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The Best of Da Lat

May 14, 2018 by Shaun Li Stoffer

With three days off from work thanks to Vietnam’s Kings’ Commemoration Day I booked a ticket from my home in Ho Chi Minh City, better know as Saigon, to explore the small, mountain town of Da Lat, Vietnam. A glance into my daily life in Saigon consisting of traffic jams, Vietnamese food, rudimentary construction sights, and teaching. Join in on the live music, despite the horrendous bar service, at V Sky Bar: Buy a round of Vietnamese rice wine […]

Categories: Asia, Backpacking, Ho Chi Minh City, Southeast Asia, Travel, Travel Tips, Vietnam • Tags: Asia, Backpacking, Da Lat, Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon, Southeast Asia, Travel, Vietnam

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Phu Quoc Island: Off the Beaten Path

January 3, 2018 by Shaun Li Stoffer

My Christmas consisted of enduring a typhoon, bartending at a Vietnamese beach bar, and exploring paradise!

Categories: Asia, Phu Quoc, Southeast Asia, Travel, Vietnam • Tags: Asia, Backpacking, Beaches, Islands, Phu Quoc, Solo Travel, Southeast Asia, Travel, Travel inspiration, Travel Tips, Vietnam, World Travel

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My Kuala Lumpur Bucket List

October 9, 2017 by Shaun Li Stoffer

Kuala Lumpur was a destination I had mixed feelings about visiting, a lot of my fellow expats in Vietnam told me it was “pretty boring” and not worth visiting for more than a day or two tops. So I made a rough itinerary with Kuala Lumpur as a long layover on my way to visit my family in Singapore and using local budget airlines VietjetAir and AirAsia I found a ticket from Ho Chi Minh to KL for merely $65 […]

Categories: Asia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Travel • Tags: Asia, Backpacking, Batu Caves, Central Market, KL Tower, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, MRT, Petaling Flea Market, Petronas Towers, PS150, Southeast Asia, Speakeasy, Twin Towers

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Living Abroad in Vietnam

October 6, 2017 by Shaun Li Stoffer

The most common thing I get asked about living in Vietnam is if it’s safe. My answer is always, “if you go looking for trouble, you’ll find it.” To be frank, I think that I am fortunate for two reasons: I look like trouble and I don’t go looking for trouble. Being a muscular guy covered in tattoos, with cauliflower ears, a shaved head, and the fact that I can speak Vietnamese to an extent – I make an impression […]

Categories: Asia, Ho Chi Minh City, Southeast Asia, Travel, Vietnam • Tags: Asia, Backpacking, Bitexco Financial Tower, Expats, Foreigners, Ho Chi Minh City, Life Abroad, Living Abroad, Saigon, Southeast Asia, Teaching Abroad, Vietnam, War Remnants Museum, Working Abroad

My Thailand Bucket List

August 23, 2017 by Shaun Li Stoffer

I went to Thailand for a few simple reasons: to ride elephants, play with tigers, and see glorious temples. I was accompanied by my buddy from Miami, Florida who shared the travel bug. We spent two days in Bangkok and three days in Chiang Mai. Here is our bucket list of the best things we saw and did! Chiang Mai, ThailandBangkok, ThailandVisit an Elephant Sanctuary: We visited Ran Tong Elephant Rescue for a cheap 1,600 baht or $50 each for […]

Categories: Backpacking, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Travel • Tags: Asia, Backpacking, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Elephant Rescue, Elephants Rescue, Grand Palace, Khan San Road, Long Necks, Muay Thai, Ram Bar, Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Thailand, Tiger Kingdom, Travel, Tuk Tuk, Wat Arun

First Impressions: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

May 21, 2017 by Shaun Li Stoffer

What brought me to Vietnam? Quite simply I was told it was the place to be. I had been teaching English in my hometown of Orlando, Florida in the USA for several months and grew mixed feelings about continuing teaching in the States when I saw that most of my fellow teachers didn’t enjoy it for one reason or another such as low-salaries, regular overtime hours, or poor treatment. So I sought out options for something more where I could […]

Categories: Asia, Ho Chi Minh City, Travel, Travel Tips, Vietnam • Tags: Asia, Backpacking, Expat, Ho Chi Minh City, Teaching, Travel, Vietnam

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How to Spend a Weekend in Krakow

March 27, 2017 by Shaun Li Stoffer

Krakow, Poland was a place I came to for one reason, to see Auschwitz-Birkenau. Why? Because I love history and for whatever reason I’ve always had a fascination with World War 2 from playing first-person shooter games like Medal of Honor on Playstation 1 to re-watching films like Inglorious Bastards and The Pianist multiple times throughout the years. Quite simply learning about what people are capable of doing and enduring, good and bad, intrigues me in every way. Krakow is […]

Categories: Auschiwtz, Backpacking, Birkenau, Budget Travel, Central Europe, Europe, Krakow, Poland, Travel, Warsaw, Zakopane • Tags: Auschiwtz, Backpacking, Birkenau, Budget Travel, Central Europe, Day Trip, Eastern Europe, Europe, Eurotrip, Krakow, Poland, Tatra Mountains, Travel, Warsaw, Zakopane

18 Things You Must Do In Prague

March 17, 2017 by Shaun Li Stoffer

Dedicated to my instructors Adrienne and Kenny, and my grandfather Yap Kim Hao. “Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.” I came to Prague for a month to earn my TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Certification. I had recently been to several countries in Western Europe so I found myself constantly trying to absorb the culture but at the same time naturally comparing to life in the USA, Singapore, […]

Categories: Central Europe, Czech Republic, Europe, Prague, Travel • Tags: Backpacking, Bucket List, Budget Travel, Central Europe, Culture Shock, Czech Republic, Europe, Prague, Study Abroad, Wanderlust

My Berlin Bucket List

February 21, 2017 by Shaun Li Stoffer

What brought me to Berlin? Quite frankly I found a cheap one-way ticket for $250 flying overnight from my home in Orlando, Florida. I had heard the reviews about Norwegian Air being a sketchy budget airline but have to admit it was the best flight I’ve had in a long time. I had the whole row to myself and watched movies the entire flight. The only gimmick is that everything costs something while flying Norwegian from baggage to meals to […]

Categories: Berlin, Europe, Germany, Travel • Tags: Backpacking, Berlin, Bucket List, Budget Travel, Europe, Eurotrip, Germany, Independent Travel, Solo Travel, Travel

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The Best of Da Lat

Phu Quoc Island: Off the Beaten Path

My Kuala Lumpur Bucket List

Living Abroad in Vietnam

My Thailand Bucket List

First Impressions: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

How to Spend a Weekend in Krakow

18 Things You Must Do In Prague

My Berlin Bucket List