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Carmen Yuen
Добавлен 14 фев 2013
Adult Gap Year: Phillipines (November/December 2024)
My last destination in 2024: Philippines! I can already tell you that I wish I got to spend more time exploring a few different islands because the beaches here are some of the most beautiful beaches I’ve ever seen and the locals are so kind. I spent 8 days solo traveling the island of Boracay. I got to try some Filipino food like chicken adobo, chicken inasal, Tapsilog, halo halo, and of course the spaghetti from Jollibee. I spent most of my days relaxing by White Beach and even got to try scuba diving for the first time in Boracay. I went with Wicked Squid Divers and it was one of my favorite experiences. It feels like you’re in a different world. Then I ended this trip with a 48 day tr...
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Adult Gap Year: Thailand (November 2024)
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We left Australia for a long layover in Singapore and finally made it to Thailand. A trip filled with lots of sunshine, laughs, and food. We started off in Phuket visiting the Kata Walking Street Night market, souvenir shopping in Old Town, and getting low cost massages. Then we took a ferry over to Phi Phi Island to enjoy the island life. We were boujee and booked our own private longboat for ...
Adult Gap Year: Sydney, Australia
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After we wrapped up our New Zealand cruise in Melbourne, I took a quick 1 hour flight from Melbourne to Sydney to reunite with my best friend, Alexus!! She lives on the opposite coast in the USA so I rarely get to see her and it has actually been ~1.5 years since our last reunion. We spend the first 6 days of our trip in Sydney, Australia. Some of our favorite things in Sydney were visiting the...
Adult Gap Year: New Zealand
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Shawn and I are on relaxation mode during this two week adventure from Melbourne to New Zealand. New Zealand is a place that I’ve always dreamed of visiting and was originally planning to do it via roadtrip but ultimately decided to visit via cruise ship. We boarded the Diamond Princess cruise ship on a 14 days cruise around the North and South Island. We stopped at 4 ports (was supposed to be ...
Adult Gap Year: Melbourne, Australia
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After Shawn and I left Tokyo, Japan, we made a quick 4 day trip to continent number 6, Melbourne, Australia, but first we had a long 12 hour layover in Singapore. Time goes by fast at this airport because they have robotic bartenders, slides, waterfalls and the best lounges (Changi lounge at the Jewel). We met up with one of my best college friends, Sabrina (friendship fate because we didn't ev...
Adult Gap Year: Japan (Tokyo and Mt Fuji)
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This was a special and one of the most memorable trips of the entire year (you have to watch to the end to find out why!!). In October 2024, I got to meet up with my high school best friends and boyfriend in Tokyo, Japan. I can't believe it has been over 6 months since I've seen all of them. We spent 11 days traveling around Tokyo laughing, eating lots of yummy food (lots of udon, ramen, sushi ...
Adult Gap Year: Taiwan
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13 days in Taiwan. This is actually my second time in Taiwan but it has been so long since I’ve been that everything felt new to me. Started off this trip solo in Taichung with lots of opportunities to practice some Mandarin. Taichung might not be as convenient as Taipei but I still loved it. I visited shortly after a typhoon so many things were closed but I still enjoyed visiting the Rainbow v...
Adult Gap Year: Vietnam Part 3 (Hanoi, Ha Giang, and Cat Ba Island)
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Northern Vietnam was a dream. While Hanoi may not be my favorite city in Vietnam I do love the surrounding areas. I took another sleeper bus (this one was shorter) to Ha Giang and did a 4 day, 3 night trip organized by Bong Hostel to explore the Ha Giang region which is the most northern point of Vietnam right by the China border. I spent 4 days on the most epic roadtrip on the back of a motorb...
Adult Gap Year- Vietnam Part 2 Hoi An
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Words to describe Hoi An: lanterns, tailors, and GOOD food! I enjoyed my time in Hoi An so much that I also extended my stay by 2 days (also partially due to Typhoon Yagi in Northern Vietnam). During my time here I got my very own tailor made dress from Sewing Bee tailor shop and custom ring, went on a coconut boat tour and caught a crab with a stick and string, biked around the rice fields, fi...
Adult Gap Year- Vietnam Part 1 Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang (August/September 2024)
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After a bit of a traumatic start to my Vietnam adventures ready to spend the next month exploring this country that has also been on my bucket list for a while. I love Vietnamese food so I hope you're not hungry when you're watching this video because it's filled with so many different Vietnamese foods that I tried for the first time (usually I always order pho at home). Started off this trip v...
Adult Gap Year- Cambodia August 2024
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Officially off on my solo adventures but easing into it by joining my first group trip (via G adventures)! I got to spend 9 days traveling Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam with the kindest people from Italy, Australia, and the UK during this trip. First, I started out with a flight from Serbia to Bangkok, Thailand. Had a little self care day in Thailand then I met up with my group to start our 9 ...
Adult Gap Year- Balkans (Slovenia and Serbia) August 2024
Просмотров 3924 месяца назад
The last part of our European summer trip! After our cruise, we took a 2 hour bus from Trieste, Italy to Ljubljana, Slovenia and this country may be small but nothing short of beautiful. The old town is so quaint and filled with different canals and bridges. We tried Slovenian dumplings which is similar to a crepe cake. One of my favorite places that we visited during this trip was Lake Bled wh...
Adult Gap Year- Greek Islands & Croatia Cruise (August 2024)
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A little change in scenery as we took a break from the budget backpacking lifestyle to be in vacation mode as we boarded the Norwegian Peal, the cruise ship that we got to call home for 9 days. I also can't believe that this has been the longest we've stayed in one location since the beginning of our trip. Mommy and I booked a somewhat last minute cruise from Athens to the Greek Islands of Sant...
Adult Gap Year- Bulgaria and Greece July 2024
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We are slow traveling through the Balkans and starting off with a long bus ride from Istanbul to Sofia, Bulgaria. We spent 5 nights in Sofia, Bulgaria with one of my favorite things being the Balkan Food Bites free food tour. We sampled a few local cuisines while exploring the city. Fun fact: In Bulgaria, many restaurants list the weight of dishes in grams which is actually so genius. That way ...
Adult Gap Year- Turkey July 2024
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We spent 17 days traveling around Turkey in July 2024 starting in the beautiful costal city of Antalya, Turkey. This was such a surprise to me because we chose to visit Antalya because it was one of the cheaper airports to fly to but ended up loving our 5 days in Old Town. We spent our days swimming in the blue and clear waters near Mermerli beach and even made some Turkish friends. I even went...
Adult Gap Year- Jordan June/July 2024
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Adult Gap Year- Jordan June/July 2024