Whistler, Canada
During a very short trip to Whistler in British Columbia, Canada, we had a target to go for a hike and get some exercise. Unfortunately, we had forgotten to bring hiking shoes so we decided to visit the village to […]
Chiang Mai Redux, Thailand
For the keen readers of this blog, you’ll know that I’ve shown pictures from Chiang Mai in the not to distant past. Those images were from a trip taken in November 2017; I was a bit behind in posting them
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Chengdu, China
Chengdu is the capital city in Sichuan Province, located in Western China. Chengdu is famous for its spicy food, laidback lifestyle, and of course, its Panda Bear education and preservation centres. Please note that the images shown in this post
Sunrise in Toronto
This post will be a very short one. I had a conference to attend in Toronto earlier this month and had the opportunity to stay in a new hotel called Hotel X. While the hotel has a less than enticing
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Gubei Watertown, China
Beijing is known for a lot of interesting things like its stunning historical architecture, or its concentration of a handful of people who provide oversight and direction to 1/5th of humanity, or more recently, the high levels of pollution that
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Kyoto, Japan
For this trip to Japan, we kept the itinerary simple with three nights in Osaka and four nights in Kyoto. If you want to read about the Osaka leg, you can click here. With our shopping mostly completed in Osaka,
Osaka, Japan
Living in Asia has many perks compared to my home country of Canada. One of the best perks is the accessibility to amazing and diverse countries within a few hours flight from either Hong Kong or Beijing. The downside is
Weekend in Mumbai, India
This post will be a short one because I only spent a long weekend in Mumbai. The purpose of the trip was not for tourism, but for something rather special. My brother has achieved remarkable success in his business and
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Inle Lake, Myanmar
After Mandalay, we then headed south to Inle Lake, where there’s a traditional fishing community thriving on the influx of tourists. While incredibly beautiful and serene, Inle Lake was the one place where we felt that tourism had started to
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Mandalay, Myanmar
After the breathtaking scenery in Bagan and the life changing vistas of the pagodas framing the rising and setting sun, we made our way across Myanmar to Mandala. Mandalay is the true heart of Myanmar, and the second largest city
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Ultimate Travel Charger
My search for the ultimate travel charger may soon be coming to an end. With the new GaN technology chargers hitting the market, chargers are finally starting to get smaller. Even without GaN, manufacturers have found ways to improve the
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Bagan, Myanmar
Our Myanmar trip had started off very well with two excellent nights in Yangon. We were already finding the people to be extremely friendly, generous and kind. Southeast Asia is known for the kindness of its people, but Myanmar takes