Since 2009, when my parents bought an ill advised timeshare with Starwood Hotels (now Vistana owned by Marriott), Maui has sort of become a second home to us. Though we don’t go back to the island as often as we would like (there are far too many places to see …
The Westin Nanea Ocean Villas are located on Maui’s western coast along Kaanapali Beach. I booked two 2 bedroom suites for 10 nights at this hotel using my parents’. vacation rental weeks which we haven’t used in ages due to the pandemic. It’s a long story but they pretty much …
It’s been over 400 days since I last boarded a flight to anywhere or left the state of Texas for that matter. I know many of you have kept on traveling throughout the pandemic, for work or other purposes. While your bravery certainly made me want to venture out more …
After freezing out in the snow for the greater part of the morning to capture the image of the year (in my mind), I began to wish for some hot chocolate and the warmth of a fireplace. Nevertheless we (my cousin and I) waited out in the cold for a …
If you follow this blog regularly you probably know that the only trip I have taken in 2020 was a weekend trip to Switzerland back at the end of January before COVID-19 started dominating our lives. I have been wanting to finish writing about it for quite some time, but …
I’m currently in the midst of isolation out in West Texas at my parents house. Most of my work is now done from home and I can’t help but feel a bit introspective and reminiscent of my travels over the last two years. Never will I ever take travel for …
Hello everyone, I am assuming like me, most of you are at home snuggled up in bed and binging Netflix or Disney Plus (hopefully). Nevertheless it dawned on me that I could vicariously live through movies to witness the beautiful scenery from around the world. Okay yes, I am definitely …
Our flight to Zurich departed Newark at 7 pm, which put our arrival into Zurich at 9 am local time. While I sometimes prefer to sit on the left side of the aircraft (left side when facing the cockpit) for a chance to capture stars or have glimpse at the …
My cousin and I were debating last Tuesday on where we could go for the weekend to do some winter landscape photography.
Lying at the border of Mount Aspiring National Park and Fiordland National Park and the convergence of two major rivers in New Zealand (Dart and Rees), Glenorchy is perhaps one of the most accessible, scenic locations in all of New Zealand.
