And relaxed Boyfriend and I landed in Krabi around 6 and had our hotel pick us up. They drove all the way to the beach, as to then we took a long tail boat to our hotel on Railay Beach Railay Beach is a wonderful secluded beach on a peninsula with water only access. It's... Continue Reading →
Alisha Explores Chiang Mai
Happy Chinese New Years! Happy Year of the Pig! I participated in the worlds largest migration this February, which has not been as bad as it has been described. Maybe it's because I'm a master traveler now? Not sure. But we'll use that excuse Boyfriend and I had a 10 am flight of Shanghai Pudong... Continue Reading →
Alisha Explores Harbin
and survives -18 Since 1999, Harbin hosts the world's largest Ice and Snow Festival, aptly named "Harbin Ice and Snow Festival". Harbin is north east of Beijing and north of the Korean Peninsula. Weather here in the winter can and will drop down to -30C. The Songhua River that runs through the city freezes, which... Continue Reading →
Alisha Explores Kuala Lumpur
and does nothing For New Years this year, Boyfriend and I went to Kuala Lumpur. Last year, we spent into together in Shanghai and it was borrrrriiinnnggg. Nothing happens in Shanghai for New Years We had a flight out of Shanghai at 6 am, meaning we had to leave our home at 3 am to... Continue Reading →
Alisha Explores Macau + Hong Kong
Work style. This post will be short, as the trip was mostly work Last week, my company had our FY19 kick-off in Macau. Every year, every department in my company flies all of it's employees somewhere for a week-long conference. This year, our China Central Operations + my department (the tech department) all went to... Continue Reading →
Alisha Explores Hanoi and Halong Bay
Somehow, it always rains wherever Boyfriend and I go; Seoul, Tokyo, Osaka, Taipei, Nanjing, Suzhou. So naturally, it rained on our long weekend in Vietnam We left early from Shanghai, catching a Didi (chinese version of Uber) at 4 am to catch our 6:45 am flight. It was pouring rain in Shanghai, so I was... Continue Reading →
Alisha Explores Taipei
It didn't go well, to say the least. This past weekend, Boyfriend and I spent 3 days in Taipei. The day before we left, Boyfriend was throwing up a lot, and we didn't think much of it. He's got a strong immune system. In the entire 4 years I've known him, he's only gotten sick... Continue Reading →
Alisha Explores Tokyo, Kobe, Osaka and..
Alisha spends a week across Japan, eating ramen and having fun
Alisha Lives in Shanghai for 6 months
I've been in Shanghai for 6 months and have learned so much