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    Ethiopia: Open Roads, Open Hearts

    Saturday, May 25, 2013

    I shifted uncomfortable on the straw mat, trying not to disturb the young child with her arm wrapped around me. Her small thin body was warm in the evening wind. I looked across the mat at Oli who similarly had two small Ethiopian children snuggling up to him. We exchanged smiles. This wasn’t the traditional [...]

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  • Myanmar: Hsipaw by Bicycle (video)

    Saturday, May 25, 2013

    WATCH: 17 Hsipaw by Bicycle, Myanmar (Burma) From Mr. Charles guest house, we explored Hsipaw by bicycle. We saw a family taking their ox cart to the central market. I loved seeing the ox cart on the street. I almost feel like I traveled back in time to when everyone only used an ox cart. We [...]

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    Thanks Kred! Top 1% Elite Influencer in Travel

    Friday, May 24, 2013

    We Said Go Travel was named a Top 1% Influencer in Travel in May 2013! Thanks Kred! What is Kred? “Kred, created by social analytics leader PeopleBrowsr, measures influence in online communities connected by interests. Kred celebrates the personal influence and generosity at the heart of human relationships-tight groups of friends and subject matter experts. Kred [...]

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    Tanzania: Freedom in Motion

    Thursday, May 23, 2013

    I wasn’t thinking of anything when I turned and saw the sun brimming at the horizon. I didn’t need to think, I needed to move – the end was close. There wasn’t a doubt in my mind I wouldn’t make it, just whether I would summit before sunrise vanished. The stars to the north were [...]

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  • Myanmar: Enjoying Hsipaw Town (video)

    Wednesday, May 22, 2013

    WATCH: 16 Enjoying Hsipaw Town, Myanmar (Burma)  While in Hsipaw, we wandered the town and saw many changes. The movie theater is gone and there is a brand new bank and store that sells solar panels. Most people still wear traditional longyi and there are many types of trucks and tractors in the street. We stayed [...]

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Mar
30

South Africa at a Glance

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This is an entry in the We Said Go Travel Writing Contest written by Silvia Martin from Belgium. Thanks for your entry Silvia! I was told to be a canvas before I left for South Africa, so that I can gracefully receive the colours of the Rainbow Nation. I knew the history, I read about [...]

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Mar
29

WeSaidGoTravel Interviewed by Johnny Jet!

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Thanks to Johnny Jet for interviewing us as TRAVEL PROS! Want to know how to travel in style, just like the pros? We check in with frequent fliers to find out how often they fly, their favorite destinations and what they never leave home without. Name: Lisa Niver Rajna and George Rajna Occupation: George and [...]

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Mouthwatering wonton noodles at Mak's Noodles
Mar
29

Hong Kong: A Place I Love

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This is an entry in the We Said Go Travel Writing Contest written by Nicholas Yong from Singapore. Thanks for your entry Nicholas! Hong Kong: former British colony, Special Administrative Region, and one of the most densely populated cities in the world, is not a place for the faint-hearted. But it is one of the [...]

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Nov
6

Galungan Festival Kuta Bali (video)

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  We left Southern Bali and returned to Kuta for the Balinese festival of Galungan which celebrates the victory of dharma over adharma on August 29, 2012. There were penjor- bamboo poles or towers with ceremonial offerings at the ends and people worshiping on the streets and in the traffic circles. During this time, the [...]

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Nov
4

Uluwatu Temple, Bali (video)

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During our stay in Southern Bali at Bingin Beach, we rented motorbikes to visit the famous cliff temple of Uluwatu. Some of the hills are steep but the road is basically good. The views are incredible and we were there the day before the start of the festival, Galungan. The surfers at Uluwatu Beach were [...]

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Sitting at We Be Cafe for lunch in Gili Meno
Nov
2

Fifteen Hours of Transport: Better than a day at work?

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Fifteen Hours of Transport: Better than a day at work? This day I really wondered! Some days on the road are post card perfect and some are full of transportation! I was so sad to leave Gili Garden Bungalows on Gili Meno. After staying there for a week, I felt all moved in, if only [...]

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Lisa and Alex on Koh Samui
Nov
1

Lisa as a Travel Fashion Girl!

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Many thanks to Alex Jimenez for interviewing me for her site, Travel Fashion Girl, which is full of fantastic information from packing lists for every style of travel, to travel fashion tips as wells as do’s and don’ts! Her site is a Traveler’s Guide to Practical and Stylish Travel Gear. I love that she said, [...]

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