Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is from the Old Water Tower and John Hancock Building in Chicago. Famous worldwide, the architecture in Chicago has influenced the architecture across the US. Although most of the buildings were unfortunately destroyed in the late 1800s during the “Great Chicago Fire”, […]
Many people use Hong Kong as a mere stepping-stone for getting to other parts of Asia. While it’s a great destination on its own with plenty to do, some people rarely spend more than a day here. Lucky for those people, Hong Kong is small, which means you can see a lot in a short timespan. So […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is from Aberdeen, Hong Kong. We rarely ever get out to Aberdeen, which is located on the southern side of Hong Kong island. The area is reachable only by bus or car since the MTR does not run that far south […]
Living in Asia is generally safe. However, it’s nice to have a bag that I know is going to keep my belongings secure, especially when visiting certain areas. Before when I was traveling through Mainland China, I always had to wear my backpack on my front to guard against pickpockets and bag slashers. While this […]
This week we would like to introduce Martin of The Travel Ramble. Martin is a ski enthusiast and a backpacker. The two tend to be mutually exclusive but somehow he seems to make it work by spending the summers with beat up guidebooks and the winters up mountains carving up slopes. Japan is one of those far-flung, […]