Dim Sum Dining at Lin Heung Restaurant in Hong Kong
by Mark Wiens on October 26, 2010
Arriving in Hong Kong, I really don’t care, or even think about anything else other than “Dim Sum.” I dream about it for weeks in advance, think about it on the flight in, and start to get extremely anxious on the train to the city from the airport. Getting off the train at Central Hong [...]
Halong Bay: Doing Exactly What I Wanted to Do!
by Mark Wiens on October 21, 2010
Sitting on my computer in University I would browse through articles like the 100 most beautiful places in the world, look at pictures of places like Halong Bay, and say to myself “I am for sure going there.” And why not? 2.5 years of traveling from place to place and my opportunity finally came to [...]
Finding Meat at the Vegetarian Festival
by Mark Wiens on October 17, 2010
Do you “gin jay?” It’s vegetarian festival in Bangkok. Once upon a time, a group of Chinese became sick when visiting Thailand. In order to heal themselves they switched up their diet to a vegetarian code in an attempt to purify their minds and bodies. Not only did they not eat animal products, they were [...]
Midnight Market Madness
by Mark Wiens on October 11, 2010
I’ve been to my share of local markets throughout Asia, in fact, it’s one of my all time favorite activities. Nothing to buy, only to look and relax in the midst of everyone else taking care of necessary business and scurrying through their daily lives. At Kota Kinabalu’s night market I watched the sun peacefully [...]
Hanoi Budget Travel Guide: Eat, Sleep, Shop, Do
by Mark Wiens on October 7, 2010
I arrived in Hanoi and due to my open schedule decided to take the public from Nai Ban International Airport to the center of Hanoi. Take bus number 17 for 5000 Dong, get off after crossing a big bridge about 1 hour later at the terminal station called Long Bien. From there you are quite [...]
Hanoi’s Ice Cream Motorbike Drive-In
by Mark Wiens on October 2, 2010
Kem Tràng Tiền – Hanoi, Vietnam [smartads] When I heard about a famous place to eat local style, truly Hanoian ice cream, I couldn’t have been more excited…and I had no idea how cool it was going to turn out… My excitement elevated and I knew we were getting close when we saw crowds of [...]
About Mark Wiens
Hey! My name is Mark. After graduating from university, I decided to travel the world!
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