Vegas, Vegas. Holy grail of gamblers and CSI addicts. We arrived at the McCarran International Airport and before we even collected our luggage, we saw slot machines. *kaching kaching* That creates in us this truly unique Vegas experience. I’ve come to conclude that Vegas is not a place in this world, but an experience in…
The next leg of our trip was to Manhattan, NY. The JFK International Airport is about 45min flight from Boston Logan Airport, but our pilot only took 30-35 minutes. Yes, he sped. I never knew a plane could change its speed; I always thought there’s one fixed speed it can cruise at. Evidently I was…
I went to visit Sarah in Boston, home to Harvard and MIT. It was chilly in Boston when I was there, the temperature hovering around low 20s. Boston is a beautiful city with old buildings dating back to the 1700s and 1800s. Victorian homes and dime a dozen (but rent is expensive as with most…
I find it easier to blog about food than about sightseeing. Food porn is really just … show and tell. Post some tantalizing pictures of food, give some caption and my work is done. Not like sightseeing posts where I have to strive to be informative and to garner enough interest in you. So I…
After the short Suzhou tour, we went back to Shanghai in the evening for the sort-of highlight of the entire trip, one of the few things I looked forward to before embarking on the tour – night tour of The Bund. Iconic photos of Shanghai always showcase the lights along the Huangpu River, the eclectic…
On the third day we went to the West Lake (西湖) in Hangzhou. The only time I heard of West Lake before going to Hangzhou was in the classical romance, Lady White Snake. Apparently Lady White Snake met the love of her life on a rainy day next to West Lake. According to the guide,…
Am I the only person who finds blogging about vacation trip a chore? It’s mainly about sifting through the few hundred photos I took to find something iconic, shrink it, upload it and put it up here. And then there’s caption to be written, explanations to be made … Oh well. So, an overview of…
We interrupt the regular programme with an announcement: we are going to Shanghai (plus the whole shebang of Hangzhou, Suzhou, etc.)! Instead of Thailand, due to the worsened political turmoil. We will be away from 9th to 15th of December, but don’t worry, we’ve got blog posts lined up for your entertainment, should you miss…
Since Sulz posted about meeting me for the first time, I guess I should complement it with some pictures and my POV! On my 5th day in Hong kong I went to Macau, which is 1 hour ferry ride away from Hong Kong Island. I took the Turbojet, which is presumably the fastest among the…
I’m blogging so slowly about my Hong Kong trip I think by the time I finish the series, I might be embarking on another trip already (read: Dec). Anyway, this post is about my 4th day in Hong Kong, where I took a scenic walkabout to this little quiant town of Stanley, and the Avenue…
