On my last day before returning my car and departing Crete, I ventured up to the mid-Crete mountains for some last-minute adventures. One of those, I admit, sounded promising but ended up being pretty odd – Museum Homo Sapiens. It

Kat O Crooked Island hike: Hong Kong
Hong Kong has many wonderful getaway islands, offering good day-trip hike getaways from the hustle bustle of Hong Kong urban life. The longer I stayed in Hong Kong, the harder it became to find new escapes, so it was wonderful

Museum Siam : Bangkok
Bangkok has a lot of hidden gems, and every time I visit I get to see new wonderful things that I missed in previous visits. In my last visit in Bangkok I got to linger a bit longer and make

High Island Reservoir and Pak Lap Loop : Sai Kung
Sai Kung has some of Hong Kong’s most gorgeous scenery, and it’s always a treat to be able to explore more of that region. Though I’ve covered many of the main hikes in that region, I occasionally am able to

Visions of Johannesburg : South Africa
Gosh, Africa. Gosh, South Africa. It’s difficult to convey just how long I’ve waited to make it to Africa. It’s been on my TODO list since forever, and I’ve always felt regretful and a bit shameful that I have not

My 2022: Yearly Travel Summary
2022, what a relief. After disastrous years 2020 and 2021, I was worried that 2022 is going to be another horrific pandemic year, but, luckily, the world slowly started getting back to normal. Being based in Hong Kong in January

Visions of Bangkok 2022 : Thailand
I’ve been to Bangkok several times before, but it seems like every time I have a different experience and find a new side to the city. In my visit during 2022 escaping the Hong Kong lock-down measures against the growing

Visions of Cusco and Machu Picchu : Peru
How to summarize Cusco? It was both one of the biggest highlights and the lowest of lows of my 2022. I was extremely lucky to land on the day of the sun festival with some crazy local festivities, and to

Visions of Córdoba : Argentina
I haven’t had the chance to do many roadtrip in my trip this year to South America. The pandemic was still a thing, and I didn’t plan the weather very well, arriving in the local winter. But when I was

Visions of Abu Dhabi : Emirates
Never expected to be able to visit Abu Dhabi, up until recently this seemed very unlikely to those with my passport, but things have really changed in the last few years, and the Emirates were some of the first worldwide