Category Archives: Travel Stories

Following my New Year’s holiday in Mexico I made the long journey to Asia for a much anticipated return trip to Vietnam. People have asked why I have been so keen on Vietnam—well, it was the first country I traveled to on my 3-month South East Asia backpacking trip in 2022 and it left aContinue reading “One Week in Vũng Tàu — Vietnam”

My seventh annual New Year’s trip abroad was loosely planned for Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon, Vietnam (key word – loosely). I’d been plotting my return to the South East Asian country for a few months, keen to snowbird there for the winter. However, my attempt to travel there on standby (via LAX to Hong Kong)Continue reading “New Year’s 2026 – From Mérida to Hong Kong”

Manic, Gay, and Restless – these are the words that reflect my state of mind visiting the Taiwanese capital of Taipei last month. This introductory trip to East Asia came exactly a year after my overstimulating and jolting trip to India. Taipei came to feel like the antithesis to that India trip – it wasContinue reading “Taipei – My Introduction to East Asia”

Continuing on from Part I, the fourth day of the Huayhuash Trek put us through a strange mixture of sun, clouds, hail, and more sun before finally worrying us with a pretty heavy snow by dinner time. That night Michael – one of our three travelers from Quebec – had waited until his girlfriend SaraContinue reading “The Huayhuash Trek, Peru – Part II”

For several years I’d heard of a city called Huaraz, a base for trekking enthusiasts that is also known as the hiking capital of Peru (and no, this is not where Machu Picchu is, that would be much further south near Cusco). I had attempted to travel to Huaraz last summer, but weather and standbyContinue reading “The Huayhuash Trek, Peru – Part I”

It has been over six months since my last foreign trip, where in Buenos Aires on New Year’s Eve I had the horrifying experience of being violently attacked. It felt like the final straw in a year of turbulent travel moments, each begging me slow down and re-evaluate both what I was doing, and whereContinue reading “Rediscovering France: One Week in Angers”

My annual New Years trip is something I’ve come to cherish. It has been a privileged opportunity to make unique and lasting memories in unfamiliar places with complete strangers (something that has for me removed much of the modern anxiety with having the perfect New Year’s Eve). And if my sixth installment of this traditionContinue reading “New Years 2025 Part I: Buenos Aires, Argentina”

At the tail end of my time in Rajasthan I decided to cut out a large chunk of my remaining India itinerary. This included the states of Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, and parts of Tamil Nadu. My reasoning could constitute its own post, but in short I’d decided that the experience of traveling on a budgetContinue reading “India – III. Mumbai & Pondicherry”

Aside from the cities of Delhi and Agra, the state of Rajasthan is the most popular region for international travelers visiting India. The state is dotted with magnificent royal palaces and forts dating back hundreds of years — all featuring ornate and mesmerizing architecture. Rajasthan felt like my first real foray into India, with theContinue reading “India – II. The Culture Shock of Rajasthan”

I say this about most countries, but India is a place I’ve been wanting to visit for a long time. The hearty foods, the elaborately colorful fashion, the sheer breath of culture on offer … it all appeals to me. And to that point, if I came to India I needed to give it aContinue reading “India – I. Autumn in Himachal Pradesh”