We made it to the Great Wall! And our journey to Mutianyu. The Great Wall of China was built mainly to protect the Chinese Empire from invasions from the North. It was built in sections made of stone, brick, wood and other material as early as the 7th century BC. Later it was joined together… Read more…
An army fit for a king with an extraordinary history to boot. No visit to China would be complete for us if we didn’t make the journey to Xi’an to visit one of history’s greatest discoveries. In fact, I was secretly more excited to see the Terracotta Warrior Museum then the Great Wall itself, but… Read more…
Pigging out on popular sweet treats in Hong Kong and loving it! I’ll admit. I was much more excited to taste Hong Kong rather than catch the popular skyline view. In fact, we never did quite make it to Victoria Peak. Shame on us. But what we did not get to see we well made… Read more…
The best Thai food from our trip. And we cooked it ourselves! We decided to check off one of my long awaited bucket list wish and, at the same time, tackle one of Gerard’s life’s greatest challenges – cooking. It’s not that he can’t cook. He just hasn’t found his calling until now. So we… Read more…
Where alcohol and meat are prohibited but apparently drugs are free game! A secluded Bohemian town in the Ajmer district of Rajasthan, Pushkar is a place where time seems to have stood still since it’s psychedelic heyday. Where tie-dye t-shirts, bell bottom pants, dreadlocks and hookahs paint the vibrant shades of town. Where alcohol, meat… Read more…
This is your how to guide to negotiating your way through India. Negotiating in India, whether it be for tuk tuk rides or bananas on the street, is an interesting experience all on its own. OK, I’m not claiming I’m an expert or anything, I’m pretty sure I’ve been ripped off plenty in India. After… Read more…
Potatoes and onions and spices, oh my. First meal in New Delhi! New Delhi, India I know it’s not a great picture. I was too eager to dig in with my bare right hand to really care. We were told one of the first thing we should try when we land in India is a… Read more…
Water buckets, ice and super soakers.. sawasdee pi mai from Chiang Mai. As far as festivals go, we’ve only attended one this year to compare, but I dare say Songkran in Thailand would rank as one of the best in the world. The Songkran festival is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year’s day… Read more…
We came to Singapore for one main reason – to eat hawker! After the amount of money we were spending on food in New Zealand and Australia, we were beyond thrilled to be heading to Singapore, literally our gateway country to our Asia jaunt. They say Singapore is expensive but we found it to be… Read more…
Festival of colors. And yes, they grabbed my boob. Welcome to India! Remember the TV show Outsourced? Best show ever! It was the first time we ever heard about Holi. Needless to say it quickly made its way to our bucket list. So we came to India with that goal in mind – to celebrate… Read more…
