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Stop what you’re doing and go to LAOS

Stop what you’re doing and go to LAOS

by alongcamealex | Nov 1, 2018 | Laos, Travel

Okay, hi. So, Laos was one of those countries that has always intrigued me and I had no idea why. I will just tell you: if you’re intrigued by this country…GO. If Thailand is the popular girl at school who gets all the attention, Laos is the naturally...

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Food: The universal language and one that has reap Food: The universal language and one that has reappeared in my life many times recently. 🥗🍏🍵🥑🥝🥬🍱🫑
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📍Luang Prabang, Laos 🇱🇦 & Bangkok, Thailand 🇹🇭 
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🥘 One of the best perks of my relationship is that this man is an incredibly talented cook. We indulge in food documentaries, cooking competition shows, & trying to make new things together is one a cherished past time of ours. I feel like I paid a lot of money every time he puts a plate in front of me. He can attest I do a ~little happy dance~ every time I take that first bite. And the plate is cleared in moments!
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🍜 He doesn’t even always use recipes, but loves to attempt new, adventurous, foods. We daydream about traveling and all the sumptuous food we’re going to fill our bellies with some day.
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🥖 There’s a danger to staying where you once were or staying with your comfort foods. Recently, I heard a sermon that I loved about this topic that explained that we’re all being challenged and it makes us want to go back to “comfort.” However, the comfort we once felt isn’t going to get us where we need to be. 
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💛 Even if you don’t look at it from a spiritual standpoint, it’s a solid message. Is it comfort or are they chains? Once you break free from the chains, you can grow. Maybe start with trying something new this week... ya never know 😉
One of the best parts of booking a multi destinati One of the best parts of booking a multi destination trip is researching all the hotel accommodations 😍 where’s the coolest hotel you’ve ever stayed in?
It’s taken me a few days to do a feed post latel It’s taken me a few days to do a feed post lately, because I can’t quite understand why I feel the need to share this photo & novel caption on a travel blog? But here it goes:
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Your twenties are the weirdest. Everyone says they’re the “time of your life,” and don’t get me wrong: it’s fun. However, being in your early 20s is so weird and it’s hard! I feel better off now that I’m 27 and I recognize I haven’t a clue, than I was at 22 and thinking I had it figured out. I say this all the time, but I’ve become three or four different women in this decade.
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This photo is one of the most telling of one of my stages. I was freshly 23 with a shiny, new degree. I could definitely outrun you, but my insides were absolute and complete mush. Heartbroken for the first time, I was cold to the entire world and it made me selfish and rebellious. I wanted to be responsible for ZERO people besides myself, which affected my faith dramatically. There was about 7ish months where I could not hear or feel God’s presence. It felt like I was in time-out, but I felt anger because it was the time when I needed Him most. Look at this photo. Can you not see that all in a glance?
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Fast forward 4.5 years and I look back so gently at this stage. I wish I could hug me back then. I wish I could tell her that the world around her wasn’t out to get her. I wish I could explain that it’s never in vain to be vulnerable to love. I wish I could tell her that cultivating human relationships matter. If you are in the keep out/cold/selfish stage…be honest with yourself and soften before it’s too late. This life is too precious and fleeting to watch pass us by. Let people in.
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& to the people in my life at this stage: thank you. I wasn’t as alone as I felt.
someone fabulous recently told me “never act lik someone fabulous recently told me “never act like you’re better than anyone and never believe anyone is better than you.” 
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I liked that a lot.
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// verse of the day: “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.” James‬ ‭1:22-24‬ ‭//
This is how my brain feels lately 😈🤪 ⠀⠀ This is how my brain feels lately 😈🤪 
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📍 Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵
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We’re almost completely done with the purple pics 🦄🟣🔮🎆☂️💁🏽‍♀️💜 any guesses for what’s next? 
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we just mapped out our road trip for next month 🤯
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Idaho ->California->Florida->Pennsylvania->New York
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This photo was taken when I used to live in Florida, about six years ago. Even though I moved 15 times before I was 15, I consider Florida my “home” & I love it so much. I have grown to find beauty in the frigid seasons & this makes me appreciate visiting even more. 
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What’s your favorite US state to visit? Have you ever driven across the country? This will be my second time, but first time doing the southern route.
📍Singapore 🇸🇬 My family has a safe word 📍Singapore 🇸🇬 

My family has a safe word. When one of us is stressing someone out, or is talking about something the other person doesn’t want to talk about, we say “meatloaf” and then whoever is talking must stop immediately. It’s actually the best rule that we’ve ever come up with and it almost always works to calm down the energy and the vibe. 

So, like… meatloaf. Everybody and everyone: Meatloaf. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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