Mini Retirement Project

June 28, 2015

5 European Destinations That Surprised Us – Part 1

*Long blog post ahead to make up for the long absence. Enjoy!* As we embarked on our journey, we received countless of travel...

July 1, 2015

5 European Destinations That Surprised Us – Part 2

* This is a continuation post to Part 1 of this series here. The following are the remaining 2 of the 5 cities that have...

February 28, 2015

3 Months Onwards – Things We Learned From Our Traveling So Far

We’ve been traveling officially for 3 months now, which is officially the longest we’ve been away from home. If you...

December 25, 2014

Tim Ferriss Made Me Quit My Job

Why I’m Taking A Mini Retirement It all began 4 years ago when I first stumbled upon the phrase 4 hour work week from a...

October 2, 2014

Facing the Cynics

Note to self when dealing with naysayers, pessimists, and cynics I guess it is to be expected that when you stray from the...

Tips for Foodies in Berlin There have been some great culinary experiences during our 2 weeks stay in Berlin. My friends were right when they said that Berlin has a lot to offer other than currywurst. For such big European city like Berlin, the cost of living and food here are actually quite reasonable, compared to it’s other neighbouring cities i.e. Munich or Vienna. Also, since Berlin is now home to so many expats and immigrants, it is not surprising at all to find so many different variety of cuisines within its city. You’ll find that...

Berlin For First Timers

December 12, 2014

Debbie Lim

Travel

A hotchpotch of our travel experiences and tips in Berlin We spent 12 days in Berlin as our first destination in this European journey. I must say that due to all the positive feedback I’ve heard about how fantastic this city is, I came here with high expectations. So what do I personally think about the city? To be honest, I think we came at the wrong time, winter is a miserable time of the year and even in a city as vibrant as Berlin, the bitterly cold weather (-3dg today) have dulled the city’s upbeat pulse a fair bit. Don’t get me...

The First Day of Our Adventure

November 29, 2014

Debbie Lim

Berlin, Germany, Travel

With no short of eventful dramas along the way Guten Tag from Berlin! (this is about one of the 3 German words I knew at the start of my stay in Germany). What a physically and mentally exhausting journey it’s been for us so far. From Penang — Kuala Lumpur — Abu Dhabi — Berlin, it took us a total of 18.5 hours between airports to finally arrive in Tegel Airport, Berlin. By then, I was too exhausted, to feel any excitement only to be greeted with every travellers worst nightmare upon arrival – our luggages did not land...