Seoul
October 26-29, 2017 I made plans for Seoul initially with a few friends, but like most things with exchange, the group grew to about 12 of us. We booked a hostel type place through AirBnb and flew in on a … Continue reading “Seoul” →
Category: Asia
Chiang Mai
After a night on the sleeper train, we made it to Chiang Mai and checked into our hostel. We spent some time getting organized and planning our next few days. We were able to book our elephant sanctuary visit and … Continue reading “Chiang Mai” →
Bangkok
I landed back in Bangkok late on a Monday evening and made my way to the hostel where I was reunited with Melissa after five months apart!!!! Mel and Moo had flown in together from Vancouver and stayed up the … Continue reading “Bangkok” →
Phuket
I had three nights on my own before I linked up with Mel and the rest of the girl gang! I flew into Bangkok and spent a night there, went to the Weekend Market the next morning and hopped back … Continue reading “Phuket” →
Taipei
September, 2017 In late September I made my first weekend trip from Hong Kong! My roommate invited me along with a large group (13 of us omg!!) headed there for three nights. I had a tutorial on Friday morning so … Continue reading “Taipei” →
Macau
After a whole semester of procrastination, a few friends and I finally made the quick day trip over to Macau from Hong Kong in December 2017. We booked ferry tickets through Cotai Water Jet which leaves from Sheung Wan and … Continue reading “Macau” →
Sai Kung
Sai Wan The BEST day I had in Hong Kong and quite possibly my life was in Sai Wan. On one of our Monday expeditions, my roommate and I recruited another friend, Harry, and convinced a fourth friend, Elena, to … Continue reading “Sai Kung” →
Lantau Island: Hikes
Lantau Peak Lantau Peak was high on my list of things to do in Hong Kong before I even arrived! We waited a bit too long in the semester to do it though, there was no visibility at the peak. … Continue reading “Lantau Island: Hikes” →
Lantau Island: Sightseeing
Tian Tan Buddha A large group of 11 of us decided to check out Lantau Island for the day. I loved wandering around Hong Kong in huge groups, we attracted a lot of attention haha. We took the MTR over … Continue reading “Lantau Island: Sightseeing” →
Kowloon: Sacred Places
Chi Lin Nunnery The Chi Lin Nunnery was one of the first Buddhist temples I visited in Asia were I was incredibly humbled just being in the space. I came with a large group and we all settled down upon … Continue reading “Kowloon: Sacred Places” →