Still much for me to explore in Central America and so in my recent visit to the US, I decided to go and explore the region a bit by doing a short trip to Guatemala. I didn’t have much time
Visions of Ishigaki Okinawa : Japan
Japan is one of my favorite destinations, though I never really pictured it as a beach destination. Without really knowing much about Okinawa, I decided to take a low-cost flight for a few days and check out a new part
Ghibli Studios exhibition: Hong Kong
Beginning of September I was feeling a bit bored in Hong Kong and was looking for interesting things to do when I ran into an announcement of an unusual exhibition at Kowloon Bay – Ghibli Studios. I watched many of
Leiria castle & Batalha monastery: Portugal
After visiting Portugal’s Coimbra and Obidos, I continued down south to a lovely mountain top medieval castle/fort in Leiria, followed by a very large 14th century Gothic monastery in Batalha. Spent a couple of hours exploring each, with almost no one
Pingjiang historical blocks : Suzhou
In my last visit to Suzhou I stayed for a couple of days in the area near the old town, next to the Pingjiang historical blocks. Straight off the main road and into the old town is an array of
Hmong Village and Doipui Waterfall : Chang Mai
My last stop on the Doi Suthep motorbike trip up on the mountains to the west from Thailand’s Chang Mai were the Hmong Village and Doipui Waterfall. It’s a quiet village of Thai minorities, the Hmong, and you can see
Icon Siam shopping mall : Bangkok
Bangkok is a shopping mecca, and a lot of people come to the city to do shopping. It’s quite remarkable just how many posh shopping malls are in this city, appealing to all tastes and budgets. The latest addition, I