Since becoming a part of the travel blogging community, there is one city that I’ve heard nothing but constant praise for: Chiang Mai. Home to a sizable travel blogging community, everyone seems to love this city. Can I even call Chiang Mai a city? It feels barely bigger than a town! Located in the northern […]
This week we would like to introduce La Carmina, a 20-something travel TV host, author of 3 books, and blogger, who you may have seen on TV networks like Travel Channel, National Geographic and Food Network. Growing her whole business from her blog, La Carmina, she specializes in stories of youth subcultures and fashion in Asia, and worldwide. She […]
You guys seem to love my previous packing posts, so I thought I’d share how I packed for a 6-week Europe adventure in summer! Packing for 6-weeks of non-stop travel was actually a lot more difficult than I thought it would be, especially since I was trying to get everything in one bag. It doesn’t help […]
EXCITING news! Tomorrow I’ll be setting off to Europe for the first time ever. I know right? I can’t believe I’ve never been either. I’ll be ticking off my third continent by embarking on a 5 week long adventure… with my mom. Who, wait for it… has never been to Europe either! We’ve got a […]
As the infamous Hong Kong humidity comes rolling in, the junk boats start sailing out. And while the term “junk boat” may have once referred to the traditional Chinese fishing boats famous for their red sails, today it seems to refer to any sort of pleasure-yacht– and usually one that involves all you can drink […]
As I’m writing this, I am sitting in the airport in Hong Kong, the last minutes of our time here ticking down. This past week was full of going away parties– farewell dinners with family, drinks with friends and coworkers. Being an expat is an amazing experience, but due to the short-lived nature of most expats’ careers […]
Next week marks the famous Dragon Boat festival in Hong Kong. Called Tuen Ng in Chinese, this festival always falls on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, and has been taking place since as far back as the third century. While this festival has a bit of a long history, it is mainly known for […]
Remember a few months ago when I said Malaysian food was highly underrated? Well, I think I just found a type of food that is even more underrated (and possibly even more delicious)– Filipino food. Filipino cuisine is the result of island life mixed with the country’s rich history of once being colonized. You’ll find Spanish, American […]
After being born and raised in Chicago, it wasn’t until I left nearly two years ago that I truly began to appreciate, and even miss, the city I once called home. When I was living there, I rarely thought about what a great city it was. It has great food, great architecture, and always some […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of outside my window in Hong Kong. When I first visited Hong Kong, I was amazed by constantly seeing green mountains and blue seas every which way I looked. Coming from the Midwest, neither mountains nor ocean were things I were […]