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36 hours of travel…
And I am only in Singapore. Haha! I just wanted to check in while I have the internet. I am somewhat delerious with various levels of jetlag due to a layover in Germany and almost 6 hours of hanging...
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Italy: Basilica di Superga
Greetings from Penang! After 3 days on this island I am finally getting an idea of where I am and what I will be doing. Penang is unlike any place I have ever visited before and I cannot wait to see...
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Japan Cruise Part 5: Hososhima and the Cave Shrine
It has been months but I am FINALLY posting our last day in Japan! It is crazy to think that so much has happened since this trip! When we went on this cruise I had just moved to China and expected to...
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A Day in the Life of an Expat
Hello! Now that the 365 project is over, I am loving my lack of a blog schedule. Daily posting was fun but it is SO not my style. You could probably tell from those daily posts that my life is not that...
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Langkawi: Arriving in Paradise
Two Fridays ago we packed our bags and headed to the airport for some domestic travel within Malaysia. Peter’s coworker is leaving Penang in a couple of weeks so she invited a group of us to spend a...
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Langkawi: Perfect Weekend Getaway
Wow I am loving this unstructured blogging time. Except… I am taking advantage of this freedom! In the process neglected any sort of information on my new life in Penang! Well friends starting today I...
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A Day of Firsts: The Snake Temple and Ice Kacang
If you have ever been to Penang then you know that the population is comprised of 3 distinct ethnicities: Chinese, Indian, and Malay. Although they are all Malaysian, each ethnicity remains very...
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The Stresses of Expat Life and Banana Boat Pictures
Happy Friday! Finally! This week has been mentally draining and I am so ready for another trip in a couple of weeks. Peter and I are planning a 5 day trip to Thailand on the Phi Phi Islands and it...
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Focus on Fitness: Crossfit
When I lived in Shanghai I joined the American Women’s Club of Shanghai and became a writer for their monthly magazine. Since I am a personal trainer and health coach, I wrote a fitness column...
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Exploring Georgetown: Chingay and Kuan Yin Teng Temple
Guess what? Today we are headed to Thailand!! Peter has a couple days off work this week and next Monday is election day here in Malaysia so we are staying on the Phi Phi Islands for my birthday!...
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Dreaming of Thailand
Hello friends! I am finally back in Penang after a week of pure relaxation and awesomeness in Thailand. The Phi Phi Islands were everything I imagined and more… so much more. It will probably take me a...
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Phi Phi Islands: We Found Paradise
Remember when we were in Langkawi about a month ago? I called this Malaysian island paradise. At that moment it WAS paradise. The sun was out, the beach was beautiful, and the ocean was warm. After...
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24 Things I Did When I Was 24
Happy Tuesday! I think we can all agree that Tuesdays are not as great as Fridays. However this Tuesday is my last day as a 24 year old which makes me feel the need to commemorate this incredible year....
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Scuba Diving in the Phi Phi Islands: Koh Bida Nak and Maya North
When booking our trip to Thailand, I only made arrangements for travel and lodging in Phuket and Ko Phi Phi Don. As for our daily activities, we were completely open and pretty clueless about what we...
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Phi Phi Islands: We Be Chillin’ At Da Holiday Inn
I have stayed in my fair share of Holiday Inns back in the States and have always considered them a low-end budget chain. So when I was booking the hotel for our stay on the Phi Phi Islands I was a...
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Expat Confessions: How to Stand Out (and Like It)
Happy Memorial Day to my fellow Americans out there! Peter and I just got back from a long weekend trip to Kuala Lumpur and had a great time! We left Friday evening and spent 3 days relaxing and...
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Scuba Diving in the Phi Phi Islands: Viking and Phi Leh Wall
Just two days after my first scuba diving experience, we were back at the Leisure Dive Center ready for another day out under the water. I told you we couldn’t stay away. Sadly our instructor Jens went...
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Phi Phi Islands: The Last (Thai) Supper
After our final scuba diving trip (sad face) we were happy and exhausted! The boat dropped us off at 3pm and we decided to take it easy for the remainder of the afternoon. Of course this meant another...
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The Petronas Towers and Becoming a City Girl in Asia
A couple of weeks ago Peter had an unexpected 4 day weekend, prompting us to take a last minute trip to Kuala Lumpur! With only a week to spare, we booked flights and a hotel and were off by Friday...
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Broken
Bad news. I broke my laptop. Well that is an exaggeration. My lovely little Macbook Pro is not physically broken, it just gets stuck on the loading page. And it refuses to actually load. It started...
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