Southern Laos Part 2 – The Bolaven Plateau
Following our Champasak adventures, we met friends in Pakse and headed on up to the Bolaven Plateau. We passed Paksong town on the way to our destination, Montra Flower garden. It is a flower/fruit/vegetable farm that has several bungalows for tourists to stay. It was already dark out when we arrived and the first thing […]
Southern Laos Part 1 – Around Champasak
I have been traveling to Laos often over the past decade and have longed to visit the South for it’s many attractions such as the UNESCO heritage site Wat Phou, the Bolaven Plateau with it’s abundance of stunning waterfalls and superb coffee plantations and the 4000 Islands area of the Mekong River. I finally made […]
Budapest 2019
A thermal bath I can call my own This was my second time to Budapest, what a stunner! I came in the early 2000’s and it has progressed a lot since then. I found the people are more upbeat and energetic this time around. The cityscape was also more vibrant and beautiful, it seems to […]
Brad’s Budget Airline Blitz of Europe via Scoot, Wizz and Ryanair
I have been traveling for a fair few years now and have scored some amazing deals along the way but it is going to be tough to top my budget airline blitz of Europe in the spring of 2019. Arriving from Asia, it covered 5 countries, about 12,000 kms, with 5 flights on 3 different […]
Italy’s well-kept secret: Adventures in Franciacorta wine district (Car-free)
Here are highlights of my trip to the Franciacorta wine region this spring. This is certainly a lesser-known wine region of Italy. After taking in the gorgeous scenery and delectable wine I could understand why the Italians would want to keep this area a secret. The Franciacorta wine process is identical to the champagne process […]
Siam Road Char Koay Teow is in a New Cafe
I have spent a lot of time on the balmy island of Penang, Malaysia and some say it is the street food capital of the world, lucky me! Needless to say there is plenty of good eats on streets with a wide array of flavours including Chinese, Indian, Malay, Western and more. There are many […]
Slow Boat from Luang Prabang to Huay Xai, Laos 2018
I have been longing to take this unique journey up the Mekong River for some years now and finally got around to it. The scenery is tremendous and I can think of no better way to see it than moving along at a leisurely pace on the slow boat. Getting on the boat at Luang […]
Portugal 2018
This year on my way back to Asia from Canada, I decided to take the scenic route and stopover in Europe. It felt like it has been ages since I explored a new country, so this was a great opportunity. There are many countries to choose from and though I knew little about it, I […]
Making the Most of a 24 Hour Layover in Tokyo
My most recent travel adventure was one fine day in Tokyo. Japan has been high on my wish list for some time now. Why only one day? Well, one efficiency I have learned in my long term travels is that when I am booking my annual Canada visit, I keep my eyes peeled for any interesting […]
The Lost Chronicles
Traveling and living in foreign lands is a great life and I love it . Sometimes however things go amiss, for me especially on travel days. Hey, it can’t be rainbows and unicorns all of the time, otherwise we don’t fully appreciate the good times. Passport I found myself with a few minutes to spare […]