When we came to SE Asia, we figured we’d be living in Singapore eventually. My partner had been talking with various companies and exploring roles in Singapore since we lived in San Francisco. Before we entertained another job offer from the area, we figured we needed to pay the country a visit. Singapore is a …
We planned our visit to Sri Lanka mainly because we were ‘in the area’ after visiting India and Maldives. We had no idea how much we would love Sri Lanka and it turned out to be a highlight of our month long tour. Colombo is an easy flight from Kuala Lumpur.and is an easygoing, cosmopolitan, and exciting city. The …
Brunei wasn’t really on our list of countries to visit when we came to Southeast Asia. We decided to visit Brunei, mainly because the plane tickets were about $30 from Kuala Lumpur. Brunei also seemed like an easy destination that wouldn’t require much advance planning. We planned a four day stay in downtown Bandar Seri Begawan. Here’s a list of our …
Zero waste is mentioned a good deal on Infomiss. In many places in the US especially progressive urban areas like San Francisco, LA, NY and Seattle, avoiding and drastically limiting waste and packaging is fairly easy. Living zero waste in Asia challenges me as the concept of minimal waste is still not widely popular. I really have …
Our family spent 6 days in Maafushi Maldives, which was lovely. Since our kids aren’t massive divers or full-on water enthusiasts yet, 4 days would have probably been sufficient for our family. We did have a wonderful and relaxing time and did manage to find ways to fill our time in the water and on land. …
We do our best to make good choices for our family when it comes to places we’ll travel, accommodations and activities. Many times, we nail it. And sometimes we fall for inflated reviews and get caught by our own poorly set expectations. So, I wanted to list a few of our winning tips of what worked and what …
It’s easy to figure out how much per day our spend will be on a trip or what scams we’ll face city to city. It’s much harder to figure out what emotional stressors we might face in a city. We often talk about a place in comparison to places we have familiarity, like the US, western Europe or …
Our daughter had been asking for a family beach vacation for months and the beaches she most wanted to visit were in the Maldives. A luxury lifestyle Instagram account had worked it’s marketing magic on our girl and made her eager desperate to visit the perfect beaches of Maldives. Enter the 1st Act | Fetishism Now, we are comfortably poor travelers, …
There are a couple of things that I was surprised to discover when we arrived in Maldives, and I know we are not alone. This is a simple and short fact list, but I think important info for travelers. For more insights into Maldives, read our Emotional Gap Analysis which compares our US and Europe expectations to …
In late 2016, I participated in a fantastic EdX.org course entitled ‘Vernacular Architecture of Asia: Tradition, Modernity and Cultural Sustainability’. The course is archived and still available on EdX – I highly recommend. Studying Asia’s Vernacular Architecture gave me immediate window into our new part of the world. Vernacular Architecture in our Cities Modern urban environments can feel quite similar …