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Video: Our first day in Girona

Video: Our first day in Girona

Once again I fall in love with a city. I’m starting to feel like one of those emotionally unstable girls after a one night stand. Who wouldn’t, when it comes to Girona. It’s gorgeous! The cobblestone streets and stone buildings. It’s straight out of a fairy tale. We’re staying at a gorgeous medieval suite we [...]

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Video: We stayed at an Apartment Instead of a Hotel in Kuala Lumpur

Video: We stayed at an Apartment Instead of a Hotel in Kuala Lumpur

In our past travels, Mark and I are usually dying to get back home towards the end of our trip. Usually after one week of travel we start feeling home sick, miss our dog and the comfort of our own bed. To be honest with you, we haven’t really felt homesick, or miss home (New [...]

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Top 10 Things to Eat in Penang, Malaysia

Penang, Malaysia is known for its food. If you’re into delicious and affordable street food, definitely put Penang on one of your places to visit list. We stayed there for a month and I’ll share with you 10 things that I particularly liked during our stay. I’m not an expert on the ingredients, but I’ll [...]

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We Stayed at an Apartment Instead of a Hotel in Penang

We Stayed at an Apartment Instead of a Hotel in Penang

Remember when I wrote about our Rocky First Day in Penang and how I hated it at first? Well, that didn’t last too long. We ended up falling in love with Penang. We loved it so much we ended up staying over 5 weeks in Penang. We found out that renting an apartment through Airbnb [...]

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Video: Living Room Cafe, Our Favorite Restaurant in Batu Ferringhi

We lived in Batu Ferringhi for a whole month and ate many times at the Living Room. It’s usually in the top 3 restaurants in Batu Ferringhi according to Tripadvisor. The food is good and the prices are reasonable. The owners, Ben and Amy, love talking to their customers. Here’s our video from the Living [...]

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Video: Must-Have Travel Charger. Belkin Mini Surge Protector Review

The Belkin mini surge protector is a must-have travel charger that has been really helpful on our trips. You can charge 5 devices on it with the three AC outlets and two powered USB outlets. Here’s a video of the product. We have many electronics and it is inconvenient to carry several power adapters for [...]

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Video: Mark and the Monkeys

Monkeys are cute. There’s nothing dangerous in my opinion. I did hear of people being bitten and attacked by monkeys. Other than that I don’t think they’re scary at all. If you do see one, you just have to show them who’s the boss by making lots of loud noises and of course at all [...]

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How we saved money in Boracay

How we saved money in Boracay

Boracay is a popular tourist destination in Philippines. Just like any popular tourist destination, prices are higher. We went to Philippines for a family reunion. My cousins and Mark’s brother travelled with us to Boracay for some fun in the sun. We were a group of eight people. Traveling with a big group we had [...]

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Video: Penang Road Famous Teochew Chendul, Malaysia

We met with one of our Twitter friends in Penang, Malaysia (@sapiensbryan) and he showed us some of his favorite food spots in town. One of those spots is the famous Teochew Chendul stall in Penang Road by Keng Kwee Street. We liked it so much, we kept going back. There’s always a line, but [...]

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Video Tour: Lychee House in Koh Lanta Old Town

Video Tour: Lychee House in Koh Lanta Old Town

Imagine sleeping to the sound of the ocean waves right underneath your bed. Wake up to the singing of birds. Sit on your deck as you welcome the sunrise. That was our life in Lychee house, a unique accommodation in Koh Lanta’s Old town. Away from the main tourist accommodations, we were able to enjoy [...]

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