If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you’ll have seen that I recently took a visa run to Taipei. I’m sure it’s no surprise that one of the reasons I picked Taipei is because I missed the food too much! I spent a glorious week stuffing my face with all my favorite foods, returning to my favorite vendors again and again. It wasn’t until after my trip that I realized that I didn’t exactly make the best use of…
On freelancing, blogging, and loss of creativity
In the morning, as soon as I open my eyes, I grab for my phone to look at my notifications. During the night, emails have come into my inbox informing me of my tasks for the day. I go through each one and quickly form some sort of schedule of which tasks I’m going to tackle first and how long I should spend on each one. Once I feel ready to get out of bed, I sit at my desk,…
How Kuala Lumpur was nothing like I ever envisioned: an introduction
Hi there. Remember me? :) I know it’s been a while. The short + simple answer is that I’ve been busy and focusing my time on freelancing work. The more complicated answer is that I’ve been uninspired to write and that because I’m spending most days working now, I feel like that there’s just not too much to write about anymore. Which is unfair because I really do love Kuala Lumpur a lot, so there should be no excuse for not sharing…
A parting of ways
There are times in blogging when I wish I didn’t share so much of my personal life. It’s certainly easier to only offer travel tips or restaurant reviews or city guides. But long-time readers will know that while I do write plenty of those on Slightly Astray, those are never my best pieces, and that instead it is the fact that I let you into my life that keeps you coming back. From the very start, all I wanted to do…
Two years of travel (in photos!)
So wow. Two years. I remember when I was finding pictures and writing my anniversary post last year. Not to be all cliché, but I can’t believe how fast the time goes by. Looking back on my 2nd year of travel, though I visited a decent number of places (both new and old), this was undisputedly the year of family. If the first year was the year of exploration and finding our groove as nomadic travelers, this year, family definitely took…
In the footsteps of Bourdain
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…
Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant: the best of Beijing culinary history
Remember when I said that Da Dong Roast Duck is probably the fanciest meal I will ever eat and feature on this blog? Well scratch that. This is the fanciest meal I will ever eat and feature on this blog. I’m sure of it. I swear I’m getting more and more spoiled with every trip to Beijing. I’m being taken out to eat at more and more pricey places. The last time, my aunties took us to the famous Da Dong….
Lessons from time spent in China
In the last year, I’ve spent more time in China than probably the past 2 decades combined. Some of this time was spent as a tourist and some as a Beijinger returning to my childhood home. Either way, I feel like I’ve gained a much deeper understanding and appreciation for my birth country. I feel like China (and Chinese people in general) gets a bad rep in the travelsphere. A lot of people are either scared to go or have…
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