Full Circles from JFK to Manila

Full Circles from JFK to Manila

  One of the first photos I ever took for this blog was the one above of a little Filipina girl in Manila 4 years ago. I remembered thinking: What a badass.      On The Monsoon Diaries’ maiden voyage 4 years ago, I took an afternoon Cathay Pacific flight...
Meet The Island Hoppers

Meet The Island Hoppers

 MEET THE MONSOONERS OF EXTREME SE ASIA  Introducing the following monsooners (half of them are return travelers!) accompanying me on my December trip to Southeast Asia:  From December 2nd to December 13th we...
5 Hours In Macau

5 Hours In Macau

  Today I arrived in Hong Kong around the early afternoon and decided to take a quick day trip into Macau. I won’t attempt to outdo Lei here as he did a much better job covering Macau. From my hotel I took a cab to the Hong Kong Ferry...