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2015
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Stories from our travel hand print
Our handprint map!
The bucket list
Africa & the mid east
Dubai, vegas of the mideast
Egypt, ancient civilization
Land of biblical sites, Israel
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Mauritius, Jewel of the ocean
Morocco, mysterious land
Asia, Civilizations’ continent
Cambodia
China 中国
Artsy water towns of 华东
Reminisce buying antiques in Shanghai
Capital Beijing 北京
Food culture
The sacred way (神道)
Enjoy Jiuxiang (九乡) from Kunming (昆明)
Food tour of Zhangjiajie (张家界)
Glimpses of Tianjin (天津)
Hukou (壶口瀑布) via Sha’anxi
In and around Urumuqi 乌鲁木齐
丝绸之路 Silk Road – Part 1
丝绸之路 Silk Road – Part 2
Suzhou (苏州) & Wuxi (无锡)
Taste of Tibet at Shangri-La 香格里拉
Terracotta (兵马俑) and Huashan (华山)
The Great Wall 萬里长城
West Lake (西湖) in Hangzhou (杭州)
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Immerse in Balinese culture
Seat of ancient pilgrims
Japan 日本国
Enjoy Hakone 箱根
Hokkaido 北海道 in Summer
Hokkaido 北海道 in Winter
The Izu 伊豆 road trip
Kyoto 京都 and Nara 奈良
Kyushu 九州 road trip
Nagano 長野 road trip
Ryokan ‘tour’ of Toyama
Shirahama 白浜 & Wakayama 和歌山 road trip
Shizuoka 静岡 road trip
The Okinawa 沖縄 road trip
Tateyama 立山 road trip
Fine Dining Japan-style
The Narisawa Experience
Why travel to Tokyo 東京?
Shinatatsu Ramen street
Ton Chin Kan 豚珍館
Korea, Land of the morning calm
Seoul of Korea
Hanok villages
Gwangjang market
Unique Culinary experiences
Malaysia
Snorkel in Redang
Trying to be Sarawakian
World Heritage Georgetown
Eating our way in Penang I
Maldives, atoll paradise
Angsana Velavaru
Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru
The flying experience
Pakistan
Taiwan 台湾
Taipei’s Maokong
Taipei night markets
Thailand, land of smiles
Eating our way through Bangkok
Enjoying Phuket
Exploring Chiang Mai
Cooking School
Night markets of Chiang Mai
Songthaews
Island tripping from Phuket
Krabi snorkeling excursion
The Golden Triangle
The Philippines
The Tip of Palawan
Day out in Tagatay
Surprising Metro Manila
Vietnam
The Hanoi Experience
Tranquil Ninh Binh
Australasia & Oceania
Australia
Bellarine & Mornington
The Great Ocean Road
Outback adventure WA
Getting in & around Perth
Snorkel & land fun in Cairns
Rocking Rockhampton!
New Zealand
South island adventure
Thermal adventures North island
Europe, the old world
Ancient Greece
City State Athens
Peloponnese marvels
Greek Heartlands
Islands in the Aegean Sun
Austria, former Imperial power
An unexpected Ski journey
City of Salt
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
Capital Helsinki
Rovaniemi, home of Santa?
Turku, old capital
France, most visited
Beautiful French villages
La Cabanes du Breuil
Carcassone fortress city
Chateaux of the Loire
Heritage of Orange
Jardins du France
Lavender of Provence
Normandy, home of vikings
Mont St. Michel
Of Alsatians and Lorraineans
Paris, most romantic city?
Disneyland Paris
Versailles, Home of the Sun King
Germany, economic powerhouse
A tale of two castles
The Black Forest
Castles on the Rhine
Fairytale castles of Bavaria
Hamburghers for a day
Little Northern towns
Historic Italy
A Tuscan spark of renaissance
Bitter Roman lives?
Roman & Medieval Italy
Lombard adventures
Milan the fashionable
Democratic San Marino
The Vatican
The most serene Venice
Holland, home for 3 years
Castles and Forts
Flower Fields of Holland
Maastricht, province Limburg
Sights of Holland
The Zuidersee
Driving along the former Zuidersee
Volendam and Marken
Windmills of Holland
Kinderdijk
Zaanse Schans
Hungary home of the Magyars
Ireland, Emerald Island
Luxembourg
Malta, Jewel of the Mediterranean
Norway
Oslo capital city
Quiet Trondheim
Getting to the Fjords
Poland
Portugual
The Russian Federation
Our story of Spain
Art City Barcelona
Capital Madrid
Driving down Spain
Slovakia
Sweden
Switzerland
Aarburg, river town
Beautiful Neuchatel
Solothurn, most baroque city
Vevey & Montreux, Home of stars
Liechtenstein
The United Kingdom
Roadtrippin’ Wales
Lake district and Hadrian wall
Quintessential Edinburgh
Enchanting Cotswolds
Turkey, straddling Eurasia
Istanbul between continents
Shopping & Eating in Istanbul
Cotton Cascades & Greek heritage
Ancient Greek Influences
The Turkish riviera
Riviera to Cappadocia
North & Central America, new worlds
Canada
A thousand islands
Niagara Falls
The Caribbean
Belize – a Mayan expedition
Grand Caymans
Mexico (Cozumel)
United States
Nocal wine drives
The American Southwest
Antelope Canyon
Canyonlands NP
Monument Valley
Viva Las Vegas!
The Big Apple!
Come for Liberty
Downtown Manhattan
Midtown
Uptown
36 hours in San Francisco
Is Alaska the last frontier?
The inside Passage Part II
The inside Passage Part I
10 hours in Los Angeles
Antique ‘Alley’ Pennsylvania
Theme park paradise Orlando
Walk the boardwalks at Atlantic city
Miami & the Keys
Capital of Power, Washington
Blazing the Freedom trail
Of Lobsters and Men
South America, new world
Chile, Isla de Pascua
Peru, land of Incas
Cusco & the highlands
Famed fauna of Peru
Lima, fun capital
Machu Picchu
Our journalogs (Best viewed via desktop)
Why only from 2015?
2017
Jordan & Israel Part 1
Jordan & Israel Part 2
Road trip Hua Hin
Toyama 富山 road trip
The Ayutthaya excursion
The Bangkok getaway
2016
Harbin Snow and Ice (part I)
Harbin Snow and Ice (part II)
Bustling Busan
Road tripping Phuket
Culinary & cultural Taipei
Amish country & New York City
San Francisco and the Bay area
Cultural St Petersburg
Moscow, political centre of Russia
The hunt for Mr Fuji
Gastronomic adventures Japan
Shopping heaven Japan!
2015
Culinary secrets Chiang Mai
Bintan is nice but pricey
KL is the place for food!
Zhang Jia Jie (张家界) to Changsha (长沙)
Wuhan (武汉) to Zhang Jia Jie (张家界)
Tokyo shop and drop
Singapore, our home base
aka The little red dot
Chinese and Japanese Gardens
Have you ever “safari-ed” with Pandas?
Kelong-ing for Singapore
Hot Spring in Singapore?
Gardens by the Bay
Marina Barrage
The Flower Domes
ION Sky Panorama view
The wild at Sungei Buloh
The Istana
Istana Gallery
The National Gallery
“Hike” the southern ridges
Labrador Park
Fort Canning Park
UNESCO Botanical gardens
Haw Par Villa
Treetops @ MacRitchie
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