We love that Singapore has so many beautiful parks to explore. Plenty of hiking trails and benches for those who like to get away from the city and enjoy the peacefulness of a great park!
Archives for June 2012
When A Hostel Becomes A Home
Most hostels are treated as stopover points. They have bad reps as dirty, loud and frequented by a “certain clientele”. We checked in to Lub d Siam Square and the gal at the desk did a double take and asked us to confirm that we were staying for 14 nights?! 2 weeks in one hostel […]
How to Stay Healthy When You Travel
In all the excitement while planning for your trip, it’s easy to neglect one of the most important items: your health. Yes it’s highly unlikely you’ll be bitten by a mosquito carrying malaria, or contract any of the other horrible diseases people worry about but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take precautions. Information, Vaccinations, and […]
New Series: What Story Will You Tell the World?
We collect books and read about fictional heroines and biographies of the great men and women of the past. We watch endless hours of TV filled with stories on the ups and downs of other people’s lives. While we are living vicariously through the characters on the page or screen, we are complaining daily about our job, our love life, or our boredom.
Foto Friday – Big Buddha in Hong Kong
A day trip to Big Buddha is a must while in Hong Kong. Make sure to explore the hiking trails around the area, you can get some really amazing views!
My Most Nerve-Wracking Adventure Yet
As I walk through the door I break into a sweat, not because of the 90 degree heat, but my nerves alone are enough to start the sweat dripping down my nose. I have taken a lot of risks and participated in a lot of adventures through my travels but unlike those events, today my […]
How to Pick Destinations for Your Around the World Trip
Picking where to go and what to see is hard enough when you are a solo traveler. Attempting to narrow down the world into a year is overwhelming. Combining two people’s travel agendas can be near impossible, but if done correctly can leave everyone happy travelers. Realize you can’t see everything and you will be grateful […]
Temples, Monkeys and Condoms: A Trip to Chiang Rai
There are times when you travel and you want to do it yourself to seek out the adventure. Then there are the times where you need to pass over the steering wheel and put someone else in charge. This was one of those times. Our parents were visiting us, we had one day left in […]
Lost in Africa
Our trip to Africa is upon us and we wanted to let you know the itinerary that we plan to conquer in the next three weeks. We still aren’t sure we know what we’ve got ourselves into, but we boarded a plane on Thursday, picked up our 4×4 on Friday and are driving through Botswana […]
Cooking Thai Style in Bangkok
Once again, Thailand is convinced they can teach this city girl to cook. Silom Thai Cooking School in Bangkok offered to host Josh and I along with Josh’s parents at their all-day cooking school. This time they weren’t just asking me to stir and fry. I was in charge of beheading and deveining shrimp and […]