Cityscape
-
Winona Lake
Oct 11, 2014We decided to drive to Winona to walk around the 3.7 miles East Lake, armed with a small point-and-shoot. Although it was chilly, there was almost no wind in the morning. After spending an hour and half strolling around the lake, we had our lunch at a rather new restaurant by Mississippi River before heading… Read more…
-
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Sep 20, 2014A pleasant day strolling around at Minnesota Landscape Arboretum before buying some apples from the Apple House. The last time we visited this place was in late 2009. Read more…
-
Rocky Mountain National Park
Jun 19, 2014 to Jun 28, 2014Three years later, we finally made our second visit to Colorado. We spent the first 5 days in Rocky Mountain National Park and the remaining days in Westminster, about 20 minutes away from Denver, to attend a self-paid conference. Day 1 – We began our day at 4:30 AM, heading to the airport only to… Read more…
-
Apostle Islands Ice Caves & Sled Dog Race
Jan 30, 2014 to Feb 2, 2014We celebrated Chinese New Year by taking a 4-day trip to Wisconsin in the one of the coldest winter months in the recent years. The purpose of this trip was to visit the Apostle Islands Ice Caves and the 19th annual Apostle Islands Sled Dog Race. On Thursday, we began our slow journey in a… Read more…
-
An Epic Fishing Trip in Canada
Aug 24, 2013 to Aug 31, 2013We had an adventurous “eat-what-you-catch” walleye fishing trip in Canada with Rick and Kurt. It was a very last minute trip for all of us. A week prior to the trip, Elson from Due North Outpost Camps inquired Rick’s interest to go fishing this year to backfill the available slot. We made our decision in… Read more…
-
Sarikei
Jun 17, 2013 to Jun 27, 2013From Kuching, we flew to Sibu and headed to Angelina’s hometown in Sarikei, a city that is famed for its pineapples and its pepper. We were given a warm welcome by Angelina’s parents and her relatives upon our arrival. Aunt Hung graciously provided both accommodation and transportation throughout our stay in Sarikei. We had a… Read more…
-
Kuching
Jun 15, 2013 to Jun 17, 2013As we embarked on our journey to Angelina’s hometown, we spent our first two days in Kuching, also known as the “Cat City”. It was my first trip to this city. Jenny and Kieran were incredibly gracious to be our drivers and our tour guides throughout our entire stay there. Kuching is a rather laid… Read more…
-
Kulai
Jun 10, 2013 to Jun 13, 2013We made a road trip to Kulai, Johor, to visit some of my relatives. We spent most of our time in the oil palm plantations where Uncle Kian Hong served as our guide. Uncle Kian Hong is an interesting knowledgeable brave man. He thought us the As to Zs of managing the oil palm plantations.… Read more…
-
Peninsula Malaysia
May 30, 2013 to Jul 1, 2013We made an impromptu decision to go back home for a month. The last time we went home was 4.5 years ago. Since the trip was made at the very last minute, we didn’t make any major travel plans, apart from flying back home. Our primary purpose was to visit immediate family members and relatives.… Read more…
