August 2018 Month in Review

WRITTEN BY Julie

Where We’ve Been USA: Indiana (3 days) Thailand: Phuket (5 days) Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur (4 days) China: Shenzhen (Drew: 19 days, Julie: 17 days), Shanghai (Julie: 2 days) Highlights Bespoke: Did you hear that Drew...

07.31.18

July 2018 Month in Review

WRITTEN BY Julie

Where We’ve Been China: Yangshuo 2 days, Hong Kong 2 days, Shenzhen 27 days Highlights Yangshuo Weekend: We kicked off the month with a long weekend in Yangshuo, a *small* town about three hours from Shenzhen by...

07.20.18

Our Top Money-Saving Travel Hacks

WRITTEN BY Julie

I am a travel budget planner by nature. I can’t stay in the same place for an entire month, but I don’t want to recklessly spend money satisfying my endless urge to stay on the move. The discussion of...

07.02.18

June 2018 Month In Review

WRITTEN BY Julie

Where We’ve Been China: Shanghai 3 days, Hong Kong 3 days, Yangshuo 2 days, Shenzhen 24 days Highlights World Cup, 世界杯: Finally, a sporting event the whole world agrees on. We enjoy immersing ourselves into...

06.01.18

May 2018 Month In Review

WRITTEN BY Julie

Where We’ve Been United States: Minneapolis, Boston, Portland, Maine, 11 days China: Shenzhen, 20 days Highlights Family Time: We had such a fantastic visit with our families in the United States early this month....

05.29.18

Our First Year as US Expats in Shenzhen…in Stories

WRITTEN BY Julie

When we lived in London for one year and for two years, we wrote a lot about our experience, our thoughts and feelings about the transition, and everything we loved and learned along the way. But this month, as we were...