Since the “lockdown” started in Switzerland (back in late March), this was the first trip that we took in what felt like a long while. In mid-May of 2020, we stayed for one night in Monthey, Switzerland at the Whitepod Eco-Luxury Hotel. This was the first week of their reopening since COVID started. We weren’t […]
Lisbon & Sintra, Portugal
We had some friends who came to visit us in Switzerland. After they had completed their tour around the country, we met up again to travel together to Portugal. On Friday night, we arrived in Lisbon and checked into our apartment at Charm Discovery 44 for the weekend. It was a nice and spacious two-bedroom […]
Tirana, Albania
Since our move to Switzerland, we had little chance in visiting countries in the Balkans. It’s mostly because I booked too many trips to other places, but also because I don’t know where to go! We decided as a start to visit Tirana, Albania. Our trip was began on February 20, 2020, where we flew […]
Venice Carnival
We went to Carnevale di Venezia, the Carnival of Venice, an annual festival held in Venice, Italy. The carnival takes place each year in February and continues on for two weeks. Most know the world famous carnival for the masquerade masks, venetian costumes, and grand balls. Besides balls, there are a host of events throughout […]
Maldives Island Hopping
Going to the Maldives has always been on my list of tropical must see destinations. I knew that it would be expensive to visit, but I didn’t realize exactly how expensive it could get. Fortunately, I was able to figure out an affordable way to travel the Maldives! Here’s a cost breakdown of what you […]
Life in Lausanne, Switzerland
Life in Lausanne, Switzerland is comfortable. It’s the kind of life that you can get used to, but also easily grow to take for granted. High quality at it’s finest. Here’s a glimpse of our pre-COVID life. Little snippets of it. We walked around downtown Lausanne to look at the Light Festival. For new years […]
Israel & Jordan (Part 2 of 2)
Although the title of this blog post suggests that it is about both Israel AND Jordan, it is in fact only about Jordan. This is a continuation of my trip to both countries in December 2019. You can read part 1 of 2 here. If I continue where I left off in part 1, we […]
Israel & Jordan (Part 1 of 2)
Found some motivation to write again. This time, it’s about my 1-week trip to Israel and Jordan (December 2019). We flew from Geneva to Tel Aviv on Tuesday, December 24th and arrived around noon time. Later in the day, we had a flight to catch from Tel Aviv to Eilat, but until then, we decided […]
Lyon, France
Every December in Lyon, France, the city holds the Festival of Lights. In 2019, we decided to drive to Lyon and stay there overnight from Saturday to Sunday. The first thing we did when arriving in Lyon was grab some Korean BBQ at OGAM Restaurant Coréen. It wasn’t the best, but it’s better than anything […]
Istanbul, Turkey
We went to Istanbul, Turkey for an extremely short trip (or more like a really long layover). After our trek in Nepal, we had to stop in Istanbul, so I figured, why not make a trip out of it? On December 1, 2019, we flew from Kathmandu to Istanbul. It was an exhausting journey to […]