Alisha Explores Southern England
As a way to leave the confines of our London flat, Husband and I rented a car for a day to drive as far as we could and return in a day during COVID lockdown. This was back in June 2020, which is when the UK national government had a rule where individuals could finally travel away from their home, but must spend every night … Continue reading Alisha Explores Southern England
Alisha Gets Married
I didn’t know when I was going to post this. I wrote this in January 2020 after missing my Husband. We both agreed to not tell our parents until we had our first kid…Then 2020 happened. So. That plan went down the drain We were both so awake. I had flown in the day before from London and landed at 2 pm. Fiance also flew … Continue reading Alisha Gets Married
Alisha Explores Vientiane
This month, Fiance and I went to a new country and new city: Vientiane, Laos. Why Laos? Why Vientiane? Well, pretty easy answer. We had gone to most of South East Asia and wanted to go somewhere new. So Laos seemed like something good. As well, Vientiane was a very short and cheap flight from Shanghai. So, we booked it while in a brewery in … Continue reading Alisha Explores Vientiane
Alisha Explores Singapore
The Merlion City Fiance and I decided to head out to Singapore for a short weekend trip. It’s one of those places that both of us have wanted to go to, but it’s one of those places where there’s not much to do to really validate a long vacation there (think Dubai). We took a red eye flight from Shanghai and landed in Singapore about … Continue reading Alisha Explores Singapore
Alisha Explores Abu Dhabi and Dubai
I have traveled more in this job than I have ever (even when working as a Management Consultant). This time, my work took me to Abu Dhabi for a week-long work trip. It was a for an internal sales conference, where I was scheduled to speak on the 2nd day of the event. For a majority of the week, I was busy networking and learning … Continue reading Alisha Explores Abu Dhabi and Dubai
Alisha Explores Rome
and gets engaged!!! Life has been a bit crazy. In July, I traveled back to the states and spent time with Boyfriend and my family. August was so packed with work, that Boyfriend and I opted to not travel in August. So in September for the CN holiday, Boyfriend and I went to Rome for a nice long holiday. So here’s the story of how … Continue reading Alisha Explores Rome
Alisha Explores Hong Kong (again)
And I got out just in time. Boyfriend and I went to Hong Kong for Dragonboat Festival weekend. I had assumed we’d be able to watch the dragonboat races in the Hong Kong harbor. Turns out that the races were actually the week after. We got in at night and flew over the bay. It is absolutely beautiful at night and no photo can do … Continue reading Alisha Explores Hong Kong (again)
Alisha Explores Seoul (again)
For this years Tomb Sweeping Holiday, Boyfriend and I went back to Seoul. We love Seoul. It’s a beautiful city, with amazing food and drinks. It’s also got really cheap K-beauty products, which makes a lot of sense since you know, you’re in Korea As well, one of my childhood friends was going to be in town for the weekend visiting our other childhood friend … Continue reading Alisha Explores Seoul (again)
Alisha Explores Zhangjiajie
FINALLY I have been wanting to go here for 3 years. and I finally got to go. Zhangjiajie is city in Hunan, a souther region of China. It is known for 3 national parks: Zhangjiajie Canyon, Zhangjiajie National Park, and Tianmen Mountains. A whole lot of cool area to see in not a small amount of space. My friend was visiting from the US, and … Continue reading Alisha Explores Zhangjiajie
Alisha Explores Beijing (again)
This past weekend, Boyfriend, Boyfriend’s parents, and I traveled to Beijing to show them some of the Beijing highlights during their 1-week vacation in China. Boyfriend and his parents hadn’t seen each other for 2 years, and the last time was when I met them for the first time. They had arrived a week prior, and we had been showing them around Shanghai. Boyfriend and … Continue reading Alisha Explores Beijing (again)
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