I’ve never liked planning my vacations very far in advance. So, it wasn’t out of the norm for Martin and I to be sitting in Edinburgh and suddenly decide to go on a road trip through the Scottish Highlands at the end of the week. We found a rental car, bought a tent and a […]
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We’ve been having the best luck with beautiful weather in Edinburgh! We are staying with Martin’s aunt and uncle – the last time we were here was 11 years ago! We are having fun being tourists again. The botanical gardens are gorgeous! We visited Roslyn chapel again and wandered around the woods to explore the
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The Hague, Netherlands The Hague is the third largest city in the Netherlands and is about 45 minutes from where we are staying in Rotterdam. Many of the Dutch government buildings are in this city instead of in the capital city of Amsterdam. It also happens to have the International Court of Justice and the
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Our first day in Rotterdam, Netherlands has left us utterly exhausted. We walked around the city all day long and jet lag is catching up to us. As I type this, my body thinks its 3:30 a.m. even though it is 9:30 p.m. I hope this makes sense through my delirium. It had been 7
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When we first moved to China, 11 months ago, I was terrified about falling into a routine and yet I desperately needed a break from the constant motion and change of travel. As humans we crave routine. Our brains are always searching for routines because it is easier. After all, a well worn road is
The sun hadn’t yet started its gentle rise by the time we awoke. Rubbing the sleep from our eyes Martin and I briskly walked to the metro station in the drizzling rain. With our two French friends, we caught the first subway to the train station and the second train to Xiamen, a city 3 hours by
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Martin and I have been living in Shenzhen for almost 10 months. Many people are curious about what it’s like to live here, so I thought I would answer a few common questions about life in Shenzhen. Please keep in mind that everyone’s lives are different and these are simply my experiences. What’s the food
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Martin and I have been living in China for almost seven months. When I first arrived, I was terrified about falling into a ho-hum routine (check out my first post from China). While I have fallen into a routine, I don’t think it is ho-hum. My life here is pretty good. But living in China
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We hadn’t slept at all when we landed in Tokyo at 8:00 a.m. Was it a mistake to take the 4-hour red-eye flight from Hong Kong? Then, I spotted a coffee shop. The world always looks better after a cup of coffee. When Martin and I travel, we don’t necessarily need to see all the
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I had three whole days off. I had forgotten how precious three days off in a row could be. With working overtime and taking on two extra projects, I desperately needed a break. We decided to go to Macau! Macau is only a 60-90 minute ferry ride from Shenzhen, which is about the same distance
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