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This Expat Life (Month 55): Lombok, Bali & Saigon

ByJustine March 8, 2019March 8, 2019

After moving abroad in July 2014, I started compiling monthly roundup posts about life as an expat in Southeast Asia and all the nitty gritty that goes on behind the scenes here at Travel Lush. Check out my most recent monthly roundup posts July, Sept/Oct/Nov and Dec/Jan. Wow, look at this. I’m actually writing a timely(-ish) monthly roundup…

expat life | ho chi minh city | living abroad | southeast asia | vietnam

This Expat Life (Month 53+54): Saigon + Lombok

ByJustine February 6, 2019February 6, 2019

After moving abroad in July 2014, I started compiling monthly roundup posts about life as an expat in Southeast Asia and all the nitty gritty that goes on behind the scenes here at Travel Lush. Check out my most recent monthly roundup posts June, July and Sept/Oct/Nov. For me, writing is just something that comes naturally. If I’m not…

indonesia | lombok | southeast asia

Things to do in Kuta Lombok + What to Expect

ByJustine August 1, 2018May 21, 2019

*Note: I visited Kuta Lombok again in February 2019, following the devastating earthquakes that hit Lombok in the summer of 2018. I’m happy to report it’s business as usual in Kuta. I love Kuta Lombok. I didn’t think I would but that beautiful little corner of the world totally managed to steal my heart. I’d…

indonesia | lombok | southeast asia

Falling Head Over Heels In Love with Kuta, Lombok

ByJustine July 13, 2018July 14, 2018

Despite the fact that I’d visited Bali five times in the past five years and lived in Jakarta I’d somehow never traveled to mainland Lombok before. I’d tinkered with the idea of visiting Kuta, Lombok (not to be mistaken for the party town of Kuta, Bali), once or twice but I always figured it was solely a…

This Expat Life (Month 47): Ho Chi Minh City & Lombok

ByJustine July 4, 2018July 4, 2018

After moving abroad in July 2014, I started compiling monthly roundup posts about life as an expat in Southeast Asia and all the nitty gritty that goes on behind the scenes here at Travel Lush. Check out my most recent monthly roundup posts March, April, and May. This is going to sound weird, but I was really nervous about…

This Expat Life (February): Saigon in the Time of Coronavirus

ByJustine March 4, 2020March 27, 2020

After moving abroad in July 2014, I started compiling monthly roundup posts about life as an expat in Southeast Asia and all the nitty-gritty that goes on behind the scenes here at Travel Lush. Check out my most recent monthly roundup posts: December and January. As the title suggests, this post is all about the coronavirus, because…

bali | indonesia | southeast asia

7 Incredible Things to Do in Amed, Bali

ByJustine February 17, 2020May 9, 2024

This post was originally published in May 2018 and updated in February 2020. When I first visited Bali, I was so lukewarm about the island that figured there was no way I’d ever return. Yet, somehow I’ve found myself back in Bali not once but six times in the past five years. I’m such a…

expat life | living abroad

This Expat Life (December 2019 & January 2020): Vietnam, the US & Indonesia

ByJustine February 3, 2020February 3, 2020

After moving abroad in July 2014, I started compiling monthly roundup posts about life as an expat in Southeast Asia and all the nitty-gritty that goes on behind the scenes here at Travel Lush. Check out my most recent monthly roundup posts June, July and August. Whoa, it’s been a minute since I’ve written a monthly roundup…

expat life | living abroad | southeast asia | vietnam

This Expat Life (Month 57): Traveling with My Mom & Sis in Vietnam

ByJustine May 10, 2019May 10, 2019

After moving abroad in July 2014, I started compiling monthly roundup posts about life as an expat in Southeast Asia and all the nitty gritty that goes on behind the scenes here at Travel Lush. Check out my most recent monthly roundup posts Dec/Jan, February and March. The month of April was a bittersweet one for me….

This Expat Life (Month 56): Ho Chi Minh City

ByJustine April 16, 2019April 16, 2019

After moving abroad in July 2014, I started compiling monthly roundup posts about life as an expat in Southeast Asia and all the nitty gritty that goes on behind the scenes here at Travel Lush. Check out my most recent monthly roundup posts Sept/Oct/Nov, Dec/Jan and February. If you read my last monthly roundup post, you’ll remember that…

My Vietnam Anniversary: One Year in Ho Chi Minh City

ByJustine January 9, 2019January 9, 2019

I’ve officially lived in Ho Chi Minh City for a full year. Man, how time flies. I actually moved to HCMC (aka Saigon) on Christmas Day last year. I remember the moment so clearly it’s hard to believe it was over a year ago. Aaron and I had just hopped off a red-eye from Beijing,…

expat life | ho chi minh city | indonesia | living abroad | southeast asia

This Expat Life (Month 48): Living in Ho Chi Minh City

ByJustine August 7, 2018August 7, 2018

After moving abroad in July 2014, I started compiling monthly roundup posts about life as an expat in Southeast Asia and all the nitty gritty that goes on behind the scenes here at Travel Lush. Check out my most recent monthly roundup posts April, May, and June. The month of July was full of highs and very…