Planning to visit the lesser known Con Dao, Vietnam? Here’s all my best advice based on my trip! Nearly every long term expat I know in Vietnam has fond memories of Côn Đảo. It’s the kind of place you can show up, get a room, rent a motorbike, and just go. The main island of…
Ahhhh one of the pitfalls of being an expat — the goodbyes! It’s always a little easier if you plan something fun, which is just what we did with our girls’ weekend at Anantara Mũi Né! With one weekend to go before she boarded her flight to South Africa, Leandré, Alyshia, and I decided a…
Autumn is back again, and I’m living vicariously through her outdoor fall adventures. This time she has a little guide to hiking in Odaesan National Park! Enjoy! When talking about national parks in Korea, a few always pop up – Seoraksan, Jirisan, and Hallasan are perhaps the most popular three. Some, such as Gyeryongsan or…
Last winter my family planned a fun trip to check out the Longwood Gardens Christmas displays! Here’s a little guide based on our day there. Anyone who’s grown up in southeastern PA knows the name “Longwood Gardens.” It’s one of those places that’s so familiar, I was sure I’d been there before as a kid!…
Want to escape the crowds a bit? Why not check out beautiful Lofoten in the winter? When we asked Silvia what Norwegians would say about Lofoten, she told us that if you had asked them before things got too touristy, many of them would probably agree that it’s one of the most picturesque places in…
Ever since I started seeing photos of Mu Cang Chai in Vietnam’s northern regions, it’s been on my list to visit! Now that I’ve made the journey and planned my own trip, I thought I’d share all my best tips. I feel like the minute I settled in to Saigon and started following different Vietnam…