Thailand was our last stop on our whirlwind Asia tour before heading back to the United States, and it ended up being my favorite country out of everywhere we visited even though we didn’t visit the famed party beaches. Bangkok in particular was surprisingly wonderful, even though everyone said it was filled with shopping malls…
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Hoi An, Vietnam
After running around for weeks on end, I’d planned our time in Vietnam for recharging. We spent almost an entire week in ONE city (town? village?) at the same hotel, and were happily able to slow down. We even spent a few days just lazing around our hotel rather than sightseeing – very out of…
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Yikes, even though life is seemingly so much slower these days, it’s still been a month since my last post – and it’s a very belated post at that! I’ve been traveling a lot for work/other reasons, and with the holidays passing (Thanksgiving) and coming up (winter holidays) it’s easy to get swept up in…
Japan
We’ve mostly furnished our new apartment by now – just missing some decorative items to fill up the ample white space on our walls. We’re having our first real housewarming in a few weeks, and although the space isn’t quite big enough to hold the ~fancy dinner party~ of my dreams, I think it’ll be…
Hong Kong
I just had a check up (yes, I leisurely went to the doctor after work today) and I’ve officially been seizure-free for a good 5 months! What? If case you haven’t gathered by now, it’s a bit obvious that I relish having my plate full. Not just full – bursting at the seams. And while…
Zurich, Switzerland
It’s so strange being able to sit, edit photos, and write after work. Although I’m currently approaching these blog posts from a purely documentary experience, perhaps after updating all of our Asia travel I’ll have time to really write some reflective pieces. Instead of rushing around to go finish a last-problem set, meet up with a…
Barcelona – Summer 2017
I suppose Barcelona will always hold a special place in my heart now, because this is where we got engaged! Plus, we visited in the summer, which is when the city really comes alive. I’d visited previously with a friend in November, and while it was a nice enough city, I didn’t get the hype of why everyone loves…
Italy
For all of our European travel, neither of us had been to Italy before, so we were super excited to visit before our Barcelona vacation with M’s family. After a long layover in Brussels (nothing interesting to report there except for the beer and waffles, as expected), we arrived in Napoli to explore the south…
London & Copenhagen (2016)
The holidays are always packed with people leaving for vacation at the office, so I decided to use my time before everyone started leaving to balance things out. After a few relaxing days celebrating Thanksgiving, I caught a red-eye flight from Boston to London, arriving the next morning. While not technically a “backpacking” trip, it…
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