Grab your friends and Gogh! ‣ Hi there, happy Saturday! I hope you are all doing well. This week, I went to the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit in San Francisco. This summer, the pop-up exhibit will be in 19 cities in the United States as well as Dubai and Toronto. In this blog post, I’ll be telling you about my experience so you know what to expect. What is the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit? The Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit, designed and conceived by Massimilano Siccardi, is a pop-up installation in which you can “lose yourself in 300,000 cubic feet of flawless projections animating Vincent van Gogh’s ..read more

‣ Happy holidays, and welcome back to my travel blog! Today, I’ll be sharing about my fall break trip to New York City. We spent about 3.5 days there and stayed in Brooklyn. This was my second trip to New York, and my first in about 10 years, so I was really excited to visit again. I had such an incredible time exploring (and eating my way through) the city—here’s how it went! Saturday: DUMBO, Brooklyn & Manhattan Bridges, Lower Manhattan, Staten Island Ferry We arrived in New York City on Saturday morning, then checked into our hotel. We stayed in the Pod Brooklyn Hotel in Williamsburg, B ..read more

‣ Hello and welcome back to my blog! Today, I’ll be sharing a travel guide to Atlanta, Georgia. I visited Atlanta over my spring break in March 2022, and I also spent a day in the city this summer while waiting for a late night flight. Atlanta has quickly become one of my favorite cities in the South, and I hope you enjoy reading this post. Note: We were mentioned as a local Atlanta, GA expert on the Redfin blog! Check out the article we were featured in: The Ultimate Atlanta, GA Bucket List: 18 Unforgettable Experiences for New Residents. What to See & Do Downtown Downtown Atlanta is the ..read more

‣ Welcome back to my blog! I hope you’re having a great summer. Today, I’m going to be giving you my guide to a Crazy Rich Asians-themed adventure in Singapore. Though the Hollywood film came out in 2018, it’s remained one of my favorites—I love the storyline and humor, positive Asian representation, and seeing the sights of Singapore. (Warning: movie spoilers ahead!) Changi Airport I think Singapore’s airport is the best one I’ve ever visited. From the Rain Vortex (the tallest indoor waterfall) in Jewel Changi Airport to shops, restaurants, gardens (butterfly garden, sunflower garden, e ..read more

‣ Hey there – happy summer! I just got back from my first trip of the summer; I spent about two weeks in Singapore, getting to visit family and explore one of my favorite countries again after three years. In this post, I’ll be sharing everything you need to know for your trip to Singapore. Map created using Wanderlog, a vacation planner app on iOS and Android What to See & Do Marina Bay Gardens by the Bay Gardens by the Bay is a beautiful man-made nature park and is part of the country’s greater effort to convert itself to a City in a Garden. It is comprised of Cloud Forest, a huge green ..read more

‣ Hey there, welcome back to my travel blog! I hope you’ve been doing well. Today, I’ll be sharing some of my favorite spots in my new home, St. Louis. I’m really excited about this post, although it is admittedly a bit overdue – this week, I actually left the city for summer vacation, but I’ll be back in August! For now, though, here are some of my favorite spots in the city. What to Do & See The Gateway Arch & Museum of Westward Expansion A trip to St. Louis is not complete without a visit to the iconic Gateway Arch, which is actually part of the Gateway Arch National Park. You can g ..read more

I love to travel, I love to snack, and I have food allergies—this post is one that I’m excited for, and I hope you are too! Traveling with allergies and/or dietary restrictions means that it’s always important to have snacks on hand, just in case. Depending on where you are traveling, you never know if/when you will find a grocery store to buy food or a restaurant to have a meal. I am allergic to dairy, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts (except almonds and coconut), fish, and shellfish. I also practice a vegan diet. With that being said, it is safe for me to have foods made in the same facility as my a ..read more

‣ Happy New Year, and welcome back to my blog! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season and that you are safe, happy, and healthy. If you know me, you know that Hawai‘i is my favorite place to visit. I usually go to the same place every time because my grandparents live there, but this year, I was lucky enough to make a quick stop on the island of Hawai‘i (aka the “Big Island”) before returning home. Today, I’ll be sharing what I think are the top five must-see/must-do things on the Big Island. This is by no means an exhaustive list—we spent less than three days there, so there are so many be ..read more

Celebrate the holidays with a walk down Christmas Tree Lane in Alameda, CA. ‣ Hey there, welcome back to my blog! I hope you are having a wonderful holiday season. I can hardly believe that we’re a mere four days from Christmas and ten days from the end of 2021. I feel like the holidays creep up on me every year, but this year it has felt particularly sudden, perhaps because I’ve been away at college in St. Louis. When I got back to the Bay Area, I really enjoyed exploring Christmas Tree Lane. It’s a block of 55 houses that have put up festive Christmas decorations every year since 1938, with ..read more

Hello, and welcome back to my blog! A couple of weeks ago, I visited Southern California in my first trip of the summer. We went to Hemet for my sister’s softball tournament, then made a side trip to Huntington Beach and Anaheim. I was so excited to visit Disneyland and Disney California Adventure—not only because it’s the Happiest Place on Earth (and we could all use a little bit of extra happiness after fifteen months of COVID-19 lockdown/restrictions), and not only because there were shorter lines due to capacity limits, but also because Disney parks are known for being allergy- and vegan-f ..read more