16 Things We Miss About Traveling Around South East Asia

We had the privilege to travel to 8 South East Asian countries this past summer, and let us tell you, it was a completely life-changing trip!

Coming back home made us realize that some of the best experiences we had would only happen in Asia, like eating at food stalls, learning some deep culture and haggling skills, and always living life as an adventure. We miss Asia every day but these are the top things we miss about these wonderful countries!

1. Constant Learning

I suppose this generally happens everywhere when you travel, but in Southeast Asia, there was always something new to learn. There are new customs and traditions per country, new currencies, different forms of transportation, a few new words in each language, lifestyles all vary, fashions, food, and mannerisms are all something we learned and experience while traveling each and every country in Asia. And the best is, no one told us about it, we didn’t read about it but we experienced it first hand so we will always and forever remember these life lessons from Asia.

2. Pristine Beaches

Some of the best and most beautiful beaches we have ever seen are in Southeast Asia. Asia beaches were the epitome of paradise. With white, fine grain sand, turquoise blue waters, unbelievable archipelago, sunsets you can only dream of, and a fresh young coconut in hand, Southeast Asia beaches are like the ultimate postcard picture. You can’t get better than these beaches.

Suggested Tour: Private Guided Island Tour of Langkawi

3. A fresh coconut

As mentioned above, a day at the beach was never complete without a yummy coconut. In every place in Asia, we were able to get a fresh young coconut to finish off our day. Whether it was at the beach or at dinner, a coconut satisfied our thirst and cooled us off from the humid, hot sun. Coconut was a good idea every time!

4. Every day is an adventure

In Asia, every day had something new and something to amaze us. Whether we were trying new foods or riding a tuk-tuk or crossing the streets or even in bed (aka how I got stitches), every day never ceased to surprise us. There were never really any safety rules and regulations that were ever followed either. It was always an adventure whether we planned it or not, we always had the best time of our lives. We had to expect the unexpected and be…