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 Mdina Old Town : Malta
Mdina is an 8th century fortified town near the center of Malta, with well preserved city walls and picturesque old city streets. We came in for a few hours to catch some of the local attractions, one of those the

Visions of Rijeka : Croatia
After a cold weekend in mid-summer at the Netherlands, I decided it was time to warm up, and headed down to Croatia. The flight took me to Rijeka, on the north-west of the country, and instead of rushing out to

Visions of Graz : Austria
Following travel starting from Croatia, to Italy and Slovenia, I ended up crossing the border from Maribor to stay for a few days in Austrian Graz. There’s a lively old town next to a hill with a fortress and a

Visions of Arnhem : Netherlands
I lived in the Netherlands for two years with lots of visits when not based there, and still – I have failed to make my way to Arnhem. I wasn’t even sure what I’ll find once I get there, but

Visions of Hvar Island : Croatia
This summer I needed a retreat following a European work visit, so I took a quick flight to Rijeka in Croatia so get closer to the coastline and get some warm weather. After a quick visit to Zagreb, I took

Visions of Padova Padua : Italy
Earlier this year I attended a one week workshop in Padova (Padua) in northern Italy. Padua University in one of the oldest universities in the world with famous folks like Galileo Galilei as resident scholars. When not in the workshop,

Visions of Malta
Malta has been on my TODO list for years, especially when I was living in Europe, but I never really got around to it. Until this year. Finally. I had a few days, a weekend plus, to roam around and

Visions of Chang Mai : Thailand
Chang Mai was my first stop in Asia. Before Chang Mai, I had no idea what Asia was like. I was originally set to start from Bangkok, but then everyone warned me that I should aim for a softer landing

Visions of Bangkok : Thailand
Thailand was my first stop in Asia, where I spent over 3 months, on and off. It’s been 14 years since I left, and did not have a chance to visit back until this year. I was curious to see what