getting over our jet lag in Bangkok…

A 12 hour time difference coupled with months of poor sleeping habits (mostly Jesse) can really throw you for a loop. The result for us when we arrived in Bangkok were some really early morning wake up calls, followed by afternoon naps that unexpectedly turned into 12-14 hour sleeps till the next day. Luckily we […]

to Singapore Airlines, with love

All the hype is true. Singapore Airlines Business Class lived up to all our expectations in terms of service, comfort and experience. We flew from Shanghai to Singapore and then again from Singapore to Bangkok using this incredible airline, and loved every second of it. The highlights were definitely the gorgeous and incredibly attentive flight […]

why is there no heating in Shanghai!?

After landing in Shanghai and clearing Chinese immigration (thank goodness for our multiple entry visas!), we hopped on the Maglev train to live out one of Jesse’s childhood dreams of taking a high speed train (this one went up to 430 km/hour!) and headed towards the city centre. We hadn’t really realized just how cold it was […]

new year, new adventures

note: we’re posting this a bit late, as we were not able to access WordPress from China! Had to wait til we were in Singapore… In true Chanman style, we rang in the new year hastily finishing off all the chores, errands, packing and (for Jesse) work deliverables that we hadn’t yet ticked off our […]