When people ask me what my favorite country I’ve traveled to is, I respond with Cambodia. When they ask why, I respond that it’s because of the history and the people. Never have I met a country so scarred by a horrific past, and yet inhabited by people who are... Read More
If you head to Bangkok, be prepared for sensory overload. When you walk out the door, numerous stalls selling street food line the path, their smells wafting up and mingling with the humid air. Looking up, gleaming high rise buildings stand proudly next to humble... Read More
When I first arrived in Siem Reap, I was greeted with dust—dust in my hair, my eyes, my mouth. Traveling along a brown and arid road from the airport to the city center in a tuk-tuk, I saw children piled on the back of trucks, laughing playfully and pointing; cows... Read More
Vienna, the capital of Austria, has been home to many artists and intellectuals who have shaped the modern world: Sigmund Freud, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven are just a few of them. Not surprisingly, this city is undeniably rich in art, music, and... Read More
It’s hard not to fall in love with a town like Dubrovnik. Situated in the south of Croatia facing the shimmering blue Adriatic Sea, this ancient, medieval city feels like walking onto a movie set, and even that’s half-right: Game of Thrones was filmed here as the... Read More
Bangkok is a melting pot of people from all around the world. With over 20.5 million visitors welcomed to the Thai capital in 2017, it comes as no surprise that a number of those people have fallen in love with this city and decided to stay. A large community of... Read More
Home to masterpieces of art and architecture, the capital of Italy’s Tuscany region is full of relentless charm and beauty. Florence is known as the birthplace of the Renaissance and as one of the great romantic cities of the world. Unsurprisingly, then, I fell head... Read More
My first ever solo trip was to Ireland. Given that I live at the (literally) opposite end of the world, it meant that my 36-hour trip to get there was gruelling, exhausting, and quite frankly, disorientating. I was surprised to learn, then, that Ireland felt just like... Read More
