Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of the Hong Kong skyline during Earth Hour. Earth Hour was celebrated across the world last week, as millions powered off their lights for an hour. Cited as the world’s worst city for light pollution, surprisingly enough, Hong Kong also took […]
Malaysia may be the second Islamic country I’ve visited, after the Maldives, but it’s really the first time I’ve been able to explore an Islamic country. Sure, in the Maldives we heard the prayer calls when we were in Male and we saw a couple of mosques from afar, but that was really all we […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of cherry blossoms in spring. The cherry blossom season is finally here! These small flowers have begun blooming all across Japan just a few days ago and will continue to do so over the next couple of weeks. This time […]
Japan’s most iconic season is about to begin as it has been predicted that the cherry blossoms (sakura 桜) will begin to bloom across the country this week. Found throughout Japan, sakura generally bloom from late March to early May, starting in Kyushu and steadily progressing northward sweeping across the nation until it reaches Hokkaido where the season comes to […]
“Feeling at home” may mean something different to everyone. To me a home is someplace you feel comfortable and settled in, and it’s been a long time coming, but I’m happy to say I’ve finally found my home away from home in Hong Kong. It’s been almost two years since I moved to Hong Kong […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of white flowers in honor of White Day. The department stores have replaced Valentine’s Day displays with elegant white displays of white chocolates, marshmallows and other white goods. That’s right, it’s White Day! In case you didn’t read my post […]
Apart from eating lots of delicious food, my other favorite part about visiting Malaysia was gawking at its wonderful architecture. Malaysia is made up of so many different cultures, and has also been colonized at various points by the British, Dutch and Portuguese, so you can imagine the architecture is kind of all over the […]
Don’t be fooled into thinking Kuala Lumpur isn’t worth a long visit, as there is actually quite a lot to do there. I could have easily spent a week there if I wanted to visit all the main tourist destinations, and to explore the culture and cuisine a bit deeper. Even if you do find […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of hanging umbrellas and lanterns in Kuala Lumpur. With many people being of Chinese descent, Kuala Lumpur has a fairly large Chinatown, and Petaling Street is in the heart of it all. Locally called the “Green Dragon”, Petaling Street is […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of Spring Voyage at Tokyo DisneySea. The coldest months are finally behind, and as of yesterday, spring is officially here! It might not be my favorite of all the seasons, but this time of year is my favorite time to travel. […]