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Gaye Chicoine had big dreams, but she had no idea just how big an adventure she'd experience to achieve them. She knew what she wanted from life, just not how to get there. Then one night she had a

Three days and two nights floating on Halong Bay can bring you the unforgettable moment in your life. Duc Hanh explores.

This trip to Halong Bay is considered the number one tourist destination in all of Vietnam. In 1994 this area was designated a World Heritage Site and became protected, that shows the importance of this beautiful spot.

I climbed a mountain today. Probably the oldest, fattest American ever to climb it, and I can hardly believe I did, but I did. We have pictures to prove it.

“Umm…yes.” I hastily took the bag of peanuts from the nosy airline attendant and ripped the corner off. Sure, I was on a business trip, but that didn’t mean I was there just to work. I wasn’t thrilled at the prospect of being cooped up in my hotel suite for 5 days straight, alone. It was my first time to New York and I desperately wanted to see the sites on my down time. There had to be someone in this vast city I could network with.

I recently returned from a holiday in Somerset. I have a friend who comes from the area and when he asked me how I found it and what I got up to, I smiled and cut straight to the chase, ‘the caves a

I have traveled along Nepal's “East-West” highway many times from its capital of Kathmandu to the popular lakeside town of Pokhara, but I am usually fortunate enough to sleep for most of the 5 hour journey – spectacular for the first few times, but redundant otherwise. The last time I came to Pokhara, I saw a curious sight that seemed a little out of place in this country – a cable car.

Russian born, when I first came to Nepal, I wasn’t going to see the temples nor mountains that seem to capture the imagination of every traveler, and no, I wasn’t going for the food either. In fact, I was dragged here.

Even if we hadn't already spent a week in the bustle and hustle of Hanoi, the mist-shrouded limestone peaks of Ha Long Bay, echoing bird-calls and water lapping our ship would have been enchanting.

This is paradise!! LAOS...!We arrived in Luang Prabang after a wee hiccup at the airport due to our two day overstay. Actually the immigration officer was very apologetic which was strange as it was