Destination: Ushuaia, Argentina (Part 1)

Ushuaia (oo-SWAI-uh) is the southernmost point of Argentina, as well as in the world. It's no wonder that it's nicknamed "The End of the World." It's a small city of about 100,000 residents, being the prime location for access to the famous Tierra del Fuego National Park, as well as to Antarctica. While I didn't …

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 …

Happy Lunar New Year 2023!

Greetings! Today is Chinese New Year (aka Lunar New Year). Being Chinese-American myself, I'm celebrating the new year with my family with good food and good company. I passed the time with a simple, but nice lunch with my extended relatives at home and then also out to eat this weekend. May the Year of …

12 Months, 12 Photos (2022 Edition)

Hello! Happy New Year. 🙂 2023 is off to a good start, and as we usher in another year of change and growth, I'd also like to reflect on what had occurred in the past 12 months. Overall, 2022 was a more-eventful year for me compared to 2021 (which had been sleepier in comparison), with …

A Weekend in Los Angeles (December 2022)

Hello! This past weekend, I spent some time close to home. I met up with a friend for lunch and then did a hike/got lunch with my dad. Despite the winter chill, the weekend was mostly sunny and beautiful blue skies. Here are some photos from my weekend-- enjoy and happy holidays! 🙂 Palmy day …

A Weekend in Los Angeles (Food Edition– December 2022)

Hello, folks! This past weekend, I had another food-filled time celebrating my sister's birthday. We ate to our heart's content with all sorts of noodles and desserts. I wanted to share the deliciousness of them all. Enjoy, and have a wonderful day! 🙂 Chinese noodles Ang butter and blueberry croffles Karaage Udon with shrimp tempura …

Happy Thanksgiving (from overseas)!

Source: Adobe Stock Greetings! It's Thanksgiving Day in the United States today. I'm actually still on vacation outside of the country (spending the day going from one country to another, in fact!), so unfortunately, I'm missing the Thanksgiving feast with my family back home. But I'll be returning soon and having a belated Thanksgiving celebration …

Guava Cupcakes (RECIPE)

Greetings! Fresh, super ripe guava! It's been OVER A YEAR since my last recipe post. Not to say that I haven't been baking-- in fact, I've been baking like crazy-- but I just haven't made something distinctive that would merit a blog post on it. However, I had the fortune of stumbling across some *extremely …

A Weekend in Los Angeles– DIM SUM EDITION

Hello, folks! This past weekend, I got dim sum for the first time since the pre-pandemic. And I'm talking about actually sitting at the restaurant and eating out, instead of take-away. I'd missed it dearly, as it was a staple I enjoyed with my family since childhood-- this time, I ate with my friends, some …