Our Trips Around The World – Page 2 – Blogs from All of Our Trips

奥克兰动物园和伊甸山 – Auckland Zoo and Mount Eden

11/15/2025，星期六，Saturday, The 14th day of our Down Under to Eastern Delight trip

来了新西兰，怎么能错过她们的国鸟——奇异鸟呢？

How could we come to New Zealand and miss seeing its national bird—the kiwi?

怀赫科岛和另一位远方亲戚- Waiheke Island and another relative

11/14/2025 星期五 Friday, The 13th day of our Down Under to Eastern Delight trip

今天早上又有阳光。我们昨天提前买好了怀赫科岛的渡轮+随上随下巴士套票。怀赫科岛位于豪拉基湾，以葡萄园、海滩和度假氛围闻名，从奥克兰市中心搭渡轮约 45 分钟即可抵达。

This morning, the sun was out again. Yesterday, we bought our ferry and hop-on-hop-off bus combo tickets in advance for Waiheke Island (pronounced WHY-heck-ee). Located in the Hauraki Gulf, Waiheke is known for its vineyards, beaches, and relaxed holiday vibe. It takes about 45 minutes by ferry from downtown Auckland.

港湾散步和空中观景台 – Harbor Walk and the Sky Deck

11/13/2025，星期四，Thursday, The 12th day of our Down Under to Eastern Delight trip

早上醒来，窗外竟然透出几缕阳光。昨天没来得及整理行李，早上只好动手收拾。这个民宿的空间不大，也没有太多收纳的地方，只能脑洞大开——用熨衣架当充电台，用行李箱当衣架，临时改造出自己的秩序感。整理快到中午，终于安顿好一切。

In the morning, we woke to find a few rays of sunlight streaming through the window. We hadn’t managed to unpack our things yesterday, so the morning was spent tidying up.

去奥克兰 – Going to Auckland

11/12/2025 星期三 Wednesday, The 11th day of our Down Under to Eastern Delight trip

今天是旅程中的又一次启程。中午十二点的飞机飞往新西兰奥克兰。登机前在机场又处理了一会儿工作，落地时已是傍晚五点半。奥克兰的入境流程和澳大利亚相似，机器通关很快，但因为要申报随身带的零食，排队花了不少时间。海关工作人员拦下了我们的牛肉干——他说一般情况下可以入境，但因为包装已经开封，只能作废。于是，只好眼睁睁地看着它进了回收箱。

Today marked another chapter in our journey. Our noon flight took us to Auckland, New Zealand. Before boarding, I spent some time at the airport handling a bit of work, and by the time we landed, it was already 5:30 p.m.

从美术馆到纪念碑 – From the Gallery to the Shrine

11/11/2025 星期二 Tuesday, The 10th day of our Down Under to Eastern Delight trip

早上醒来，又在下雨，看来又是一个又冷又湿的日子。不得不处理一下工作的事，和同事通了一个小时的电话讨论。

We woke up this morning to find it raining again — looks like we will be served another cold, wet day. I had to take care of some work emails and spent an hour on a call with a colleague discussing things.

书香，午餐与云端 – Books, Lunch, the Skydeck and Rain

11/10/2025 星期一 Monday， The 9th day of our Down Under to Eastern Delight trip

早上七点半，Lune可颂面包店准时开门。这是一家在油管上早已被无数人推荐的网红面包店。我原以为一大早去，人应该不多，没想到到的时候门口已经排起了长队。好在等待是值得的——我买了三款可颂，每一口都是酥脆香浓，果然名不虚传。

At 7:30 in the morning, Lune Croissanterie opened right on time. This bakery, long praised by countless YouTubers, is something of an online sensation. I thought arriving early would mean fewer people, but to my surprise, a long line had already formed outside when I arrived.

徒步墨尔本街区 – Walking in Melbourne

11/9/2025, 星期日， Sunday

上面的照片看起来会非常有趣吧？那是我们今天原本的计划。可惜早上又在下雨，去坐普芬比利蒸汽火车的票早在家里就买好了。那是一条穿越森林山谷的老式蒸汽火车，很多人说是来墨尔本最值得体验的项目。可一大早看着窗外淅淅沥沥的雨，再想到来回路上要花四个多小时，还得赶特定时间的车，我们最后还是放弃了。虽然有点遗憾，只能安慰自己——别被沉没成本绑住。

可下雨天也不该浪费。于是我们，打着伞出门，去感受这座城市在雨中的样子。

The photo above would have been so much fun, right? That was our original plan for today. Unfortunately, it was raining again in the morning, even though we had already bought tickets back home for the Puffing Billy steam train — an old-fashioned train that runs through forested valleys and is often said to be one of the must-do experiences in Melbourne.

下雨的一天 – A Rainy Day

11/8/2025 星期六 Saturday

早上醒来，外面还在下雨。天气预报说，这场雨会下一整天。我一边喝茶，一边看工作邮箱里堆积的三十多封邮件，不得不回复了其中三封。还是要出门看卡，风大、气温低、雨还在断断续续地下。我们决定先轻松一点，坐一圈免费的有轨电车。

It was still raining outside when we woke up this morning and the forecast said it would rain all day. I sipped my tea while glancing through over thirty emails in my work inbox and ended up replying to three of them. I am supposed to be on vacation!

去墨尔本 Arriving in Melbourne

11/07/2025 星期五 Friday

今天启程前往墨尔本。
早上七点半，我们开车去机场，还车的过程一波三折，绕了几圈才找到正确的地点。顺利交车时，因为没加满油，被多收了28澳元。

Today we set off for Melbourne.
At 7:30 in the morning, we drove to the airport, but returning the car turned out to be a bit of an ordeal — we circled several times before finding the right place and decided not to bother finding a gas station. When we finally handed it over, we were charged an extra 28 AUD for not refueling the tank 😂

悉尼最后一天 The Last Day in Sydney

11/6/2025 星期四 Thursday

今天是轻松的一天。早上边补写前两天的游记，边把这几天的衣服洗了。阳光正好，窗外安静。然后坐Uber去了悉尼最有名的邦迪海滩，这里是澳大利亚最具代表性的海滩之一，以金色沙滩、碧蓝海水和自由开放的氛围闻名。今天天气极好，蓝天碧海，沙滩细腻，很多人在海滩上晒着太阳。

Today was an easy, relaxing day. In the morning, I caught up on writing the travel blog from the past two days while we did the laundry. The sun was shining, and it was quiet outside.

羽谷野生动物园和蓝山 Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park & The Blue Mountains

11/5/2025 星期三 Wednesday

早上开车出发，第一站是羽谷野生动物园，距离我们的民宿大约四十多分钟。路上又要经过悉尼的复杂而漫长的地下隧道，完全没有手机信号，开起来就像“盲驾”一样。虽然过程有点挑战，但PJG还是安全地把我们开到了目的地。

We left early today which explains why we didn’t make our post yesterday!

澳大利亚的动物们 Australian Animals

11/4/2025 星期二 Tuesday

上午去了悉尼塔龙加动物园。动物园坐落在悉尼港北岸的莫斯曼（Mosman）山坡上，视野极佳——从环形码头（Circular Quay）坐上渡轮，不到二十分钟便能抵达。那一段航程本身就像是一场小小的序曲，海风轻拂，天光与浪花交错，远处的歌剧院和海港大桥渐渐退到背景里，而动物园藏在一片郁郁葱葱的绿意之中。

In the morning, we visited Sydney’s Taronga Zoo. The zoo sits on the hillside of Mosman, on the north shore of Sydney Harbour, offering a magnificent view. From Circular Quay, it takes less than twenty minutes by ferry to get there. The short voyage itself feels like a prelude — sea breeze brushing by, sunlight dancing on the waves, the Opera House and Harbour Bridge gradually receding into the background, while the zoo nestles amid lush greenery.

悉尼港湾大桥和悉尼歌剧院 – Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House

11/3/2025 星期一 Monday

离民宿5分钟的轻轨站 – The light rail station is 5 minutes from the Airbnb.

早上从民宿出发坐了几站轻轨，去了悉尼海港大桥。春夏衔接的天气还有些凉爽，太阳还躲在云层后面，步行走过大桥大概三十分钟，桥上人不多，偶尔有跑步的、骑车的，也有提着咖啡杯散步的当地人，看起来都很惬意。

In the morning, we left our Airbnb and took the light rail a few stops to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The weather, at the turn of spring and summer, was still a bit cool, and the sun hid behind the clouds. It took about half hour to walk across the bridge. There weren’t many people—just a few joggers, cyclists, and locals strolling with coffee cups in hand, all looking quite content.

长途跋涉来到悉尼 Epic Trek to Sydney

10/31/2025-11/2/2025

我们下午四点左右从Alex家出发，五点半抵达洛杉矶国际机场。到达后我们去了贵宾休息室，享用了免费的饮料、小吃、红酒和牛排晚餐, 度假正式开始啦！大约晚上九点四十分登机。这是我们第一次乘坐空中客车A380——一架巨大的飞机。我们买的是豪华经济舱座位，座位在飞机的上层。可惜的是机舱内似乎不能随意走动，所以并没有感觉的飞机竟然有两层。

We departed from Alex’s place around 4 p.m. in Los Angeles and arrived at LAX around 5:30 p.m. We headed to the lounge, where we enjoyed complimentary drinks, snacks, wine, and a steak dinner.

去悉尼 Heading to Sydney!

It’s Halloween, which means we’re going Down Under! We got up bright and early this morning, a little concerned that the government shutdown would cause delays at the airport. Well, in fact there were no issues at all, so we had an extra hour at the airport to wait before our first short flight to Irvine!

今天是万圣节——也意味着我们的“南半球之旅”正式启程啦！清晨早早起床时，我们还略有些担心政府关门会导致机场延误。结果完全没有问题，反而多出一个小时在机场等候，准备搭乘第一段短程航班前往尔湾。

Heading Down Under on Halloween!

We’ve booked the major international segments and have begun adding hotels and Airbnbs! We will leave from SFO on Halloween and fly to Orange County where we spend the day with Jeanne (and Alex and Van) … in the evening we will Uber up to LAX to get our 15 hour flight to Sydney!

I spent the day with Jeanne and she drew a picture of herself with grandpa … grok brought it to life!

马萨特兰的食物 Food in Mazatlan

美食一直是旅行中最吸引我们的部分之一，期待那些意想不到的味道能带来舌尖的惊喜，让大脑因美食释放出多巴胺，带来纯粹的幸福感。可惜，马萨特兰的食物让我们颇为失望。用三个词来总结：单调、干、无味。

Food has always been one of the biggest draws of travel for us — the hope that unexpected flavors will delight the palate, trigger a dopamine rush, and bring a pure sense of joy. Unfortunately, the food in Mazatlán left us rather disappointed. In three words: monotonous, dry, and bland.

马萨特兰第四周 – Fourth Week in Mazatlán

2025年4月7日到4月12日马萨特兰工作之旅第四周

April 7–12, 2025 — Work Trip to Mazatlán, Week 4

这是宁静且平淡无奇的一周，也是我们在马萨特兰的最后一周。第一次在旅途中，竟感到如此开心地想要回家。不知为何，许多军舰鸟这周突然选择在我们民宿大楼上空翱翔，再次带回了清晨观鸟的乐趣。周五下午我选择休息，中午11点开完会，我们便出发去了历史老城区一家颇受欢迎的餐厅 Totem 吃了顿午饭，也许是这次旅程中最让我们满意的一餐。

This was a calm and uneventful week — our final one in Mazatlán. For the first time during our travels, we actually felt genuinely happy about the idea of going home. For some reason, many frigatebirds suddenly chose to circle above our apartment building this week, bringing back the joy of early-morning birdwatching.

马萨特兰第三周 – Third Week in Mazatlán

2025年3月31日到4月6日马萨特兰工作之旅第三周

March 31 to April 6, 2025｜Third Week of the Work Trip in Mazatlán

忽然一天早上醒来，几乎所有的鸟儿都消失了，这一周也没有再回来；清晨坐在阳台上，边喝茶边看它们俯冲入海、捕鱼翻腾的乐趣，也仿佛随它们一同远去；空气中少了鸣叫，海面上少了掠影；最合理的解释，也许是它们已经踏上迁徙之路，飞往另一片遥远的大海，去追随季节的召唤。剩下了一些留守的鹈鹕和军舰鸟，依旧在风中缓缓盘旋，一波波拍岸的浪花，和带着咸意的海风，在无声中陪伴着清晨的空旷。

One morning, we woke up to find that almost all the birds had vanished. They didn’t return the entire week. The joy of sipping tea on the balcony each morning while watching them dive into the sea and stir up splashes in search of fish seemed to have disappeared along with them.

马萨特兰第二周 Week Two in Mazatlan

2025年3月24日到3月30日马萨特兰工作之旅的第二周

March 24–30, 2025 — Week 2 of the Mazatlán Work Trip

工作日的节奏已经步入正轨，没有特别的波澜。和同事开视频会议时，我分享了眼前的海景，大家纷纷好奇：在这样的环境下，我是怎么还能专心工作的？我笑着回答：“我是一个在中国出生长大、受过良好纪律训练的乖乖听话的中国人，哈哈！”

The work week has settled into a steady rhythm, with nothing particularly dramatic. During video meetings with colleagues, I shared the ocean view in front of me.