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 […]
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 […]