As you have probably heard, Shanghai is a very large and very polluted city. Each time I have lived in China, the weather has been either crazy hot or very cold and damp. There is also a constant haze that blots out the sun and burns your eyes. This is the China I know. Well, this fascinating city never … More Shanghai Spring [it’s a beautiful thing]
It seems only fitting that I am posting these photos from Chiang Mai just a few days before I return to this incredible city! Looking back over these photos just makes me more excited! I cannot wait to participate in the Songkran festival and feel warm again. Yes, I am back in Shanghai and it … More Exploring the many markets of Chiang Mai
Do you know what happens after living in the United States for 7 months straight? Restlessness. Wanderlust. Crazy travel plans. Yup. This is going to be another big year for travel. And you know why? Because why not? And with our impending wedding in April 2015, I am trying to shove as much travel in … More Wanderlust and My 2014 Travel Plans
I have always loved elephants. As a child, I remember being completely fascinated by their enormous size and gentleness which at the time seemed contradictory. I rode my first elephant at the Renaissance Festival in Tampa, which makes me sad thinking back to the conditions of the animals. They were stuck in a circular pen, … More Riding Elephants in Chiang Mai
As soon as the trees begin to bloom around St. Petersburg, I know that Spring is here. Spring brings bright blue skies and plants in bloom of pink, orange and red peeking out of the saturated green landscape. Pollen coats the surface of everything like yellow dust, making people sneeze in bursts until days … More Springtime
It has been a busy couple of months! Let’s catch up shall we? January Peter was in China for most of the month so I had time to focus on my work and my health. I took Orange Theory and Yoga classes more regularly and started seeing a Chiropractor for my foot injury. Shout out to … More I Am Thankful
After experiencing such triumph and hardship in Siem Reap, we were excited yet nervous for the second destination of our two week Southeast Asia Adventure. Thankfully, all our fears were for nothing. As soon as we arrived in Chiang Mai, we sensed a shift in the air that made us feel at once safe and … More Chiang Mai Temple Walking Tour
Today I am so excited to share our engagement photos! When we got engaged on December 13th, we knew it would be difficult to celebrate our engagement with everyone. We were set to move to China in January and didn’t know when we would both be back in town. So we decided to forgo an … More Our Engagement Photos [Sawgrass Lake Park]
Wow I cannot believe this week is already over. This is such a sad thing to say, but I wish this week was longer! I have to-do lists up to my ears with wedding planning, charity auction planning and post-holidays catch-up work for my regular day-job tasks. Did I mention I found my wedding dress??? … More Best Photos of 2013 (and I said yes to the dress!)
7 years ago… Carina and I lived were randomly assigned to the same freshman dorm (3rd Floor West baby!). It was our first year of college and were the only Floridians on our floor. We spent the first few months shivering the frigid Maine weather and we eventually bonded around the time of our first snow … More Happy Birthday Carina!
Kirsten Captures 