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June 3rd 2012

Published: August 31st 2012

Bree punching one in the face and almost kicking the same lady as she made a rapid descent down a muddy slope. As fate would have it, out of 511 hotels available on agoda in Ha Noi, we chose the same as Dennis and Nicole who we said goodbye to in Hue. They happened to be planning the same as us, a trip to Sapa in North West Vietnam, with some quick rearranging of our accommodation thanks to Tim ou... Read Full Entry

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Mark and Bree Unleashed

markandbreeunleashed

Late last year (2011) we had a brain explosion of an idea to quit our long-standing jobs (of 4 & 6 years) and pack up all of our belongings and store away in a shed for safe keepings whilst we travel the globe. We plan on going through South East Asia, South America, Canada, New Zealand & road-tripping North America. We had very little time to plan the trip so we are literally taking things 1 day at a time. Our timeframe is non-existent although our insurance company will be chasing more money when our yearly cover runs out. We departed ... full info

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9th September 2012

nancic123
Nanci and David Curry

Wow - just WOW!!!
I came upon your blog and it is just amazing!Your writing is sharp; it makes me imagine that I'm with you, too. Your photos, however, are phenomenal! We take a lot of pictures, but your pics are what we're striving for! How do you do it?! Anyway, I look forward to reading more about your journey. You've an avid fan! Nanci

10th September 2012

markandbreeunleashed
Mark and Bree Unleashed

Kind Words
Hi Nanci, Wow, it is so nice to receive such warm comments. It makes it all worthwhile. We are trying to better our photos more and more as we go along. There were so many opportunities in Asia to get that exotic shot though. We are envious of you guys driving Mexico & Central America. 439 days on the road is very impressive! We may just have to follow your adventures. As for the photos, Adobe Lightroom is an amazing photo editing program that helps to sharpen and brighten, etc. You have some good numbers of people reading all of your blogs - any tips? :) Bree & Mark

11th September 2012

Nanci Curry
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It's all About the Numbers!
I think we have more in common than we originally thought! There have been a few times that I’ve checked “the numbers” over three times after we posted a blog. Have you advertised? I know this sounds corny, but once I posted my blog on Facebook, the numbers started to turn around. Also, you may want to follow the “Big Boys”, i.e., The Travel Camel, Dancing Dave, Mell, D MJ Binkley, and bv chef. These people are the ones that pick the coveted “Blogger of the Week” award. Follow one (or all) them and they may, in turn, follow you. Don’t change anything about your blog! I like your writing style, as well as your pictures. That being said, you may want to check out one of the forums. Go to Discuss Travel in our forums, The Blog Forum, Tips for Increasing the Views of Your Travel Blog. There’s a lot of good information in this forum. I hope this helps!

11th September 2012

markandbreeunleashed
Mark and Bree Unleashed

It's all About the Numbers!
Haha, it's true. It is all about the numbers. It is exciting to watch them grow (or in our case - remain a little bit stagnant). We have added our links to facebook and also added family & friends to the email subscription... we are almost forcing our blog onto people, it's embarrassing lol. Thanks so much for your tips. Very helpful - we have just started to follow a couple of people and will check out the forum :)

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