After booking a week long trip to Kuala Lumpur, I was flooded with the same response over and over again. What?! You’re spending that long in KL? That’s far too long! You only need to spend 2-3 days there max. Slightly regretting my decision, I began researching where else I could go from Kuala Lumpur. […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of rock pools in the Maldives. The island we stayed at in the Maldives, Kuramathi, is one of the largest islands, and has over a mile of coast line. Most of its coast was pristine stretches of white sand, but […]
It can be hard to find information on what it’s like to be an expat, and I thought it was a great opportunity to use my own experience to provide some insight. Almost daily now I’ve been receiving your lovely messages and e-mails asking about what it’s like to move to Hong Kong to be […]
The other morning I set an alarm to wake up extra early. As I reluctantly sauntered out of bed into our freezing, concrete apartment, I forced myself to get dressed and head downstairs. Why? To get in line at 7-Eleven! Maybe it’s because Hong Kongers are always on the go, but in Hong Kong, 7-Eleven […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of lanterns of love in Hong Kong. Today is the Spring Lantern Festival, which marks the end of Chinese New Year. This day is often known as “Chinese Valentine’s Day”, and this year it coincidentally falls on western Valentine’s Day. Lanterns […]