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Penang, Malaysia – Unexpected Gem in Southeast Asia
While not originally on our itinerary, we were convinced by a friend to go explore Penang while we were in the area so we hopped on a quick flight from Singapore and headed to Malaysia for the first time! We didn’t know much about the city, so when we were recommended to stay at the Continue reading
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Singapore, SG – City State Cocktails
Our next red-eye flight was to Singapore, the first stop on this trip that neither of us had ever been to. We had plenty of recommendations on places to check out, but first order of business was to get some sleep – thankfully the hotel got us in pretty early (7am!) and we were able Continue reading
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Taipei, TW – Gardens and Grub Galore
The trip to Taipei was one of the rare flights on this jaunt across Asia that wasn’t a red-eye, so we were properly rested getting into the city – the only problem however was my overconfidence in how quickly we could make it from the airport to the Airbnb. We lined up a dinner with Continue reading
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Seoul, Korea – First (of many) Red Eye in Asia
We started off a 2-week whirlwind tour outside of Japan with a nice red-eye into Seoul. It turns out that while conceptually we can understand we will be very tired when arriving into a new country around 3am and not planning to sleep for a while, it’s another thing to actually do it… Our first Continue reading
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Kansai, JP – Videogames, Deer and America
After coming back to Tokyo, we spent a little bit of time getting caught up on some things we have to get done (thanks TurboTax) and meeting up with some friends and colleagues. It was an absolute pleasure to meet with my former colleagues for some long overdue dinners – thanks Shimizu-san, Masao-san and Nakanishi-san Continue reading
Rachel & Radu Retire (ish) 