Well, maybe you’ve heard of it. After all, Time regards the Cheung Chau Bun Festival as one of the “Top 10 Quirky Local Festivals“. Every year the Cheung Chau Bun Festival falls on the 5th – 9th days of the fourth lunar month. Leading up to this time, the locals of Cheung Chau–a small island fishing village, […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is from Sri Layan Sithi Vinayagar Temple in Singapore. Singapore is unique because it’s one of the few countries where you can find a Buddhist temple, Hindu temple, Islamic Mosque and Christian Church all in the same neighborhood. Despite being so […]
Mount Fuji, the symbol of Japan. An old Japanese proverb once said, “He who does not climb Mt.Fuji is a fool, but he who climbs Mt.Fuji twice is also a fool.” The ascent to Japan’s highest peak truly is a once in a lifetime experience– emphasis on the once since most wouldn’t care to repeat it. […]
Today marks the one year anniversary of the day I graduated from college. In this past year, I’ve lived in two countries, traveled to five other countries, and have had too many valuable experiences to count — and all while working a job abroad. But let’s back up a little. It was during my senior year of college, that […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is from Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. Earlier this week Hong Kong received a new addition to its iconic skyline– a 54 foot rubber duck. Designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, this giant rubber ducky has been slowly making its way around […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is from Mount Fuji, Japan. At 12,389 ft high, this exceptionally symmetrical stratovolcano is world renowned as a symbol of Japan. It is one of Japan’s “Three Holy Mountains” and many Japanese make the pilgrimage to the top at least once […]
Notice anything different? Last Wednesday I finally made the jump to a new self-hosted WordPress.org site rather than my simple WordPress.com site– a change I honestly wasn’t planning to make until I had more free time this summer. But alas, I had a day off from work last week and I made the rash decision […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of a this yellow rickshaw in Macau. Macau has some of the most crowded streets in the world, yet you can still find rickshaw drivers struggling to maneuver them. Although most rickshaws you’ll find are rusted and brown in color, […]
Upon returning from Japan a few weeks ago, the question I received the most was “did you get to see the cherry blossoms?” followed quickly by asking if they could see some pictures. Cherry blossoms, known as sakura in Japan, are beautiful, yet symbolic flowers. Because the blossoms are so fragile and do not last long, they […]
Chances are, if you’ve flown to a different country you’ve been given a card to fill out on arrival. This form, called an embarkation card, is given to immigration along with your passport to provide information about you and your visit. This won’t be the most exciting post, but after having my own bad experience, I […]