In Gjirokaster, Albania, we chose to stay at Stone Rooms 1850 because it’s only a five-minute walk from the guesthouse to the castle. That also meant it’s way up on the hill…
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Defrim and Buko, Food, Smiles, and Love
Before arriving in Berat, Albania on October 1st, 2019, we spent eight days in Gjirokaster. About three hours south of Berat, Gjirokaster is yet another beautiful UNESCO World Heritage Site. We ate…
Bulevardi Republika, An Inroad to Our Life in Berat, Albania
Our entire first night in Berat, Albania on October 1st, 2019 was plagued by two big rats at the Airbnb. After a whole day of sleeping in at Hotel Orestiada and dealing…
A Taste of Missing Home
Kenric said dinner was soul-nourishing for him. This is far from authentic Mexican food, but it made the boy from California visibly happy. He ate it with pita bread instead of tortillas,…
Chinn Chinn, Perfection With a Temper
In July 2014, when Kenric and I went to Michigan on a business trip, we stopped by a restaurant in Mattawan called Chinn Chinn. It is the reincarnation of Peking Palace where…
Locked Down in Greece
After two days of social distancing in Athens, we switched to a 14-day self-quarantine per the Greek government’s announcement. We have felt fine these past eight days. Tomorrow, lockdown begins. One news…
We Were The First Guests. Ever!
Yesterday, while on the Metro from the airport to Athens city center, I found out from our friend’s Facebook comment that all the ruins and attractions in Greece had been closed. We…
Back in California After Kenric’s Mom Visits the Hospital
On February 19th we flew back to California because Kenric’s Mom had been admitted to the hospital. These past three weeks spent at Kenric’s parents’ home in San Jose, California went by…
A Two-Hour Detour For Chinese Food
We’re in Berat, Albania now. The drive from Kotor, Montenegro took eight hours, and included a two-hour detour for Chinese food in Tirana. We’ve dined at Oriental City twice previously and think…
Return to Zagreb for the Christmas Markets
We first visited Zagreb, Croatia in October 2017. We canceled our plans to be here last year (2018) when we rushed back to California because Kenric’s Grandpa’s health deteriorated quickly. Grandpa passed…