Travel Blog....... At Long Last!!!

Hi everyone!!!! My name is Ean and this is the picture of my husband, Andy & I at the awesome awesome Grand Canyon. My passon is travelling to see what other places in the world has to offer. I am very blessed to have the blessing of my husband to pursue this passion of mine. Thanks honey! We have 3 boys - Justin (15), Ivan (12) and Ryan (7). They have not started travelling with us just yet except to a few places like Bali, Haadyai, Singapore and various places in Malaysia. Ryan had travelled with me to Sydney, Auckland and Jakarta when he was a toddler. Andy & I had been to US, Canada, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Cambodia, Vietnam, London, Paris, Copenhagen, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, South Africa together. I am also doubly blessed to be able to freelance as a tour leader to a few countries whereby I am paid to do what I love.

The reason why I decided to start this travel blog is to share with my friends my travelling experiences. In one way or another, this blog will be like a walking-down-memory-lane journey for me as I have to go back to the recesses of my mind to recall the memories of the places that I have been to many years ago. Should have done a journal log right from the beginning. But better late than never. I will blog on unique features or experiences of the various countries I have been to.

Well, to start it off, below is a short narration of my very recent visit to Stockholm. I was there with Andy and his brother, Kenny & family (wife, Shen Ye and 3 children - Melanie, Leanne & Eugene). Enjoy....

STOCKHOLM - 8 DEC TO 12 DEC 2007














This is a photo of me taken by my husband, Andy at a cafe in Vasamuseet (Ship Museum) in Stockholm. It was really cold (about 5 deg C) and I was hankering for something hot to warm up. The bowl of greenish stuff is the most expensive asparagus soup I ever had so far. The price - SEK85 or RM50. Thank God we can have unlimited amount of bread or else.......... the bowl of soup ain't gonna fill up our tummies. But it tasted real good!!! Yum! Stockholm is one of the most expensive cities in the world. One word of advice. Don't drink too much water while you are visiting the city cos' you need to pay SEK5 to use the toilet which is coin-operated at the entrance. Takeaway Chinese fried noodles costs SEK65 for a small size and Burger King Whopper Meal set is also around the same price which is about RM35. No wonder I lost weight in Stockholm. I had a latte in another museum and it was SEK35 for a small cup. But I must say that Stockholm is indeed a very beautiful and clean city. It was a pity that the weather was not in our favour as it was cold and rainy. People were very helpful and friendly and the most astonishingly thing - it was extremely difficult to find an obese person in Stockholm. Even mothers who were pushing baby prams around were slim and trendy. But again.... I should not be surprised. With the high cost of living especially where food is concerned, I don't think gaining excess weight is any issue at all. Hmmmmmm.............. food for thoughts for those who would like to stay slim...... move to Stockholm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!