The highlight of our trip to Lebanon was the Jeito Grotto. It’s a limestone cave just outside of Beirut. The cave is so big that it’s divided into upper and lower cave. The size of the chambers is simply breathtaking.

We often joke that our goal for traveling is to eat. We enjoy eating and all kinds of cuisine. So far, we haven’t found any food that we don’t enjoy. Being such foodies, we are always on the lookout for amazing restaurants and new recipe.
We had a fantastic foodie treat while in Tel Aviv. Aside from the abundance of cafes, Tel Aviv has some very high quality restaurants. We felt like the ones we ate at are extremely delicious and would like to share with the world. We only …

You might not think of traveling somewhere like Israel for vacation (unless you’re on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem!), but we did! We stumbled upon Tel Aviv this month, and instantly fell in love with it.

As controversial as Israel is at times, it was difficult for us to imagine what Tel Aviv would look like, but to our surprise it turned out to be very hip, chic, laid back and very VERY livable! The city felt like a perfect combination of Paris and San Francisco!

Puerto Vallarta is a beautiful city sandwiched between the coast of Banderas Bay and mountain ranges behind it, speckled with hundreds of lavish all-inclusive resorts on the beach. Swimming in the ocean, tanning on the beach, enjoying big margaritas, surfing, scuba diving, and snorkeling are all wonderful choices for this sunny Mexican city.

We spent Christmas 2008 in Puerto Vallarta and managed to do some snorkeling. (a first time for Cathy!)
There are many, many oversized tourist charters leaving from the middle of Puerto Vallarta for Los Arcos offering both …

Last year we welcomed the coming of 2008 at Zojoji Temple, at the foot of the Tokyo Tower in Japan. Thousands of balloons were released into the sky at the stroke of midnight, with Tokyo Tower lit up proudly in the background. It was a spectacular way to welcome the new year!
Well, this year we welcomed 2009 at the foot of Taipei 101 in the heart of Taipei, Taiwan. At the stroke of midnight, fireworks shot from the 4 corners of the tallest building in the world. …