I haven't been to South America for almost six years. It's time to visit this continent again—starting with Guyana in the north, fishing in Patagonia in the southernmost part of South America, and including a transit stop in Houston and a side trip to Trinidad.
South Okanagan
This year's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation happens to be on a Monday. Thankfully, South Okanagan-Similkameen Transit provides regular service on this day. I decided to take this opportunity to tour South Okanagan by public transportation.
Central Europe
It's time to visit Central Europe, partly because of the current world situation and partly because a new ETIAS will take effect in 2025, causing additional effort and costs.
Jul 26, 2024
Berlin
Indian Ocean Islands - Northeast USA
Due to the nature of my work, I got a relatively longer vacation for this Easter. I decided to visit the four Indian Ocean island nations in Africa and stop over in a few Northeastern cities in the USA on my way back.
Mar 23, 2024
Northern Grande Comore
Hainan
Hainan is China's only tropical holiday destination. From a travel perspective, I'm not particularly interested in Hainan as I've been to many much better beach destinations. However, I decided to visit Hainan to have a family reunion due to the warm weather there in winter.
Jan 18, 2024
Haikou
Iraq - Kuwait - Saudi Arabia
I never thought of visiting Iraq until two months ago when I was at a library browsing for travel books for potential next destinations and saw the Bradt Iraq book. Since Bradt is a mainstream publisher, it means Iraq is definitely doable despite that most western countries still advise against traveling to Iraq. A nearby country, Saudi Arabia, has also opened its doors to independent travel recently, and I don't want to miss that opportunity either. The tiny country between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, adds a bonus to the trip.
Jan 6, 2024Baghdad