by eandl | Feb 29, 2012 | Daily life
Room I read this on my most recent flight to London. Not only was it a quick read but I found myself thinking about the characters event after I was finished. This novel is written from the perspective of a 5-year-old boy who only knows an 11 x 11 foot room that he...
by eandl | Feb 26, 2012 | International Travel, Travel
While we were on our two-week Asia trip, American Airlines announced a double qualifying miles promotion through the end of Jan 2012. These EQMs are how we qualify for frequent flier perks like early boarding, free checked bags, upgrades, etc. So after our return...
by eandl | Feb 25, 2012 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
In our search for meals in Hong Kong, our culinary sampling ran the gamut from mall food court take-out to fine dining. After a mediocre scrambled eggs and hot dog(!) breakfast our first morning at Cafe de Coral, we braved the crowded subways and escalators to Soho...
by eandl | Feb 23, 2012 | International Travel, Travel
Tian Tan (Big Buddha) Tian Tan is an enormous seated Buddha on Lantau Island. The site itself hosts a monastery, the statue, and of course a variety of shops. It is free to visit but the transportation is not; while there are multiple ways to get to it, the Ngong Ping...
by eandl | Feb 22, 2012 | International Travel, Travel
Findings from our wanderings: wow, Hong Kong is a dense city much like Disney world there are lines/queues for just about everything the city is a very three dimensional with walkways above and below street level, making maps rather difficult in some locations nearly...