The Mega-City of Shanghai, China is today home to over 24 million people, which is about 6 million more than my entire country, Chile. Years earlier I had been to Mexico City in the middle of its huge population, but right after landing in Shanghai, I really understood what it was like to be in …
During the 2019 Chinese New Year holiday, the almost two weeks off from our jobs in China, my girlfriend and I decided to do something a bit different. The plan, we would travel by motorcycle from Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam halfway down the country southbound to the city of Da Nang, about 1,000 kilometers …
After our 10-day trip throughout Italy, we had arrived at the airport of Beauvais Tille, located 85 kilometers (53 miles) north of Paris, France. Traveling on budget airlines to this point had added extra work and stress to the plans because I had to previously print the tickets on my own and the airports where the …
After our short stay in Paris and departing France, we had arrived at the Madrid Barajas Airport in the capital of Spain. It had been a short flight and we had arrived in the morning, so we had a lot of time to get to know the Spanish city. We had dropped our bags at …
I felt inspired to write this short article on Vietnam, on the train out of the city Nha Trang with destination to our next stop, the town of Qui Nhon about 250 kilometers north on the coast of this beautiful country. From the moment I first visited Vietnam about two years ago, I felt it …
During the 2019 Chinese New Year holiday in China and the almost two weeks off from work, my girlfriend and I decided to do something a bit different; we would travel by motorcycle from the capital city of Vietnam half the country south to the city of Da Nang, about 1,000 kilometres away. This a …
After our long flights from China and Central Africa, resting in Frankfurt for a couple of days had been the best idea to recharge for our next month of vacations through Italy, France, and Spain. having purchased a small football had been the best idea, as they had to be active and playing at any …
In the summer of 2016, as it was usual (and still is) to meet with my kids during the summer to spend time with them, the plan was to spend a summer traveling through Italy, visit Paris and continue on through Spain. Our summer travels would take an entire month. Silvana and Pablo (then 9 …
San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico was one of my last stops on my backpacking trip through Central America and Mexico. The six weeks long trip that had begun in Panama City, Panama, then on to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico had given me the opportunity to breath new airs, ponder about my …