18 November 2010 ~ 2 Comments

Tokyo Observations

Tokyo Observations

Tokyo is a huge city as evidenced by their subway map. I don’t mind that it is a large city but what gets to me are the distances. Even skipping traffic on the subway it would never take me less than a half hour to go somewhere new. It’s not overwhelmingly big or anything, just [...]

17 November 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Four Big City Destinations

Four Big City Destinations

Everyone has a different idea of their perfect holiday. For some, it might be lying on a beach with a good book. For others, it’s about adventure and discovery. But for city slickers, the perfect holiday is spent amongst the hustle, bustle, diversity and excitement of some of the world’s biggest cities. In such destinations, [...]

13 November 2010 ~ 4 Comments

Bingo, Salsa, and Rum for Charity

Bingo, Salsa, and Rum for Charity

“We are not a religious group, a charitable organization, or a company; we are just a group of neighbors here together to support a good cause” That idea really stuck out as an old Colombian man introduced the event in front of the eager crowd of bingo players’ already one glass deep in rum. The [...]

10 November 2010 ~ 3 Comments

Health Insurance For The Global Citizen

Health Insurance For The Global Citizen

There becomes a time when you make the adjustment from gap-year or short-term traveler to full-time international travel. In this case travel insurance just doesn’t cut it anymore since it is meant as a supplement to regular health insurance. In my case I graduated from university in the United States nearly one year ago which [...]

06 November 2010 ~ 7 Comments

Japanese Fresh

Japanese Fresh

I didn’t plan to write an entire article about my experience with Japanese food in Tokyo. It just sort of happened when I noticed a good portion of the photos I took happened to be of the food. That is a testament to the quality and originality of Japanese cuisine. Tokyo became the last destination [...]

03 November 2010 ~ 6 Comments

Connections in Hong Kong

Connections in Hong Kong

I was led to believe that Hong Kong was anything but mainland China. I anticipated a futuristic and efficient city full of luxuries. And in fact before I had even arrived I was a bit disappointed, expecting it to be just another Western city not much different from say, New York. Everyone was supposed to [...]

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