I’ve wanted to visit Istanbul for a long time. When I lived in Spain, I dreamt of traveling there – the only city in the world that straddles two continents – Byzantium, Constantinople, names that span millennia and conjure images of previous great civilizations. But,… Read More »Istanbul: The City on Two Continents
I was extremely excited to visit Siquijor. It’s not as touristy as the other islands, it has a mystical vibe and lore of voodoo and everyone who had traveled there said only good things about it. It’s significantly smaller than Bohol and my plan was… Read More »Siquijor’s Against Me
Bohol is an island I’ve been wanting to go to for over a year. Last year I had planned to go with my ex-girlfriend, everything was booked, but a week before we were supposed to go, her school told her she had to work. The… Read More »The Island of Chocolate Hills: Bohol
When I told my parents I was planning on getting my scuba certification in the Philippines they were surprised because they said they’ve never heard me say it before, while that may be the case, for me, it was always something I planned to do… Read More »Under the Sea
“Since worrying takes away your appetite and your sleep it’s not good for you, but you can’t stop worrying, therefore you get additionally worried that you are worrying, and then furthermore because that is quiet absurd, and you are mad at yourself because you do… Read More »Worrying about Taal
Traveling to a new country is always eye opening, no matter how much you read on it and what you know and don’t know about the country beforehand, there is sure to always be things that while traveling make you think, “this is different” or… Read More »Surprising Things About Sri Lanka
Tokyo was Anthony Bourdain’s favorite city. He says “I’m endlessly fascinated” and “I’ve been many times and it’s still thrilling.” According to him, it was the one city in which he could have spent the rest of his life. There are 5 things he says… Read More »Anthony Bourdain’s Tokyo
Cambodia, also known as the Kingdom of Cambodia is located between Thailand and Vietnam with its southern border on the Gulf of Thailand. Cambodia is a country of 16 million people, the majority of whom are descendants of the ancient Khmer civilization that built the… Read More »The Kingdom of Cambodia
Chu-what….? Chuseok pronounced Chu-sock is the Korean thanksgiving. This year it was called the golden holiday because it fell precisely in the middle of the week, which prompted the government to declare the Monday (between the two weekends) a day off, giving us a total… Read More »Chuseok Part I: Seoul
Culture shock defined by Webster’s dictionary as “a feeling of confusion, doubt, or nervousness caused by being in a place (such as a foreign country) that is very different from what you are used to.” However, I think shock is a very strong word and… Read More »“Culture Shock” – Cultural Surprises in S.Korea