Here are the rest of my pics from my Mekong Delta tour, as well as some of the people I met. Continue reading
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Mekong Delta Tour
Here’s my full review of my Mekong Delta Tour. My advice to anyone planning a tour: keep your expectations as low as the price. Continue reading
HCMC day trip: Christ of Vũng Tàu
Some places you’d never go on your own. But then someone invites you along and you say, “Sure, why not. I have no Saturday plans.” Continue reading
Omigosh, it’s BOB!
One of the last things I expected to find in Vietnam was Bob! Yet, here he is. Continue reading
Lucky Monday with Sophie & Binh
Last Monday was so magical, it took me over a week just to sort it all out. And here it is! All sorted and magical. Continue reading
Ho Chi Minh Fine Arts Museum: 50¢ well spent
Before I started my new job, I made it out to this turn-of-the-century colonial mansion to browse traditional and contemporary art. Continue reading
Singapore Botanic Gardens & Casa Verde
Arrived early for a lengthy meander through these sprawling, vibrant gardens. Ate some breakfast, made some canine friends and took plenty of pictures. Continue reading
Art at the Ritz-Carlton Singapore
I’m baffled as to why this was listed #2 of things to do in Singapore by TIME. Continue reading
Hong Kong: Overall Impressions
Whether you’re visiting Hong Kong in the near future or just generally curious, here’s my takeaway from my 3 months there. The good, the not-so-good and observations I probably won’t see anyplace else. Continue reading
New Plan: Backpacking Southeast Asia
With 100+ days until I fly to Austin, it’s feeling like a good time to do some backpacking-type-travel. Pictured in blue, S.E. Asia is just 60% the land area of the Continental US. Continue reading
word of the day: Peranakan
Kerry and I went to the National Museum of Singapore where I came across the term “Peranakan”, which I don’t think I’ve seen before. My definition is “mixed-ethnicity people, found round these parts”. Continue reading
First Pics from Singapore
Ok, I’m cheating. I took these in 2008 when I was here for a week visiting agencies. Continue reading
Packing
Today I practiced packing. Tiger Airlines to Singapore is allowing less than Delta to Hong Kong, so I had to pare down. Here’s everything I’ve got with me now:
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NYC or HK?
How quickly can you to tell which pics below are NYC and which are HK? Without any clue of what Hong Kong looked like, I took some pics in NYC before I left that I thought could look like HK. Then I recently did the same here in HK. View the original post (the NYC … Continue reading
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