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No Basic Bitches In Here
You’re on the beach in Vietnam getting to know one of the guys you would end up spending the next month backpacking with. You start talking about school and work experiences, and mention that you took classes to learn two languages while in college. He’s... read moreI Threw My Scale Away Today
I can’t remember a time in my life when I would’ve been considered small or skinny. I’ve always been a bigger girl, although my mother is always quick to remind me in her adorably supportive way that I was pretty much pure muscle as a... read moreSaigon/Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh started off on a great note because when we left at 8am Chris guessed we would arrive at 4:12pm, and we arrived at exactly 4:12. We gave him a couple minutes to soak in the glory and then cut him off. Soon, Izzie, Chris, and I stopped in a bar and let... read more
Nha Trang & Da Lat
We showed up to Nha Trang in the morning after a long and thankfully uneventful night bus, and thus began our search for a place to stay. Had I still been traveling alone, I definitely would have booked a hotel the night before I arrived, but since I was with the... read moreHoi An
I will try to recount Hoi An in chronological order, but as you will come to realize, I spent most of my time there drunk or drugged out of my mind. Curious? Read on, dear friend. Rachel, one of my travel buddies from the Buffalo Run, and I checked into our hostel in... read moreThe Time I Became Gary
The beautiful thing about traveling is that it’s super easy to make friends. Everyone is likeminded and there to have a good time, so it’s pretty rare that you feel excluded or like the odd one out. Still, asking to tag along with an already defined group... read moreThe Buffalo Run
Okay, I’m just going to start this off with what we’re all thinking: I am the worst blogger in the history of bloggers. I am aware. BUT to be fair, the Bluetooth keyboard for my iPad broke while I was traveling and I’m 100% certain that Satan himself... read more
11 Basic Truths of Backpacking Southeast Asia
1. You haggle over the equivalent of $.50 in broken English while dripping sweat. But you’re going to WIN, dammit. 2. Sometimes you eat or drink at places solely for the free and kinda consistent wifi. “What’s your wifi password?”... read moreABOUT ME
