# FAR AWAY NOW

> Travel Blogs & Inspiration


## Posts

- [Athens - Taking Advantage of the Shoulder Seasons](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2026/09/15/athens-taking-advantage-of-the-shoulder-seasons/): Athens, the birthplace of Western civilization. Athens in the springtime is wonderful!
- [Cappadocia: So Much More Than Hot Air Balloons](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2025/11/21/cappadocia-turkey-is-a-desert-paradise-and-a-must-visit-destination-in-turkey/): Before going to Cappadocia, Turkiye, all I knew about it was that it was a destination for hot-air ballooning over amazing rock formations.
- [Visiting Angkor Wat & The Ancient Khmer City](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2025/10/31/visiting-angkor-wat-and-the-ancient-khmer-city/): I recently visited the the Ancient Khmer Empire of Angkor in Cambodia. A UNESCO World Heritage site, and an active archeological site for more than 100 years.
- [Karpathos Greece Is An Island Paradise](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2025/10/17/karpathos-is-a-greek-island-paradise/): Returning to Rhodes Old City from Lindos, we took the Blue Star Ferry to the island of Karpathos, which took about four hours.
- [Rhodes Is A Must Visit Greek Island](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2025/09/14/rhodes-is-a-must-visit-greek-island/): Recently I made my first trip to Greece and I was lucky enough to get to visit two Greek islands. My first stop was the Island of Rhodes and I was blown away.
- [Songkran Water Festival Thailand](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2025/04/09/songkran-water-festival-thailand/): We happened to be in Bangkok when Thailand had it’s biggest and most important annual festival, the Buddhist New Years celebration also known as Songkran, or the Water Festival.
- [Adventures in Northern Thailand: Chiang Mai, Pai, Chiang Rai](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2025/03/15/adventures-in-northern-thailand-chiang-mai-pai-chiang-rai/): We have been to Thailand several times but had not yet visited the Northern mountain region.
- [Taj Mahal - A True Life Love Story](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2025/01/17/taj-mahal-a-true-life-love-story/): The Taj Mahal, one of the Seven Wonders of the World! It is known as a jewel of Muslim art and architecture.
- [Exotic Istanbul](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2025/01/04/exotic-istanbul/): If you are debating about where you should go for your next vacation, or for that once-in-a-lifetime travel experience, let me introduce you to Istanbul, Türkiye (formerly Turkey) and you can see for yourself if this exotic destination is for you.
- [Magical and Historical Guadalajara](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2024/09/24/magical-and-historical-guadalajara/): Guadalajara, home of the Mariachi and the cultural center of Mexico. We did a long weekend trip from Puerto Vallarta to Guadalajara.
- [The Jewel of Sabah - Kota Kinabalu](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2024/05/20/the-jewel-of-sabah-kota-kinabalu/): On my quest to see wild Orangutans, I had to stay in a couple of different cities in Borneo before setting off for my wildlife adventure.
- [Holi - Festival of Colors](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2024/05/01/holi-festival-of-color/): I have visited so many new places since we started traveling the world and I am always excited to arrive and find out what all there is to see and do.
- [The Beautiful Experience of Trekking To Annapurna Base Camp ](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2024/04/15/the-beautiful-experiences-of-trekking-to-annapurna-base-camp/): It’s funny how even the briefest of encounters can make your day. His face was old and weathered yet overwhelmingly friendly.
- [Rishikesh India: Holy Cows, Yoga & Universal Harmony](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2024/03/20/rishikesh-india-holy-cows-yoga-universal-harmony/): We traveled by car from Delhi to Rishikesh. It’s only around 200 kilometers, or 125 miles, but it took about four hours.
- [Unbelievable Wild Orangutan Adventure in Borneo](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2024/03/08/unbelievable-wild-orangutan-adventure-in-borneo/): Even though we have been traveling for well over two years now, I still find myself in unbelievable situations about to do something that I had previously only dreamed of.
- [Guanajuato - Mexico’s Prettiest City](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2024/03/08/guanajuato-the-prettiest-city-in-mexico/): All of my previous trips to Mexico had been to the beach. I even lived in the beach town of Puerto Vallarta.
- [What to Eat in Da Nang, Vietnam](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2024/03/03/what-to-eat-in-da-nang-vietnam/): One of our favorite cities in the world is Da Nang, Vietnam. There are a lot of reasons to love this place. Great people, amazing beach, beautiful temples.
- [Da Nang Vietnam, It Feels Like Home](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2024/02/29/da-nang-vietnam-it-feels-like-home/): I have to state, right off the bat, that I love Vietnam, and Da Nang is one of my all time favorite cities.
- [What to See and Do in Luang Prabang](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2024/02/26/what-to-do-in-luang-prabang/): A UNESCO World Heritage City, surrounded by mountains and sitting at the junction of the Mekong and Nam Khan rivers, is the ancient royal city of Luang Prabang.
- [Escape to Beautiful Anajawan Island](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2024/02/26/escape-to-beautiful-anajawan-island/): This was my first trip to The Philippines. After making our way to Siargao Island, I found that it wasn’t quite what I was expecting or looking forward to.
- [Cruising the Mekong - Thailand to Laos](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2024/02/23/cruising-the-mekong-thailand-to-laos/): Leaving Northern Thailand it was time to move on to Laos and we decided to try a different type of adventure. We did a two day cruise on The Mekong River.
- [HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY AFFORD TO TRAVEL FULL-TIME?](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2024/02/23/how-can-you-possibly-afford-to-travel-full-time/): As full-time travelers, my husband and I get asked this question all the time. Simple answer, we do it on a budget.
- [How We Save Money Traveling](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2024/02/23/how-we-save-money-traveling/): For years all we seemed to think about was saving money to travel. We lived very frugal lifestyles in order to finally be able to slow travel.
- [Eating Our Way Around Porto](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2024/02/16/what-to-eat-in-porto/): The roots of Portuguese food lie in both native peasant cooking and ingredients obtained through trade routes established many centuries ago.
- [Porto: Wine, Food and History](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2024/02/15/porto/): Finally, I found myself on a plane to Europe. Portugal would be my first introduction to Europe and I could hardly wait.
- [A Relaxing Escape From Our Relaxing Escape: Rupa and Begnas Lakes ](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2024/02/15/a-relaxing-escape-from-our-relaxing-escape-rupa-and-begnas-lakes/): There are three lakes in the Pokhara valley. Fewa, located in Pokhara is the largest.
- [Why I Will Be Returning to Pokhara!](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2024/02/14/why-i-will-be-returning-to-pokhara/): Pokhara is known as the tourism capital of Nepal and the gateway to the Annapurna massif in the Himalayas.
- [Are You Ready to Be Blissed Out in Kathmandu?](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2024/02/13/221/): I was so excited I really couldn’t believe I was actually on my way to exotic Kathmandu, Nepal. Gateway to the Himalayas! Visions of temples, prayer flags, the snow covered Himalayas, and Mount Everest ran through my head. I could almost smell the incense even before my plane landed. I had that exciting feeling you only get when arriving in a new country for the first time.
- [Welcome to our Blog!](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/2024/02/11/hello-world/): Take your time to look around and hopefully gets inspired for travel!

## Pages

- [Our Top 10 Destinations After 6 Years of Travel](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/our-top-10-destinations-after-6-years-of-travel/): Nearly six years ago we sold everything and started slow traveling the world.
- [CAMBODIA](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/cambodia-2/)
- [GREECE](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/greece-2/): Rhodes Island is blessed with amazing history and beautiful beaches.
- [THAILAND](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/thailand-2/): Exploring Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai & Pai in Northern Thailand.
- [TURKIYE](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/turkiye/): Exotic and fascinating city Istanbul has become on of our favorite cities.
- [INDIA](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/where-to-travel-in-india/): Rishikesh is known as the world capital of Yoga. It also has a lot of things to see and do for the travelers that take the time to really explore the city.
- [MALAYSIA](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/what-to-see-and-do-in-malaysia/)
- [MEXICO](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/where-to-go-in-mexico/): Guanajuato is the prettiest city in all of Mexico. Guanajuato is also packed with history and makes for a fund and fascinating travel destination.
- [VIETNAM](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/vietnam-2/): Da Nang, Vietnam is one of those places that we fell in love with on our first visit and we keep coming back to.
- [THE PHILIPPINES](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/travel-to-the-philippines/): The perfect island in the Philippines that you have never heard of.
- [Newsletter](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/newsletter/): Thank you for signing up for the Far Away Now newsletter! Keep an eye on your inbox for blog updates and to see where we are going next.
- [LAOS](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/laos/): Follow along as we cruise the mighty Mekong River from Thailand to Laos on an incredible and unpredictable two day journey.
- [TRAVEL TIPS](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/travel-tips-2/): How we save money while traveling. A guide to navigating those annoying fees and extra costs while traveling the world.
- [BLOG](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/blog/)
- [HOME](https://farawaynowtravels.com/): Far Away Now is your home for YouTube Travel Videos & Blogs. Check out the countries section to find a destination or go to the blog to read our latest posts.
- [PORTUGAL](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/portugal/): Set on the banks of the Douro River, Porto is an amazing and historical city to visit.
- [NEPAL](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/nepal-2/): Nepal's capital city of Kathmandu is exotic, colorful packed with incredible places to explore.
- [CONTACT US](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/contact-us/): Hi, I’m Carolyn. I’ve dreamed about traveling since I was a child, and I’m finally getting to do it! I am slow traveling the world.
- [GEAR](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/gear/): Prior to starting our travels and our YouTube Channel we spent a lot of time researching video equipment and travel gear.
- [ABOUT US](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/about-us/): We are Carolyn & Aaron and we have been traveling together for years, but not enough to fulfill our wanderlust.
- [YOUTUBE VIDEOS](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/youtube-videos/)
- [COUNTRIES](https://farawaynowtravels.com/index.php/blogs/): Follow our adventures traveling around Nepal visiting the capital of Kathmandu, Pokhara and Bengas & Rupa Lakes.
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