Sergey Guryakov
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DC like a local: Cherry Blossoms
Last week we published our guide to the Best Cherry Blossom experience in Washington DC in the most iconic spot – the Tidal Basin. And it’s true, if you only have time/patience for one place, you’ve got to hit up Thomas Jefferson Memorial loop (exact location to see the memorial at sunrise). But! As great as…
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Laos’ Secret Scars
Laos is the most bombed country on earth. Ever. Statistics publicized by Mines Advisory Group (MAG) put the precise number at one planeload of bombs, every 8 minutes, 24-hours a day, for 9 years. That’s about 2 million tones of ordnance. The countryside of Laos — sadly contaminated by UXO today. Phonsavan, Laos. Unless you’ve…
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Sergey’s Perfect Travel Day
Sichuan Tibet near Tagong village, China. I’ve spent some time thinking of a concept of a perfect day, perfect is such a relative term after all. As I was beginning to deconstruct our typical days on the road, there seemed to be two major types of days: active and passive. Active travel is your “go mode”…
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Interview with James Pham of Fly Icarus Fly
Welcome to another installment of Wanderlust Fridays, meant to inspire more journeys and adventure all around (even if its just armchair travel). I am so excited to feature an interview with James Pham of Fly Icarus Fly – a travel blog which I stumbled upon in my quest for neat things to do in Vietnam. I…
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Vietnam Itinerary
How we spent 37 days in Vietnam, and you can too! Vietnam is deceptively large. We spent five weeks here and still could travel for five more without repeat destinations! Vietnam is very diverse — desert sand dunes give way to high altitude pine forests, urbanites from megapolises wouldn’t look twice at a tourist, while…
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Vietnam, less visited.
We were driving (or more like struggling) up a steep, dusty, barely paved road in what on the map was designated as Ta Sua nature reserve. The views were of average magnificence, we’ve seen better, but still some nice rolling hills, mountain passes, mist. Every 20 minutes or so we would stop to take in…
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Month 13 Roundup
STATS Days on the road: 397 Number of beds: 7 Countries visited: Albania, Turkey, Russia Postcards sent: 15 thoughts As we head back stateside, we’ve been thinking lots of homecoming. Although it is bittersweet, we are definitely ready for some comforts of life with a more permanent address. So rather than dwelling on drawbacks of our…
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Month 12 Roundup
STATS Days on the road: 365 Number of beds: 14 Countries visited: Russia, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia, Macedonia, Albania, Turkey Postcards sent: 10 Beautiful Mount Ushba, Svaneti, Georgia Thoughts Wow. It’s been a year since we left the US – our home, our cat, friends and family. Without hesitation – best.decision.ever. We would do it again in…
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Month 11 Roundup
stats Days on the road: 335Number of beds: 9Countries visited: Georgia, RussiaPostcards sent: 0 Thoughts Last month has been very different from the previous ten: we are finally on familiar territory – food, language, architecture, people, culture. All of it we’ve known since early childhood, and all of it part of that nebulous mass of smells,…
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6 March 2014 – Bangkok, Thailand
We talk about how much we love Mile Map Hostel in Bangkok. We show you our room. Yes, Jenia is pretty much nesting. But Mile Map makes it easy because its clean and it looks good!
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Postcards for everyone!
In our day and age, it’s rare that we get any actual letters in the mail. Do not be sad, be glad, because we have a solution ready for you! If you would like to receive a free postcard from House to Laos, no matter where you are, we are happy to do so! Simply…
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5 March 2014 – Bangkok, Thailand
A short visit to Khao San Road – during the day, mind you!