Hua Hin

Wanderlust Feb 10, 2014

One of my favorite holidays in Thailand is Loy Kratong.  Every year in November on the evening of the full moon in the 12th month of the Thai lunar calendar.  During this beautiful festival, beautiful handmade lotus shaped floats are decorated and then placed in rivers, lakes, and oceans to carry away all the negative […]

Singapore local

Adventures, Edibles, Wanderlust Nov 23, 2013

Singapore is one of the most unique cities in Asia.  I always tell people it’s the least Asian city in Asia since the first language is practically English (well Singlish really), it’s squeaky clean, & it has more shopping malls than hawker stands (a truly difficult feat in any Asian city).  When you first visit […]

Still Singapore Swingin’

Edibles, Wanderlust Nov 20, 2013

Sweet sweet Singapore.  I spent my fair share of time sitting in coffeeshops reading books while I lived in Singapore.  Now when I return as a tourist it’s the last thing I find the time to do, but I do make a point of visiting some of my favorite haunts.  One of my top 3 […]

Singapore Swingin’

Edibles, Wanderlust Nov 15, 2013

When I first moved to Singapore shortly after graduating from Loyola Marymount University, I had never been there for more than 3 days.  I jumped into a new life after only ever visiting and honestly had no idea what to expect.  At first glance Singapore is all clean streets and shopping malls. On second glance […]

Krabi Getaway

Wanderlust Nov 3, 2013

One of my favorite places in the world is Krabi, on the west coast of Southern Thailand along the Andaman seaboard.  With over 100 islands off the coast of Krabi, there are plenty of places to explore and on the SkinnyFatKid’s recent trip to Thailand I just knew we needed to sneak some time out […]