If I can describe the weather in my 2nd day in Istanbul: PERFECT. But the whole day? Eh, not so much, but at least I was able to do everything as expected. Today is my traditional Bosphorus tour day, and the weather was much better than yesterday's. The sunny was finally fully visible, and the sunlight created a magical scenic view on the Bosphorus, that I had to eat breakfast outside - as if I didn't care if I get sunburnt. The tour stops at different ports throughout the Bosphorus, from the 1st port in Eminonu, to the town of Anadolu Kavagi on the northern part of Istanbul. Now I was a bit hesitant as to whether I should get off at Anadolu Kavagi or not, as I've seen alot of reviews regarding the town in ... read more

It was our last day in Cape Town, so before we headed back to Johannesburg, we did the Half Day Cape Peninsula tour, which is probably the best thing we ever did in South Africa. After a rough night of sleeping & a good breakfast, we said goodbye to Adolph, which definitely made our stay at the hostel somewhat uplifting. The lodge might've been prison for us, but everything else was A-OK. Our tour guide, Bazel (who was of white descent), introduced himself a bit as he picked up other people from different hotels around Cape Town. As the tour started, we had a short stop at a viewpoint of Camps Bay, where we saw a perfect view of the Twelve Apostles. We drove towards Hout Bay afterwards, and saw a spectacular amount of houses surrounded ... read more

Just by searching for the image of Mont Saint-Michel on Google, you will realize that at one point in your life, you must see this place in person. Just by looking at the whole facade of the island, it is very mind-blowing and weird. As a huge Final Fantasy fan, this is one of those places that I can easily picture seeing at any FF games, so there is no doubt that I had to visit this place. My visit to Mont Saint-Michel was basically a daytrip from Paris. Yes, it can be done - it's feasible, but you have to be concerned with time management. Not only do you have to take a 2 hour train, you also have to take an hour bus ride (and that is only the one way trip alone). My ... read more

So I'm just going to come out and say it. After living in Hong Kong for almost 4 years, I have never been to Macau before. Yep! It's pretty ironic since it's only about an hour from here, right? Well, I finally had the chance to see Macau for myself today, and I have to say - the city was very spectacular and unique. And hey, what do you know - that means I've already been to 4 countries this year, and it's not even halfway of 2011! I started very early today, waking up at 7:00 to catch the 8:00 TurboJet service to Macau. Unfortunately I got a bit late & wasn't able to catch that one, but the bright side is that the ferries to Macau are very frequent; they leave from Hong Kong ... read more

I just arrived from Lamma Island today, and I still have no idea what it's title should be. Lamma Island honestly looked like Cheung Chau and Po Toi island combined. Add some foliage & land consolidation, and there you have it - Lamma Island. I left Tung Chung today at 7:30, as I was already pretty confident on how to access the Central Piers from the Hong Kong MTR. There are two main piers in Lamma Island where the ferries from Central go to - Yung Shue Wan and Sok Kwu Wan. The ideal itinerary in Lamma Island is to hike from Yung Shue Wan and all the way to Sok Kwu Wan, so going to any of the two piers makes no difference if you're going to do the hike. I decided to take the ... read more