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Southeast Asia (8/13) – Week-Long Birthday in Thailand

Published on March 11, 20184 Comments

Our fourth and primary stop on this trip was Bangkok. Neither of us had been to Thailand, and we both craved visiting it, especially after my sister Ariel’s testament to its awesome food scene. Strictly speaking, HK, Singapore, and KL were all just appetizers leading up to this main course. Touching down in Bangkok was

Southeast Asia (7/13) – Exploring Kuala Lumpur

Published on March 10, 2018Leave a comment

I was excited about our AirAsia flight from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur (KL). It was the very first time we flew a budget airline, and the tickets were cheap like a Chinatown bus. We even splurged the few extra dollars for row 1 seats, just because. First row is basically first class, right? First impression

Southeast Asia (6/13) – Unfinished Business in Singapore

Published on March 9, 20184 Comments

After Hong Kong, we spent the next 20 hours in Singapore, another deja-vu island. The last time we were in this tiny city-state, we were traveling with our fourteen-month-old on her first international trip. As such, our experience was somewhat limited, and certain things we wished to do were not possible. We were determined on

Southeast Asia (5/13) – Hong Kong Déjà Vu

Published on March 8, 20186 Comments

Our plane landed in Hong Kong just before sunrise. Even though it had been some of the best 15 hours of flying anyone could wish for, with objectively good food, it was still a 15-hour flight in a confined metal tube. A good stretch was overdue. Thanks to our excessive layover schedule, we headed into

Southeast Asia (4/13) – Pig Out 3/3

Published on March 7, 2018Leave a comment

Southeast Asia 2018 Peninsula City Hopping Pig Out 1/3 Pig Out 2/3 Pig Out 3/3 Hong Kong Déjà Vu Unfinished Business in Singapore Exploring Kuala Lumpur Week-Long Birthday in Thailand Wats in Bangkok Bangkok Food Scenes Ayutthaya Road Trip on a Full Stomach Vacation Within Vacation on Koh Samui Farewell Thailand Day 9 –

Southeast Asia (3/13) – Pig Out 2/3

Published on March 6, 20182 Comments

Southeast Asia (2/13) – Pig Out 1/3

Published on March 5, 20187 Comments

Southeast Asia (1/13) – Peninsula City Hopping

Published on March 5, 201810 Comments

An Inland Beach Vacation (8/8) – (Muslim Street) Foods

Published on June 15, 20174 Comments

What’s an Inland Beach Vacation? Go Go Go Shanghai, Xitang, Wuxi A Jiangnan Homecoming Xian the Ancient Capital Xian & Its Glory (Other) Foods (Muslim Street) Foods Cumin-infused charcoal smoke. Hijab-wearing ladies shuttling tourists on tuk-tuks. Young girls in trendy outfits. Dark-skinned Muslim boys hollering business for food stalls. Wok masters. Selfie sticks. Sugar-pulling

An Inland Beach Vacation (7/8) – (Other) Foods

Published on June 13, 20171 Comment

What’s an Inland Beach Vacation? Go Go Go Shanghai, Xitang, Wuxi A Jiangnan Homecoming Xian the Ancient Capital Xian & Its Glory (Other) Foods (Muslim Street) Foods The purpose of our “beach vacation”, in case I forgot to mention, was food. Shanghai – Proper Restaurants Hong’s dad is classy guy who grew up in