The honeymoon is over…. now back “home” to Kuala Lumpur.
The definition of an Expatriate (expat) is basically a citizen leaving his or her own home country to live and to work within another for a specific amount of time (typically 6 months to 5 years or more). As expats, we recently returned “home” to KL from our first official trip back […]
Recently David and I embarked on our first Malaysian road-trip up north to the state of Penang, Malaysia. Penang is comprised of mainly an island as well as a seaside section of peninsular Malaysia. The island portion of Penang is the most widely known and most visited for tourism. You truly can’t hear of […]
My husband and I recently spent 7 days in Phuket, Thailand due to a sales training meeting that he was in charge of leading. We were fortunate enough to be able to head over a few days early and take advantage of some weekend fun before the hectic work activities took over. Although we […]
I know I’m still new at this whole “expat” thing but let me tell you the single most important thing that I have learned thus far is this: venture out on your own and…….
GET INVOLVED!!
Expat life forces you to get completely out of your comfort zone in more ways […]
Our Sunrise Boat Trip to the famous Phi Phi Islands of Thailand was an experience I will never forget, and one that think is best told through the pictures that we took (although I’m not so sure any pictures could do this piece of heaven justice)! Anyway, I’m going to give you a quick […]
Got Durian?
Durian fruit is widely know throughout SE Asia as the “king of fruits”. The name Durian comes from the Malay word “duri” meaning thorn, and the suffix “an” making the word a noun. Its native to Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, & arguably the Philippines as well, yet Thailand is the biggest exporter of the […]
Hey readers,
I know that I am WAY overdue for an update but its been a bit hectic around here these days and I just got overwhelmed with it all. I am now VERY happy to report that we are comfortably living in our new home for the next three years AND we finally bought […]
Beautiful flowers at Lake Gardens Park!
Wow, has it already been 8 weeks now that we have lived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia? Geez, I cannot believe how quickly time is flying by! Its about time I stop for a few moments and give you all a personal update on our lives as it […]
Recently David had to be in Singapore for business purposes so we took advantage of the connecting weekend and I joined him for a whirlwind 3 days of living large in the BIG city. A fun time was had by all:). This is the 2nd time we’ve been to Singapore together. You can read about […]
Last weekend we spent 4 days on the idillic Island of Langkawai for my 33rd birthday and wow, what a treat!! We had so many plans to be active- we even brought work out clothes (did we use them?, no way!) but instead we just treated ourselves to some much […]
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