A Blog For Adventurous Travelers
A couple of weeks ago, the hubby and I traveled to a little island off the Eastern Coast of Peninsula Malaysia. The island is called Redang, and it truly is a hidden Malaysian gem. Crystal clear waters, secluded beaches, marine life, jungles…what’s not to love? We spent three nights in this paradise, and literally did
Part two of the mother/daughter trip was a trip to Charleston, South Carolina. Charleston has been on a role lately, being named America’s best small city five years in a row, and recently, one of the top small cities in the world. I had high expectations for the “Holy City” and was very excited to
It is not very often that a new ex-pat gets to travel back to their home country just three and a half months after moving overseas, but I was lucky enough to get to do so. It was a pretty quick two week trip, and with the long travel to get back to the States
Since moving to Malaysia a few months ago, we have been told that Penang is THE place to go for food. Not only is it world-renowned for it’s amazing street food vendors, and seafood, but pretty much every Malaysian/Singaporean dish originated from Penang. We visited the city of Georgetown for a long weekend, and had
Cambodia. A country, that while living in the States, I never dreamed of going to. A country that just seemed out of reach, or a bit too “too far”. I always thought, “If we make it over to Asia; Thailand, Singapore and Japan would top our list.” A place like Cambodia never even crossed my
There really are no words to describe Bangkok. Sure, you could say words like crowded, noisy, smelly, and massive, but in our four days in Bangkok, we found it to be so much more than that. We’ve all heard the rumors about Bangkok, or seen the Hollywood hits like “Hangover Part II” and “The
As my six week mark of living life as an ex-pat in Kuala Lumpur approaches, I naturally have been thinking a lot about my home and life in the United States. It is such an amazing opportunity that we have living and working in another country, but there is no place like your home country.
There are many things that are great about living in Malaysia, but one of the BEST things are the amount of public holidays that we get to enjoy. Back home, we had around nine federal holidays that everyone usually had off (of course, there are always exceptions in health care, hospitality and retail), but here
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