Canadian expat in Hong Kong. Living a life of adventure in a tiny apartment in the sky with Husband and Baby. Adventuring in Asia and beyond whenever possible.
Braden and I do our best to take advantage of all of the long weekends we get here in Hong Kong, and one of the “best” in terms of days off in a row is Chinese New Year. With Monday through Wednesday as government holidays, we took two extra days and jetted off for a … More Ko Lanta, Thailand: A Tale of Bliss & Bedbugs
We have had Hong Kong Disneyland on our “to visit” list for a while now, and realized a in November that if we didn’t go soon, we would miss all of the Christmas decorations. Since it was pretty warm it was challenging to feel like we’re getting in the Christmas spirit, and this seemed as good an excuse as … More A Day at Hong Kong Disneyland
Some people on Braden’s team decided months ago that they were going to travel to Siem Reap, Cambodia to complete a half marathon at the beginning of the December. That was just the motivation he needed to decide to run his first half marathon, and just the motivation I needed to decided it would be … More Siem Reap, Cambodia: Top Ten Must-Do’s
When I was little my parents used to say to me, “I love you as big as the world” and my interpretation was to repeat “I love you how big is the world!” Close enough, I think, as a sentiment for Braden on our one year wedding anniversary. (Yes, I also know I’m posting this … More I Love You How Big is the World
This past weekend was a beautiful sunny day with no signs of Hong Kong’s trademark humidity. Apparently this is winter – between 25 and 30 degrees and blue sky – and we are just fine with that! Actually, I’ve heard this isn’t typical and real cold weather is around the corner. I’ll believe it when … More Day Trip to Aberdeen Fishing Village
A high-rise is defined as building that is at least 35m or 12 stories high. With 7440, Hong Kong has the second highest number of high rises in the world; Moscow leads with over 3000 more – who would have thoughts?! To be considered a skyscaper, a building must exceed 150m; Hong Kong has more of those monsters than … More Hong Kong is Built with Bamboo
Last year, on Halloween night, Hong Kong police received a phone call from the resident living in the apartment next to ours. He confessed to killing a woman in his apartment. When police arrived they did, in fact, find a woman’s body and evidence of the crime everywhere in plain site. The next day crime scene … More The Apartment Next to Ours is a Double Murder Crime Scene
Wow, we have quite a bit of stuff hanging on our walls! We have started to gather some favourite pieces of art and brought many along with us to bring the walls of our Canadiana Haven to life. Even though everything was set up and we were settled in, it only really started to feel … More Our Art-Filled Hong Kong Apartment
In a blog post I published a couple weeks ago, Most Memorable Flight Ever?, I created a little contest. Anyone who left a comment with a story about a memorable travel experience was entered into a draw to receive a piece of mail from Hong Kong. Read on to hear some funny / bizarre / … More Memorable Travel Stories & A Contest Winner!
In around June we saw a poster advertising a Bon Jovi concert in Macau at the end of September. We held the date in the back of our minds with the intention of going, but didn’t want to book to early in advance in case a travel or work conflict arose. In the end it … More Bon Jovi in Macau & The Grossest Thing we Have Experienced in Asia So Far
A Life Shift 