Happy Travel Tuesday! This week is a themed post, with the theme being “movies and travel”. This can be a movie that has inspired you to travel, movie destinations you’ve visited, or even favorite travel movies. I must admit that while I enjoy movies as much as the next person, I’m not so crazy about any that I have felt the strong desire to hop on the plane and jet off to the destinations featured. There is however, one TV…
[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…
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…