Hitting the big thousand is supposed to feel like a milestone, but it just feels like another weekend catching up to my photos. I’m writing this in summer 2023 just after my long-weekend trip to San Francisco knowing that none of this will be published until 2026 with the huge Read more
Though Uber is a luxury for many, I found one specific situation where Uber was necessary. I was on my way home on a Friday evening from the airport after spending almost a whole work week in Toronto for meetings and dinners, and had another morning departure to Toronto the Read more
Celebrating 900 posts. By being thrifty about the way I spend and strategic about long weekends, I find myself traveling about once every four to eight weeks. My friends often ask me how to save money while traveling and AirBnB comes up a lot. Of course, it depends on what Read more
Art changes the way I see and understand history and human nature. Peter Paul Rubens with his Baroque renderings of biblical images has captured my heart. He’s undoubtedly my favourite painter of all time. I’ve had the fortune to see a wide collection of his works in the Old Master’s Read more
I did the same thing in January 2025 as January 2024—I visited Vancouver for a weekend to reconnect with family and friends. Facebook memories reminded me of the 2023 travel summary I posted last year, so I decided to do it again this year. 2024 was also the first calendar Read more
This is a modified excerpt from my master’s research project in 2022. “Burke,” a 53-storey condo tower being erected on the corner of Sherbourne and Howard streets, just steps away from Sherbourne subway station. On the same site as the new condo there are two heritage buildings – the Anson Read more
When travelling to Munich, the Bavarian National Museum is one not to miss out on. The Museum building itself was built during King Maximilian II in 1855, around the same time the Neuschwanstein Castle was built (the castle used as inspiration for the one in Disneyland). The interior of the Read more
