Pre-pandemic travels…
I write this retrospectively in July 2020, as the world faces its first pandemic in a century, in a time where travel is off the table and we find ourselves exploring the wonders and hidden gems of the places closer to home.
When we moved to Hong Kong in 2019, we didn’t initially intend to travel as much as we did that first year, but in hindsight we are grateful for the choices we made and circumstances that allowed us to explore more of this part of the world (South-East Asia has always been our favourite travel destination anyway). You can read about Guilin, Seoul, Hoi An and Cambodia here…
We had planned a mini post-Christmas break to Taipei (Taiwan) for January 2020, and Bali in February. Usually, we like to space our travels out but our friends’ were going to be there during that time and so we booked the flights, and had our vacation before Covid took over the world.
All that to say, I have no desire to travel during a pandemic. And I am very happy to stay put in Hong Kong until a vaccine is found. But I thought it was about time to put together this post, so here are a few memories from both of these 2020 travels…
Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei is a beautiful place – from the people to the culture, and the food! We can’t wait to explore more of this island when things calm down one day.
The food and colours of the night markets were a feast for the senses…
Taipei zoo was a lot of fun, huge and a bargain at around 20HKD entry (around $3USD)…
The hotspring experience was so relaxing…
And Ben felt right at home…
Thank you Taipei, looking forward to seeing you again!
Bali
When your friends and family are scattered over the world, it can sometimes be a while before you catch up in person, so when some good friends of ours were planning on being in Bali during February, and already being in the same continent, we just had to take them up on the offer of meeting there.
We’d visited Bali before back in 2016, but only for a couple of days but felt that we hadn’t really ‘seen’ or explored it in any depth.
The beaches were pristine…
We had some fantastic instagram-able moments…
Although we had to watch out for the wildlife…
…in fact the Monkey park in Ubud was a highlight!
The trip also coincided with our 7th wedding anniversary…
And we were grateful for this time spent with friends!
Written by Anita on 27th July 2020 in Hong Kong, Life, Travel.
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