Vietnam was the Southeast Asian country I was most excited to visit. We started our Vietnamese adventure with two weeks in the capital city of Hanoi. I have to admit that we came mainly for the food, but unexpectedly, the city completely enthralled me before I even took my first bite. This city… how do I begin to paint the picture? It’s absolutely crazy. Even though I was no longer a Southeast Asia newbie by the time I made it there, the madness of the city still took me by surprise. There seems…
Liebster Award, round two!
My week turned really good when I saw that I got nominated for a second Liebster award (see first here)! This one came from my friend Cynthia from adventurings, who writes about her expat adventures in small town Czech Republic. I really do enjoy these kind of chain blogger awards because they allow us to get to know the bloggers on a more fun level! Let’s get straight to Cynthia’s questions! 1. If I handed you a plane (or rail)…
Finding romance in little gestures
I met D on the beach next to where I lived. It was on my turf. It was with my group of friends whom I played beach volleyball with every weekend. He was a guest of a friend. And it was that friend with whom I flirted with all day. But at the end of the day, it was D who asked me out. Before I could think of a suitable reply, I had said maybe and given him my…
[Bangkok] Giant prawns and bird’s nests in Chinatown, Bangkok
Bangkok was not an immediately lovable city to me. In fact, after a few (very short) visits there, I only found one thing to truly love: the malls (seriously, the BEST… I may need to introduce you guys to the awesomeness of Bangkok malls in a future post). But as a whole, it’s just too dirty, noisy, and stressful. And not to mention HOT all the damn time. So on our most recent visit, I didn’t care much to run around town hitting up major tourist…
January 2015 travel re-cap: month of the best food ever!!
If I had to choose one word to describe January, it would be gluttony. This was the month of the best eating ever! Dec 29 – Jan 9: Bangkok, Thailand We rang in the new year in Bangkok. It was actually our fourth time in the city, but our first time to properly explore it. For some reason (and I’m gonna sound like a really bad traveler now), we just weren’t that interested to see the main tourist attractions, like the wats or floating market. We didn’t even go to…
On purpose: when travel ceases to fulfill
Whenever we meet new people on the road, inevitably the conversation comes around to how long we’ve been traveling, how long do we plan to do it, and how are we supporting this lifestyle. For D, this is easy to answer: I own an online business. For me, I fumble around with variations of “oh, I saved up and quit my job to travel.” I guess even in these fleeting moments with strangers, I don’t want to come across as…
Angkor Temple Hopping Guide for Dummies
In my last post, I gave you a taste of everyday life in Siem Reap. But let’s be honest, if you’re headed to Siem Reap, it’s most likely because of one reason only: to see the ancient Angkor temples! So today, let’s get on to what you really care about and talk about temple hopping. First, before I say anything, I have somewhat of an embarrassing confession: I honestly didn’t know anything about the temples. I mean, of course I’ve…
A day in the life: Siem Reap, Cambodia
In travel, you mostly only hear about amazing sights or thrilling activities. But I assure you – our everyday is not that glamorous! A Day in the Life is where I capture the small moments that make up a typical day and give you a peek at what life really looks like in pictorial snippets, as well as some of my recommendations and idea for cost. In Siem Reap, we wake up late in the mornings after several good decent hours of…
The city that stole my heart
Whenever people ask me what’s my favorite place I’ve been to, I always come up blank. I mean, how can I possibly choose?! I imagine it’s like asking a mother to choose a favorite child. So when I was invited by Accor Hotels to write about three things I love about my favorite city for their A Tale of Three Cities competition, I fretted over the decision. I was even going to completely blow it off because I just can’t…
Lessons from a few scribbled characters
From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank everyone for your support and encouragement on my last post. I feel so loved! And I want to share this little story today for all of you who also have the same struggles and feelings of despondency (thanks for this new word, Bonnie!) This story starts with a fall. It happened on a cold Beijing early-spring morning, when the snow on the ground had just barely melted from that winter. My grandfather was…
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