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ong and ong we go

admin — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:07:09 +0000

I’m still pretty new to Melbourne myself and so it’s always fun to be a tourist. Although it’s clear that my idea of fun is pretty twisted, but last week I was shown a taste of what’s good in Melbourne - And so commenced one of the best times I’ve had in Melbourne. South American food in Fitzroy, local ales, ciders, meat pies, Mornington wines, Sorrento vanilla slice, amazing Tasmanian produce and cooking, chocolates, french pastries and coffees, coffees, coffees. We went north to the Yarra Ranges, south to the Mornington Peninsula and wandered in the city. So awesome to explore, try new things.

Come visit some time.

Shi

holla from hong kong :D

admin — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:00:00 +0000

Went to Hong Kong armed with a list of places to eat, train pass, phone numbers of friends to catch up with and a program by the Hong Kong Tourism and I had one of the best trips EVER. Possibly because of the heat (35 C / 95 F) everything passed in a hot, sweaty blur, but there were a lot of awesome food moments, special mention of Tim Ho Wan, US$10 for a michelin star meal! Try their char siu pau..drool. I went by myself on a weekday lunchtime and only waited 15 minutes

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/foodandwineholidays/7145607/Tim-Ho-Wan-restaurant-Hong-Kong-the-hottest-meal-ticket-in-town.html

Free taichi lesson, cruising on a duk ling (authentic chinese fishing junk ) through HK harbor, martial arts demonstration, Macau trip, chilling at the Peak, wandering through Sneaker Street, Mongkok and Tsim sha tsui, hanging out with friends and food, food, food! Strange combo of ginseng in an energy drink at the 7-11.. I think it worked? Really helps if you can speak and understand cantonese because the locals were sooo friendly and helpful and I was so impressed by their customer service and efficiency. Yeah, super good trip. Enjoy the collage!

Shi

hunter valley

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Hooray! Australia’s population just tipped 22 million people! With an Australian land mass of 7,692,030 km², a majority of people live by the sea, me included – I live about 20 minutes walk from the beach (yay!) However the oldies came to visit, so we all headed up to hunter valley, australia’s wine regions since the 1820s. Guess who got to be designated driver…yeah, that’s right…me. 3 backseat drivers and many hours later, I really needed a stiff drink but couldn’t have one because I was driving. Sigh. I love my family, I love my family, I love my family (repeat 1000 times)

It was a nice weekend trip anyway. The Hunter Valley Gardens were a highlight for me, especially the “floating” japanese pavillion and the sakura were flowering. So beautiful.

Enjoy the pics,

Shi

bar, bra and cat

admin — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:39:00 +0000

In hindsight, the trip to Barcelona, Costa Brava, Perpignan and Girona turned out well. I ate and drank myself silly because the food is so good, the architecture is amazing in Barcelona and I found my Costa Brava was a quiet beautiful part of the Catalan region.

Gorging on tapas, sangria and waffles with chocolate sauce, Barcelona is kaleidoscope of Gaudis and Picassos, Costa Brava is white sand clear water and apartments, Girona is a scenic small town with a big church and red bridge, Perpignan is a cool little town, also where Picasso and his mistress ran away to escape her husband and his mistress who was also having an affair with someone else! what an adulterous couple! haha.. It also has a big old castle of the Kings of Majorca

Enjoy the pics, tells more than I can in this email

Shi

ps: everything looks good in hindsight heehee