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This was my first time flying into Kansai, an airport build on a man made island off the coast of Osaka, Japan

Not as crazy hectic as Tokyo, not as touristic as Kyoto, Osaka hits a sweet spot

Mount Aso in an active volcano in the south of Japan, the whole area is beautiful and definitely worth visiting

In the south part of Japan, not far from Fukuoka you can find a small hotspring town called Yufuin

Kyoto doesn't need that much of an introduction.

I've been in Bali many times (as I was very recently in [Ubud](/articles/back-to-ubud/)), but I've never been in Sanur before

This wasn't my first time in Ubud, Bali and it certainly won't be my last

Walking through the Stone Forest (Shilin) in Yunnan China feels almost otherworldly, it's like stepping into an Eastern fairy tale, a realm that is kind of like our world but yet feels like a magic...

Chongqing is a city that has developed a lot in recent years, but within China it is not really on the map as much as older and more historical cities nearby

All cities change, and nothing stays the same forever

Everyone has a covid story, as covid spread throughout the world it affected all 8 billion of us

If you ever find yourself in Hanoi and wanting to get out of the bustling city for a few days, I can highly recommend the area of Sa Pa and Ninh Binh

We stayed in the Earth Hostel near Nikko in Japan, a very special spot

> Menlo Castle was built in 1569, and was the main home of the Blake family, until it tragically burned down in 1910

After a beautiful hike for about an hour through all the seasons (from very sunny to clouded and raining in a matter of minutes) we ended up in this beautifull valley between a few mountains in Con...

I haven't done a lot of traveling this summer, but I have been in both Geneva and Paris a few times (for work)

Swans are part of what Galway makes Galway.

Don't let the beauty of the environment take away from the cruel things that went down here: > “People around here recall that in 1849 folks living in my home town of Louisborough in Co Mayo - arou...

While yet again ending up in Berlin for a week, I realised I have never been here during the summer

Unfortunately I was only in Geneva for a few days, during those days I was to busy to really enjoy the city

**NUIG** **Home sweet home** **Galway Bay** **Barna woods:**

Unfortunately I was only in Beijing a few hours (between transfer flights), but this wasn't my first time and it defintely won't be my last

*The Rotterdam of Vietnam. * Communism can be seen in a lot of places throughout the center, they even renamed the whole city to Ho Chi Minh City (the communist leader who led Vietnam to victory)

Hang Nga Crazy House:

Almost ten kilometer south of Qui Nhơn we found ourselves at an amazing beach

Very close to Cát Bà Island, Vietnam:

Not far from Hanoi, Vietnam:

Women Museum, Hanoi:

In a small town in the north of Thailand (A few hours from Chiang Mai)

Chiang Mai

Moon bar: Wat Pho: Street food:

Achill Island, Ireland: Crough Patrick, Ireland: Galway:

Rome

Amsterdam's aurora

The thing I love about Mongolia is that a big part of the population (roughly 40%) has not changed a thing in the nomadic way of living for generations

Not to long ago I was on a trip, ended up on an island in an amazing frozen lake called Olkhon Island in Russia

Berlin2

Leiden is a very beautiful city with a lot historical buildings, streets and canals

Bertrip

Berlin

A different form of public advertising on my way to work past Amsterdam Amstel station, probably more valid than all billboards and commercials I didn't photograph combined

A [confronting documentary](http://www. detropiathefilm

I was still a kid when the first Matrix movie came out

*Editor's note: This post was published in 2025, with pictures from 2011

Amsterdam

In the garden:

Neerijnen

Geldermalsen

Reinvallei