Born to Travel.
Rice terraces are all around Yunnan Province, and Yuanyang is a good place to start. Yuanyang is divided into two: Nansha and Xinjie and we based ourselves in Xinjie for three days. The journey from Jianshui to Xinjie wasn’t easy but not difficult. The bus got us off at Nansha and we took [...] Read more »
I don’t call it ‘Chinese New Year’. Koreans call the New Year’s Day by lunar calendar ‘Old New Year’ because that’s what their ancestors celebrated. So that, this is my holiday as well. If I were at my home country, what would I do right now? Making mandoo (Korean style dumpling) for three days, preparing [...] Read more »
Macau, also known as Macao, is one of the two special administrative regions of the People’s Republic of China along with Hong Kong. It is popular for a day trip for Hong Kong tourists, but also it is a good place to explore for few days. Macau has lots of different aspects that [...] Read more »
Dine in Hong Kong, what a joyful time, every single day. Dim Sum, I knew that. But I didn’t think Hong Kong as a culinary getaway destination – other than Dim Sum, but it was, totally was. During about a month I traveled Hong Kong, I tasted different meal every day, found new [...] Read more »
The year 2011 was a year of everything. Just like I said in the previous post, it was one hectic year, and I’m having a good ending. I thought a photo essay will be a great way to sum up my year. From here and there, personal changes and travels, here is my story. [...] Read more »
We stumbled upon this market on our way to find the starting point of Dragon back’s hill hiking trail. We got out at Shau Kei Wan station and walked to the bus terminus for No.9 bus. Maybe because it was Sunday, the market was very crowded with people. Looked like we were the only [...] Read more »
Picton, New Zealand was a little intermission from Christchurch to Wellington. Most visitors are Interislander passengers to/from Wellington or on the way to Marlborough Sounds. You can see the glimpse of the extensive sea-drowned valleys from the park right near the coast. Though, Picton is a great place to chill out for few days. I was there [...] Read more »
New beginning. Mastering the Art of Travel Photography finally opened!!! With the black background and all, I feel like I should make this announcement as a Star wars crawl with the music background. … enough with the nerd talk. Officially, I’m launching a photography blog “Mastering the Art of Photography” today. [...] Read more »
“The coal dust from the harbor was so thick we had to sweep up the mess every single morning.” Randolph Dominic, Sulkowitch Hardware & Paint Co. Portland, Maine is a port town, and has very characteristic charm. It makes people visit and stay longer. While I was there, I enjoyed walking along Casco Bay. [...] Read more »
Malacca is a peaceful little town in southern Malaysia. It was a great destination between two big cities; Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. The best ways to look around Malacca are bike ride and walk. One day, my friend Jenny and I went a long walk to Bukit China. Bukit China, Chinese hill in [...] Read more »
