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Meghan and Prem have moved on. You can now find Meghan writing at Small Bag Big Appetite, and Prem at Disquiet. Thank you for being with us on our journeys!

Vietnam Railways employee standing proud

Traveling by Long Distance Train and Bus in Vietnam

March 2, 2016

We hadn't planned transportation between any Vietnam cities in advance of our 3-week stay since we didn't know if our rough itinerary might change as we learned more about the country. In the end we visited five different cities and took a train or bus to get between most. 

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In travel highlights Tags travel, vietnam, train, bus, long distance travel, hanoi, hoi an, da lat, ho chi minh city, saigon, mui ne, vietnam railway, phuong tran, sleeper bus, sleeper train, sinh tourist, futa, baolau
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Saigon: streets are a natural extension to everybody's home

Eating Vietnam, Part 1: Introduction

February 25, 2016

This is Part 1 of a 5-part series on eating our way through Vietnam. We spent three weeks in Vietnam, starting with Hanoi in the north, making our way down over 1,000 miles to Ho Chi Minh City in the south.

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In travel highlights Tags travel, food, vietnam, street food, vietnamese, hanoi, hoi an, da lat, ho chi minh city, saigon, plastic stool, dong
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People lining up for Hainanese chicken rice at Tian Tian in Maxwell Road Hawker Centre, Singapore

Street Food in Singapore, Off the Streets

February 22, 2016

I’ll admit that I was at first skeptical of hawker centers, wondering what the government’s underlying agenda was in a country that seems to have everything in perfect order...

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In travel highlights Tags travel, food, singapore, street food, hawker center, maxwell road, tiong bahru, hainanese chicken rice
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Transiting through Tokyo Narita, one of many transportation hubs we traveled through

Packing for a 7-Week Journey in Asia

February 17, 2016

Until our recent 7-week trip through India and southeast Asia neither of us had ever traveled for longer than a two-week period at a time, making for all sorts of new experiences, not just during our travels, but also while preparing. How to pack for 7 weeks? 

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In travel highlights Tags travel, packing, luggage, suitcase, asia, clothes, packing list, india, thailand, singapore, vietnam
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Bhaskarettante Kada is a storefront-only operation. You quench your thirst on the road, standing.

Maker: Bhaskaran, Milk Sarbath Shop, Kozhikode, Kerala, India

February 12, 2016

This shop in Kozhikode in Kerala has been around forever. Started by Bhaskaran and Kumaran over 60 years ago, their sons run the place now...

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In maker series Tags maker series, travel, india, maker, interview, bhaskaran, milk sarbath, kozhikode, kerala, sarbath, kumaran, soda sarbath, masala sarbath
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