Aside from running, cycling is how I build a close connection with a city. I had lived in Singapore for quite a while and did ride bikes there, but only for everyday transportation...

It’s been a long time since I last wrote a “one-day itinerary” post, and this time I’m featuring one of the cities I know best. During last year’s National Day holiday, I played to...

If there’s one word to describe Singapore this year, it’s expensive. With hotel rates this high, you might as well make up for it with a few genuinely useful freebies. Here are sev...

To sum up the Ice Lake trail, the first half—a green adventure through the forest—is close to flawless, and I’d gladly return for that alone. The second half is more of a test of h...

This title is a little clickbaity—it’s not really a completely free all-inclusive trip. But I recently came across a promotion from the Singapore Tourism Board called Singapore Rew...

This is a practical, all-in-one guide to a Komodo liveaboard trip in Indonesia to see giant lizards—Komodo dragons. If you want a more detailed trip report, see In Komodo, I Return...

A trip to Komodo leaves you with many unforgettable moments: the thousands upon thousands of bats flying across the sunset over Kalong Island, the torrential rain on the sea late a...

If I ever get the chance to return to Yunnan, I’d love to hike the Haba Loop once, as a tribute to my youth....

On my trip to Bali, Ubud was my favorite place—no contest....

Of Yubeng’s seven hiking routes, the Sacred Waterfall trail was supposed to be the easiest. We somehow turned it into a wilderness-survival-style outdoor scare....

A few days ago, two major earthquakes and dozens of aftershocks struck southeastern Turkey and northern Syria. The scale of the casualties is hard to fathom. I spent some time in I...