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Greenwich is where the Eastern and Western Hemisphere meet and also home to a World Heritage Site. Greenwich is located in South East London. You can travel from Central London to Greenwich by riverboat, train, tube and DLR. I arrived early and I first visit the Cutty Sark. Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ship during its time, and it is used to transport … Continue reading Where the Time Began, Greenwich
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London is an expensive city. My last visit was in 2003, a passing through when I was on my way to Edinburgh to attend a University Convocation. It is good to revisit London again. Early in the morning, I took the early train to the Victoria Station and take a tube to the booked hotel. I am welcome by the hotel staff with a surprise … Continue reading The City – City of London
Traveling abroad is constantly a challenge since the COVID outbreak in 2020. Many countries have travel and border restrictions since then. For the family who happen to separate from each other have to cope with the stress being apart until the permit is granted to leave or to enter the country or both before they are able to unite. In mid of 2021, many European … Continue reading Traveling Abroad in the Midst of Pandemic
I took a train ride from Paris to Amsterdam. The direct train service takes 3 hours and 17 minutes to travel and cost only Euro 35 from Parid Nord to Amsterdam Central. Amsterdam Central is site right in the middle of everything. It is situated at the real heart of the city. I walked out from the train and followed the crowd towards the exit. It … Continue reading Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Ann visited to Kuala Lumpur. We had some beers and Mexican food at Loco in Changkat Bukit Bintang. When too much of beer, we have ideas …. what about a day trip to Malacca city? Distance from Kuala Lumpur to Malacca is estimate around 120km, around one hour drive. Malacca is one of the UNESCO site for its long history. It was first fall under … Continue reading From Loco to Malacca
It is a popular travel destination specially among the Taiwanese as it is only 1.5 hour flight from Taipei to Okinawa. The low budget air makes it cheaply to fly, and the rising interest in taking a cruise trip to Okinawa brings many from South East Asia as well as China. It is my first solo travel for a change. As I was sitting in … Continue reading Okinawa Perfecture, Japan
Almost every friend that I know asked me the same question when I was planning for a visit to Kuwait. The word “Kuwait” is not an unusual word to many, including myself. I was in high school when Kuwait was invaded, by Saddam’s Iraq. The Iraqi occupation came to an end after the military intervention by the coalition forces in 1991. Even my family were … Continue reading Why Kuwait?
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Snowing in October is rather rare, and the day before I visited Innsbruck, many places at Alps region were pouring snow. And we were wondering if Frau Holle, also known as Mother Hulda, is making the bed. Frau Holle is a German fairy tale. and she shakes her bed and out come snow from heaven. Innsbruck is a capital of Austria’s western state of Tyrol, is … Continue reading Innsbruck, Austria
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Jeju island also known as Jejudo is the largest island off the coast of the Korean Peninsula and a popular holiday destination these days. Jejudo has a moderate climate; even in winter, the temperature rarely falls below 0 °C. When I was little, I was told that Jeju Island is a Barbarian island, it was called hanja or 島夷 in Chinese. I went to Jeju island in … Continue reading Jeju Island, Korea
Travel stories for the soulful wanderer 