Wednesday’s Wonder: The Fortune Cookies of Lantau

This Wednesday’s Wonder: Wisdom Path, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. A while ago, during the heydey of the downturned economy, I lost my job. That very … Read the rest



Part 1, Singapore Street Hawker: The “How Food Should Be” Edition

The mister – being Asian and all — has one very simple rule for food: Asian food is not supposed to be expensive. So, when … Read the rest



Wednesday’s Wonder: Koi Old Enough to School Your Gramps

This Wednesday’s Wonder: Koi Fish at the Zhishan Garden in Taipei, Taiwan. You ever sat with your gramps while he spun on about the “good … Read the rest



Raising Cane in Singapore

“You need to put that gum away, you don’t want to get caned.” With reluctant expediency, I stashed my gum at the request of the … Read the rest



Malaysia: A Lesson in Badassness

Kuala Lumpur continued to surprise us every day we were there. From the delicious food to the amazing public parks, we were infatuated with the city. The … Read the rest



We’re Wanderlust’s Blog of the Week!

Looks like we made it onto Wanderlust’s Blog of the Week for the week of May 27, 2013. Wanderlust is a popular UK travel magazine. … Read the rest



Kuala Lumpur: Pretty Awesome

Infatuation: That’s a fairly strong word. Such a word generally conjures up memories of doodling your crush’s name on your notebook. But, it also describes … Read the rest



Bats, Bat Poo and the Batu Caves…And a Cell Phone

  “What does your cell phone case say?” the girl next to me casually mentioned as bats screeched overhead. “Well…” I stumbled for words while … Read the rest



On Eating Poop in Kuala Lumpur

“You wanna try some poop?” I asked the mister, getting a whiff of the foulest-smelling fruit on Earth. That fruit, not so endearingly referred to … Read the rest



Kuala Lumpur: It’s in Malaysia

  Our trip to Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore marked the third of four currently booked trips that round out our “Year of the Honeymoon.” You … Read the rest