Wow, I don’t even know how to start talking about my month in Beijing. The short version is: we were in Beijing for a month and all we saw was the Great Wall. The longer version is that we were so busy seeing people and eating food that in the end, we only had one free day left for sightseeing, so we picked to go to the Great Wall. Visiting Beijing is not just traveling to another city. It’s a homecoming. This is the city…
Is Boracay paradise?
Boracay, a tiny little island in the Visayas of the Philippines, is world famous for its long stretch of white sand, gently swaying palm trees, clear azure waters, little white sailboats, and vibrant sunsets. At least that’s what every single picture ever taken of Boracay looks like. Boracay looks like a picture-perfect tropical paradise. We didn’t have plans to go to the Philippines, but after hearing a few people rave about it, we looked into it. All blog posts I read also…
[Taipei] Battle of the beef noodle soups: Chef Hung vs. Lin Dong Fang
You can’t go to Taipei and not eat beef noodle soup. It’s like going to Paris and not eating baguette, Poland and not eating pierogis, Vietnam and not eating pho… okay, you get point. But as with all things where food is concerned, we refuse to settle for anything but the best. And to seek out the best beef noodle soup in the city, we turned to a couple of locals for suggestions. We met up with D’s uncle and cousin one…
Travel wears | street fashion in Taipei
As much as I love traveling with D and have come to rely on mostly each other for company, there are just some roles we cannot fulfill for each other. Sure, he has learned to listen to me whine talk about blogging and pretends to care about recent gossip and even once went to a Hello Kitty cafe with me, but there is one thing at which he draws the line: shopping. No matter what, D cannot make up for the lack of…
17 reasons why Taipei is the coolest (in photos!)
Six years ago, D visited Taipei for only two days. Three years ago, we met and since the first date as we chatted about our travels over dumplings, he’s raved about Taipei and how he dreams of returning someday. “It’s just such a cool city,” he’d say. But he couldn’t really tell me why. And he didn’t have any pictures to show me either, aside from some blurry ones taken from the top of the Taipei 101. And so I never believed him….
6 steps to bargaining at D’Talipapa market in Boracay
The D’Talipapa Seafood Market is one of my favorite places on Boracay, and at the same time, my least favorite. Seafood is one of those things that I’m mostly apathetic towards (it just seems like too high prices for not too much payoff), but if I happen to get my hands on some, I don’t know why I don’t eat more of it. It’s delicious! On the other hand, D is a big seafood fan (check out the gigantic shrimp we had…
A day in the life: Boracay, Philippines
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. As soon as I wake and before I’ve even rubbed the last vestiges of sleep…
Robbed in Boracay: a tale of when paradise turns sour
Four days into our month-long stay in Boracay, our apartment got broken into. In the dead middle of the night. In the morning, I walked out into the living room and reached for my toiletries bag sitting on a shelf. It wasn’t there. Okay no biggie, I thought. I just misplaced it. I paced around the tiny living room, lifting cushions and shifting chairs. A few seconds later, I saw my toothbrush and Invisalign braces (both of which I stored in my…
Vietnam eats, Part 1: 10 dishes to try in Hanoi
Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve done a food post, huh. Which is really weird considering that our travels are so food-centric. Looking back through my archives, I’ve only written three food posts the entire time we’ve been in Asia. Three! And we’re getting into our seventh month in Asia now! We’ve definitely been eating (and even cooking!) a lot of local foods, so let this be a warning that there may be a barrage of backlogged food-related posts coming up…
Island life
Yesterday was an off day. The morning started off on a stupid argument. It doesn’t matter what caused it, but all you need to know is that I was seriously PMS’ing and D was seriously hungry/under-caffeinated, so that’s never a good combination. We managed to make it out the door and into the seats at one of our favorite cafes, before we decided that we didn’t want to be in each others’ company. So I walked away, and found an empty…
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