Hong and I weren’t the biggest fans of the Sin City. We hadn’t been eager to return after our last visit 15 years ago. How we ended up here for spring break came down to three Hilton free night certificates and a process of elimination. One of this pandemic’s fallout was us having a lot
Vacation
Las Vegas 2022 (2/5) – Framily
People usually associate Las Vegas with shows, parties, gambling, etc.. Somehow, though, we managed to turn this spring break into a big reunion with friends and family. Hong’s Parents First to sign up to this idea was Hong’s parents. They lived all the way in New Jersey but were fond of Vegas. Also, similar to
Las Vegas 2022 (1/5) – Our First Post-Pandemic Vacation
Note: I didn’t write about this vacation earlier because immediate after we came home, I was squeezed between work and preparing for our upcoming Andalucia trip. Looking back at it, though, I still wanted to memorialize what a milestone this spring break was. For spring break this year, we went to Las Vegas. We spent
Andalucia 2022 (9/9) – Uncategorized Thoughts
Introduction Sevilla: Cool Before Dorne Was Cool Ceuta & Algeciras: Day Trip to Africa Cordoba: Capital of a Caliphate Granada: Memories of a K-Drama Malaga: Bonus Content Day Stuff We Ate Stuff We Drank Uncategorized Thoughts Trains Spain had the second-longest high speed rail network in the world, which allowed us to hop from city
Andalucia 2022 (8/9) – Stuff We Drank
Introduction Sevilla: Cool Before Dorne Was Cool Ceuta & Algeciras: Day Trip to Africa Cordoba: Capital of a Caliphate Granada: Memories of a K-Drama Malaga: Bonus Content Day Stuff We Ate Stuff We Drank Uncategorized Thoughts Like in a few other European countries we had been to, iced drinks didn’t really exist in Spain. While
Andalucia 2022 (7/9) – Stuff We Ate
Introduction Sevilla: Cool Before Dorne Was Cool Ceuta & Algeciras: Day Trip to Africa Cordoba: Capital of a Caliphate Granada: Memories of a K-Drama Malaga: Bonus Content Day Stuff We Ate Stuff We Drank Uncategorized Thoughts Our knowledge of the Spanish cuisine was very limited, so this ain’t gonna be a foodie’s guide to eating
Andalucia 2022 (6/9) – Malaga: Bonus Content Day
Introduction Sevilla: Cool Before Dorne Was Cool Ceuta & Algeciras: Day Trip to Africa Cordoba: Capital of a Caliphate Granada: Memories of a K-Drama Malaga: Bonus Content Day Stuff We Ate Stuff We Drank Uncategorized Thoughts We learned about Malaga for the first time when search results showed it as the only airport in the
Andalucia 2022 (5/9) – Granada: Memories of a K-Drama
Introduction Sevilla: Cool Before Dorne Was Cool Ceuta & Algeciras: Day Trip to Africa Cordoba: Capital of a Caliphate Granada: Memories of a K-Drama Malaga: Bonus Content Day Stuff We Ate Stuff We Drank Uncategorized Thoughts In 1492, the Emirate of Granada surrendered to the Crowns of Castile and Aragon, ending the reconquista and almost
Andalucia 2022 (4/9) – Cordoba: Capital of a Caliphate
Introduction Sevilla: Cool Before Dorne Was Cool Ceuta & Algeciras: Day Trip to Africa Cordoba: Capital of a Caliphate Granada: Memories of a K-Drama Malaga: Bonus Content Day Stuff We Ate Stuff We Drank Uncategorized Thoughts A caliphate was a political-religious empire generally recognized as the rightful ruler of the global Muslim community. Four main
Andalucia 2022 (3/9) – Ceuta & Algeciras: Day Trip to Africa
Introduction Sevilla: Cool Before Dorne Was Cool Ceuta & Algeciras: Day Trip to Africa Cordoba: Capital of a Caliphate Granada: Memories of a K-Drama Malaga: Bonus Content Day Stuff We Ate Stuff We Drank Uncategorized Thoughts Ceuta This tiny city is one of Spain’s two enclaves in North Africa. I first learned about it in