Mexico City - Guanajuato - Puerto Vallarta

A colleague reminded me that the Good Friday/Easter Monday holiday is actually a 4-day long weekend. I got to go somewhere. Mexico seems to be a reasonable destination from Vancouver. Decision made.

Apr. 19, 2014
Mexico City to Guanajuato

Haiti - Dominican Republic

Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the island of Hispaniola. Although the two countries are quite different, they are close to each other. I decided to check them out together.

Dec. 22, 2013
Port-Au-Prince

Bang Saphan - Ranong

Since I've been to most “famous” beaches in Thailand, I started to explore some less-known beaches for this Thai New Year holiday. It turned out to be very rewarding.

Apr. 14, 2013
Bangkok to Bang Saphan Yai

Luang Namtha - Xishuangbanna

Although I had been traveling between Thailand and China many times, I had never done an overland trip from Thailand to China. This time I got to get to Beijing in a short time notice and air tickets were quite expensive due to the Chinese New Year. I decided to do this overland trip and explore Northern Laos and Xishuangbanna a little bit en route.

Feb. 21, 2013
Bangkok to Chiang Khong

Vientiane

This trip to Vientiane was mainly for my Thai visa. Since I had been to Vientiane twice and had explored all the major sites of the city, I decided to go beyond Vientiane this time

Dec 6, 2012
Lao Pako

West Pacific - Philippines

Despite the unpleasant event in Papua New Guinea in 2009 and the fact that I'm not a swimmer, Pacific islands are still attractive to me. Being in Asia, I decided to check out some West Pacific islands first.

February 7, 2012
Guam

Northeast China

Northeast China was the last major area I hadn’t explored in China. Using the opportunity of being in Beijing and around in the summer of 2011, I took a two week trip to check out the major sites in Northeast China.

July 22, 2011
Dalian

East Africa

Although I have been to some North African countries, North Africa is still largely considered part of Middle East and I didn’t feel I had been to the real Africa. It’s time to start exploring the heart of the African continent. East Africa becomes the definite choice of my summer holiday in 2011.

June 28, 2011
Nairobi to Nakuru

Libo - Hechi - Yizhou

Libo in Southeast Guizhou has started to attract tourists for its beautiful Xiaoqikong (and to a lesser extent Daqikong). The Northwest Guangxi area, noticeably Longjiang Three Gorges in Hechi and Xiajian River in Yizhou are not massively visited by tourists but I've heard they are beautiful as well. Being in Nanning, I decided to check out all the above in a well designed short trip.

Apr. 22, 2011
Xiaoqikong & Daqikong

Ko Kood - Ko Mak

Being without a proper job for more than half a year, I decided to go to Ko Kood and Ko Mak off Trat mainland (not too far from Bangkok) for this year's Christmas / New Year holiday.

Dec. 27, 2010
Trat to Ko Kood