Gruyère in Gruyères
Yesterday, I was lucky enough to go to Gruyères with one of my best friends, Alison, and her boyfriend Andrew to check out the delicious world of Gruyère cheese. I cannot believe how lucky it is that...
View ArticleThe voice of the CTA
Have you ever wondered who makes the announcements on the CTA, like “Doors closing” or “Randolph and Wabash is next. Doors open on the left at Randolph and Wabash”? Well, wonder no more: it’s Lee...
View ArticleVroom Vroom
I am, by far, not into cars. In fact, my idea of an awesome car is what color it is or how pretty the design looks. However, I still enjoy looking at them so I went to Chicago’s annual Auto …...
View ArticleAn afternoon in the Royal Gardens: My 100th Post
My flight was delayed 3 hours from Chicago, not to mention the rude flight attendants throughout the flight. I even tweeted the issues to United but received no reply… This was not my idea of a smooth...
View ArticleDay tripping to the Prime Meridian in Greenwich
This is a bit delayed… but I had a full day free on the weekend in London, and I decided to take a day trip to Greenwich to check out the town on the Thames River. And it started out … Continue reading →
View ArticleDay trip to Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle is where the Queen stays on most weekends and impresses foreign dignitaries. Well, impress it does. Outside, it looks like a typical medieval castle to a non-historian, but the inside...
View ArticleA sweaty MacRitchie Nature Trail and a prawn noodles reward
In the bustling city of Singapore, there are a number of nature sanctuaries, of which the MacRitchie Reservoir is the oldest. Around the reservoir is over 1 square km of primary and secondary forest...
View ArticleAn outing to Lake Louise
I’m in Calgary for the American Association of Physical Anthropologists annual meeting, and the biggest impression I’ve had of Alberta so far isn’t this oil-money city but rather Lake Louise, which is...
View ArticleThe Panorama Route
It’s been REALLY REALLY long since I last wrote, so I must say a belated Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and Happy New Years! My New Year’s resolution should probably be to write more blog posts…...
View ArticleU.S. Air Force Academy noon meal formation
When my husband said that the one thing we must do on our trip was visit the US Air Force Academy, I thought we were just taking another one of his military-inspired detours. But it turns out this stop...
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