- Visions of MonacoMonaco was always a bit tricky for me to get to, been waiting for the right opportunity to visit this small European country for a very long time, and finally got the chance to come by when visiting the nearby
- Visions of San Francisco : California USThis year in between East Asia and Europe, I made a stop in Northern America, starting from west coast United States, down to Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and then back up to the east coast United States. In the west
- Visions of Merida and Valladolid : MexicoThis year I got a chance to return to one of my favorite areas in the world – Yucatan province in Mexico, and explore a bit more. Some of the things were revisits of my previous visit almost a decade
- Visions of Tokyo 2024 : JapanFunky Tokyo. Been to this city many times and it never ceases to amaze me with new things to see and explore. In February 2024, I spent a couple of weeks in the city, touring around and finding new areas
- Visions of Windsor and Painshill Park: United KingdomIn my most recent visit to the London area to visit the Royal Holloway University of London campus, I visited a friend in the area, and we took a day out to explore Windsor. We walked around a lot, saw
- Visions of Santo Domingo : Dominican RepublicOn the way from Mexico to the United States, I was looking for a destination I have not been to yet that would allow me to continue towards Philadelphia, and saw a flight going through Santo Domingo in the Dominican
- Visions of Nashville Tennessee : United StatesI’ve heard that Nashville is one the world’s country music centers, its music scene competing with places like Austin Texas, and a bustling happening place with fast growing economic status with main branches of some of the US biggest companies
- Visions of Yale University : New Haven, ConnecticutYale University has always been on my TODO list for visiting US college campuses, but the location inĀ New Haven, Connecticut, made that a bit difficult. In 2024, while visiting Philadelphia and the east coast was invite to join my
- Visions of Nha Trang : VietnamLong ago, in 2005, I spent a few months in Vietnam roaming around the country. At some point, as I was planning a trip from Ho Chi Minh, to Dalat, and then to Nha Trang, I had a serious accident
- Visions of Johannesburg 2 : South AfricaIt’s a bit embarrassing that I’ve seen so much of the world but have never been to Africa before 2022. Though the world was still coming out of a pandemic, I was long overdue to visit, and so my first
- Visions of Bali : IndonesiaI’ve heard so much about Bali, and have always wanted to go, but there was technical reasons that prevented me from going. Three years ago, those technical challenges just suddenly disappeared, so I had to wait a bit for the
- Visions of Bodrum : TurkeyBodrum is a coastal city in Turkey, a quick ferry ride from the Greek island Kos. Wanting to reach Istanbul from the Greek islands, I took that ferry and stayed for a night to explore a bit. There were nice
- Visions of Jakarta : IndonesiaBeen hoping to make it to Indonesia for many years, but was only finally able to make that happen in 2023. I’ve been warned that Jakarta is perhaps not the best introduction to Indonesia, with places like Bali being nicer
- Visions of Kuala Lumpur : MalaysiaI’ve long wanted to visit Malaysia, and in 2023 I finally got the chance to do it. I started off with Kuching and Kota Kinabalu were okay, though I liked Penang a lot better, and for me the highlight, strangely
- Visions of Kuching and Kota Kinabalu : MalaysiaFor many years I wanted to visit Malaysia but due to technical reasons I was not allowed to visit. In 2021 things changed, and I could finally go and visit. Given the pandemic, I had to wait a bit, so
- Visions of Bratislava : SlovakiaLast year, my dad and I were visiting Vienna Austria, and were looking for something new to do in the area. Since I’ve never been to Slovakia, and it was so close, we decided to do quick weekend getaway to
- Visions of Brno : CzechiaIt’s been many years since I last visited the Czech Republic, and I’ve always wanted to see more of the country. When visiting Austria last year, I was looking for an easy escape to try and see something new, and
- Visions of Kending : TaiwanTaiwan 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 : GreeceWhenever 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 : FranceBeen 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