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Wingspan of the Andean Condor, Colca Canyon, Peru photo

Colca Canyon and Cabanaconde, Peru travel guide – The YEH, MEH, NAHs

February 5, 2013 · by Lauren · in Peru, Travel Guides

The cañón mas grande, Colca Canyon, Peru, is more than twice as deep as the Grand Canyon and much more difficult to reach. The bone-shaking, heart-skipping bus ride from Arequipa is worthwhile for anyone looking to put a little distance…

Happiness Tea and quark cheesecake, Granja Heidi restaurant, Cusco, Peru photo

Cusco, Peru travel guide – The YEH, MEH, NAHs

August 1, 2012 · by Lauren · in Peru, Travel Guides

Cusco, Peru is a town teetering on a precipice of unpalatablility. Touts interrupting private moments, taxis careening through small streets, tourists drinking to excess, smutty air pollution, and slutty corporatization threaten to bury this otherwise charming town. And the charm…

Sign with arrow pointing to Machu Picchu, Peru photo

Sacred Valley, Peru travel guide – The YEH, MEH, NAHs

May 31, 2012 · by Lauren · in Peru, Travel Guides

If Machu Picchu vanished, retrieved by Incan extra-terrestrials, the Sacred Valley would still be a top Peru destination. We visited in mid-March, at the tail end of Peru’s rainy season. I can’t imagine a better time to visit. The valley…

Urubamba, Peru, Hotel Sol y Luna view from hotel room photo

Livin’ large like Bono at Hotel Sol y Luna

April 29, 2012 · by Lauren · in Peru, Travel Stories

Before we flew to Peru, we found out that Bono had recently stayed and dined at Hotel Sol y Luna, our hotel in Urubamba, in the heart of the Sacred Valley. We took this as a good sign. Bono is…

Latino Power street art in Parque Kennedy, Lima, Peru

Lima, Peru travel guide – The YEH, MEH, NAHs

April 12, 2012 · by Lauren · in Peru, Travel Guides

If you’re a city person, a foodie, or a fan of nascent art scenes—like we are—the bustling, growing city of Lima, Peru is worth at least two days. Visit on Friday and Saturday nights to see Lima at its most…

Hong Kong travel tips

January 7, 2010 · by Lauren · in China, Travel Guides

Fantastic frog figurine from the Hong Kong Museum of Art | Photo by Lauren Girardin The Ratings Explained: YEH – Like a hot, fresh baked egg tart. YEHs are as good as you can get, especially for your backpacker buck,…

Pad thai in Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand travel tips

November 19, 2009 · by Lauren · in Thailand, Travel Guides

You don’t get to see or do much when you get kicked out of a country. So most of our YEH-MEH-NAHs are for things within a few blocks of our hostels, the immigration office, and Pantip Plaza. That’s right –…

Sukhothai and Ayuthaya, Thailand travel tips

November 12, 2009 · by Lauren · in Thailand, Travel Guides

Todd and I spent only a couple days each in Sukhothai and Ayuthaya, Thailand, and a lot of that time was spent at the Buddhist sites. Even so, we happened upon a few non-touristy gems and plenty of predictable mediocrity….

Chiang Mai, Thailand travel tips

October 23, 2009 · by Lauren · in Thailand, Travel Guides

Like is true for most visitors, our week in Chiang Mai, Thailand was filled with many all-day activities. When we weren’t feeding elephants or nearly blinding ourselves with chili, we wandered from wat to wat, stopping to eat as often…

Sihanoukville and Otres Beach, Cambodia travel tips

July 26, 2009 · by Lauren · in Cambodia, Travel Guides

Besides our tips below, the best – and really as far as quality goes, only – guide to Otres Beach is on Travelfish.org

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