Good food with Alex
December 15, 2014 in Taiwan ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Last day in Taipei... We were fortunate to have my cousin Alex to take us to some great local places. These are some of the best food we have ever tastes in Taiwan!! We will truely miss the food andRead more
Family reunion in Shanghai
December 20, 2014 in China ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Finally met up with the whole family to enjoy the holidays in Shanghai! Having some double decker hot pot!
Huang Shan
December 23, 2014 in China ⋅ 🌙 1 °C
Hiking one of the most gorgeous mountain in China-- Huang Shan. I've been wanting to do this for a long time and it is great to be here with the whole family. I always thought the mountains and treesRead more
Huang Shan
December 24, 2014 in China ⋅ 🌙 2 °C
Saw sun rise at this beautiful place and did a 10 mile hike to see some other scenic area in the Huang Shan area. There are total of 72 peaks and only 20 are accessible. And of that 20, some are oftenRead more
Xidi and Tunxi old street
December 25, 2014 in China ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Xidi is a small town near HuangShan. It is a 900 year old Hue style town. An interesting place to visit. We also stopped by the Tunxi old streets to buy and eat some local food. Happy to be with myRead more
Feng Huang old town, Hunan
December 27, 2014 in China ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
We made it to Feng Huang old town, something on my bucket this! This is a well preserved town that was established more than 2000 years ago. Not sure when most of the current town buildings wereRead more
Xijiang Miao village
December 29, 2014 in China ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
One of the best thing in Guizhou, China, is the rich minority culture. Xijiang Miao village is one of the largest Miao village, housing about 1300 families. It is a bit more developed, but still niceRead more
Happy new year from Guiyang!
December 31, 2014 in China ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Celebrating the New Year with new friends in Guiyang! Guizhou people are kind and loves making friends. We had a blast drinking beer and playing games. I originally thought it would be a lonely NewRead more
Rebecca MartinezHappy New Year Jen! I'm glad you had a great time=D Hope you're doing well! Thank you for the postcard and we miss ya! Take care!
Chin Yen old town
January 1, 2015 in China ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
I think we were all a little tired from last night's partying. New friends Tu Shi Zhe and Chen Con took us to an old town just outside of the city. Ate some delicious local snacks and took someRead more
Zhaou Xing Don Village
January 2, 2015 in China ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Our new friends Ama and Tsen took us to one of the largest Don Village in China. Ama is Don people, and we were able to get a glimps of the rich Don culture in Zaou Xing. This village is already a bitRead more
Jen and KevinUsing Kevin's mom's last name that sounds like a Chinese last name, his new Chinese name is Tong Yu Yong ( 唐衘陽）. A very sunny name.
Ama's house
January 3, 2015 in China ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
This is our last night in Guizhou and we have decided to cook a meal for our friends here who took great care of us. Non of them knew us before we got here, but we were treated to great meals andRead more
Nanning
January 4, 2015 in China ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
We are spending 1 night at Nanning before heading into Hanoi. China has been great for me and eye-opening for Kevin. Ready for the next stop and excited to be on all the regular social network/ mediaRead more
Hanoi
January 6, 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌫 21 °C
Who knew we would be in Hanoi as we mark an exciting 3 years together? No reason not to splurg on some good food!!
Old Quarters
January 6, 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Tasting weird food at the Old Quarters. Weird because not even Kevin has had them before. Brown persimmon tasting fruit and Bun Ca (soup noodles with fried fish).
Bar hopping with new friends
January 7, 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Last night we met a couple from Toronto, we hit it off really well and decided to meet up again tonight to do some local bar/ restaurant hopping. Great food and good company, but forgot to take aRead more
Ha Long Bay
January 9, 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Beautiful Ha Long Bay... Weather is not the best today, but that layer of fog makes it look very mysterious. The seafood market is pretty cool too, we never get tired of walking around these markets.
Ninh Binh
January 10, 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Passing through Ninh Binh on our journey southbound. Saw some motorcycles hauling huge loads like this one. Makes our load looks like a nice stroll in the park!
Vinh
January 11, 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
It as been raining cats and dogs... And trust me when I said it has been a very uncomfortable ride. Bundled up in wet clothes all day riding, and the rain coat keeps on tearing. We finally made it toRead more
In route to Phong Nha
January 13, 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Passed through gorgeous farm lands and local villages on our way to Phong Nha. As the westher cleared up, I now understand the allure of riding on a mortorcycle through Vietnam.
Paradise cave and Dark cave
January 14, 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
This is by far my favorite part of the trip. We went to the Paradise Cave first that is filled with beautiful, giant stalactites. The cave was huge and took about an hour to walk through. We then headRead more
Hue
January 16, 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
The old citidel of Hue has only glimps of it's past glory left. There is something beautiful yet eerie about this place. Also had my favorite type of Pho-- "Bun Bo Hue" at it's originated city Hue.Read more
Hoi An
January 17, 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
After another wet ride, we've arrived at the Hoi An ancient town. Supposedly the town were originally built by Chinese Hokkan settlers. The town at night was lite by water lanterns in the river and onRead more
Hoi An Scooter Tour
January 18, 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We took an awesome scooter tour today! Got to ride on a water buffalo and drift in a round coconut boat (It's not really made of coconut or really called that but it looks just like a half coconutRead more
Quy Nhon
January 19, 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ -5 °C
Had a REALLY long ride from Hoi An to Quy Nhon today. Thank goodness for Cafe Sua (Vietnamese coffee), and crazy Vietnamese motorbike riders on the road to keep us entertained.
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