This week we would like to introduce Samantha and Yeison of Mytanfeet. Meet Samantha, she’s one half of the pair behind the blog Mytanfeet. Her boyfriend Yeison and her live at the beach in Costa Rica and after 2 years of international long distance dating, they decided to be together and follow their dreams to travel the world. The […]
This week we would like to welcome back Agness of eTramping. Agness and Cez were some of the first travel bloggers I interviewed for my Travel Tuesdays segment. At eTramping you can find plenty of budget travel tips on how to travel the world with $25 in your pocket. They both have been traveling and living in different Asian countries since […]
If you watch the world news, you’ve probably heard of Bohol. Located east of Cebu, Bohol is the 10th largest island in the Philippines, and was once a popular tourist destination for both local Filipinos and foreign visitors. Tragically, in October 2013, it was devastated by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. The whole region of the […]
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 […]
This week we would like to introduce The Guy of Flights and Frustration. His first true experience of travel was inter-railing around Europe for a month whilst in University. Then once he started working, he went on a 17-month placement to live and work in Saudi Arabia. Since then he has become an international business traveller for more than […]
The sakura have begun to bloom, and there is hardly a more attractive time of year to visit Japan than now. Clouds of pink petals are covering the nation as friends and family gather for a week of hanami, or flower viewing parties. It’s this time of year that sakura-flavored goods start filling the shelves. That’s right, Japan’s love […]
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 […]