The New Adventure! After visiting Mexico for two weeks, Korea for two and a half week, and Hong Kong for five days, I’m finally back in Kota Kinabalu, my adopted home. I have to admit, I was so happy traveling in the ‘normal’ climate for a while. But ah, home sweet home, I can’t stop
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Conquering Seoraksan National Park South Korea is a small country, about the size of Portugal, but we are blessed with high peaks and wildlife. The country is 70% mountainous area. Because of our four distinctive seasons, this land of the morning calm shows different sides different times of the year. But no doubt, the best
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Do you go back to your hometown? I left home three years and some months ago. I embarked on something called long-term travel, or a nomadic life with my backpack. I’ve never stopped moving around ever since, but I always came back to visit family in Seoul, Korea during holidays. It allowed me to breathe
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The Parachico Dancers Welcome You to San Cristobal de las Casas In the central highlands of Chiapas, you can find the charming San Cristobal de las Casas (San Cristobal). Drenched with Spanish colonial style, San Cristobal’s red-roofed buildings, cobblestone streets, and iron balconies are what makes this place unique. My first impression was ‘is this
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Entering Iglesia de San Juan Bautista in Chamula, Chiapas, Mexico We walk in through the thick wooden door. The light is dim. There are no seats. Instead, the floor is carpeted with pine needles. Wide ribbons cross the ceiling of church. Men are stringing up a big ball of flowers in the center. Later, there
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Huaxteca, where you can find the hidden Eden I signed up for an adventure trip in San Luis Potosi called “Earth’s Hidden Eden”. We were going to jump off waterfalls, go rafting, swimming, diving, and so on in the area called Huasteca Potosina. It all sounds great but what is San Luis Potosi (SLP), and
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I’m going to Chiapas, Mexico! Sound familiar? You’re right. I went to Chiapas this time last year as well. (Here you can read the recap of ATMEX 2013.) But this year, I’m going with more responsibility. I’m attending ATMEX, Adventure Travel Mexico, to share my thoughts on storytelling. Teaming up with Pam Mandel, one
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Gold Coast, the Glamorous Queensland’s City Gold Coast, a costal city of southeastern Queensland is one of the hottest tourist destinations for both locals and international visitors. It attracts several million people all year round. But why is the Gold Coast such a special place? I had a chance to stay for a week in
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Guess what? I’m an open water diver now! Before my birthday last year, I made a promise to myself to be more active. One of the promises on the list was to “learn how to dive.” I have a personality of both a brave woman and a chicken. When I thought about diving, the chicken
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“Bridge the gap between country and city.” This has been Robyn’s motto for working in tourism. She has always tried to show visitors the difference between traveling and experiencing. Now she’s continuing the tradition through Charlotte Plains, previously owned by her parents. In a piece of land that is the size of half of Singapore,
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