Tag: Asia
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Hong Kong: The Center of the World (Fall 2016)
Hong Kong was the one stop on our trip that was purely based on curiosity. For once, we had no work commitments or deadlines. Instead, we just had a new city to explore and two little girls to take to Disneyland. Arriving in Hong Kong feels a lot like landing at globalization’s epicenter. The…
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Two Magical Days at Hong Kong Disneyland (Fall 2016)
Let me start by saying that we are not “Disney People,” or, at least, we weren’t. While we had talked about taking the kids to Disney before, it was never really a travel priority. When we were planning this trip, though, we knew that we wanted to incorporate some special activities for the girls, as…
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Falling in Love with Old and New Seoul (Fall 2016)
In my last post, I mentioned that I was somewhat underwhelmed by our time at Welli-Hilli Park. In Seoul, I had precisely the opposite reaction. The town was buzzing, and the combination of a pulsing modern city with well-preserved historical and cultural cites, checked all of my tourism boxes. Our week in Seoul started…
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Welli Hilli: A Short Post about a Long Weekend (Fall 2016)
After two weeks in some of the world’s most populated urban areas, we wanted to give the kids a break from the hustle and bustle of the city. So, we escaped to Welli Hilli Park, a ski resort in the northeastern province of Gangwon-do, South Korea. Given how, as kids/teenagers/ college students, C and I…
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It’s Daejeon! (Fall 2016)
Yesterday we left Daejeon, South Korea, for a mountain resort in Gongwon-do, in the northeast of South Korea. Daejeon was an interesting place to start our time in South Korea, and I’m looking forward to seeing how it compares to our stay in the mountains this weekend and in Seoul next week. We were in Deajeon…
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Tokyo and Reflections on the 1st Week (Fall 2016)
Let’s just begin by stating the obvious: 14 hours can feel like forever when you’re stuck in an airplane seat. But, when you’re 3 and can cuddle up to your mom and doze off or when you’re 6 and can play on your Kindle and fall asleep against the window, 14 hours isn’t that long.…
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A Productive Talk and a Delightful Day in Kyoto (Fall 2016)
What a wonderful time we had in Kyoto! It is a pretty magical place with a top-notch university. Even though it took some effort to get here, I’m so glad that we did. Getting Settled The train ride(s) to Kyoto on Thursday left us all feeling a bit grumpy and tired, but once we landed…
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