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2Jul/122

Video Dump 6: Southeast Asia

Posted by Nick

Hello and welcome to our sixth and likely final video dump. This one covers our time in Southeast Asia: Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. Enjoy!

First, here are two more videos of the election night celebration in Mandalay, Myanmar:

Next, a Thingyan (New Years celebration / water fight) stage in Yangon:

And now, a "graduation" party we came across where some novice Buddhist monks were celebrating finishing their time at the monastery:

A few seconds of peace with a butterfly patch in a field in northern Laos:

The Vietnamese love their caged birds, and here's one with a unique skill:

Finally, here's some fodder for the pub quiz: Hanoi has the world's largest ceramic mosaic. Here's a section of it (with bonus motorbikes and assorted street traffic):

2Jul/121

Weekly Twitter Updates

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  • We are never moving again. We'll just have to buy up neighboring units until our condo is the size we want it! #
  • We escaped the 100 degree weather in Southeast Asia only to come back to DC, where the heat index puts us at 110 for the forseeable future! #
  • Dude picked up canned food from his storage unit while drinking vodka& asked if he'll get locked up for having an empty bottle. Missed u DC! #
  • Holy crap we missed our apartment! So great to be back home. Living out of a bag didn't bother us too much but having a home is wonderful. #
  • Its great to be back home w friends & able to unpack! Excited to play tourist in DC & explore all the places that opened since we left. #
  • Leaving Amsterdam on a jet plane. See you in T-10, DC! #
  • One year ago today we left DC for our RTW trip. Today we're heading back home all smiles. Looking forward to being back in DC! #
  • ITALIA ITALIA ITALIA ITALIA ITALIA ITALIA ITALIA ITALIA ITALIA ITALIA ITALIA ITALIA ITALIA ITALIA ITALIA ITALIA ITALIA ITALIA ITALIA #ITALIA #
  • Sat. night in #Vienna danced to Peter Kruder (of Kruder & Dorfmeister)'s DJ set @ Danube Island Music Festival, thought of @theBrownBlazer #
  • Sad abt loss of #LonesomeGeorge 100yr-old Galapagos tortoise, last of his species http://t.co/lxvwkjNF http://t.co/1mJgTyyA #LonesomeNoMore #
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