Group vs. Solo Travel

If you can't be bothered to read the whole post, I will break it down for you: Solo Travel Pros: 1. Easier to meet people - in your hostel, at a restaurant 2. You get to see and do what you want to do - no one to compromise with. Especially the travel buddies you meet spontaneously, there isn't...

TCKs/ATCKs vs. Traveling Adults

Me with nine year old me. Poor quality Itouch picture of my role as a laughing clown in the musical Clowns when I was in New Delhi, India. My joke: "Why do giraffes have such long necks? To reach the HIGH notes!"  *Broken down list is at the bottom Whenever I tell people that I am a third...

Top 10 Hong Konger Quirks

Having already done Top Ten Lhasa Quirks and Top Ten TCK Quirks, I am moving on to the Top Ten Hong Konger quirks! I have been waiting on this post for awhile because honestly, it's hard to see the forest for the trees. By that I mean that I was born in Hong Kong and have visited every single year...

New Gallery, Pinterest, and Istanbul

I have made a few changes to my Unsettled TCK site including adding an entirely new gallery and joining pinterest. I recently found out that I have pretty much maxed out all my free photo storage for this blog. This left me with either spending about $30 to add extra space in google OR opening a completely...

An International School Regret

A couple of days ago I read an article in Rappler (it is a Filipino magazine) written by a friend of mine from high school entitled "Truly, dreams can come true," and it really made an impact on me. For the first time in a long while, I felt ashamed of myself. If you take the time to read it, which I highly recommend, Natashya Gutierrez writes about how she made a difference in someone's life. And...

Adorable Red Tibetan Mastiff Puppies

The title says it all! As a treat, here are some photos of adorable red Tibetan mastiff puppies. While living in Lhasa during the fall of 2011 for three and a half months, I used to pass by a vet's office every day whenever I left the hotel. Inside there was a giant bear of a Tibetan mastiff (she's...