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That One Sunny Day in Krabi

It's the tail end of February in the Pacific Northwest. Just like clockwork, I am finding myself totally over with this cold, rainy, and gray situation. I am longing for warm, sunny days  preferably spent on a beach somewhere in the tropics. A girl can wish ... all day, every day.

For a temporary cure, I have dug out from my digital box of memories some photos that I have never shared before (not even on Facebook because I have my reasons) from that one beautiful day Stuart and I spent island hopping in the Andaman Sea.

A Christmas Tree of Stories

 For us, our Christmas tree is a collection of stories; the ornaments are pockets of memories and representations of special moments from our adventures and experiences. Because of our wandering ways, the landscape of stories that is our tree keeps changing every year. And we would not have it any other way. 

Love in Photographs

We decided to have a fun photoshoot in Vienna to remember our incredible trip by.  Because we are not the selfie types, we usually have very few photos of us together during our travels. After this year's health challenges and recently celebrating 10 years of marriage, this trip is a gift and a blessing, so we enlisted a professional to capture us enjoying what we love -- each other and traveling together!

 Here are 6 (out of 60!)of our favorite shots taken by Natascha with Flytographer.

10 Things I Ate in Penang

Food in Penang is cheap. Hawker stalls and carts are everywhere selling plates, bundles, and bags of edibles. Penang has been dubbed the Food Capital of Malaysia. With the conglomeration of Chinese, Malay, Muslim, colonial British, and Indian cultures in this part of the world, the food options in Penang are abundant to the verge of overwhelming. And did I mention cheap? 

Let me share with you 10 things I ate and drank during our visit.

Lunch at Hakkasan San Francisco

Since our flight from San Francisco back to Seattle wasn't until later that evening, we had some time to kill in the city. I chose to indulge a little for lunch and checked out the Michelin-star awarded Hakkasan. Established first in London, this modern Cantonese restaurant has expanded all across the globe with locations in Dubai, Miami, and Shanghai plus a few more. We lunched on a selection of dim sum classics as well as more innovative culinary creations.