Despite the unseasonably warm weather in New York City recently (70-degree weather when it’s usually 40-50 degree weather), I find myself missing beach season during the nippy mornings or evenings when I’m commuting to and from work. I could blame…
Around March or April of this year, I had a crazy urge to go somewhere. Anywhere warm, with beaches, and somehow got it in my head that a last-minute cruise would be the cheapest possible way to do it. We…
For 4th of July weekend, Michael and I had a mini-staycation involving a very hot and exhausting trip to Jones beach, quite a few restaurants, and a lot of love for NYC. It wasn’t a perfect staycation. The weather was…
Perfect weather greeted us the day I showed Mshel around Brooklyn. This could’ve made for a flawless day as well, but when we tried to get up to the One World Observatory on our way to Brooklyn, the line…
One gorgeous summer weekend in New York City, my bff Mshel came to visit. As per our M.O., we jam-packed our itinerary because we believe the following Mindy Lahiri philosophy: “You have to have an itinerary. That’s how you maximize…
Yay! Photo dump time! Okay, so I’ve gotten pretty exhausted from blogging about Japan, mostly because I keep thinking of all the other things I still want to do. Also, maybe because for this post, I only have a bunch…
We were already having an amazing time halfway through our day in Kyoto, and still there were plenty more sights to see. Tofuku-ji Temple Kyoto is known for its many, many temples, and we were mostly there to hit a…
There are very few activities Michael and I like more than going out for brunch. Even when we’re traveling, we usually make a huge deal out of the breakfast spread where we’re staying at. So one weekend we decided we…
Very recently I came upon Timeout NY’s list of 100 best New York restaurants and decided I had not gone to as many of these as I’d expected. So one holiday Friday (Fridays when I get off work at 1pm), I booked…
I’m taking a bit of a break from vacation blogging to catch up on some things I’ve done this year. (Yes, I’ve done things other than reminisce about Boracay and Japan LOL.) It’s been a busy year, full of adventure,…
Our Kyoto day trip (don’t even get me started on how we should’ve spent at least 2 days there) started out really exciting, or uh, stressful. We were going on one of Japan’s high-speed trains called “shinkansen”, and therefore had…
Our third day in Tokyo was spent going around Shinjuku and Shibuya yet again, with a bit more emphasis on sightseeing and shopping, though certainly not lacking in good (but relatively cheap) food. We started with a quick breakfast of…
