Journey with us on our family travel and experiences
Compared to North America, one of the best things about living in Asia (and Europe) is that experiencing another country an culture is always just a short flight away. When we lived in Hong Kong, we tried to fit short trips as much as my work allowed. One of our favourite of these short excursions … Read more
I wasn’t sure what to expect when DH told me we are visiting a park built on a bunch of rail tracks and bridges. We found our way to the High Line walkway quite easily after we left Chelsea Market. The key is to find the exit on the north side of the Market. When … Read more
First Day at Central Park On the Monday of our New York trip the forecast said it’s going to be the hottest day of the week so we decided to head to Central Park. Surprise, surprise, our plan to be at the bike rental store by 9 o’clock in the morning didn’t quite work out. … Read more
Introduction For November Break we went to Universal Studios. I was very excited because it was first time going to Universal. I was especially excited for “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” because I am a huge fan as well as my sister. There were lots of rides and I really enjoyed my time there. … Read more
On our California trip we went to Universal Studios Hollywood and one of my main highlights was Harry Potter land (technically it’s called “the Wizarding World of Harry Potter”, but our family called it Harry Potter land” for short). Not only were the rides fun but going to each one of the shops was a … Read more
Intro In Universal Studios there are three shows, Water World, Special Effects and Animal Actors. These shows are all to show you different aspects of film making. Unfortunately, The Water World show was closed while we were there, so we didn’t get to see it. Special effects show During the special effects show, they sowed … Read more
On the Thursday of our New York trip the forecast was calling for some thunderstorm and rain, therefore we had always planned such a day to be an inside day – perfect to spend at a museum. As usual we had the good intention of arriving at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) by … Read more
Time flies and it’s already day 4 of our NYC trip! On this Wednesday morning because the weather was going to be quite decent, we were considering either going to Brooklyn for the day or to the Met Museum. Even when we were talking through the options, in the back of my mind I’m still … Read more
In our Australia and New Zealand trip in 2018 we finished off our trip by going to China. We could not have gone to Beijing without visiting the iconic Great Wall of China. There are many different parts of the Great Wall, but se selected the Mutianyu for our visit. Even though the Mutainyu section … Read more
Today’s the last day of our 7-day trip to New York! We didn’t know what surprise still holds in our adventure for us? Let’s find out how DS and DD did when we visited a second museum and Central park for the second time. Delay in flight from JFK to home I have certainly not … Read more
This is day 6 of our NYC trip already. We had set it aside for a full day of Brooklyn, but looking back we ended up achieving much more than that in a single day. We left our hotel in the morning at about 10:30am, headed for Brooklyn. But DH actually started today much much … Read more
Drive from Cairns to Port Douglas For our ventures to visit the Great Barrier Reef, we flew into Cairns with a plan to visit two key attractions – snorkeling at the Agincourt Reefs and a visit to the Kuranda Rainforests. We landed in heavy rain which was worrisome, and was very glad when we heard … Read more
We spent a couple very interesting hours at NanLuoGuXiang in Beijing with the kids in tow. “Xiang” in English means a back alley. “Gu” means ancient. So as the name implies this is an old part of the Beijing city center. It has lots of the traditional architecture for families and kids to explore. This … Read more
Zorbing The next day was fun day! To be honest, we were really pleased by how well behaved the kids were through the trip so far, but we wanted to build in some fun activities in the itinerary to cater to their needs as well. How did the day start? How about rolling down a … Read more
Taking it easy in Auckland Most of the trip planning research told us that Auckland itself was “just another city” and that the highlights of New Zealand was outside of the city. With that in mind, we planned to spend only one day in Auckland on the itinerary. Mount Eden Village We landed at 8:00am … Read more
Rotorua About 3 hours south-east of Auckland, the Rotorua geothermal area is famous for its technicolor sulphur pools, bubbling springs, mud baths, and geysers. It also offers a plethora of fun activities, from mountain biking to whitewater kayaking as well. Our family stayed here for about 2 days in total, but could have easily stayed … Read more
Since we are planning the itinerary for our week long trip to NYC that’s coming up, one of the key considerations is to select activities that my 2 kids will enjoy. To some extent it’s easier to keep the 7 year old happy with a moderate amount of free play and games and playground time. … Read more
For our upcoming trip to New York City (NYC), one of the stops that is definitely on our to-do list is visiting Central Park. We plan to spend at least half a day, if not a full day here. To plan for this part of the itinerary, I asked the kids what to come up … Read more
Waitomo Glow Worm Caves A visit to the Waitomo to see the glow worm caves were easily one of the highlights of our New Zealand itinerary. We felt like we truly went to a whole different world! The kids enjoyed seeing the variety of stalagmites and rock formations … and of course, the incredible little … Read more