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Thyra Travels: Myanmar 2019: Almost Couldn’t Leave
After a full month in Myanmar, I reluctantly hugged my travel companion, Andrea, goodbye and boarded the plane to Malaysia. Oh Myanmar, how I miss your good energy. I have never before experienced the pure kindness that I did while I was in the country. Both Andrea and I are constantly messaging each other grumbling about people being rude and…
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Thyra Travels: Lounging in Laos 2019
Laos was probably the country where I was the “laziest”. I wasn’t sightseeing every day, I binged netflix shows, and sometimes I only left the hostel to eat. In my defense, I was in less than peak physical condition most of the time but also, I needed it. Luckily, I don’t give a dang what anyone thinks of me and…
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Thyra Travels: Volunteering in Chiang Dao, Thailand 2018
In early December I started to think about the route I was going to take in 2019. I had originally planned to go from Cambodia to Laos but was now rethinking that idea. I wanted to go through Thailand but was dreading the holidays as “Thailand’, ‘holidays’ and ‘party’ go hand in hand. I am not a huge partier, going…
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Thyra Travels: Thailand, Land of the Tourist 2018-19
Going against the trend, I spent almost all my time in Thailand in the north and didn’t even set foot on an island. This was for a few reasons, I was volunteering in the north and I had heard the islands were touristy, expensive, and a lot of drinking. I decided to not go. I will write a separate post…