Posts Tagged ‘Travel Report’

June 23, 2011 2

2 weeks in Turkey (Part 1)

By in Travel

We spent two weeks in Turkey for our honeymoon last month, a trip I’ve been planning for quite some time. It’s interesting that when we told others about Turkey, the responses often were “cool! they have pretty nice beaches there right?” Yes yes, they have very nice beaches in Turkey but they’re less of a […]

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November 7, 2010 Off

Sacred Sand Bed and Breakfast (Joshua Tree)

By in 05: US Other, Travel

Soon after the wedding, my husband and I had a pre-honeymoon getaway to Joshua Tree National Park to recharge and rejuvenate. We stayed at the Sacred Sand Bed and Breakfast for 2 nights and we had an amazing time. The room was wonderful and the best part is the nice patio with hot tub and […]

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February 5, 2010 4

Shilin Night market (Taipei)

By in 10: Taipei, Travel

Even though I had gotten a little tired of Taiwanese food at that point I still wanted to check out Shilin Night Market, the largest and most well known night market in Taipei.  It’s a short walking distance from the MTR station (though it’s not at the Shilin station…it’s 2 or 3 stops before it), […]

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February 1, 2010 5

Jiufen (Outer Taiper)

By in 10: Taipei, Travel

From Taipei’s city center, we took a 90 minute bus to an excursion to Jiufen, a picturesque old town situated up on the mountain facing the ocean. Jiufen used to be a gold mining town and was at its peak during the Japanese colonization era, hence there’re lots of Japanese colonial buildings left behind. It […]

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October 29, 2009 2

Quintet Bed and Breakfast (Shanghai)

By in 08: Shanghai, Travel

To try out different neigborhood (and cheaper price), we moved to Quintet Bed and Breakfast, which is located at the historic French Concession area. It’s a slower, quieter and much more low key neigbborhood compare to where we were at JIA. There’re more foreigners live here too (who’re not tourist). Quintet is converted from a […]

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