Destination: Buenos Aires, Argentina (Part 2)

(for Part 1 of Buenos Aires, click here) Following my heavenly gelato, I headed to my next stop in the city: El Ateneo. It's a beautiful bookstore housed inside of a former 20th century theatre, and the interior kept much of its grand design. My airport transfer guide had recommended it to me, and it …

Destination: Buenos Aires, Argentina (Part 1)

Finally, almost three months later, I'm getting around to recapping my epic trip to Argentina from last November! Argentina had been on my travel bucket list for years (i.e. Top 3), and I was so glad to make it over following the worst of the pandemic. I'd been planning the trip since August, communicating and …

Destination: Las Vegas, Nevada (Oct 2021 Edition)

It has been a minute since I last wrote about my US road trip I took last fall, but I'm concluding it here! After a week of driving and visiting the natural parks in Arizona and Utah, we reached the final leg of our trip in Las Vegas, aka "Sin City." I had not been …

A Weekend in Los Angeles (February 2022 Edition)

This past weekend, I decided to get out of the house for a little bit. I was feeling a bit of cabin fever, so I revved up the car and took a drive over to the southern point of Los Angeles: Rancho Palos Verdes. In particular, I wanted to return to the Wayfarers Chapel, which …

A Weekend in Los Angeles– DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES

Growing up in Los Angeles, I am surprised that I haven’t gone out that often to explore the sights and sounds of this massive, sprawling city. I attribute it to the fact that I live in a suburb of the city, which is quite far from the main sights that visitors usually frequent whenever they’re …

Destination: Reims, France

Bonjour! While staying in Paris during my week-long vacation in October, I took a couple of day trips to other cities not so far away. Aside from visiting the majestic château de Chenonceau, I also decided to take a day trip to Reims, located about an hour east of Paris and known for being in …

Destination: Château de Chenonceau, France

Bonjour! Known as one of the most famous châteaux in France (let alone in the Loire Valley), château de Chenonceau is a distinctive beauty, with part of its structure suspended over the river. Having been to a few other châteaux in the Loire Valley already (including the equally-famous château de Chambord), I knew that I had to make it …

Destination: Paris, France (October 2018 Edition, Part 2)

Bonjour! The first two nights in Paris during my five-night stay over the October holidays were pretty busy with sightseeing and (lots of) eating. This isn't to say that the next three nights were calm, though-- in fact, I still did quite a bit, all the while balancing it with day trips to other places …

Destination: Paris, France (October 2018 Edition, Part 1)

Bonjour, tout le monde! Besides spending a weekend in Lyon during my week off from work this October, I also made a trip to Paris, where I stayed five nights. Although I've gone to Paris countless of times before and have seen many of the major sites, there were still so many things to check …

Destination: Lyon, France (October 2018 Edition)

Bonjour! I had a week off from teaching this past October, and I have to admit, it was much-needed. Not only was I starting to feel the workload and stress pile up, but also I just needed to reboot and do something not related to work. That said, I did some traveling within France, revisiting …