Starting off 2012, I had no idea just how much traveling I would end up doing. 2011 was already amazing by taking my first overseas trip to study in Japan and getting to spend Christmas in Hong Kong with my boyfriend and his family. But by the end of 2012, I had traveled to six countries and over 24,430 miles—and that’s […]
As everyone begins putting up their Christmas lights to celebrate the season, the city of Kobe, Japan puts up magnificent displays of lights as well– only these lights aren’t for Christmas cheer. Each year in December, the Kobe Luminarie is held for 12 days. This light festival commemorates the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995. The […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is from my trip to Cades Cove, Tennessee. Cades Cove is a part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the most popular tourist destination within the park. It is famous for remains of old settlements, lots of wildlife and spectacular views […]
This past year has already been filled with a lot of travel adventures. I’ve been lucky enough to not only visit, but also live in two different countries- Japan and Hong Kong, as well as just traveling to nearby countries such as Macao. It may have been my first year setting food abroad but I definitely got some good […]
As a recent college grad, a lot of people have asked me why I chose to go abroad. Some couldn’t even seem to fathom the idea of why I’d want to live elsewhere instead of starting my career and life in the States. But really, at 22 why would I want to jumpstart spending the next 40 […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is from my trip to Dotonbori in Osaka, Japan. Dotonbori is usually at the top of the list for anyone traveling through Osaka. As a single street, running alongside the Dotonbori Canal, this area was once notorious as a red light […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is from my time exploring Shinsekai in Osaka, Japan. The most clean ghetto you’ll ever see, yet many Osakans are scared to even step foot in Shinsekai. When I mentioned the fact that I had visited, many of my local friends were […]
Want to high five a red panda? Sail across the world? Eat crazy foods? Well, here is a list of the top 130 things I would like to see and do around the world–my travel bucket list of sorts. So see what makes the cut. 130 is pretty ambitious, but I’m an ambitious person and it’s […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is from my day in paradise in Koh Hae, Thailand. There are plenty of beautiful koh, meaning island in Thai, throughout all of Thailand, and particularly in southern Thailand. Although Phuket itself is an island, we wanted to explore some of the […]
The two biggest Halloween events in Hong Kong would have to be Disneyland’s Haunted Halloween and Ocean Park’s Halloween Bash. Held at the two best theme parks in Hong Kong, they are each other’s biggest competition. The following is my review on both. > You May Also Like: Check 700+ Hotels in Hong Kong Hong Kong’s […]