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    Laid-Back Laos Loses My Vote

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    Backpackers love Laos. Usually, when I ask them why, they say things like "it's less touristic." Another version of the same thing that I've heard it "it's more authentic." I understand the push for authenticity, to see how people really live.

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    The Lone Mussel: My Moana Moment

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    Middle Earth Magic in New Zealand

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    Tongariro Alpine Crossing – A Love Affair with a Volcano

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    1 Year of Travel Selfies: May & June

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    May and June were busy and exciting--something new all the time! I explored Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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    Barcelona Basics: Food, Friends, and Gaudi

    March 4, 2020

    Everything I Know About the Kunkel Curse

    March 3, 2024

    World of Waterfalls in Blue Mountains National Park

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    A Sloppy, Sweaty Trek in Sapa, Vietnam

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    The drive into Sapa was a cavalcade of buses. And, despite the many switchbacks, they were vying to be first, passing in the shortest of lanes so that often the bus being passed and the vehicle coming from the other direction had to slam on the brakes so the impatient driver could shoot through the gap.

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    Spoiled in the Sand: Adventures in Abel Tasman National Park

    March 14, 2024

    Stewart Island: The Island of the Birds

    December 20, 2023

    Highlights of the Road South: Methven to Omarama

    October 28, 2023
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    High Heat and Home Visits in Hanoi, Vietnam

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    In Hanoi, I walked. And I sweated. Walking at all meant wiping my upper lip, wiping my forehead, feeling water prickle at my hairline, feeling sweat stick my shirt to my back, running down my neck and into the collar of my shirt.

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    The Magical Milford Track and the Invention of Sandflies

    February 11, 2024

    1 Year of New Zealand Selfies: November & December

    November 5, 2023

    Ataturk in Ankara: Veneration of the Victors

    April 1, 2019
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    48 Hours in Singapore Montage

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    May 20-22

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    A Backpacker’s Life, Introvert Style

    January 17, 2024

    Dueling Volcanoes and Fire Power in Tongariro National Park

    February 6, 2024

    A Kaleidoscope of Rotorua and Taupo – Central North Island of New Zealand

    September 18, 2023
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    Singapore Kaleidoscope

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    48 hours in Singapore

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    Barcelona Basics: Food, Friends, and Gaudi

    March 4, 2020

    Crashing through the Catlins + Cool Coastlines

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    Waiting on Wapiti: a Lifetime Hunt for a Bull Elk

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    Trekking a Trio of Deadly Volcanoes in East Java

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    I'm cold. I'm in Indonesia and I'm cold. Shivering. Shivering, on an island that is about 8 degrees of latitude away from the equator. To be fair, I am about 6,000 feet above sea level and it is 2:30 am. Why, you might be wondering, am I awake at 2:30am?

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    Seek and Ye Shall Find (Antlers)

    May 12, 2023

    Camp des Milles: What France once Tried to Erase

    February 29, 2020

    1 Year of Travel Selfies: May & June

    July 2, 2024
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    Peace, Love, and Turtles – Gili Air, Indonesia

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    Beneath my feet, beneath the planks of the dock, it is the brightest turquoise. A pale sandy beach runs in each direction and the most perfect shades of blue stretching away. To my right is the large island of Lombok with green hills and mountains. To the left is Gili Meno and Gili T.

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    Kusadasi: Seaside Getaway with a Hidden Face

    March 28, 2019

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    Beginning in Bali: The Start of My Asia Travels

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    When I arrived in Bali, the heat and humidity fell over me like a bag of bowling balls. Waiting for my driver in the Arrivals hall was like standing in the dryer room at my mom’s laundromat while also taking a hot shower—sweat rolled down my face but there was nothing to wipe it with because my arm was encased in a layer of dampness and my t-shirt was, already, in a moist and sticky state.

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    Kunkels in Kaikoura: the End of the Line

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    1 Year of New Zealand Selfies: November & December

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    1 Year of New Zealand Selfies: September & October

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Hi! My name is Maddie. I am a traveler, reader, and writer. Pages to Planes is where I catalogue stories of my (history-obsessed) adventures and write reviews of my favorite books. Welcome!

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