A trip to Hiroshima is best to start off with a visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. The museum showcase the remnants of buildings destroyed by the 1945 atomic bomb and monuments honouring the many perished by this nuclear attack. Understanding Hiroshima’s relatively recent devastation is key to fully appreciating its beauty and culture. […]
Sapporo Winter Snow Festival is held annually in early February. We timed our Niseko & Sapporo visit to capture this popular event. More than 2.5 million visitors flock here to admire the amazing ice and snow scultptures. The sculptures are constructed by Japan’s Naval army troops. The city also known for their great beer and […]
Osaka sits in the same Kansai prefecture as Kyoto. A quick 45 mins train ride landed us right in Osaka station. Train stations in Japan are adventures on it’s own. The major stations of each cities are often dressed with many great shops and restaurants. Never worry on going hungry while traveling via rail. Osaka […]
Kyoto was a delight to visit especially in the new year when the temples and shrines are in full swing. Many locals were in formalwear for the shrine visits and we were lucky capture a few photos. The culture is more traditional and presented with great finesse. The food is more towards Buddhist cuisine with […]
We ❤️ Tokyo and very safe to say our favourite to visit. This is what we tell others when asked about Tokyo. Frommers did a good job describing this megalopolis and all the reason why we love it too. Our first visit a few years ago was a sensory overload and now we feed from […]
We arrived in Hong Kong during the week before Christmas for a short stay before heading to Manila for Christmas & New Years with family. Our itinerary is sometimes directed by flights and stopovers. Since we flew Cathay Pacific from Siem Reap, it was an easy decision to head into HK as we always enjoy […]
Delicious food, cheap drinks & spa massages are wonderful after touring the temples. Siem Reap is a pleasant small town and growing it’s popularity. What makes it special like other delightful places are the locals. They are warm and very welcoming to us tourists. We felt very comfortable touring around day & night and always […]
There are many reasons to visit Angkor Wat. It’s one of the largest religious sites in the world and also famous from Laura Croft’s Tomb Raider. We toured the temples over a 3 day pass and highly recommend given it’s sheer size. We chose to see the historical site through the camera lens with a […]
We headed to Khao Lak beach of the Phang Nga province in Thailand for some water and sand time. Khao Lak is about 1 hour from Phuket airport and was hit hard in the 2004 tsunami. The town rebounded with new resorts since the catastrophe but still managed to maintain a much quieter and secluded […]
With a short ferry ride on the Chao Phraya river, we arrive at the Grand Palace of Bangkok. Its beautiful architecture is proof of the creativity and craftsmanship of Thai people. A must-see sight that no visit to Bangkok would be complete without. The dazzling Grand Palace is undoubtedly the city’s most famous landmark. Built […]