2016 May. Vallejo. Napa. Sonoma. Russian River.
En route to Napa Valley from Yosemite, I decided to squeeze in a visit and spend a day at the nearby Six Flag Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo. I am a sucker for hardcore roller coaster rides. I used to love Six Flags but unfortunately Discovery Kingdom was a disappointment due to poor maintenance and management.
2016 May. Palo Alto. Mountain View. Cupertino. San Jose. Santa Cruz
Upon arrival at SFO after a long flight, we picked up our rental car and headed south to Palo Alto. Stanford campus looked so beautiful under the Californian sun. A lazy afternoon stroll rekindled the familiar warm and nice campus feeling in me that had faded away over the years, made me miss my alma mater Rice so much suddenly.
2014 Dec. Maldives. Baros.
Island-hopped to Baros Island from Coco Bodu Hithi, for second part of our vacation. What a world of difference! I would unreservedly recommend Baros Resort to everyone. Everything in Baros was so wonderful, impeccable service with great attention to details. Every staff here is extremely professional, competent and hospitable, going all the way out to make every guest feels special and well taken care off. The entire island, ocean views, coral reefs, marine life are so beautiful, great for diving and snorkelling.
2015. Estonia. Tallinn.
It was a day trip from Helsinki. We took a cruise very early in the morning, and had an informative guided tour of the City of Tallinn.
2015 Dec. Finland. Rovaniemi.
Flew in to Rovaniemi from Helsinki, and was greeted by the stunningly gorgeous white winter landscape. So cool and excited, I’m in Lapland, the Arctic Circle! I really want to see the aurora!
2015 Dec. Finland. Dining in Helsinki.
Before the trip, friends were telling me Nordic food is boring, and I am gonna eat salmon, salmon and salmon. It didn’t help when on the first day upon arrival, the local tour guide shared that Finland is not big on farming and local produce is very limited. Undeterred and determined to make a good trip with good food memories, I did my homework and made several reservations at recommended restaurants in Helsinki before the trip. Continue Reading
2015 Dec. Finland. Helsinki.
Experiencing the beautiful white winter wonderland and Christmas magic in Arctic Circle was a memorable experience. I had initially planned to fly to Moscow and then travel to Finland by train, only to find out that travelling to Moscow in Dec is a really bad idea. Changed my plans and went on a packaged tour with EU Holidays instead due to cost and logistic considerations, my first taste of packaged tour, and hopefully the last too. 🙂
Flew in to Helsinki and arrived really early in the morning. Had a cuppa and bought local sim card and data plan at the airport, before the tour bus took us into Helsinki city centre at daybreak. The changing light conditions at dawn was simply gorgeous.
2016 Mar. Taiwan. Taidong.
林家臭豆腐。非常好吃的臭豆腐，炸得很脆。泡菜加了九层塔很香，醬汁
2016 Feb. Taiwan. Chishang + Guanshan
池上最出名的就是产好米，所以来到池上一定要吃池上饭包。这家“池上饭包文化故事馆”的悟饕飯包经营得最有规模，人气很旺
2016 Feb. Taiwan. Ruisui.
瑞穗是乡下地方，吃的地方不算多，但也有几样当地著名的美食。首先要介绍的是涂妈妈香粽，是瑞穗的特色小吃，吃过的都赞不绝口。食材只有糯米和半肥瘦猪肉
