Following my quick but wonderful stay in Anguilla, I ventured to St. Barths. This is not at all the Caribbean I am used to. St. Barths is basically Europe, and France to be specific. No “island time” here, everything is run more on a laidback European time. Euros is the currency and French is the…
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Review: Coolest Airbnb in Anguilla
Anguilla, a relatively flat and long Caribbean island a few miles off the coast of its larger neighbor Saint Martin. It is known for its soft white sand beaches, voted among the best in the world, handful of upscale resorts including a Belmond property, and supposedly its food too. I did not really now about…
24 Hours in Barbados
My first international trip in 2022 took my to the recently fully independent Caribbean island nation of Barbados. All I really knew about Barbados was that it is the birthplace of Rihanna and that it was a British colony. But I learned that it was a crucial island for sugar production and has a thriving…
New Year’s Eve Sydney Harbour 2018 at Opera Bar: Beyond Dreams and Expectations
To wrap up 2018 and ring in 2019 some family and friends and I ventured to Sydney, Australia for probably the most famous and truly best NYE experience there is on this planet. Does New Year’s Eve in Sydney Harbour live up to the hype? More than yes, it exceeds all expectations (if you are…
Luang Prabang, Loas: Mystical and Welcoming
Sabaidee (Hello in Laos)! Apologies for the long delay in getting this particular post up. The longest portion of my Asia Trip Spring 2018 was 5 days 4 nights in Laos. By now I have visited every Southeast Asian country, on this trip I visited my last two which were Brunei and Laos. It would…
Weekend Trip Series
Hi! Its been a while since I actually posted my own content as I’ve been busy settling in my new job and city and just havent fully gotten around to writing and posting. Since starting my new job, I’ve spent many a weekends away on great trips. Coming up in the coming weeks is a…
Review: Paris 1930 Winter Black Truffle Tasting at the Ritz Landis Taipei
Last week we had dinner at the Paris 1930 Restaurant in the Ritz Landis Hotel, Taipei. They currently have their limited time Winter Black Truffle Tasting menu. The 11 course menu came down to around NTD$4200 (USD$125) per person without wine, which is more expensive than their usual offering and definitely expensive in Taipei but…
Review: The Tokyo Station Hotel, Tokyo Eats & Sites
My apologies, this is a bit of a belated guest post/review from my sister who stayed at the Tokyo Station Hotel in Tokyo, Japan in December 2015. December 9, 2015 The Tokyo Station Hotel just celebrated their 100th birthday on November 2, 2015. At a century old, the hotel is full of life and grandeur….
Food for Thought: One’s next adventure: North Korea (DPRK)? I say Yes.
I was browsing through some where to go in 2015 lists across a few different travel publications and came across one that listed North Korea. North Korea has always been in the back of my mind. While most countries, especially here in the United States, highly discourage and even make taboo of a visit to…
A great analysis on Culturalism and how we deploy cultural analysis
In light of last week’s crash of Asiana flight OZ214 at SFO, there have been many “claims” from journalists that the crash could be linked to Korean culture which is why it lead to the pilot error that lead to the preventable crash. Even though the NTSB said it could take over a year to…
Originally posted on Springy Sprouts:
There are people you will meet in life that know you upon your first meeting. These people are often a bit or a lot older and they dramatically change the way you think and feel, and influence greatly the trajectory of your life. You were one thing before and afterwards…
Last Port of Call: Roatan, Honduras
Buenos Dias Todos! Bienvenido a Roatan, Honduras. We have arrived and docked at our last port of call before arriving back in the US next week. Indeed this stop was meant to be Cuba, but since we never got our license we were unable to go :(. But im sure Roatan will be a nice…
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