Taiwan is my old home, so whenever I visit I’m overwhelmed with strong feelings of nostalgia and yearning. I used to visit once or twice a year, but haven’t since the pandemic, and so when Taiwan finally opened up in
Visions of Rhodes island : Greece
Whenever I’m in Europe or the Middle East and need to chill, Greece comes to the rescue. It’s one of my favorite destinations anywhere in the world, and so after a hectic first half of 2023 my first stop in
Visions of Lyon : France
Been to France many times, but always in the area of Paris or to the north, and it was long overdue for me to visit the southern part of France. In 2023, when visiting Paris, I decided to take a
Visions of Okinawa : Japan
After three hectic months stuck in Hong Kong, the last stage of a long pandemic, I was finally able to venture out in December 2023 to visit one of my favorite countries – Japan. I’ve previously visited and enjoyed the
Visions of Istanbul : Turkey
It’s been over a decade since I last visit Istanbul, and a new visit was long overdue. I somehow timed it after Easter and at the height of Eid al-Fitr at the end of the Ramadan, which I thought was
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
Visions of Santiago : Chile
This was my first ever visit to Chile, while the world was still recovering from the pandemic. Heard so much about it, and wanted to do so much, but restrictions and weather concerns limited my visit to Santiago, the capital
