Category: Travel
Dubai Layover: The Burj Khalifa – World’s Tallest Building
After spending a brief moment at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi to, at the very least, see its famous white domes and opulent architecture and designs, we hopped on the Etihad Shuttle for ... Read More
Abu Dhabi Layover: Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Long 24hr-plus flights are brutal but when you can tack on a strategic layover? Things just got interesting! Last year, I chose a 12 hour layover in Tokyo on my way to Hong Kong rather than 3 hours so... Read More
Boat Scavenger Hunt along the Canals of Rotterdam – Day 2 Competitours
Day 2 wasn’t jammed full of as many activities as Day 1, but we sure had a lot of nonstop adventure while in Rotterdam participating in a boat scavenger hunt! Read my introduction about the Comp... Read More
An adventurous day – 6 New Activities on Day 1 of Competitours 2016
Follow along the action packed first day with the video summary of Ivy and I getting to Day 1 in Amsterdam! Read my introduction about the Competitours Adventure Tour here I will be updating this pos... Read More
Travel and Food Writing Class – A Weekend in Las Vegas
My latest writing assignment for my UBC Travel and Food writing class was to produce a piece on “A Weekend in …” (previous assignment was a Restaurant Review). I had just returned f... Read More
Highlight Reel Video: 11 Day European Adventure “Competitours”
By the end of day two, as all of us “Competitouristas” settled into a quaint historic village in Maastricht, Netherlands, I truly felt like I had already been in Europe for over a week! D... Read More
Competitours 2016 – Pre Trip Challenge #2 TEAM MASCOT
Update #2 – For our next pre-trip challenge as part our Amazing-Race travel experience and competition in Europe, Ivy and I had to create a video introducing our team’s mascot! [Previous u... Read More
How You Can Get Free Perks and Luxury Upgrades While Traveling
As promised, here’s how I got free perks like using lounge showers at the airport, and getting upgraded to a deluxe ocean suite in the Seychelles. Just got back from an incredible vacation to t... Read More
Competitours 2016 – Pre Trip Challenge #1 TEAM NAME
Ivy and I are participating in Competitours 2016 – An Amazing-Race travel experience and competition in Europe! Tagline of “Sight-DOING, not just Sight-SEEING”! 11 days, 11 teams ... Read More
New Year Hackathon in Las Vegas and Surprise Winnings
2016 – How’s this for a new change? I’m currently in Las Vegas at the Palms Casino nightclub for a hackathon! It’s Day 2 of the next 364. It might be a bit cliché to create n... Read More
Epic Black Tusk Hike
As much as I love traveling around the world and exploring new exotic sights, there are moments when places in my own backyard just take my breath away. The views along the Black Tusk hike near Whistl... Read More
Turkey Highlights – Overview of Planning and Preparation
Just got back from 12 days in Turkey traveling through 8 cities – loved every moment and I would return to each place again! I began and finished my journey solo but spent the majority of my tim... Read More