Please forgive me for being so inconsistent with blogging these days. I’ve always been a fan of the “if the words aren’t coming, then don’t blog just to keep a schedule” mindset. I’ve kept it no secret about my love-hate relationship with blogging and the cyclical slumps I seem to get. And lately, I’ve been in one of those. My mind can’t seem to formulate words into pleasing sentences and just the thought of opening up WordPress stresses me out….
[Hong Kong] Tim Ho Wan: dim sum with a star
My last post was about one of the more pricey meals (if you can even call it that) we ate at Hong Kong, and this post is about one of the cheapest. In fact, this is the cheapest Michelin starred restaurant in the world! Before we get on with this post, I have to first tell you that I’m not a huge fan of dim sum. Dim sum is an old Cantonese tradition of small plates of snack foods being shared…
[Hong Kong] Afternoon tea at Le Salon de Thé
“Hey wake up,” the voice sounded far away but the nudging on my shoulder felt very much real. “Maybe we can have afternoon tea today.” What?! These words jolted me wide awake from my still groggy early-morning daze. These are words I never expected to come out of D’s mouth. “Are you serious??” D hates stuff like this. Girly + expensive does not an ideal afternoon make. I had to drag him to tea at Twinings in Bangkok (and he only agreed…
August 2015 travel re-cap: postcards from Italy
I pride myself on writing about only what is true to me. However, August’s recap will be a little different… because for the first time ever on this blog, it contains pictures not taken by me and places not visited by me. As most of you know already, I flew back to Los Angeles in early August on family emergency. Meanwhile, D stayed on and continued with our travel plans through Italy. This was a slightly cruel twist of fate…
How we almost lost $1000 in Macau
Macau is a popular day trip option from Hong Kong. Originally a Portugese settlement, it’s an interesting place to experience a mix of histories and cultures. However, besides that, Macau is perhaps better known as the gambling mecca of Asia. And it is for this latter reason that we found ourselves on a ferry to Macau one day. We head straight to The Venetian after disembarking from the boat. The casino looks exactly like its twin in Las Vegas… but with…
Queen for a day: a glamour photoshoot in China
As full time travelers who live out of carry-ons, there is no argument that the best souvenirs are photos. They cost nothing, weigh nothing, and there is literally no limit to how many you can have. Well they should cost nothing, in most cases. Not unless you want to be queen for a day. While in China, I splurged big time on a set of photographs.
An introduction to Lyon, France (in photos!)
Last summer, on our whirlwind Europe tour, we stopped in Paris for a few days, and I left mostly disappointed. I’m not sure what I expected, but it’s probably safe to say that I had imagined dinners in cozy brasseries, strolls along narrow cobbled streets, and other such romantic scenes. Instead, I found an aloof, sprawling city that stank of pee and offered mostly sub-par food. I couldn’t help feeling that Paris, despite it being the French capital, was a poor representation of…
July 2015 travel re-cap: former favorites, friends, and the French life
Let’s completely ignore the fact that I’m more than two months behind, shall we, and jump right into this. So here is a quick little July travel recap…. errr… at the beginning of October. (And don’t be surprised if you see re-caps for August & September real soon too). June 30 – July 7: Wroclaw, Poland July was a really good month in a lot of ways. For one, we started the month with a week in Wroclaw, one of my…
I’m headed to Japan! (… At least, trying to…)
Dear travel gods, I only ask to please be delivered to D safely, and hopefully with all my marbles in tact. I think I may be losing a few hour by hour. This is the worst travel between two destinations I’ve ever experienced. You see, I started my journey at approximately 10 pm last night in Los Angeles. I was already pretty tired but still in mostly high spirits. After close to two months apart, I was going to rejoin…
A Day in the Life: Los Angeles
Well, hello there. This is the longest blog/social media break I’ve ever taken. I honestly wanted to provide updates (see last post if you don’t already know that I flew home on family emergency), but each time I thought about it, the activity of writing seemed like a huge tiresome chore I wasn’t up to tackling. And I deeply apologize for leaving comments unanswered – the first time ever I allowed that to happen! – but I read each one…
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