Greetings, my dear readers! :)I thought I would write a sort of a personal update post about the past few months that I spent in a self-imposed lockdown in Nha Trang, on the coast of southern Vietnam. Yes, it’s been almost 6 months since I arrived here, and as for most of you, that meant…
Category: Miscellaneous
10 Things Rich and Poor Enjoy Equally
The year 2020 is probably going to remain in our memories for a long time to come. With the Covid-19 pandemic, so many of things we took for granted are simply no more, and the effect of all these restrictions, closures and health scares are more profound than anyone could every imagine even back in…
How I Spent My Quarantine?
As the world is enveloped by the Covid-19 pandemic, most of us are probably stuck at home under a quarantine, #stayhome or Shelter-in-place order or recommendation. Basically, the life as we know it has been severely disrupted. I found myself in the coastal city of Nha Trang, Vietnam around the middle of March and decided…
Yes, I am Concerned About the Coronavirus!
A few weeks ago, I wrote about my thoughts on the (still beginning) coronavirus pandemic and its travel-related implications. At that time, I’ll admit, they were somewhat nonchalant. Boy, has the situation changed since then. The world is in full-blown scare. Tens of thousands of people are being infected far outside of China, the initial…
Am I Concerned About the Coronavirus?
As some of you know, I spend a big chunk of my time each year in South East Asia, and the region has indeed been on the heightened news alert lately due to the spreading of the new coronavirus from China. The pace of the spread is indeed quite alarming – over 20,000 cases as…
About Travel Watches
People who know me closely also know that I am a bit of a watch guy. That’s right, I do have a great fondness for timepieces, especially mechanical ones. To me, they represent one of the few kinds of jewelry that are actually functional and serve an important purpose other than decoration. And if decoration…
Happy 2020!
The clock has struck 12 and counted down the last minutes of the twenty-teens just about everywhere in the world now, so I would like to wish you, my dear readers, a Happy New Year and a fantastic 2020! Let this year, and indeed, this decade, be another amazing one in travel, photography, and all…
Transportation Primer: Buses
As a traveler, outside the place where you stay the night, you will spend most of your time on the road. And unless you are on a multi-day hike or a bike ride, that means some mode of transportation. As someone who has countless hours of experience with pretty much every mode of transportation, from…
My Top Ten Favourite Cemeteries Around the World
Some people are reluctant to visit cemeteries – they are afraid to roam around high concentrations of graves, dead people’s spirits and possible ghosts. As for me, I think cemeteries are among the best sights in just about any city. Not only they allow you to feel the history or the place and literally walk…
Why I didn’t go to Burning Man (And Why You Should Still Go)
The week before Labor Day is an unusually quiet time in San Francisco. Street parking is easily available, there are fewer people walking, and clubs and bars are half-empty. Why? Because a big chunk of people under the age of 60 are off to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada for Burning Man. For the…