Saturday we surprised the kids when we hopped on the Disney Express and headed over to Lantau Island to spend the day at Hong Kong Disney! Although Hong Kong Disneyland only opens at 10am, they let people enter the gates…
Netball Star!
After learning field hockey at St Margarets School in Chile, Aliya has picked up another new sport at CDNIS in Hong Kong – Netball! Aliya is a proud member of the Timberwolves. Here is her first game in which she…
Macau Baby, Macau!
With seven times more revenue than Vegas, Macau is the new, clean, high-end, high stakes Vegas! Friday afternoon after school, we hopped on a ferry and rode 65 kilometers (40 miles) west of Hong Kong to the island of Macau.…
Oceans of Fun: Ocean Park!
We have only been in Hong Kong for 5 weeks and Asher & Aliya have been lucky enough to go to Ocean Park two times! Ocean Park, the largest theme park in all of Asia is a mix of Six Flags and…
Living the High Life!
After staying a week with our wonderful friends the Vincents in Kowloon and another week at the Meir serviced apartments, we finally moved into our Hong Kong home way up high, on the 39th floor! We mainly chose our new…
Nothing But Bones!
So, I guess I’m not adept at chopsticks or I don’t quite get some of the local cuisine. But how on earth are you supposed to eat all those bones?!?!?! Ben and I went out for lunch and ordered BBQ…
Hong Kong Homework!
Ever wondered what it would like like if you were doing your homework in Hong Kong? Check out the view behind Asher & Aliya, who were doing their homework from the first day of school at the Canadian International School…
Best X-mas Ever!
“This is the best Christmas ever!” exclaimed Asher while we were riding horses at the Cerro Frias Ranch outside of El Calafate, Argentina on Christmas Day. On Vasco (Asher), on Picasso (Aliya), on Darth Vader (Ben), on Rubio (Raquel) we…
Ice Trekking with Cramp-ons!
One of the most amazing things we did in all of our South American adventures was strapping on cramp-ons to hike the Perito Moreno Glacier! The Perito Moreno Glacier was declared an UNESCO world heritage site in 1981. While most…
Cool Upsala Glacier Tour!
Our first full day back in El Calafate, Argentina, we took a boat tour of the massive glaciers – Upsala & Spegazzini – and the icebergs that broke away during the calving of the glaciers. I loved seeing the icebergs – shining…