Vladivostok September 2018

This was my first time in Russia. I was very excited to go and it was only about an hour and a half away from Seoul.

Train station in the city--you can actually go to/from the airport. I just got on a cab (Maxim app, similar to Uber) since it was after midnight.

My hostel was around the GUM department store. The old courtyard has restaurants and dessert cafes. I also exchanged dollars into Rubles.

My burger at Shonkel.

Hitchhiking at the city center

This is the main street called 'Arbat Street' where they have big supermarkets, shops, restaurants and others.

Blin (crepe) was just great!!  It was less than $5 and so good 😋

Tea in Russia very popular more than coffee. I bought boxes of tea like 'Greenfield' and others from the local markets as a gift.

pelmeni is a kind of noodle soup and it's so hearty and good I had two 😂😋

Yeah, Russian alphabets (Cyrillic) is kinda hard to read. But I used Google translate to just recognize some of the signs.

I don't really recommend this pepperoni pizza with pickles..

This was Yul Brynner's birthplace.

A pleasant surprise, I remember watching the movie Magnificent Seven in college.

Ride the 'funicular' or cablecar to reach a viewpoint. The air was so clear and good compared to Seoul!

If you want to try the shrimps, go to the park near Arbat!

They microwave it for you, but you can bring it home and cook it with butter.

Going home @ airport

These Russian dolls were beautiful! I'll definitely go back sometime~

Seminyak, Bali DAY 1-3

Hi! Ray and I went to Bali for honeymoon. We stayed at a pool villa called One Eleven, and it was pretty amazing...

My first time staying at a private pool villa :D

The reason why we chose this villa was because of its modern design and private, relaxing atmosphere.

This is the bathroom inside next to the bedroom. The staff gave us toiletries like shampoo, sunblock, mosquito repellents, etc. They even filled the bathtub with roses on our arrival :)

Every day a chef came in and cooked us breakfast :)

The staff also gave us a cake every day... yummy

Overall the food was very delicious and fruits fresh. If you want more fruit, try the snakeskin fruit, dragon fruit and guava at a local supermarket.

Ray enjoying his private pool :D

Seminyak is a tourist area, so you can walk into any store and speak English. The pizza below was at a restaurant called Rumour.

One Eleven remembered Ray's birthday and prepared us dinner.

Very romantic <3

Also visited this fancy bar called La Sicilia.

The music was pretty good. We were only there for less than an hour, but still enjoyed it.

Hong Kong DAY 2 - Disneyland

On the second day, Ray and I went to Disneyland which is on the Lantau Island. We took the subway and it was really close to the airport.

 This is from the parade. I think there are two parades per day.

 Lilo and Stitch :)

Although it was early May, it was very humid and hot - so we were always looking for indoor rides where they had air conditioning.

This is one of the few roller coasters in the park, and you can find it in the Toy Story area. Super fun!


I really enjoyed the Winnie the Pooh ride. You can skip the long line if you show the flash ticket.

Fantasia will always be my favorite disney movie.

Food is pricey, so make sure you bring some cash(1 burger set was about HK $240)

This animation studio is near the entrance and not so crowded. So on the way home, we stopped by and learned how to draw Baymax.

Haiii

Yummy dinner