How wonderful to wake up to a delicious hot breakfast? Of all the hotel breakfasts, the hotels in Asia are on another level, in terms of variety and quality! Hampton by Hilton Tianjin Five Great Avenues had a spread of sweets that my kids were eyeing on. Local cold dishes (appetizer): Eggs, fried rice, fried… Read More Full Day Exploring the Old and the New of Tianjin, China
After our short stay at Prague, we were on our way to Beijing! At the check-in counter, I asked the Hainan Airlines staff if there were other window seats available since my kids prefer window seats to keep them company. She said “no”. The plane configuration was 2-4-2, their system assigned my kids and I… Read More Tianjin – city of dumplings and baos!
Summer is here! This was the 3rd consecutive year we visited China and this time we routed through Prague. Why Prague? Long story short….since my daughter started kindergarten and school attendance became stricter, I had to make adjustments and at that time, airfares were crazily high. I came across Hainan Airlines flies direct from Prague… Read More Long way to China via Prague – finally get to visit the charming Český Krumlov
Ever since my daughter started Kindergarten where attendance counts, finding deals during school holidays has been hard. I tried to book one year in advance for the best price since airlines know the school calendar, flight tickets are just going up and up after that. I originally booked to go to the Algarve in Portugal… Read More Family Spring Break at South Bank Resort, Turks and Caicos
Having been traveling with the kids over the past year and my daughter now in kindergarten, I felt more guilty in taking her out of school to travel. Scheduling vacation around school holidays is very expensive, even if I plan one year in advance, travel companies know those dates 🙁 With 2 free night Hilton… Read More Birthday Weekend Getaway at Hermitage Bay, Antigua
Sunrise from our hotel room window overlooking the Loire River, another beautiful day to explore the Loire Valley! Breakfast was very basic at the hotel – Château Le Prieuré – La Maison Younan. The best item was croissants; I haven’t had a bad croissant in France! The breakfast room: After the quick breakfast, we drove… Read More Loire Valley Road Trip – Château de l’Islette where kids get to dress up and Château d’Ussé
Another beautiful sunny day to explore the fairytale chateaus of the Loire Valley! After breakfast, we checked out of the hotel and started our road trip to explore more chateaus along the way to our next stay at Château Le Prieuré – La Maison Younan near the town of Saumur. The first chateau we visited… Read More Loire Valley Road Trip – Château de Chaumont, Château Royal d’Amboise, and staying in Château Le Prieuré – La Maison Younan
We spent 5 nights over the Christmas holiday week at my favorite tropical island – Bora Bora! When I saw that the newly rebuilt (used to be Le Meridien) opened as the Westin Bora Bora, and the points rate was around 80K Marriott points per night over the Christmas week, I immediately booked 2 rooms… Read More Christmas in Bora Bora at the new Westin Bora Bora Resort
Happy New Year to all of you! Hope your 2025 was fruitful and adventurous! In 2025, our kids visited 13 countries/territories and we added 4 new countries to our list! We started the year with a quick trip to Atlantis in the Bahamas over Martin Luther King’s long weekend to spend our Marriott 35K free… Read More Happy New Year! A Look Back At Our 2025 Adventures 🙂
The morning sun started to light up Château de Chambord as I peeked out the window. I got ready first and then went to wake up the kids, no time to waste as our reservation at Château de Chenonceau was at 9 AM! Breakfast was included as we are Hilton Gold members, the spread wasn’t… Read More Loire Valley Road Trip – Château de Chenonceau, Château de Cheverny, and the largest Chinese buffet ever!
