Exploring the world, one blog post at a time
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 →
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 →
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 spends a week across Japan, eating ramen and having fun
I've been in Shanghai for 6 months and have learned so much
This past weekend, I celebrated my anniversary with Boyfriend on a return trip to Guilin. It's my 2nd time in Guilin, so I feel like I can properly write a Travel Guide on things to do and things to see, but before then, let me tell what we did 🙂 We flew out Friday night... Continue Reading →
And it was hot...So freaking hot Last weekend, Boyfriend and I got out of Shanghai to explore the neighboring cities of Nanjing and Suzhou. Nanjing is about a 1.5 hour train ride north west of Shanghai while Suzhou is 30 mins west. We left Shanghai at 8 am and got into Nanjing early in the... Continue Reading →
This past weekend was my team's offsite to the city of Haining. Haining is about 2 hour drive southwest of Shanghai, and a 2 hour drive northeast of Hangzhou (another big city in this area). The big thing to see in this city is the Qiantang River Tidal Bore, the biggest tidal bore in the... Continue Reading →
This past weekend was the Dragonboat festival in China, meaning a 3 day weekend for me and the rest of China. When trying to decide where to go for the holiday weekend, a number of places came to mind. It ultimately came down to costs, and Guangzhou won the vacation race. We left for Guangzhou... Continue Reading →
