First of all, yes, I am aware that these are three completely different countries! :P
The reason I'm lumping these three separate Asian countries together, is that because when I was living in China, I was there for the earthquake of 2008. It was pretty bad, and the aftershocks were relentless (we had to sleep outside on the ground [along with the entire city] to be safe the first night!)! I had only been living there for a couple of months when this happened, and the culture shock, mixed with a couple months of learning Mandarin, and the fear of being in my first earthquake had me a little on edge! So me and some of my friends decided to hop a plane and take a much needed vacation to Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
We were only gone about a week, so these three places all kind of blended together for me, but I will be forever grateful for the solace and peace it provided for me and my friends.
The reason I'm lumping these three separate Asian countries together, is that because when I was living in China, I was there for the earthquake of 2008. It was pretty bad, and the aftershocks were relentless (we had to sleep outside on the ground [along with the entire city] to be safe the first night!)! I had only been living there for a couple of months when this happened, and the culture shock, mixed with a couple months of learning Mandarin, and the fear of being in my first earthquake had me a little on edge! So me and some of my friends decided to hop a plane and take a much needed vacation to Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
We were only gone about a week, so these three places all kind of blended together for me, but I will be forever grateful for the solace and peace it provided for me and my friends.
Singapore was tropical and beautiful. The first picture is in Singapore on the ocean, and this picture was us walking on the trail that lead to the beach!
Me and my China family in Singapore
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While we were in Singapore we got to wakeboard! There was a motorized line that you held onto, and around the lake it went, pulling you behind it. Pretty cool! But! I was terrible at it! I fell a lot! But it was definitely an experience, and I'm SO glad I got to do it! |
Us at a bus stop in Malaysia
Indonesia was absolutely mesmerizing. The fact that we stayed at a five star resort on the ocean with an infinity pool and our own separate huts probably had a little to do with it!
This was the last place we went to before we went back home to Xi'an.
This was the last place we went to before we went back home to Xi'an.
Our individual huts! How beautiful!!!
Me playing with some kind of lizard I found hehe.
Ahhhhhh paradise....
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I hope you enjoyed the latest edition of "My Top Ten Places to Travel!" We're getting pretty close to number 10! Hmmmmm....I might have to make it my top twenty places to travel! What do you think?!!
Peace Love and Asia
Jess <3
