O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?

Juliet's balconySound familiar? That's the famous quote from the balcony scene of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. I had a chance to visit the 'birthplace' of the famous Romeo and Juliet in Verona, Italy, an easy day trip from Venice. The journey took about an hour plus from Venice to Verona Porta Nouva and we had the whole day to explore the town on foot. The town is easy to navigate and most attractions can be reached on foot. It was here in Verona...

Cape Peninsula, South Africa

view of Cape of Good Hopecatching my own reflectionCape of Good Hope is also known as the most southern tip of the African continent. We drove from Cape Town to the Cape Peninsula stopping along Simon's town for the colourful dressing rooms, Boulder's beach for the cute penguin and lastly the Cape Point for the sunset. The whole drive from Cape Town to Cape of Good Hope was about 3 hours. It was said here, one could see the most mesmerizing sunset...

And now I might be a Ophiuchus?

A new zodiac has emerged and according to my birthdate, I might be a Ophiuchus instead of a Sagittarius. But I like to be the Archer!Here's the might be new chartCapricorn: Jan. 20 - Feb. 16Aquarius: Feb. 16 - March 11Pisces: March 11- April 18Aries: April 18- May 13Taurus: May 13- June 21Gemini: June 21- July 20Cancer: July 20- Aug. 10Leo: Aug. 10- Sept. 16Virgo: Sept. 16- Oct. 30Libra: Oct. 30- Nov. 23Scorpio: Nov. 23- Nov. 29Ophiuchus: Nov. 29-...

Dead Sea, Jordan

Also known as Killer Sea and the lowest point on earth. And for those who do not know how to swim, fret not as you will practically float. We had a chance to swim and mud bathing at the Dead Sea while enroute to Amman. Notice those white stuff They are salt formed from the sea Dead sea mu...

2011 Expectations

Hmm..the title sound cliche but then I guess, everytime a new year comes, I would always have this list of things that I wanted to achieve. For 2011, there are plenty of plans especially on travel. Gonna see Sun Moon Lake upclose in March courtesy from my free travel voucher. Going oversea for work..keeping my fingers crossed for the cheap Coach bag..:) and lastly the ultimate trip to Nepal, Tibet and hopefully Bhutan if things go according to plan in Aug.And because of the ultimate trip above, need to keep myself fit for all the walking and hiking...

The Rose Red City

It's a wonderful sight to see Petra peeking out from the Siq Finally, after 1 km of walk The majestic view of Petra The Rose Red City or Petra debuted in the Hollywood in 1989 in the Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade movie. Petra used to be the capital of the Nabataens and now has joined the ranks of Taj Mahal and Great Wall as one of the new seven wonders of the world. It was no wonder that this architecture was concurred with the prestigous...