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: [column width="47%"...
Adventures Around Nosara, Costa Rica
The Setting - The Nicoya Peninsula & Nosara The Nicoya Peninsula is located in western Costa Rica along the Pacific Coast. Most of the peninsula lies within Guanacaste Province. The climate of the Nicoya Peninsula ranges from the drier ranch lands in the north...
One Last Night In Hong Kong
Press play. And then start reading. The wanderer begins alone. He is but a single leaf drifting in a forest, relishing in the anonymity granted by the countless cities that shelter him. He will lose himself dancing among the spices of...
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 Terminal...
18 Hours In Seoul
I found out 2 days ago I needed to go to Hong Kong for a last minute trip with my brother, so I figured to include a 18 hour layover in Seoul, South Korea because:I've never been beforeThe flights ended up being $600 cheaper From Incheon...
This Is My Medical School Graduation Speech
Before I give you the transcript, a preface: I started this blog 4 years ago, exactly at the time when I also started medical school. In a way, my journey with The Monsoon Diaries would not have been possible without my parallel journey through medical school. And...
Pompeii
On our last day I visited Pompeii, famous for being the Roman city frozen in time after it was destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D. For 1,500 years Pompeii was covered by 20 feet of ash and pumice, preserving...
From Naples To The Amalfi Coast
I had a late morning, waking up at around 11am and packing up by 12pm. I then hopped on the commuter rail towards Napoli Centrale, where you can easily walk 2 minutes to switch over to the Circumvesuviana, an independently run train service that goes...
Where Are We Now?
Where Are We Next?
