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Jakarta, Indonesida; Phuket, Thailand - Jan 2025
Note: Trip.com was amost 3x cheaper than Expedia when booking this multi-city trip! Jakarta I really enjoyed the energy of the city as...
Howard Chai
Feb 103 min read
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Phuket, Thailand - Dec 2024
Took a 4 day, 3 night trip with the wife (no kids). Phuket is quite a large island (can take up to a hour drive from airport to...
Howard Chai
Dec 6, 20242 min read
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Da Nang/Hoi An (Vietnam) - Sept 2024
Took the family on a 4 day trip to Vietnam. We split up our time between Hoi-an and Da-nang. We toured the old city in Hoi-an, visited...
Howard Chai
Sep 24, 20241 min read
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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Oct 2023
In general I thought the city was not as enjoyable as Hoi-an/Danang. It was more crowded, dirty and polluted. There's definitely a...
Howard Chai
Sep 24, 20241 min read
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Kota Kinabalu (Sabah, Malaysia) -April 2024
Kota Kinabalu is the capital city of Sabah on the island of Borneo. Transportation There are direct flights from Taipei to Kota, which...
Howard Chai
Sep 24, 20241 min read
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Mammoth, CA (USA) - Dec 2023
The mountain itself is pretty awesome, a ton of side country to ski, tree runs, etc. I can imagine how good it would be if there was...
Howard Chai
Jan 2, 20241 min read
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