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Making Choices: Thailand vs Vietnam

By Robert Schrader on February 28, 2020 in Asia, Featured, Photos, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

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I get emails from many readers asking about the question of Thailand vs Vietnam. They’d like to visit both countries, they say, but at the moment only have time for one.If, as you plan your...

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A Luxury Cruise in Halong Bay

By Robert Schrader on October 23, 2019 in Asia, Featured, Photos, Southeast Asia, Vietnam

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I’ll be honest: When I searched the web for a “Halong Bay luxury cruise,” I was slightly more concerned with impressing the guy I was going to be traveling with than finding comfort and convenience....

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Your Cultural Guide to Vietnam’s Hanoi

By Robert Schrader on October 15, 2019 in Asia, Featured, Southeast Asia, Vietnam

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It’s tempting to create your Hanoi itinerary based on fairytales—I should know.The first time I visited Vietnam‘s capital, nearly a decade ago, I arranged my trip around what I then assumed to be the most...

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Flights to Vietnam from the United States

By Robert Schrader on October 14, 2019 in Asia, Central Asia, Ha Noi, Photos, Southeast Asia, Vietnam

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When it comes to the topic of direct flights to Vietnam, it surprises many people to know that they do not exist from the US, at least as of October 2019. That’s the bad news.The...

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The Best Two Week Trips on the Planet

By Robert Schrader on October 9, 2019 in Africa, Asia, Asia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chiang Mai, Colombia, Croatia, Ethiopia, Europe, Featured, Japan, Kathmandu, Middle East, Montenegro, Nepal, Serbia, South America, Southeast Asia, Thailand

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If you think you need months and months off work to take an epic adventure, you’ve clearly never seen a list of best two week trips like this one. Covering all corners of the earth...

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Traveling Between Thailand & Laos

By Robert Schrader on September 21, 2019 in Asia, Bangkok, Featured, Laos, Photos, Southeast Asia, Thailand

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As recently as 10 years ago, travel from Laos to Thailand required a flight from Vientiane to Bangkok, a route made extremely expensive by scant competition. Thankfully, an international rail link accompanied the “Friendship Bridge”...

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Your Ultimate Guide to Jakarta

By Robert Schrader on August 27, 2019 in Asia, Featured, Indonesia, Jakarta, Photos, Southeast Asia

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The secret to people’s feelings about Jakarta is in its nickname, “The Big Durian.” While some find that the stinky fruit tastes like it smells, others are able to see the proverbial trees instead of...

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Visiting Brunei: The Details

By Robert Schrader on August 13, 2019 in Asia, Brunei, Photos, Southeast Asia

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A lot of you might’ve clicked on this post out of morbid curiosity, asking yourself “where is Brunei?” rather than wondering “is Brunei worth visiting?” (or not). And that’s fair. The smallest country on the...

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Robert Schrader

Robert Schrader is a travel writer and photographer who’s been roaming the world independently since 2005, writing for publications such as “CNNGo” and “Shanghaiist” along the way. His blog, Leave Your Daily Hell, provides a mix of travel advice, destination guides and personal essays covering the more esoteric aspects of life as a traveler.

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Making Choices: Thailand vs Vietnam

A Luxury Cruise in Halong Bay

Your Cultural Guide to Vietnam’s Hanoi

Flights to Vietnam from the United States

The Best Two Week Trips on the Planet

Traveling Between Thailand & Laos

Your Ultimate Guide to Jakarta

Visiting Brunei: The Details

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