Category: Meanderings Abroad
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London – Day 1
**I am going to try on the weekends to update on my summer travels – until the last chapter is submitted. So, here we go!** The beginning of my summer holidays started with some drama from work as I had to miss the last two official days due to my second-to-last coaching course and then…
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Spring Break 2014: Day 12
It was back to the real world for the Suzuki household yesterday, so I took the time to actually get some PhD work done. Yep, you heard that right, I worked on my PhD!!! The morning was fairly quiet with that. Then, I headed out to meet J for lunch as our last lunch date…
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Spring Break 2014: Days 9 ~ 11 (Okinawa)
From Days 9~11 we made a trip to Okinawa. It was mine and J’s second time to visit and E’s first. J found a really nice package that included a car rental, hotel with breakfasts + 1 lunch and a dolphin experience. Although it was still a little chilly for my liking, it was a…
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Spring Break 2014: Day 8
It has been a busy few days! Friday (Day 8) was spent chillaxing at home for a few hours and then heading out for lunch with J. [shashin type=”photo” id=”8335,8336″ size=”medium” columns=”max” order=”user” position=”center”] We walked around in Tokyo (Omotesando) a bit, reminiscing of the old days when we would go out for a massage…
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Spring Break 2014: Day 7
Back in Tokyo and brought rain with me….WHAT?! So, I had the morning to myself and managed to actually do some work. I know, shocking! 😉 After a couple of hours of that, I went for a visit to the drugstore. Oh my gosh have I missed them?! I can spend so much time there…
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Spring Break 2014: Days 4 ~ 6
As part of my Japan visit, I decided to take the short two-hour flight over to Seoul to see my long-time adoptee friend, K. The last time I met up with her or had been to Korea was just before I moved to Abu Dhabi; thus it had been just over five years. As always,…
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Spring Break 2014: Day 3
Today was a day of relaxation and eating! 😀 The morning kicked off with some Ethan-time looking at his programs created using Scratch – game software. It looked pretty cool. [shashin type=”photo” id=”8300″ size=”small” columns=”max” order=”user” position=”center”] After relaxing and actually doing some work, we headed out to lunch – ramen!! [shashin type=”photo” id=”8302″ size=”small”…
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Spring Break 2014: Days 1 & 2
Spring break has begun! Without wasting any time, I was on a plane to Japan to catch up with my BFF. 😉 P joined me for the flight over as she is on her own tour of Japan and we had the first night to hang out. J had everything prepared for me to relax…
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A Retreat for One
I knew that I was going to need some serious down time for just me after the move and everything. So, I booked a two-night stay at Anantara’s Qasr Al Sarab out in the South-Western region of Abu Dhabi. As described, it is truly a desert resort. I loved it! On the first night I…
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The Big Buddha
Aside from going out to see the famous islands around Phuket, there is not a lot to see on the island itself. However, there are a number of main sights and we finally saw the last ‘big’ one the other day. Up on the mountain overlooking the cities of Phuket is a big white Buddha.…
