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HIRELLO ADVENTURES
Vietnam - Part 4 & final thoughts
Day 8: Back to Ho Chi Minh Our last day in Hoi An started very early with a tour of the My Son ruins. The ruins are a UNESCO heritage...
Laura Hirello
Jan 15, 202411 min read
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Vietnam - Part 3
Day 4ish: Da Nang Mercifully, the flight to Da Nang is quite short, just over an hour. We didn't bring any checked bags, so we got...
Laura Hirello
Jan 7, 202410 min read
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Vietnam - Part 2
Day 2: Mekong Delta For day 2 in Ho Chi Minh, we had booked an all day tour of the Mekong River Delta. We were still mostly on Melbourne...
Laura Hirello
Jan 1, 20249 min read
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Vietnam - Part 1
As many of you know, we just got back from Vietnam last night. I wrote a ton about the trip while on the trip, so I already have a bunch...
Laura Hirello
Dec 31, 202315 min read
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Closure
I'm still alive! I just haven't been writing recently. There are a couple reasons for that. My last post was Oct 15th, 2023. A few weeks...
Laura Hirello
Nov 26, 20235 min read
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PhD Update
In addition to all the sporting events and activities Justin & I have been participating in, recently I've made some significant progress...
Laura Hirello
Oct 15, 20235 min read
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Aussie Rules
I know its Thanksgiving right now, but you will all have to wait a bit to hear about the search for pumpkin in Australia. Its finally...
Laura Hirello
Oct 9, 20237 min read
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Gone Snerklin'
Despite how busy we may get with school/work, Justin & I are working hard to take advantage of our time in Australia. To really make sure...
Laura Hirello
Oct 5, 20236 min read
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The conference slog
I know this post is late. Its not that I don't have anything to talk about. Quite the opposite in fact. Things are so busy I have all...
Laura Hirello
Sep 30, 20235 min read
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Prolonged Spring
I know its been a bit longer than usual since the last blog post. While we do have some fun life stuff happening right now, for some...
Laura Hirello
Sep 10, 20236 min read
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And in the 7th month, they rested
We've now been back from Cairns for a few weeks, and have resettled into regular life. Justin has a couple of things happening on the...
Laura Hirello
Aug 28, 20235 min read
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Rocky Horror
As I mentioned in my first Cairns post, when we started our vacation I already had a half-drafted post about the week before we left. Now...
Laura Hirello
Aug 18, 20236 min read
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Patchouli, bananas & bats
I know we have been back for a week now, but I still have one more vacation post. After this it will be back to regular programming. On...
Laura Hirello
Aug 12, 20236 min read
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The literal Rainforest
Day four of our Yes we Cairns vacation was our first free form day. Rather than a set excursion, we had a car rental booked for both days...
Laura Hirello
Aug 5, 20238 min read
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Skydiving
On day 3 of our Yes we Cairns vacation, we went skydiving. Justin has been skydiving before, but not a full jump. He's done the kind...
Laura Hirello
Aug 2, 20234 min read
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Raging Thunder
Day 2 - Raging thunder On deck for day two of the vacation was some white water rafting. The tour company we were using is called Raging...
Laura Hirello
Aug 1, 20237 min read
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Its pronounced Cans
This week Justin & I are on vacation (or holiday as they say down here). As per usual for him & I, this vacation isn't exactly what most...
Laura Hirello
Jul 31, 20237 min read
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NS Kitchen Party
A few weeks ago, one of my Australian friends went to America for a series of conferences. They were on the east coast of the USA, first...
Laura Hirello
Jul 29, 20236 min read
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On the road again
I'm still here! And still writing. I know a missed a week - despite what I talked about in my last post, I didn't miss a week because I...
Laura Hirello
Jul 24, 20235 min read
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One Drink Wednesday
It has officially become more challenging to find things to write blog posts about. Sometimes we have things to do planned, but often...
Laura Hirello
Jul 10, 20233 min read
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