We spent Thanksgiving locally here in the Bay Area. The following day I volunteered at my high school’s homecoming event. By the time Sunday rolled around, I was itching to get out of town. I spent Saturday night researching places…
Animal Farm
The #1 reason I picked Roatan to vacation is for the plethora of wildlife. I’ve wanted to take Dean to the Galapagos, which rates high on my list of travel destinations, and also to erase the fact that I went…
Roatan, Honduras
Weather here is magnificent. 80-90 degrees. 100% humidity which I don’t seem to mind. Fleeting rain and thunderstorms once or twice a day. Doesn’t bother me if it’s still warm and you can easily dry off. It was unbearably hot…
Countdown to Central America
After a week of misery, I’m back to my old self. I’m feeling confident and hopeful. I’ve got myself a great lawyer who is going to take care of everything so I can relax and enjoy vacation. The hourly countdown…
Money Monday: Vacation Grand Total $
We’re going on vacation! Does it seem like we’re always going on vacation or is it that I talk about it incessantly? Our vacation schedule looks standard to me. 2012 February – LA March – Austin May – NYC July…
Mission Chinese: NYC
Mission Chinese, noted as one of the best new restaurants in the U.S., is my very favoritest restaurant in San Francisco. My stomach is a black hole when it comes to chowing down on the salt cod fried rice. I’ve…
Live Blogging NYC
The turbulence was so bad that the seat belt light remained on for the duration of the six hour flight from SFO to JFK. Any moment now the pilot will speak on the intercom and assure us we’ve hit a bumpy patch,…
Florence: Where Everyone Recommends, but I Do Not
If I had to plan another trip to Italy or if I had to do it all over again, I would have skipped Florence. How many of you completely disagree with me? I know, I am completely going against the…
NYC Day 3
When in Rome… I’m not one of those travelers who disses popular attractions because they’re too touristy. There’s a reason why people are flocking to those sites. It’s because they’re amazing (Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, the Sistine Chapel). But there’s…
I ♥ Shanghai
The more time I spend trekking this city, the more I love it! The people are very friendly and kind. They smile when I say, “Ni hao” for hello or “Xie xie” for thank you which is all I know…