April 25, 2018 WednesdayWhat a better way to welcome spring than to be surrounded by thousands of blooming flowers. It has been a couple of years since I've been wanting to visit The Flower Fields. It is 50 acres in Carlsbad, filled with different colored giant tecolote ranunculus flowers. They only bloom 6-8 weeks, from [...]
March 21, 2018 Wednesday We have finally reached the last two days of the trip!! These two cities were by far my favorite. We arrived in Hong Kong after a three-hour flight from Shanghai. The weather was finally warmer and there was so much green. I was astounded by the city, nothing like the [...]
March 18, 2018 Sunday After a 2.5 hour drive from Hangzhou, we arrived in Shanghai. Since it was almost dark out when we arrived we went on a river night cruise. Here we got to see the lit up downtown skyline of Shanghai from the river. It was one of my favorite things on [...]
March 17, 2018 Saturday The morning in Wuxi started with a visit to Lake Taihu. We had an hour to explore the enormous park and even got the chance to join a local in his morning Tai Chi exercise. Right after, we headed out the pearl farm. Here we got to see how the [...]
March 16, 2018 Friday After day 4 not being a productive day, today we had many places to visit. We started the day in Suzhou, known for their exquisite canals, gardens, bridges and more. From the hotel, we visited the Lingering Garden. Filled with many flowers, trees and bamboo, it's a huge peaceful and beautiful [...]
March 15, 2018 Beijing to Shanghai For the last day in Beijing, we headed out to the Temple of Heaven. This temple was used by the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties to honor the gods of harvests. It is a beautiful sight and right outside you will find the locals gambling and exercising. [...]
March 14, 2018 Getting settled to a different time zone is really challenging, especially when it's 15 hours ahead. Thankfully, the plane ride and a whole day of walking really helped me fall asleep right away. Today was one of my favorite days because we did many interesting things. The first thing we did in [...]
March 12, 2018 The day of the departure finally arrived after months of waiting. I was definitely excited about the trip but not too fond of the idea of sitting down for a 13 hour flight. And to make things worse, the worst of luck striking in the worst way possible before even boarding the [...]
January 18, 2018 Thursday On our second day in San Francisco, we decided to wake up early and go on the Alcatraz tour. We boarded and headed out to the island. The boat ride was a little over 10 minutes, since the island is only about a mile off the coast of Downtown San Francisco. [...]
January 31, 2018 Wednesday For my day off, I decided to head out to Orange County to do some shopping. But before the shopping, we headed to Milk & Honey. We both ordered an açaí bowl, and I also ordered a lavender americano with two macarons (rose & vanilla). This is my second time here [...]
Mercy Flores 