VivianJCheng – The World Is My Backdrop

“Travel, especially international travel, is costly.”, that is often the presumption most people hold. So when I told my friends back in May, that I was planning a 10-day trip to Europe, where I’d be flying business class among the 4 different European countries I was about to explore, and staying at a hotel suite with a private pool, overlooking the Aegean Sea, they either thought that I hit the jackpot, or that I was a “trust fund babe”, or that I was simply going “cray cray”…But the truth is, I paid nothing out of my pocket besides government-imposed taxes and fees (therefore almost free) for my flights to and from, as well within Europe; and the nice hotel suite was also free. So how did I pull that off? Continue reading “A $10K Luxury Trip in Europe for (almost) Free! (Say What?!)”

So I’ve been told that this blog/website is long-overdue, as many of my friends and family came to me for advice on travel, fashion, and lifestyle-related topics, and every single time, right after I gave them the answers or solutions, they’d thank me and then ask me the exact same question –“Why don’t you start your own blog or website to talk about these things? Obviously you’re so good at them!”

While I’m no expert in ALL these fields, I did learn many great tips and tricks from the great World Wide Web, as well as through my personal experiences. And I think the information and experiences I acquired will be beneficial to many of you guys (who read my blog), whether you personally know me or not. I didn’t realize this until I recently wrote a Facebook post (picture below) about How I Took A $10K Luxury Trip in Europe (almost) for free, and got so many responses (likes/questions/comments) from total strangers. Continue reading “Better Late Than Never…”