A Taste of Thailand on a Private Bangkok Street Food Tour

WRITTEN BY Drew

Sometimes, the best dining room in a city is on the street and perhaps no city proves that more than Bangkok. The sounds of clattering pans, the honking of tuk-tuks, the heat shimmering off the sidewalk, and the array...

01.29.19

The Best Apps for Shanghai Expats

WRITTEN BY Drew

We love sharing our experiences as Shanghai expats, including our advice for adjusting to expat life in a crazy city of over 20 million. Yes, there are a lot of people, the metro is brutal at rush hour, and sometimes...

Airbnb tips: You can stay safe and enjoy a beautiful country cottage in Greece

01.09.19

7 AirBnB Tips for First Time Users

WRITTEN BY Drew

We have stayed at over 40 different Airbnb apartments during our travels. Airbnb is our go-to for fun and funky accommodations for a lot of our travel. We stayed at apartments in residential neighborhoods in Nashville...

12.20.18

Living in a Shanghai Lane House

WRITTEN BY Drew

Shanghai has no shortage of apartments spread across a sprawling metropolis of over 24 million people. What makes Shanghai unique is the existence of lane houses – sometimes called “old houses”...

12.14.18

2018 Highlights: Best Meals of the Year

WRITTEN BY Drew

It’s my most wonderful post…of the year. I joke, but this post is a highlight for me to write, and I look forward to it every year. If you want to see what made the list in previous year, check out the...

11.28.18

China Visa Process: Moving from Shenzhen to Shanghai

WRITTEN BY Drew

It’s been six weeks since we moved to Shanghai, and we have settled into our new expat home quite nicely. We made the requisite trips to IKEA to find a few extra pieces of furniture, snagged some decor pieces at...

11.13.18

September AND October Month in Review

WRITTEN BY Drew

First off, apologies to those who noticed the absence of an update last month. We were in the middle of extensive travel and during the first week of October we were actually on vacation, so I thought it best to take...

11.13.18

Goodbye Shenzhen, Hello Shanghai

WRITTEN BY Drew

It’s official, we are residents of Shanghai! Moving to Shanghai is something that we didn’t even think was an option only a few months ago. But life, especially the sometimes hectic pace of expat life, can...