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Hong Kong cat cafes, Bangkok clubs & European train journey. LaCarmina year in review, pt 2.

tall boots, grunge clothing

Goodbye, 2013! What a spectacular year you’ve been. Let’s continue our look-back with highlights of the last six months.

hong kong cat cafe, cats theme restaurant food

But first: a peek into a Hong Kong cat cafe! Watch my new video on Huffington Post, where I visit Causeway Bay’s “Ah Meow” theme restaurant. It’s home to dozens of adopted cats, including at least three Scottish Folds.

My round Basil Farrow makes a cameo too… Can you find him in there?

tv filming, circus halligalli

Now, back to the yearly sum-up. As you saw in Part 1, I spent the first half of the year traveling for work. In July, I remained in my hometown of Vancouver — but did I stop to rest? Hell no.

The famous German TV show, Circus HalliGalli with Joko and Klaas, flew in to shoot a challenge about lip-sewing body modifications! When it aired, it caused quite the stir among the tabloids. Watch my evil TV hosting in this episode, if you dare.

anime convention vancouver expo

Seby and I also appeared as guests of honor, at Vancouver’s Anime Evolution convention. We had a great time meeting you, and hope to be back next summer.

Lolita Treff fashion Österreich

Next, my film team and I did an epic journey in Central and Eastern Europe with Eurail. We “coolhunted” emerging trends, nightlife, fashion and more in Vienna (Austria), Bratislava (Slovakia), Budapest (Hungary), Belgrade (Serbia), and Zagreb (Croatia).

web travel videos series

Our videos are getting hundreds of thousands of views, on Business Insider; I’m glad you’re enjoying this series. Here are all my east European travel guides.

bangkok thailand press trip

Then it was back to Asia. Thailand Tourism sent Seby and me to Bangkok, to experience “T-pop” culture and share it with you. We were hosted by Sofitel So, a blissfully elegant 5-star hotel (this is their funky “Earth”-themed room).

siam discovery designer fashion

We were enthralled by the colorful local fashion at Siam Discovery, and golden temple of Wat Pho. I still have more Bangkok posts to share with you, so stay tuned to the South Asia page.

I also had the chance to do more TV presenting. Some projects, I can’t say much about yet due to contractual agreements… but rest assured that when things air, you’ll be the first to know.

Above is my latest TV hosting reel, which includes clips from Discovery TV’s Oddities. The cover image is from my dinner with my friend Andrew Zimmern, who was in Vancouver filming Bizarre Foods!

sexy astronaut costume

Every year, I go all-out for Halloween and Day of the Dead. This time, I celebrated my favorite holiday in Portland. Between partying, this space-girl floated to steampunk stores, vegan brunches and Lovecraft bars. Click here for all the PDX, Oregon action.

uo hong kong express airways magazine

Are you exhausted yet? The year’s not quite done: a TV job meant spending most of November in Tokyo, Japan. I love seeing the cute Christmas lights and decorations during this festive season.

I was also on two magazine covers in December: the alternative fashion Rebelicious Mag, and the in-flight magazine of Hong Kong Express Airways.

cat licking feet

And here we are, licking our feet. I can’t wait to see what 2014 holds. Already, there are meaningful travel projects in the works, and a new destination in January… Keep your eyes peeled for the announcement. Hint, it’s somewhere in the Middle East.

scottish fold cat face

For you Tokyo fashion lovers, worry not: I have lots of Jpop posts coming up. You can get sneak peeks (along with snapshots of my cat) on @lacarmina Instagram.

cat winking, closing one eye

And don’t forget to watch my new HK Cat Cafe video, wink wink.

Do you feel you’ve grown or changed in 2013? What are you looking forward to in the New Year?

39 Comments

  1. Susan
    Posted December 31, 2013 at 11:19 pm | Permalink

    That place looks and sounds adorable!

  2. Dee
    Posted December 31, 2013 at 11:20 pm | Permalink

    Wish they had cat cafés in the US! Looks like so much fun.

  3. Shingo
    Posted December 31, 2013 at 11:20 pm | Permalink

    nice reporting!:)
    Scotts heal the world!!

  4. Kathy
    Posted December 31, 2013 at 11:20 pm | Permalink

    Did Basil stay home?

  5. Curl
    Posted December 31, 2013 at 11:42 pm | Permalink

    Very cute
    Happy new year

  6. MelissaR
    Posted December 31, 2013 at 11:48 pm | Permalink

    Love this! Happy New Year to you and Basil!!!

  7. Aba
    Posted January 2, 2014 at 12:05 am | Permalink

    thanks for the video

  8. GR
    Posted January 2, 2014 at 12:05 am | Permalink

    A Happy New Year 2014! Let the year of the horse let you meet new
    friends and fulfilling your cherished dreams. Wish you good health!

  9. Edward
    Posted January 2, 2014 at 12:05 am | Permalink

    Have a nice Happy New Year into 2014

  10. Cher
    Posted January 2, 2014 at 12:11 am | Permalink

    Happy New Year!La Carmina

  11. Desa
    Posted January 2, 2014 at 12:12 am | Permalink

    Happy New Year !!!!

  12. Kanae
    Posted January 2, 2014 at 12:12 am | Permalink

    Happy New Years ♥︎ sending love from japan ꒰ ♡´∀`♡ ꒱

  13. Sara
    Posted January 2, 2014 at 12:12 am | Permalink

    HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!

  14. Silvia
    Posted January 2, 2014 at 12:18 am | Permalink

    Awesome blog as always! Happy New Year for you and Basil!!

  15. Silvia Je
    Posted January 2, 2014 at 12:20 am | Permalink

    Awesome blog as always! Happy New Year for you and Basil!! :)

  16. kwang heui
    Posted January 2, 2014 at 11:00 pm | Permalink

    Happy new year~★
    From korea~^^

  17. Rudi
    Posted January 3, 2014 at 12:49 am | Permalink

    Dream…Believe…Achieve!

  18. Ursula
    Posted January 3, 2014 at 12:50 am | Permalink

    More beauty ,precious clothes,and your hair,and i love your sunglasses,youre very honest.Happy New Travels.Kisses

  19. Danieja
    Posted January 3, 2014 at 12:50 am | Permalink

    Happy New Year !

  20. Iris
    Posted January 3, 2014 at 12:50 am | Permalink

    Applauding your success. Always fun to see what’s in store for us.

    • lacarmina
      Posted January 3, 2014 at 1:02 am | Permalink

      I’m so excited to announce my next destination and projects! ;)

  21. Will
    Posted January 3, 2014 at 12:51 am | Permalink

    ボストンマサチューセッツ州から明けましておめでとうございます!

  22. Brooke
    Posted January 3, 2014 at 12:51 am | Permalink

    Happy New Year La Carmina!!! I hope you have many more travel adventures to share and continue to experience nothing but happiness and success in 2014

  23. Hadie
    Posted January 3, 2014 at 12:51 am | Permalink

    I looked your videos for the first time. Very interesting, I love them. Wish you a happy new year.Hadie

    • lacarmina
      Posted January 3, 2014 at 1:02 am | Permalink

      I’m so happy to hear! I’ll be doing many more of these in the new year :)

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