I went to Norway on a FAM in June 2016, so I decided to visit Moscow afterwards since Russia is nearby. In Moscow, my hotel was located five metro stops from the famous Red Square. The hotel gave me directions on how to get there, using a tourist map with some notes written on it […]
People & Culture
Traditions, cultures and flavours from across the globe.
The Globetrotting Diaries: Trying on Hanbok in South Korea
Travel is the greatest passion I have in life and likely always will be. I am a true globetrotter and definitely more of a traveller than a tourist. I don’t collect keychains or postcards when I travel; I collect moments and memories. In May 2018, I was sent to South Korea on a FAM trip […]
The Globetrotting Diaries: Building a Lodge in Northern Laos
Back in 2004, I was assigned to build a resort in Northern Laos on the banks of the Mekong River. This eco-lodge with safari tents, thatched roof, and an individual solar panel to produce electricity in each room was the first of its kind in Laos. I had to live in a split bamboo house […]
The Globetrotting Diaries: Running with the Masai
As an avid runner, I always make room for my running shoes and gear when I travel, with the best intentions to fit in a few runs while I am away. If I am honest, the gear doesn’t always make it out of my suitcase and as I like to travel with carry-on only I […]
The Globetrotting Diaries: Celebrating Graduation in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia
In June 2016 I met up with my son in Chiang Rai, Northern Thailand for a three-week trip that would take us through Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. Aidan had just completed a month of volunteer work in Laos and was graduating that year. We celebrated his birthday at the Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle […]
The Globetrotting Diaries: Life Is a Bolivian Highway
Driving from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni Bolivia, you cross the altiplano—high plains—and on this route there are no roads, just dirt tracks. This was before the Internet and Google Maps. We made our way based on notes of previous tour leaders that had passed through and a compass. It was true old school […]
The Globetrotting Diaries: Making Friends in Strange Places
Trials and tribulations always make the best stories, provided things all work out in the end. London to Kathmandu was one of the first popular overland journeys and the route has an allure to this day. After years leading trips in Latin America I wanted a new challenge and this was it for me. The […]
The Globetrotting Diaries: Stories from Central & South America Destination Specialists
Stepping Back Into the Inca World My favourite travel memories are travelling around the Sacred Valley and visiting Machu Picchu in Peru. The beautiful landscape of the Sacred Valley harbours traditions and an ancient culture that locals still preserve today, making it truly unique. When traveling around there, I felt that I was going back […]
The Globetrotting Diaries: Fiesta on the Shores of Lake Titicaca
The drive from Puno, Peru to La Paz, Bolivia was always fun. Apart from the stunning views driving along the shore of Lake Titicaca, the border crossing with the black-market money changing in back alleys and the “tumbleweed vibe” of the actual border made the crossing memorable. What was to come on this day made […]
The 2021 Olympics Will be Another Chance for Tokyo to Dazzle the World
A lot has changed for Tokyo in the past 56 years. On the eve of the 1964 Summer Olympics, Tokyo was considered something of a backwater. But in the lead up to the Olympics, Japan rebuilt and expanded the city, transforming it into a modern metropolis that was now open to the world. During the […]
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