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Thyra Travels: Burnt Out in Turkey 2019
I arrived in Istanbul late at night, having paid for a private transfer from the airport (oooeee I am fanceeee). After ten months of travel, I know that unless there is a safe public transit option from the airport, which there wasn’t this late, ALWAYS plan ahead your trip. No offense taxi drivers, but the ones at the airport are…
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Thyra Travels: Hanging in Hong Kong 2019
Lazied through Hong Kong before jetting off to Turkey. I decided to go to Hong Kong first because 1) I have never been 2) International flights are cheaper from there than Manila and 3) why not?! I packed up my things, spent TWO hours in Manila traffic (20 km distance), and was on my way. I arrived in HK around…
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Thyra Travels: Philippines 2019: Living in Paraiso
After many months (since Xmas!) I decided to take another break, stopping to volunteer in a country. I had heard the Philippines was quite expensive for transit and housing so I thought it would be the perfect place. I messaged a hostel who had availability and they accepted me right away. I booked my flight and – BOOM – all…
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Thyra Travels: Singapore 2019: Everyone Dresses Nicer Than Me
I was only in Singapore for a short time but had a really great visit. I decided to stay in a fairly new hostel (and cheap….key word here is cheap) a few stations north of Chinatown. I spent my days eating and wandering around, looking at all of the beautiful architecture and greenery Singapore has to offer. I did two…