As of last weekend, Hong Kong Disneyland officially opened the anticipated land named Mystic Point, the third and final installment of their 3-part expansion project. Together with Toy Story Land (opened 2011) and Grizzly Gulch (opened 2012), Hong Kong Disneyland has increased their park size by almost 25% in just these past 3 years! The themes […]
Well, maybe you’ve heard of it. After all, Time regards the Cheung Chau Bun Festival as one of the “Top 10 Quirky Local Festivals“. Every year the Cheung Chau Bun Festival falls on the 5th – 9th days of the fourth lunar month. Leading up to this time, the locals of Cheung Chau–a small island fishing village, […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is from Sri Layan Sithi Vinayagar Temple in Singapore. Singapore is unique because it’s one of the few countries where you can find a Buddhist temple, Hindu temple, Islamic Mosque and Christian Church all in the same neighborhood. Despite being so […]
Mount Fuji, the symbol of Japan. An old Japanese proverb once said, “He who does not climb Mt.Fuji is a fool, but he who climbs Mt.Fuji twice is also a fool.” The ascent to Japan’s highest peak truly is a once in a lifetime experience– emphasis on the once since most wouldn’t care to repeat it. […]
Today marks the one year anniversary of the day I graduated from college. In this past year, I’ve lived in two countries, traveled to five other countries, and have had too many valuable experiences to count — and all while working a job abroad. But let’s back up a little. It was during my senior year of college, that […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is from Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. Earlier this week Hong Kong received a new addition to its iconic skyline– a 54 foot rubber duck. Designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, this giant rubber ducky has been slowly making its way around […]
Notice anything different? Last Wednesday I finally made the jump to a new self-hosted WordPress.org site rather than my simple WordPress.com site– a change I honestly wasn’t planning to make until I had more free time this summer. But alas, I had a day off from work last week and I made the rash decision […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is from Mount Fuji, Japan. At 12,389 ft high, this exceptionally symmetrical stratovolcano is world renowned as a symbol of Japan. It is one of Japan’s “Three Holy Mountains” and many Japanese make the pilgrimage to the top at least once […]
Notice anything different? Last Wednesday I finally made the jump to a new self-hosted WordPress.org site rather than my simple WordPress.com site– a change I honestly wasn’t planning to make until I had more free time this summer. But alas, I had a day off from work last week and I made the rash decision […]
Have you ever wanted to just quit your job and travel the world? Well, that’s exactly what Stephanie Yoder did at age 25. Now, almost three years later, she’s traveled around the world (almost), met the love of her life, and has become a successful travel blogger telling her tales on her blog Twenty-Something Travel. So after […]