Have You Ever Heard Of The Skeleton Coast of Namibia?

Namibia is one of the most memorable and unique places my husband and I have ever traveled to in the world. More than 5 years ago, I’d come across a hauntingly beautiful photograph of the Skeleton Coast, which captured my imagination about the 1,500km rugged and isolated coastline in the remote northwestern corner of Namibia. It looked so remote back then, and there was so little information on it – I had no idea how to get there! But last year, I discovered the Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp, which is the only camp from which to explore the highly inhospitable Skeleton Coast.

Why I Traveled 36 Hours to England Just to Watch the Rugby World Cup Final

Two days before the Rugby World Cup Final, my partner and I ran a sleek operation in which he optimized for the flight arrangements and I monitored the clearing prices on Viagogo for the for the Rugby World Cup Final tickets. I’d already been watching the ticket prices for about 6 months, so when prices cleared at a discount to face value, we went ahead to buy the tickets and left right away for the epic match at Twickenham in England. Many people thought this was insane, but frankly, we both thought it was one of the best travel decisions

6 Things That Made The Maasai Mara Magical

The little single propeller Safarilink plane flew for 45 minutes from Nairobi to Naboisho, across the wide open savannah of Kenya. lt landed on a narrow and short strip of cleared, dry savannah ground. And just like that, my partner and I were in the magnificent Maasai Mara. The African savannah has captivated me since my childhood days, when I watched The Lion King nearly every weekend for about a year. I never actually tired of it. It remains one of my favorite movies till this day. Since then, I learned also about the great annual migration of 1.5 million wildebeest,

2014, A Big Pivot, and Other Incredible Things

2014, what a big year! I’m so thankful for everything I’ve experienced in 2014. Myanmar. I started the year on Inle Lake in Myanmar. My partner and I stayed at a villa at the ultra quiet and tranquil Inle Lake Resort. We drank cocktails while watching a stunning sunset (many more Myanmar photos here). The Big Pivot. I realized that I wanted to be back in tech and in a startup. I reflected on what worked for me and what didn’t in the past, what I wanted and what I didn’t, and took my time to find the best startup to join. I

Connecting With My Chinese Roots

A few weeks ago, I unexpectedly connected with my Chinese roots in Taiwan. This might not be well-publicized, but Taiwan now seems to me a pretty good (and uncrowded) place to discover your Chinese roots and heritage, in case you were looking to do that. Although there is that big and now-mighty country China, which probably comes first to mind when people think about Chinese history and heritage, on my countless trips there I have found it to be too crowded, too big, and in full economic growth overdrive. Taiwan is a lot more chilled out. If you are looking to connect with

Top 5 Exotic Warm Water Dive Spots That Are Worth the Trouble

Since I got my PADI diving license more than 2 years ago in Aqaba, Jordan, I’ve been itching to explore more wonders in the underwater world. Unfortunately, the first few dives that I did immediately after getting my license were in the famously beautiful, clear and warm waters of the Red Sea in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. I had done myself in. How do you beat diving in the Red Sea?! But luckily for me, I have an equally adventurous partner who loves looking for exotic warm water dive spots too. Together, we have traveled to several far-flung places specially to dive,

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