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Checking Out Saigon Skydeck

By on March 7, 2020

I have been to so many tall towers and building on all my trips, that I had to check out the Saigon Skydeck with my 3 friends when we visited Ho Chi Minh City back in November 2017.  The Saigon Skydeck is located on the 49th floor of the…


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Ho Chi Minh’s Bui Vien Walking Street

By on March 2, 2020

Pho Di Bo Bui Vien Walking Street is a main street which is widely known as “backpackers area” of Ho Chi Minh City.  This area is in District 1 and is vibrant and bustling with cheap restaurants, bars, shops, hotels, hostels and very loud music.  Closed off from vehicles…


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Visiting Tokyo Skytree

By on July 17, 2019

I always love visiting tall towers and buildings in every city I travel to because it allows me to view the landscape and see how big the city really is.  Back in September 2016, as part of my Tokyo trip to attend Ultra Japan,  I got to visit the…


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Going Up The Burj Khalifa

By on April 30, 2019

Wow, can’t believe it’s been 5 years since I have visited Dubai and Abu Dhabi.  Besides going with a travel buddy, my brother joined us for this epic trip in February of 2014.  During this month it is hot with temperatures in the high 20’s or low 30’s celcius…


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Asia Music

Attending Ultra Japan 2016

By on March 12, 2019

Ultra Japan is an electronic dance music festival that is held in Tokyo Japan.  The 2016 edition is it’s 3rd consecutive year that the festival has taken place and it is a 3-day weekend event that takes place in September at Tokyo Odaiba Ultra Park.  About 120,000 attended the…


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Visiting The Peak, Hong Kong

By on January 10, 2018

The Peak is one of the top things to do while visiting Hong Kong.  It is the highest mountain of Hong Kong Island and offers spectacular views of the city skyline, skyscrapers, the harbor and at night, all the bright…


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Boating Down Ha Long Bay Vietnam

By on December 2, 2017

On my recent dream trip back to visit my home country of Vietnam, we had to visit Ha Long Bay.  It is one of the top things to do when visiting Hanoi and is about a 4 hour drive from Hanoi.  Ha Long Bay was one of the locations…


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Asia Food

The Great Foods of India

By on April 27, 2017

I have not had much experience with Indian food and am excited to visit India in February 2016 for 2 weeks.  I did not know what to expect but knew that it would be spicy and that sanitation might not be as highly standard as in North America.  I…


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What I Thought About Accessibility In Tokyo, Japan

By on November 16, 2016

I was recently in Tokyo to attend a music festival in September and already made a blog post about my hotel stay.  I was really impressed with how wheelchair accessible the city itself was for my manual wheelchair.  I took this chair since my attendant previously agreed to push…


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APA Hotel Higashi Shinjuku Ekimae in Tokyo

By on October 21, 2016

I was recently in Tokyo in September to attend Ultra Japan music festival.  Usually I don’t focus too much attention on getting a hotel because it is just somewhere to sleep and use the bathroom.  All I care about is that it is wheelchair accessible and that it has…

ALAN VUONG
Calgary, CANADA

Hi my name is Alan Vuong. I had a really bad car accident that left me paralyzed and in a wheelchair. I have been to 25 countries since and never looked back. I have created this blog to share my experiences and adventures.

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