In a Nutshell
other blog: fabulously broke in the city
minimalist since: 2007 -- why minimalism?
talk to me: contact me here!
current location: canada/usa
home: hotel room
owns: 3 suitcases 2 carryons of stuff
# of items: more than 100!
furniture: 1 japanese futon
works: business consultant
gadgets: macbook pro, ipod touch (pda)
drinks: earl grey cream tea
practices: rebel yoga and de-cluttering
loves: minimalism, $$ management, traveling
quirk: must prep my food before eating
Travel Archive
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Beijing – Donghuamen Night Market
Posted on 18 August , 2011 | No CommentsThis was the Donghuamen Night Market in Shanghai at the end of the Wangfujing car-free commercial area and night market from last week. They pretty much sell the same stuff... -
Beijing – Wangfujing Night Market & Commercial Area
Posted on 11 August , 2011 | No CommentsThis is a commercial area called Wangfujing which is located close to where our hotel was (a few blocks away). It is also close to other landmarks, but this is... -
Shanghai – Xintiandi
Posted on 4 August , 2011 | 2 CommentsThis is the nicest area in all of Shanghai. Very modernized, very new and very clean. These lights were great. Telling you how long you had before the light was... -
Why food was so undesirably scarce for us in Asia
Posted on 3 August , 2011 | 16 CommentsI’m getting a lot of little comments here and there along the lines of: You didn’t go to the right places You don’t know where the locals eat (& you... -
Hong Kong – Nan Lian Gardens & Chi Lin Nunnery
Posted on 28 July , 2011 | 8 CommentsThis is the entrance to the free Nan Lian Gardens in Hong Kong. You can’t bring in food or drink because of the ants and insects that would overrun the... -
Singapore – Seaside & Civic Center
Posted on 21 July , 2011 | 2 CommentsThis is the Singapore Civic Center with the parliament buildings and so on. This one is the Old Supreme Court. Obviously, Parliament is here. And a beautiful Firefighter’s museum. We... -
See you in September! On Vacation Again (Portugal and Spain)
Posted on 16 July , 2011 | 11 CommentsSee you in September!! I’m on vacation again, part two, to Spain and Portugal. This time, it’s Europe, where I shall eat and drink (non-alcoholic drinks) to be fantastically merry.... -
Traveling for 11 years as a family
Posted on 11 July , 2011 | 9 CommentsA great link MSN Blog – Are we there yet? shared by Tim of Zia Rider Blog (thank you!) Herman and Candelaria Zapp and their 4 kids spent 11 years... -
Singapore – Botanical Gardens
Posted on 7 July , 2011 | 3 CommentsSingapore Botanical Gardens — a beautiful park to visit. I had too many pictures I couldn’t cut out no matter how hard I tried! So if you want to see... -
Beijing – The Great Wall of China (Badaling)
Posted on 30 June , 2011 | 9 CommentsI am going to go through my photos and for each folder I think is significant I will post pictures every Thursday (when I can) until I run out of... -
A preview of my 2011 Trip to Asia
Posted on 16 June , 2011 | 27 CommentsI’m about to head back home soon, but for the moment, I’m spending the rest of my days in Singapore, sweating like a pig. Here are a few of my... -
Traveling Constantly: Buying Travel Insurance for more than 30 day trips
Posted on 30 May , 2011 | 14 CommentsI thought I’d do a quick post today about travel insurance. I was informed by some good friends recently that we should really consider purchasing it, because even though we... -
How I travel and a review of The Eagle Creek Traveling Pack
Posted on 16 May , 2011 | 10 CommentsThis is not a sponsored post. I bought this with my own money in the store and Eagle Creek has no idea who I am, although I own a lot... -
Packing for 5 Weeks in Asia
Posted on 13 May , 2011 | 38 CommentsHere you go as promised! My final packing for 5 weeks in Asia. I changed a couple of things but the concept is still the same. MINIMAL!!! Click on the... -
Canada: Getting your visa for China
Posted on 9 May , 2011 | 6 CommentsBefore I forget, here are my notes on getting my visa for China. Look how pretty it is! (No, this is not mine or BF’s ) The following information is...