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Tokyo 7-day DIY itinerary: Tokyo day trip to Hakone

I’ve been to Tokyo several times, but I have NEVER seen Mt. Fuji. I wanted to remedy that this time around… What better place to see Mt. Fuji than at Hakone – where there are supposedly multiple Mt. Fuji view Read more…


San Francisco tour (5-day itinerary) – Lombard Street, Chinatown, Union Square

Day 4 – we’re past the midway point, which makes me kind of sad… Anyway, for today – we’ve got MORE FOOD, but most importantly (to my mom) – SHOPPING!   Day 4 Breakfast at Good Mong Kok Bakery Chinatown Read more…


A step-by-step guide on how to maximize your Tokyo Disney Sea adventure

I am a huge amusement park junkie – which my friends and family can fully attest to. If a country / city is well-known for a certain amusement park (whether Disney, Universal Studios, Six Flags, or one of the local Read more…


Everything you need to know about Lahore, including what to see and eat (as a solo DIY tourist)

Lahore is well-known for being many things: Pakistan’s second largest city of ~12mn people, the self-professed cultural capital of the country (with good reason), and jokingly (or not so jokingly) described as the Paris of the East. But to me, Read more…


Everything you need to know about Karachi, including what to see and eat (as a solo DIY tourist)

I’ll be honest – I wasn’t sure initially if I wanted to go to Karachi. I’ve read news report claiming Karachi as the world’s most dangerous city (that’s not located officially in a war zone), and if that didn’t deter Read more…


Bangkok: a DIY logistics and travel guide for tourists

Bangkok – visited this city with zero expectations, and came out of it extremely pleasantly surprised. It’s true that Bangkok may not have a lot of “tourist attractions” the way NYC, London, Barcelona do – in fact, I was quite Read more…


San Francisco: DIY logistics and two-day itinerary for tourists

San Francisco – what an amazing city you turned out to be! I was heading to Silicon Valley for work, so decided to spend ~2 days at San Francisco to sightsee and shop, because why the heck not? I was Read more…