Kenya 2025: The Year Africa Speaks, and the World Listens
As the sun slowly sets on the horizon of 2025, Kenya is not simply closing a page on the typical tourism calendar. This year feels different. There is growing confidence, a strengthening sense of self, and a growing number of facts that are making the world look to East Africa—not as a fixture in the […]
The Tori Gate of Thousands of Hopes in Fushimi Inari, Kyoto
While we spent the afternoon and evening in Kobe yesterday, we left our apartment in Kikawahigashi early this morning. We took an online taxi to Shin-Osaka Station—a major hub for Kansai travel—because today’s route was longer: Kyoto and Nara. Shin-Osaka always feels like a gateway to the future. Grand, modern, and busy. It’s known as […]
The Charm of Dancing with a Water Circus in Macau
Macau, a mini-nation in the Pearl River Delta, a former Portuguese colony returned to China in 1999, is renowned as one of the largest and most exciting gambling and entertainment centers in East Asia. In fact, currently, the number of hotels that double as casinos is said to have a larger capacity than the world’s […]
A peek at the Kobe Herb Gardens
After a day spent simply walking around Osaka, today it was time to visit Kobe—a port city that always offers little surprises, from its rugged landscape to the oldest mosque in Japan. It was almost noon when we left our apartment and took a Go taxi to Jūsō Station. This time, we didn’t go to […]
Camoes Macau
After visiting the Old Protestant Cemetery, I returned to Praca de Luiz Camoes. It was nearing dusk. Many Macanese residents were relaxing here, young and old, and even children. Some of the elderly were enjoying a game of chess, others were exercising, and children were even playing badminton. In the corner of the park, there […]
The Story of Rua, Avenida, Alameda, Travessa, Estrada, and Calcada in Macau
If asked how many times I’ve visited Macau, I honestly don’t know. I only know it’s fewer than my trips to Hong Kong, Brunei, or Singapore. I’ve arrived by ferry, jetfoil, helicopter, and of course, the most economical—a bus via the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge, now a new icon of the Pearl River Delta region. But […]
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum: A Trace of Shaking History
That afternoon, the sun gently shone on the streets of Nagasaki, despite the intense heat typical of early August. From my hotel not far from Oura Cathedral, I began my journey on foot to the tram stop. My steps took me not only to a place, but also to a retracing of a stirring history: […]
My Experience Taking an Online Taxi in Osaka
After a five-hour flight from Hong Kong—plus a brief layover in Taipei—our Cathay Pacific B777 finally pulled down its wheels at Kansai International Airport. There’s something unique about KIX in the late afternoon: the cool sea air, the soft light, and the feeling of “finally arriving” that’s hard to resist. At Terminal 1, we were […]
Taking the Train in Osaka: Similar to the Jabodetabek Commuter Line, but the Differences Will Amaze You
Traveling by train, whether JR or subway/metro, in Osaka and other cities in Japan is always an interesting experience, especially for those accustomed to the rhythm of the Jabodetabek Commuter Line in Indonesia. Many people assume that taking the train in Japan is complicated, confusing, and full of tangled lines. But after trying it, one […]
Taking the Train in Osaka: Similar to the Jabodetabek Commuter Line, but the Differences Will Amaze You
Taking the Train in Osaka: Similar to the Jabodetabek Commuter Line, but the Differences Will Amaze You Traveling by train, whether JR or subway/metro, in Osaka and other cities in Japan is always an interesting experience, especially for those accustomed to the rhythm of the Jabodetabek Commuter Line in Indonesia. Many people assume that taking […]
