Category: Southeast Asia

November 28, 2016 MovinnGrovin 1 comment

Siem Reap, Cambodia   We made our way West from Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam over the border and into Cambodia, where we would spend a very quick weekend exploring the city of Siem Reap and its surrounding ruins and temples, met up with Bigsy for a few drinks (a friend we met during our stay…

November 28, 2016 MovinnGrovin 5 comments

Thai Beaches & The Andaman Sea   After a quick visit to Cambodia we flew to Thailand to kick off 9 nights of Thai beach hopping.  We started in Bangkok, flew to Phuket, took numerous long boats and ferries, and eventually spent the majority of our time scootering around the island of Koh Lanta and…

November 17, 2016 MovinnGrovin 10 comments

Vietnam   Located on the South China Sea, Vietnam is well known in Southeast Asia for its beautiful beaches, rivers, and bustling cities.  It’s a place, like so many, with a difficult history defined by years of war.  Originally colonized by the French, it is one of the few remaining communist countries in the world…

November 10, 2016 MovinnGrovin 6 comments

Chiang Mai, Thailand   From Myanmar we made our way to Chiang Mai, a quick pit stop to the city in the mountainous Northern Thailand.  Chiang Mai is known in Southeast Asia for having some of the best local street food and markets.  As a result, we ate and shopped our way through the city,…

September 25, 2016 MovinnGrovin 7 comments

Langkawi, Malaysia &  Laura turns 30! After a week of Hindu temples, yoga, and meditation on the island of Bali it was off to Malaysia.  We took a flight through Kuala Lumpur and eventually made our way to the island of Langkawi, Malaysia.  Langkawi is an archipelago of 99 to 104 islands (depending on the tide,…

September 22, 2016 MovinnGrovin 6 comments

Bali, Indonesia   We made our way from the edgy and fast paced city of Hong Kong to the relaxing atmosphere on the exotic island of Bali, Indonesia.  We spent 8 nights in Bali where we hung on the lively beaches of Seminyak before making our way to the village of Ubud, dotted with beautiful…