Details of our travels, by city.
Hundred-foot waterfalls, scenic coastlines, pristine beaches…all can be found on The Garden Isle that is Kauai, the most laid-back of all the islands of Hawaii. It is also one of the places on the planet that gets the most amounts of rainfall yearly. Everywhere we go is lush and green…grass even grows on sand! This […]
Read more "Kauai, Hawaii: Six days with my GoPro"One of the most memorable moments of our recent trip to Taiwan is the hike we did in Taroko Gorge. Although the beginning of the hike is quite challenging and I found myself wishing I had stayed in bed (“why am I doing this to myself” kind of moment), the feeling is quickly replaced by […]
Read more "Taroko Gorge and Hualien city: Postcard-perfect views"We landed in Penang after a short flight from Kota Kinabalu. We were so exhausted that we missed all that passed us by during the cab ride to the hotel (review of The Royal Bintang Hotel soon). It’s only the next morning that we got to really take in all the cultural sights that define […]
Read more "Georgetown, Penang: A little bit of Britain in Malaysia"We had initially planned to hike up Mount Kinabalu during our trip to Malaysia. We had booked a mountain guide with the tourism company Amazing Borneo many months ahead and had already prepared training physically for it. A very unfortunate event happened on June 5th this year, when an earthquake hit the region and many […]
Read more "Kota Kinabalu: Beyond the renowned mountain peak"Continuing our journey along the Atlantic coast of Morocco, we took a halt in Essaouira, a small fisherman city known for its kitesurfing and windsurfing activities because of the strong wind that blows onto the shore. Opt for Essaouira for its small town feel, for the fact that the medina retains much of its orignal […]
Read more "Essaouira: The Windy city of Africa"One of the main purposes of travelling is to see new things, new places, new people. The best memories that we bring back are photographs, in color or black and white. Now imagine how different travelling would be without the ability to see properly… In 2010, I participated in a humanitarian trip to Morocco with VOSH, […]
Read more "Laayoune, Morocco: The Gift of Sight"Busy, fast-changing, unreachable. That is the impression we perceived of Shanghai when we visited in 2008. When I first wrote about Shanghai, I debated for a long time whether or not to publish this story because I felt like a lot of things have become outdated already. The city is constantly under transformation, both culturally […]
Read more "Shanghai: Where East meets West"Happy New Year! Where will 2015 bring you? I hope that my blog can inspire you to go to new places, discover new things and meet new people. I’m very grateful to be surrounded by a loving family and friends who motivate me to get out and experience all that life has to offer. Whether […]
Read more "Flirting with Barcelona"Happy Tuesday everyone! It’s currently minus 5 degrees Celsius and snowing here in Montreal. How best to warm us up if not posting about Thailand on this cold cold day? Hope you enjoy reading! Choosing which island to visit turned out to be quite a task. It’s a given that some sun and beach time […]
Read more "The three Koh’s: Phangan, Samui and Phi Phi"Thailand is the biggest gift I’ve given myself. I justified that I deserved it for graduation after so many years of restless evenings at the library. It turns out Thailand doesn’t need justification… I was very lucky to have the best travelling buddies with me, Lisa and Sara, both of whom are my classmates (soon-to-be […]
Read more "Chiang Mai: What’s cooking?"