The movie, “The Beach,” was filmed on the Phi Phi Islands in Thailand. Another filming location was at the On On Hotel in Phuket, Thailand (the hotel scenes from the beginning of the movie). On our way to the Phi Phi Islands in 2009, we stayed at the On On Hotel and actually stayed in room [...]
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Flashback Friday: Korean Demilitarized Zone “The DMZ”
North and South Korea are divided by the Korean Demilitarized Zone, supposedly the most heavily militarized border in the world. The 2.5 mile wide DMZ between the two Koreas can be visited by tourists in Korea. The first time we came to Korea we took a tour to the DMZ the day before we left [...]
Flashback Friday: Oia Sunset
In June 2008, we went on a trip around Europe. One of the places we went was Greece and after spending a few days in Athens, we took a ferry to Santorini. While there we had to go to Oia to see the famous Oia sunset. Every night Oia is flooded with people; every wall, [...]
Flashback Friday: Christmas at Disneyland Paris
Yesterday we booked tickets to visit Tokyo, Japan over our Christmas break. We plan on going to Disneyland Tokyo on Christmas Day, just like a few years ago when we visited Disneyland Paris on Christmas Day. We spent Christmas 2007 in Paris, France. I planned it early enough that I was able to get a [...]
Flashback Friday: Goa, India
During the summer of 2010, Joe and I taught at a Summer Camp in Korea and after we spent about 5 weeks in India. We decided to spend the last week of our trip in Goa to just relax and hang out on the beach. A perfect way to end any vacation! We flew from [...]
Flashback Friday: Road Trip Through France
Back in 2008 during our second trip to France we decided we should rent a car and take a road trip through France. After spending a day in Paris we picked up our rental car I reserved online at the Gare Du Nord train station and made our way out of the city. We only [...]
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