Weekend in Hong Kong

Hey all! 

Before things spiral out of control in the name of December, I wanted to provide a quick recap of our recent weekend in Hong Kong. 

Michael and I both love going to HK. Michael pretty much goes once a month for work, but it had been awhile since my last trip. It's such a crazy, buzzing city full of life and wild sights and sounds. It has a palpable energy not felt here in Singapore - it really reminds us of NYC (except, ya know, super Asian). 

The reason for the trip was a wedding of two friends of ours. They had previously gotten married in the Italian Apls, so the event in HK was more of a reception celebration. It was set at the beautiful Sheck O Country Club and the entire event was a beautiful celebration of love and friendship. 

A recap below: 

We stayed at The Pottinger, the most chic, charming boutique hotel ever. It's located in Central HK, just between Lan Kwai Fung and The Escalators - perfect for shopping, eating and wondering. (Side note: yes, I am carrying a bag full of Jenny Bakery cookies and yes, we waited in line for 35min to get them. I'll be writing a full review soon). 

The city was certainly not lacking in the Christmas decorations department. Even many of the downtown skyscrapers were totally covered in lights and decor.  

Stop for tacos, oops. The western food in HK is excellent, btw. 

A few outtakes for potential Christmas card photos. Michael, go stand over there! 

Are we done yet?

A couple pics from the wedding. 

After the celebration on Friday night we were invited to an intimate bunch on Saturday morning. We dined at Serge et Le Phoque which was out of this world insanely good. Highly, highly, highly recommend checking it out if you can.  

A stroll through the Wan Chai market after bunch. 

One final dinner at one of our favorite restaurants, Posto Pubblico and that was a wrap on a lovely, exhausting, whirlwind weekend in HK. 

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving back home! I know we certainly have so much to be thankful for. We celebrated the holiday a bit with a casual BBQ at our place with Michael's office and we're headed to a proper feast on Saturday (no days off to celebrate here in Singapore!)

Only 2.5 more weeks until we are back Stateside! I hear the weather will be turning just in time for our arrival ;)

XO,

CD

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Babymoon: Koh Samui, Thailand

Hey guys! Don't think I forgot about you. All is well here in Singapore. The haze has finally lifted and things are progressing well with Baby D. Time is flying by like crazy, as it always does this time of year.   

The other weekend Michael and I took a much anticipated trip to the beautiful, sleepy island of Koh Samui, Thailand. With various obligations and plans from now until we return from our Christmas travels in the New Year (and I am no longer allowed to fly) we took advantage of one of our last free weekends and planned a little island get away - I suppose this trip qualified as our official 'babymoon.' 

Urban Dictionary defines a 'babymoon' as the following: Supplement to the honeymoon and baby shower. Mandatory vacation for both parents before the live birth of a child. Maybe a weekend, maybe a week. Requires the male end of conception to pay for all expenses out of his pocket. Travel, lodging, preferably at a seaside hotel, and gifts (to the mother to be, not the baby,) are an absolute necessity. Eases away the stress and woe of pregnancy. LOL

A photo recap below: 

This was our second trip to the island. We traveled to Samui back in May with the Duvall gals and loved it so much we decided to return. The flight is super short and the island has a much more laid back vibe than other places in Thailand we've visited. 

We stayed at the lovely Sixth Senses. We were even given a room upgrade because we were visiting during the low season. Woo! 

Michael most certainly enjoyed himself... :)

We pretty much spent the majority of our time hopping between our pool villa and the main pool, listening to tunes and playing the guitar, napping and hanging at the resort bar for cocktail/mocktail hour and a game of scrabble or jenga before dinner. Life is good. 

Outside of all that relaxing we did manage to head into town for a beautiful, local dinner on the beach.  

The popular Fisherman's Village is the perfect spot for strolling, light shopping and some fresh local cuisine. We treated ourselves to the best mango sticky rice of all time from a small cart on the street. There's nothing better.  

More snaps from around the pool. Michael was such a good sport - the wrath of taking unflattering photos of a pregnant woman in a swimsuit is no joke ;-)

MUAH! 

Having had a very successful journey into Fisherman's Village, we decided to venture out again to nearby Chaweng Beach. Spring breakers take note, this is where you want to be in Koh Samui! Tired pregnant ladies? Not so much. We took a long walk on the beach and had some laughs, but quickly scurried back to the sanctuary of our resort. Wow, are we getting old or what. 

Thanks again for the magical stay, Koh Samui. I have very found memories, photographs and about 85 mosquito bites to remember you by. 

Coming up: a quick weekend and wedding in Hong Kong, the big 3-0 and just a handful of short weeks before we journey home for the holidays! 

So much love. 

XO,

CD

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