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