Cityscape
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St Louis
Oct 23, 2022 to Oct 29, 2022We planned a trip to St Louis to coincide with the area’s peak fall colors by comparing past fall foliage reports and hoped mother nature wouldn’t trick us this year. Unfortunately, just three days after booking the accommodation in July, St Louis broke the 100-year wettest day record where the historic flood water rose to… Read more…
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New Ulm
Oct 13, 2022 to Oct 14, 2022New Ulm — proclaimed “the most German town in America” — has intrigued us for many years. This small city only has a population of 14,000, and it was named after the city of Neu-Ulm in Germany because many original settlers came from that area. When we made a day trip to Mankato earlier this… Read more…
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Klang Valley
Aug 21, 2022 to Sep 10, 2022We spent the last stretch of our trip in the Klang Valley. This trip was low-key as we didn’t have any sightseeing activities planned. Our usual daily routine involved going for a morning walk with dad and running errands in the afternoon. Typically, we enjoyed the free air conditioning at a nearby shopping mall to… Read more…
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Sarikei
Aug 17, 2022 to Aug 20, 2022We spent the shortest time in Sarikei since we met most family members in Kuching. Nevertheless, this trip home was extraordinary. Not only Tony and Jimmy traveled with us from Kuching, but Simon flew from Kuala Lumpur to meet everyone for a few days, with Richard waiting for us in Sarikei. The last time all… Read more…
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Kuching
Aug 10, 2022 to Aug 16, 2022Our last visit to “The City of Cats” was six years ago. This time, several family members made last-minute efforts to join us in Kuching for a week. We had parents flying from Sarikei and Tony from Singapore. Most surprisingly, Jimmy and Shing decided to join us a few days later, even though we had… Read more…
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Semporna
Aug 7, 2022 to Aug 9, 2022Our day began at 4 AM when we checked out from the airport hotel to catch the 7 AM flight to Tawau to visit Jimmy and Shing in Semporna. We made many promises to see them throughout the years. Still, we could not carve out extra days in our usual tight itinerary due to the… Read more…
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Door County
Dec 27, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021We spent the remaining days of the year in Wisconsin’s easternmost county: Door County. Several people asked the reasons we chose this spot instead of a warmer location. For one, we never visited Door County in the winter before. More importantly, we literally wanted to get away from people and the questions asked further justified… Read more…
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Kansas City
Sep 1, 2021 to Sep 4, 2021We made a pilgrimage to 2 cities that bear the same name separated by a state line in search of the best BBQ we could find: Kansas City. Judging by the city name alone, one might say the state of Missouri stole the name from the state of Kansas. However, history says otherwise. Kansas City… Read more…
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Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway
Jun 18, 2021We took a day off from work to visit cousin Troy who had a day layover in Minneapolis. The last time we met him was in 2014. After picking him up from a downtown hotel before 9 AM, we headed to a nearby coffee shop for quick bites. We used this opportunity to bring him… Read more…
