Best Ways to Get Around

If you know us, you know we like to get around. Sitting still is not our strong suit. Whether it’s a trip around the block or the world, we like to keep moving. From planes and trains to scooters and bikes, if it has wheels, we’ve probably ridden it. In this blog, we share the Read More

How I Choose My Shoes

Sneakers, trainers and hiking boots. Oh my! There I was, alone in Taiwan and in desperate need of gym shoes. Kim had gone back to the US to attend to some family matters, leaving me behind in tropical Kaohsiung. While I could survive in flip flops and Birkenstocks 90% of the time, those choices wouldn’t Read More

Well isn’t that interesting?

Picture it: Shenzhen, China in 2018. The three of us are fresh off the plane from the States and have very little idea what exactly we are getting ourselves into. We had heard of “Chinglish,” the often-comical blending of Chinese and English that is the product of illogical translations. It’s very popular in print, seen Read More

What powers my dragon boat

Drumbeats trigger me. My pulse races when I see brightly colored dragons or boat paddles. It’s an uncontrollable reflex, symbolic of something that had been smoldering in my heart since the last Dragon Boat Festival in China when I first shared what floats my dragon boat. This one experience of paddling a dragon boat sparked Read More

Where’s the hotel? SSSH!

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Wandering around The Grand Palace

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ZZZ Hostel Don Mueang, Thailand

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