Southeast Asia

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March 24, 2023
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Ubud, Bali
March 24, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ 🌧 86 °F
I was too busy getting my bearings after 42 hours of travel to take many pictures the first day.

Not pictured: the famous Yoga Barn. I did a pool class called “Liquid Body”, where we just played in the water for an hour and a half.Read more
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Ubud, Bali (Intrepid Tour Day 1)
March 25, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F
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Ubud, Bali (Intrepid Tour Day 2)
March 26, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ 🌧 79 °F
Traveler Wow!! Is it fruit?
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Traveler Oh god!!!!🤣🤣🤣
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Ubud, Bali (Intrepid Tour Day 3)
March 27, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ 🌧 82 °F
Traveler Cool!
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Sideman, Bali (Intrepid Tour Day 4)
March 28, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ 🌧 81 °F
Traveler Wow! I'm at work, both coworkers are saying Wow!
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Traveler Cool!
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Sibetan, Bali (Intrepid Tour Day 5)
March 29, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
The village of Sibetan is pretty new to community-based tourism and their partnership with Intrepid. The home stay conditions were a bit rough (my main complaint was the horrible mildew smell in my room, mixed with the almost equally horrible smell of artificial air fresheners). Our hosts didn’t speak any English, but smiled constantly and brought coffee the moment I woke up. The community is having their big biannual ceremony next week, and they have been preparing for it since February. The tour of the village was so cool it made the roughing it worth it. And to top it off, the tour ended with a snakeskin fruit wine and arak tasting!Read more
Traveler Love it!
3/29/23Reply
TravelerSure looks like an amazing trip!
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Traveler Wow!
4/19/23Reply
Traveler Looks lovely!
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Lovina, Bali (Intrepid Tour Day 6)
March 30, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F
Traveler Nice!
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West Bali National Park (Intrepid Day 7)
March 31, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ 🌧 84 °F
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Enroute to Sanur, Bali (Intrepid Day 8)
April 1, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F
Traveler What backpacking teaches you.
4/1/23Reply
TravelerWhat an amazing trip.
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Traveler Love this!
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Traveler Great pic!
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Sanur, Bali
April 2, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
And then there were four. The rest of the group either continued on to Lombok or headed home.

Reset day! Just relaxing, so not many pictures.
Traveler He says it doesn't look it fits very well! I'm just glad we taught you one thing.
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Sanur, Bali
April 3, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ 🌧 84 °F
Traveler thats so cute
4/5/23Reply
Traveler Never heard of them.
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Traveler Was it wonderful?
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Kuta, Bali
April 4, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F
Another reset day. I got out the laptop I’ve been lugging around and paid bills and stuff like that. Worked on my tan, got a massage, that’s about it!
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Singapore
April 5, 2023 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F
College reunion in Singapore! Met up with the Rusches: Kelly, Jonathan, Granite, Cedar, and Forest. Kelly and Jonathan are currently international teachers in Indonesia, spending their spring break in Singapore and Malaysia.Read more
Travelerwho is the child?!
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TravelerWas just thinking I should probably explain that! That’s Forest, Kelly and Jonathan’s son. Kelly and Melissa and I went to college together!
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Traveleroh nice 👍🏻
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Singapore
April 6, 2023 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F
In my happy place… classic cocktail experience; the birthplace of the Singapore Sling of course!

Followed by copious amounts of Satay.
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Singapore
April 7, 2023 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
That time I almost threw up in the Don Don Donki store. 🤢 Considering you can go to jail here for spitting on a sidewalk… 😳😬
TravelerExplanation please.
4/7/23Reply
TravelerThe story is too graphic and embarrassing to share on the internet.
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TravelerYou are right!
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Melaka, Malaysia
April 8, 2023 in Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F
Traveler Our kids would have probably begged to go!
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Melaka, Malaysia
April 9, 2023 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 91 °F
Happy Easter from Malaysia!
Traveler The kids’ behavior at mass was fabulous. The grownups were the ones complaining; we sorely missed the joyous Lutheran Easter services of our youth. (We went to this Catholic church because it was mentioned in a news article; we should have done more research.)
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Traveler Not very hidden!
4/10/23Reply
TravelerSome were very well hidden! The housekeepers might have found some of them!
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Phuket, Thailand
April 10, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 90 °F
I was in Phuket less than 24 hours, so only one picture.

Most of today was spent traveling: 2 hour bus ride from Melaka to Kuala Lumpur, 1.5 hour flight from KL to Phuket, 1 hour taxi ride from Phuket airport to Old Phuket Town.Read more
TravelerBeautiful drink
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Ko Phi Phi, Thailand
April 12, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
This place is like something from a movie. And the next 4 days are going to be like this!
Traveler Funny 🙃
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Traveler Too funny!
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Traveler Yum
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Sailing KPP to Phuket (Intrepid Day 1)
April 12, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ 🌙 86 °F
First day of boat life and I already like it
Traveler I believe it!
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Sailing KPP to Phuket (Intrepid Day 2)
April 13, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Snorkel, eat, repeat. With some reading and napping and drinking as well.
Traveler And they can’t even put their toes in the water or they’ll get a large fine. (Due to corral restoration.)
4/14/23Reply
Traveler Just so they can say they were on the beach where the movie was filmed?
4/14/23Reply
TravelerI’m not sure, but I think so? It was probably a famous beach before the movie and the movie just made it even more famous. Thailand is the tourism capital of the world.My understanding, from what I’ve heard, is that the movie set itself didn’t damage the reef, it was the tourism that followed.
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Sailing KPP to Phuket (Intrepid Day 3)
April 14, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ 🌙 84 °F
Happy Songkron continues! Thai New Year peak celebration April 13-15. Traditions include dumping cold water on people when they’re not expecting it, and slapping colored chalk paste on people and things. Do (sounds like dough) kept it to whites chalk paste for the sake of keeping the boat clean. Thanks, Do!Read more
Traveler Still a lot of beer marks!
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Traveler Cool. Looks great
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Phuket, Thailand (Intrepid Day 4)
April 15, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 91 °F
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Chiang Mai, Thailand
April 16, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ 🌙 79 °F
Traveler 😀
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Chiang Mai, Thailand
April 17, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ 🌙 77 °F
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