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a glacial pace: alaska, canada & seattle travel blog
a glacial pace: alaska, canada & seattle travel blog

Alaska, ten years later, through the lens of global warming

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traveljayemseyvacation, cruise, family, Alaska, climate change, global warming, Seattle, Royal Caribbean, Ovation of the Seas, SeaPlex, Sudoku, trivia, karaoke, Jia Tolentino, Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion, Flowrider, John Mulaney, Juneau, Macaulay Salmon Hatchery, salmon, Mendenhall Glacier, Nugget Falls, Costa Rica, waterfall, Fred Meyer, Skagway, White Pass & Yukon Railroad, Klondike Gold Rush, Flight of the Order of the Phoenix, GoPro, photography, Yukon Heath's Popcorn Emporium, Klondike Doughboy, The Call of the Wild, Endicott Arm & Dawes Glacier, seals, skydiving, rollerskating, edibles, marijuana dispensary, OCD, jazz, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 7-Eleven, Slurpees, Fisherman's Wharf, Lululemon, silent disco, Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, Bruce Lee, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, Chinese-American, Chinese, Melinda & Bill Gates Foundation Discovery CenterComment
pura vida (jayemsey x costa rica)
pura vida (jayemsey x costa rica)

Adventures in the jungle—sloths, secret beaches, and waterfall hikes

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traveljayemseyRekha, med school, Costa Rica, Alajuela, El Salvador, preservation, biodiversity, happiness, renewable energy, pura vida, Radio Shack, Google Translate, Parque Central, Mercado Central, casado, chicken rice, Musmanni, St. Patrick's Day, La Calle Beer & Street Food, Love Death & Robots, Black Mirror, La Fortuna, Fabio, La Paz, waterfall, hummingbirds, sloth, Sal y Pimienta, Arenal Volcano, toucan, Nirú Rainforest Suites, Tabacón Thermal Resort & Spa, Leo, El Burio, pineapples, Annia's Epanadería, empanadas, Místico Hanging Bridges Park, eyelash viper, coati, La Fortuna Waterfall, Monteverde, Selina Monteverde, Stella's Bakery Art Coffee Shop, Café Choco Don Juan, latte, Soda La Amistad, Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Florida Man, sustainability, resplendent quetzal, Sabor Tico, sodas, chorreadas, tamàles, Jacó, crocodile bridge, Josue, Las Monas Rainforest, Casita del Sabor, Airbnb, Airbnb Experience, Manuel Antonio, Playa Beisanz, Girls' Night In, Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic, The Falls Resort at Manuel Antonio, Robert, Kevin, El Avion, Iran-Contra affair, Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio, jet ski, white-faced capuchin, Marcel, Friends, Punta Catedral, Mar Luna, Isla Vista, ocean, Pacific Ocean, sunset, Selina Manuel Antonio, Emilio's Café, octopus, Google MapComment
international waters: baltic sea travel blog
international waters: baltic sea travel blog

Revisiting the past with fresh eyes and falling in love with Europe again

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traveljayemseyBaltic Sea, China, family, cruise, Copenhagen, Denmark, Wakeup Copenhagen, canal, MSC Preziosa, Masterchef, at sea, Stockholm, Sweden, ABBA, Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, AccidentallyWesAnderson, St. Petersburg, Russia, PECTOPAH, vacation, Tsarskoye Selo, Catherine the Great, Summer Palace, Baroque, Palace of Versailles, Hall of Mirrors, vodka, drinking, Church of the Savior on Spilt Blood, Alexander the Third, Neva River, State Hermitage Museum, LOB LOW, champagne, caviar, trivia, Crazy Rich Asians, Kiel, GermanyComment
michelin-starred haggis (jayemsey x the u.k.)
michelin-starred haggis (jayemsey x the u.k.)

Hopping across the pond for a visit to London, Edinburgh, and Glasgow!

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traveljayemseyLondon, England, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Rekha, Blind Beggar, Leadenhall Market, Harry Potter, Tower of London, Tower Bridge, Doctor Who, Sky Garden, Gardens by the Bay, Liberty Bounds, Co-Op, Kinder, The Other Boleyn Girl, Bath, Roman baths, Westminster Abbey, Thermae Bath Spa, spa, Pret A Manger, Tate Modern, Yayoi Kusama, Infinity Mirrors, Vox, Dishoom, Sketch Tea, Wham!, trivia, Ryanair, The Proclaimers, 500 Miles, Edinburgh Castle, Royal Mile, St. Giles Cathedral, The Royal McGregor, haggis, Moriarty's Bar, Sherlock Holmes, The Hanging Bat, Arthur's Seat, Holyrood Park, Robert Louis Stevenson, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, impressionism, Alfred Sisley, Eugène Boudin, Van Gogh, Willow Tea Room, Loch Lomond, University of Glasgow, Ashton Lane, Old Salty's, Barbican Conservatory, Boxpark, Shoreditch, Wombat City Hostel, The Coborn, Buckingham Palace, St. James's Park, Gatwick AirportComment
spectacular spectacular: paris travel blog
spectacular spectacular: paris travel blog

Exploring my Moulin Rouge! dreams and baguette obsession in the City of Love (thanks to Airbnb x VICE!)

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traveljayemseyParis, France, Airbnb, VICE, Lust in Translation, red-eye, sunrise, Black Mirror, metro, fashion, Les Petits Caprices, French, language, Legay Choc, LGBTQ, Le Marais, Passage du Desir, love shop, ethical porn, Pigalle, Hotel Amour, love hotel, sex education, This Is Life, Lisa Ling, Le Carmen, Georges Bizet, burlesque, Clasico Argentino, Passage du Grand-Cerf, shopping, people-watching, National Geographic, baguettes, Galerie Vivienne, Odette et Zoé, tea, scones, clotted cream, Bushwick, Killian, Damien, La Favorite, smoking, Montmartre, stereotypes, Mona Lisa, Café Marly, Eiffel Tower, Carette, Saint Honoré, Palace of Versailles, Hall of Mirrors, gardens, Queen's Hamlet, Marie Antoinette, L'as du Fallafel, falafel, Lenôtre, French macarons, Musée Maillol, pop art, Roy Lichtenstein, Allan D'arcangelo, Galette Café, crêpes, galette, Île Saint-Louis, Pierre Hermé, Paris syndrome, City of Love, the Louvre, Moulin Rouge!Comment
baby, it's cold outside: chicago & new york travel blog
baby, it's cold outside: chicago & new york travel blog

Discovering a new love for deep-dish pizza and snow flurries, and catching up with old friends in New York

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traveljayemseyChicago, New York City, gentrification, Lake Michigan, Magnificent Mile, Northwestern, Chicago Riverwalk, Lou Malnati's, snow, The Bean, Cloud Gate, Art Institute of Chicago, impressionism, Monet, Cézanne, Picasso, Hoosier Mama's Pie Shop, pie flights, pie, Chicago Public Library, Skydeck Chicago, hot dog, Downtown Dogs, Giordano's, New York, Second Avenue Subway, dim sum, Chinatown, Momofuku Milk Bar, b'day truffles, Columbus Circle, Times Square, The Plaza, Tiffany's, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Melt Shop, The Penrose, Duke's, Central Park, Levain Bakery, Carroll Place, Greenwich Village, Smorgasburg, Luke's Lobster, Lady M, Meatpacking District, The High Line, Ample Hills Creamery, Chelsea Market, Hudson River, Washington Square Park, Spot Dessert Bar, molten chocolate lava cake, Beer Authority, Shake Shack, Union Square, Artists & Fleas, van Gogh, the Louvre Comments
a love letter to the lion city (jayemsey x singapore, part IV)
a love letter to the lion city (jayemsey x singapore, part IV)

The final chapter of my Singapore adventures...thanks for the memories :')

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traveljayemseytourists, blogging, Sentosa, Singlish, Singapore, lah, Marina Bay Sands, Marina Bay, ION Sky, Whisk Café, Gardens by the Bay, Supertrees, Flower Dome, Cloud Forest, Karl the Fog, Marina Barrage, laser show, Chinese Garden, Japanese Garden, turtles, Pulau Ubin, nature, Escape the Room, lo hei, Chinese New Year, Chinese food, lion dance, Kazu Sumiyaki, hawker center, Platform 1904, Harry Potter, Goblet of Fire, STRAY by Fatcat, truffle fries, emotion, diversity, JAYEMSEY x SingaporeComment
ruins: phnom penh & siem reap travel blog
ruins: phnom penh & siem reap travel blog

Reflections on Cambodia's past, present, and future and its parallels to America

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traveljayemseyCambodia, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Gwendolyn, Cambodian Genocide, Khmer Rouge, tuk-tuk, The Share Phnom Penh Hostel, Tuol Sleng, UNESCO, authoritarianism, Holocaust, Democratic Kampuchea, Pol Pot, prison, riverside, Choeung Ek, Killing Fields, Chinese New Year, Giant Ibis, Prisoner of Azkaban, Angkor Wat, temples, City of Temples, Missing Socks Laundry Café, Ta Prohm, Tomb Raider, Angelina Jolie, night market, Pub Street, Bayon, Angkor Thom, Baphuon Temple, Old Market, Donald Trump, NaziComment
a minute in thai-me: bangkok travel blog
a minute in thai-me: bangkok travel blog

Seven mosquito bites, 530 pictures, and less than 48 hours in Bangkok, Thailand

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traveljayemseyBangkok, Thailand, Phuket, Ayutthaya, Kanchanaburi, Uber, Matchbox Bangkok, hostel, Family Mart, Communism, pad thai, Thai coffee, Wat Arun, Temple of the Dawn, Chao Praya river, temples, mango, wax apples, Buddha, Buddhism, Wat Pho, Temple of the Reclining Buddha, sunset, rooftop bar, beer, Khaosan Night Market, street food, roti prata, cockroaches, Taling Chan Floating Market, night market, Malaysia, fish, river cruise, Chang, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Chinese New Year, tuk-tuk, 7-ElevenComment