week – 1