Category Archives: Travel

New York in Spring 2017 Day 4: Central Park, Halal Guys, Lombardi’s

Posted on August 9, 2017 by stenoodie

April 30, 2017: Day 4. For our last full day in New York City, we tried to make the most of it by visiting more of the bookmarked places on our map. It was a cloudy and somewhat windy day; … Continue reading →

New York in Spring 2017 Day 3: Broadway, Best Cheesecake, Carlo’s Bakery

Posted on August 2, 2017 by stenoodie

April 29, 2017: Day 3 of our New York trip began with a long-awaited desire to watch a musical on Broadway! We hopped on the subway in the early morning around 9:30 and dashed towards Times Square where the home … Continue reading →

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New York in Spring 2017 Day 2: Shake Shack Burgers, Greenwich, Rice to Riches

Posted on August 1, 2017 by stenoodie

April 28, 2017: Day 2 in New York! After sleeping in thoroughly after a delayed flight from coming in from Toronto, we woke up ready to find breakfast and begin our foodie trip. In preparing for our trip, we looked … Continue reading →

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New York in Spring 2017 Day 1: Take off!

Posted on July 31, 2017 by stenoodie

This blog post comes nearly three months after we actually went to New York in April of 2017. Oops! With transcripts and work and being tired for two weeks after the trip and letting everything pile up, I had created … Continue reading →

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Hokkaido, Japan 2016 Day 7: Mitsui Outlet Mall and Last Day

Posted on April 9, 2017 by stenoodie

October 8, 2016 ~ Day 7 in Hokkaido, Japan. A week has passed by just like that! Today’s itinerary was nothing more than a stop to the Mitsui Outlet Park Sapporo Kitahiroshima and flying back to Hong Kong. We started with … Continue reading →

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Hokkaido, Japan 2016 Day 6: Miniature Horse Farm, Sapporo Museum, and More Food in Sapporo

Posted on April 8, 2017 by stenoodie

October 7, 2016 ~ Day 6 in Hokkaido, Japan. Today, before leaving Daiichi Hotel, we had a amazing spread of breakfast downstairs in a dining room next to the one we had the Kaiseki dinner last night. I was so impressed … Continue reading →

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Hokkaido, Japan 2016 Day 5: Waterfalls, Parks, and Public Onsens

Posted on April 7, 2017 by stenoodie

October 6, 2016 ~ Day 5 in Hokkaido, Japan. Day 5 of my Hokkaido trip and it was more of a tame day in terms of travelling and events I have to say. Before leaving the hotel, we went for … Continue reading →

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Hokkaido, Japan 2016 Day 4: Museums and Parks Galore in Hokkaido!

Posted on March 9, 2017 by stenoodie

October 5, 2016 ~ Day 4 in Hokkaido, Japan. Today was great and full of short excursions to interesting museums and pit stops. Just before breakfast, we squeezed in another dip in the onsen hot spring bath. This time, taking … Continue reading →

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Hokkaido, Japan 2016 Day 3: Snow Museum, Daisetsuzan National Park, and Private Onsen

Posted on March 7, 2017 by stenoodie

October 4, 2016 ~ Day 3 in Hokkadio, Japan. On the third day of our Japan trip in Hokkaido, we woke up early for another amazing breakfast downstairs on the third floor of the Mercure Hotel for a hot continental … Continue reading →

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Hokkaido, Japan 2016 Day 2: Exploring Otaru & Sapporo

Posted on February 4, 2017 by stenoodie

October 3, 2016 ~ Day 2 in Hokkadio, Japan. Breakfast was at 7 a.m. on the 3rd floor where the reception area was. I woke up at 6 a.m. to get ready. I was impressed with the continental breakfast. I’ve … Continue reading →