The International Wine & Food Society Hosts Yet Another Divine Culinary Journey

What can I say… mama loooooooves to EAT!! So when my friend Bertrand Courtois, President of IW&FS Saigon Chapter, invited me to my second dinner of the group’s 2023 series, my answer was ABSOLUTELY YES PLEASE! Located at TRE DINING, a newish fine dining addition to Thao Dien’s vibrant and bustling foodie scene, this rooftop …

✈️ Tips & Tricks – How to Pack Wisely for Your Next Vacation ⛱️

A photo I took in Seychelles, Africa I’m not gonna lie… Packing for a trip completely STRESSES ME OUT!! I admittedly have some hoarder in me, and when packing for a business trip or vacation, I tend to panic and shove waaaaay too much crap in my suitcase. I mean, God FORBID I leave that …

MATAKING ISLAND, MALAYSIA

Another scuba diver’s paradise, Mataking Island consists of two islands, the bigger Mataking Besar and the smaller Mataking Kecil. Mataking is located to the southeast of Sabah Borneo, close to the Philippine border. There are well over 30 dives sites around Mataking Island including the first underwater post office in Malaysia, created from a 40 …

KO LIPE ISLAND, THAILAND

Coined “The Maldives of Thailand”, Koh Lipe is a small L-shaped island located in southern most Thailand’s Satun Province, near the Thailand/Malaysia border. Not as touristy as the Phi Phi Islands, where Leo Dicaprio’s The Beach was filmed, it is situated on the outskirts of Tarutao National Marine Park, one of Thailand’s nature conservation sites. With scuba diving …

ANGKOR WAT, CAMBODIA

If you have seen the film Laura Croft: Tomb Raider, then you have seen pieces of Angkor Wat. A Buddhist temple complex in Cambodia, it is one of largest religious monuments ever constructed, spanning more than 154 square miles. It is hot AF in Cambodia, like in Vietnam, so I don’t picture myself exploring all 154 square …