We’ve made it a habit to go somewhere warm every MLK weekend, and even though we are saving for our wedding this year (!) we didn’t make an exception. Nestled between work trips, we spent the long weekend in Playa Del Carmen in Mexico; Florida is much easier, but we wanted a change this year….
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Seattle
Only a few days left until the end of the year and I’m struggling to get all of my blog posts in, so HERE I GO! The holidays, as usual, are crazy, but thankfully this year I don’t have to travel anywhere until New Year’s. Otherwise, we’re in the midst of wedding planning, which is…
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…
Bali, Indonesia
Bali is one of those “exotic” places that’s exploded in popularity lately – perhaps as a result of the instahealth craze. Everyone wants to have their honeymoon there, and because we don’t like following the crowd, we figured we’d visit during our SE Asia trip so that we didn’t have to make a separate trip…
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…
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…
Catskills Mountains
Happy new year, everyone! Thanks for following along as I documented all my 2016 travels, but now a new year starts and real life begins. I will be traveling a lot less this year as we are currently saving up for a few things – plus I’m saving up my vacation time for some great…
Iceland
Iceland seems to be the new travel destination these days, with help from great flight deals via WOW air and Icelandair’s stopover program. This could be a decently affordable trip, with flight deals from around $300 round trip, almost all nature excursions, and meals mostly from groceries. Our trip wasn’t the most affordable since we…
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