Iceland is highly geographically active with many volcanoes. The most famous (or infamous) eruption which many people will remember was in April 2010 when a volcano in Eyjafjallajökull (try pronouncing that!) in the south of Iceland erupted since 1821. That eruption…
As a kid, I’ve read and heard so much about the Great Wall of China (万里长城). Even though I know I want to see it some day, it was never a priority since I always thought it is in the…
From the first time I tried riding on a jet ski in Bintan many many years ago, I’ve sort of fallen in love with it. I love how fast it can go and feel the speed with the wind blowing…
Girona was a great city to explore for a couple of days with all the historical buildings, the beautiful old Jewish Quarter and of course, looking out for the shooting locations of Games of Thrones! However, we decided to explore…
Hospital de Sant Pau in Barcelona is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is probably the most beautiful hospital I’ve ever visited. The original name of the hospital was Hospital de la Santa Creu (Hospital of the Holy Cross) when…
There were many highlights during my trip to Chengdu last year. We visited the biggest stone Buddha in the world, went off the tourist track to see hundreds of Buddha carved into cliffs and not forgetting how up close and…
Even though I am usually on the normal tourist-tracks when I visit a new place, I also like to explore the lesser-known, less touristy places as much as I can. I like the fact that these off-the-beaten-path places offer different…
No, we were not chasing ghosts in California… or were we? Wikipedia defined Ghost Towns as abandoned villages, towns or cities after the economic activity that they supported has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods or…
Back when I was living in Dubai, Evan suggested that we go skydiving in Umm Al Quwain (UAQ) after we were bumped off an over-booked flight to Jordan. UAQ is one of the 7 Emirates that makes up the United…
Besides driving along the Glen Etive, which I highly recommend, there are other things to see and do in the Highlands of Scotland including visiting churches, castles and… reindeer trekking. St Conan’s Kirk Our Highlands of Scotland road trip continued…