Growing up in Hong Kong under the former British Rule, I was lucky enough to be surrounded by many people with accents, not just only Chinese. As our family traveled around Asia over the school holidays, my taste for travel and adventure started to form. First, it was family trips to Asia, and ...
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Where To Stay Puerto Vallarta: The Hacienda At Hilton Resort
As a self-proclaimed sunset seeker, I found myself in Mexico yet again. The sudden pull to my neighbor has been growing, easy, magnetic and very real. I recently went to Los Cabos, and I'd forgotten how much sunsets mattered. It's a blazing starburst or supernova, that encaptures an end to the ...
Where To Stay Los Cabos: Marquis Los Cabos Resort & Spa
We pulled into the driveway, where a kind face opened the car door and greeted me with "Bienvenido a Casa!" Transfixed by a sentence whose translation I didn't know, I loved that we were greeted by the mother tongue of a culture, "Welcome Home!" It had been ten years since the last time I was in ...
Where To Stay Cambodia: Park Hyatt Siem Reap
If you're like me and find that proximity is key, in the heartbeat of downtown Siem Reap, I found an oasis. The Park Hyatt Siem Reap is ground zero from the pulse and heartbeat of Cambodia’s tourist mecca. Only a three-minute walk to the old market area, I couldn’t have found a better place to cozy ...
Where To Stay Singapore: The Mandarin Oriental
When thinking about where to stay in Singapore, in the forefront of my mind is always location, location, location. But what I realized more on this trip is that I tend to gravitate towards the little things. The minute details where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. I found this to ...
Singapore Facts: 15 Things To Know Before You Go
Growing up in Hong Kong, Singapore was always like the younger sibling trying to catch up. Cut to years later; I'm surprised by how modern, eclectic and laid back it is. I love talking to the locals to find out what makes a place tick. Here are my thoughts on the city and some fun facts about ...
Top 8 Eco Friendly Spas You Need To Bucket List!
From fresh food grown in the back yard, to drinking crystalized water, there isn't anything about eco-friendly spas that doesn't want to make me want to go. In fact, I yearn for them. After a taste I had at a stay in Costa Rica, I'm drawn to the luxe part of being pampered. Anything that nourishes ...
9 Instagram Worthy Front Doors From Europe
With a lust and love for things old world, I think we can all agree that inspiration can come from anywhere. Every trip to Europe I find myself meandering the streets, getting lost in that beatific way that lets the world sink in. I also find that I'm drawn to the natural patina of an old ...
Why You Should Write Letters To Your Future Self
As an avid lover of the future and what it holds, the romantic in me writes letters to my future self, explaining in detail where I hope to see myself, the person I would like to be, and positive affirmations of personal growth I hope to achieve. It's almost like writing a personal love letter about ...
5 Reasons To Travel: How To Own Wanderlust & Never Let Go
As I write this mid-air on my way to Madrid, I'm dancing in my seat. Really. I've got a front window view, a killer playlist, and I've got you! Someone I can tell the story, about the who, the what, and the why of what I do. I get asked these travel questions often, so I figure I'd break it ...
Kuala Lumpur: 13 Things To Know Before You Go
Having vacationed in Penang as a child, it was now time to visit Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital city. Being such a multi-cultural place, I wanted to experience first hand its vibrant culture, food and heritage for myself. Here are my views on the city, and some fun facts about Kuala Lumpur things ...
Where To Stay Kuala Lumpur: The Mandarin Oriental
When researching hotels for Kuala Lumpur, I wanted to stay in the heart of the city, to feel the pulse and rhythm of its beat. This usually will be the city center, and lucky for me the answer was staring me in the face. As a Hong Kong native, the buck stopped at the Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur. ...
