Malaysia

Here you’ll find all my blogs about Malaysia. Things like travel tips, favorite foods and where to eat them, and of course, what it’s like living here.

Live Large for Less on This Exotic Island in Malaysia

We’re sitting on top of a massive boulder, watching the once blue cloudless sky turn pink. The behemoth stone has been polished by the wind…

Your Dollars Will Go Further in Penang, Malaysia

Back in 2013, my husband Mark and I were living in Chicago, working 80 to 90 hours a week behind a desk. At the time,…

This Tropical Island Has It All

For 10 years before my husband, Mark and I left Chicago, I was working 24/7. As the owner of a wholesale women’s clothing business, my…

5 Tips for Would-Be Expats in Southeast Asia

For 11 years, my husband Mark and I traveled to all the places we thought we might move to, researched so much that we felt…

5 Reasons to Live in Penang

1. Great Food Penang is well-known in Southeast Asia as a foodie haven. It’s a passion that the locals don’t take lightly (you can’t even take…

Escape the January Blues on These 3 Beaches in Southeast Asia

Tired of shoveling snow yet? Are those once delicate flakes now just a pile of grey slush? Snow is beautiful while it’s falling; who doesn’t…