This year's Thanksgiving will be no turkey for me. One more trip to make before 2013 is drawing to a close (gosh, already?). In just hours, I will begin my one-week-plus adventure to Peru along with great company of friends. This trip's highlight will be hiking to...
While Jakarta is not the first choice in people’s mind for Indonesia vacation destination, you can definitely discover history and culture in Jakarta...if you know where to look. A friend said to me once, "Jakarta is not a good place to visit, but it is a good...
Some of you might remember that Chris and I got married in 2011. It was a simple civil wedding at San Francisco City Hall and we had a blast celebrating it with some of our closest friends. Earlier this month, we went to the other end of the spectrum for our...
"Shall we turn back?" My friend asked as we were minutes away from reaching the West entrance via CA 140-E. There was a slight detour traffic ahead of us, thanks to the collapsing road caused by serious rockfall several years ago. But it wasn't the detour that...
This is my last post before I move on from my Japan travel nostalgia (and straignt onto the upcoming J-Pop Summit Festival that's coming up soon). I started with a long overview, marveled at Japan fashion, and shared my favorite shopping spots. By now, it's really...
When I was planning for our Japan trip, I made sure that we were going to hit shopping spots in Tokyo, especially the ones recommended in Pen Real Tokyo Guide. The Omotesando shops, Barneys New York Tokyo at Ginza, Shibuya shops, and a whole lot more planned. But...
Seeing Japan fashion on the streets have been one of my favorite highlights of our Japan trip last March. Unlike their generally reserved speaking voice volume, the creativity and uniqueness that people put into crafting their outfits are very loud. When you scroll...
I love traveling even though I don't get to do it often, especially going overseas to other countries. When you travel less with a mindset of a tourist and more with a mindset of an explorer, the experience simply opens you. It makes you invigorated and inspired, ready to see things both expected and surprising. Before March, 4 years has passed since my last overseas trip. After my March 2013 Japan trip, I pray that I will get to travel more often. You really miss out a great deal when you don't travel and experience things. Trust me.
Amongst all countries in the world, I love Japan. Perhaps not as a country I choose to live in, but a country whose way of life, culture, and technology I admire so much. Before our March 2013 Japan trip, it had been 7 years since I first visited Japan. It was only 5 days, but since then I was patiently waiting for a chance to visit that amazing country, this time with the love of my life (you know who). As always, but maybe more so this time, he took gorgeous pictures that I am very excited to share with you.
