Travel · 2019–2026

Nine trips, kept as chapters.

Longer trips split into city chapters so they stay readable. Trip hub first, chapters next, and a food page whenever one meal deserves its own memory.

Best first read
Japan Winter 2025 — the fullest format
Longest route
UK & Scotland — 16 days
Most recent
Malang & Bromo — May 2026

Best first read · Japan · 18–29 Jan 2025

Japan Winter Family Trip

4Chapters
8Food notes
Open trip hub

Every trip, newest first

Some are full multi-city journals; others are a single weekend that mattered.

Wedding ceremony arch with Bromo scenery behind

Malang & Bromo Wedding Weekend

Family-led rather than sightseeing-first: wedding warmth and mountain air.

Family Short trip
1–3 May 2026 1–3 May 2026 · Indonesia
Family in the snow at Moerenuma Park, Sapporo

Japan Winter Family Trip

Sapporo snow, Osaka energy, a Kyoto kimono day, Tokyo finishing strong.

Best first read Food-heavy
18–29 Jan 2025 18–29 Jan 2025 · Japan
Detailed temple architecture at Wat Arun, Bangkok

Bangkok 2025

Two compact visits: Wat Arun, riverside light, and Khaan as the standout dinner.

Two visits Food + riverside
May–Jun 2025 May–Jun 2025 · Thailand
Mount Taranaki across a calm lake in winter

New Zealand Winter Road Trip

North Island steam, cloud cover, lake stops, and a soft green close.

Road trip Cloudy mood
19–28 Jul 2024 19–28 Jul 2024 · New Zealand
Grey Highland road under dramatic clouds

UK & Scotland Autumn Trip

London easing in, England road stops, then whisky rooms and old stone.

Longest route Grey weather
7–22 Nov 2023 7–22 Nov 2023 · United Kingdom
Hong Kong skyline seen from an indoor dining table

Hong Kong Food Stops & City Moments

Causeway Bay wandering, Bakehouse egg tart, Yat Lok roast goose.

Food-led City break
14–16 Jul 2023 14–16 Jul 2023 · Hong Kong
Cable car view over snowy Swiss alpine peaks

Europe Winter 2021/22 Alpine Route

Zurich to Zermatt and St Moritz — plus the lesson to book New Year lodging early.

Swiss Alps Zermatt sunrise
27 Dec 2021–8 Jan 2022 27 Dec 2021–8 Jan 2022 · Switzerland
Busan coastal rail line with sea and hillside views

South Korea Winter Trip

Seoul for hanok streets and skyline; Busan for coast air and comfort food.

City + coast Easy pacing
8–19 Dec 2022 8–19 Dec 2022 · South Korea
Cotton candy winter sky over Lake Geneva in Montreux

Europe Winter 2020

Milan through Switzerland, Germany, Amsterdam, Brussels, and a Paris finish.

Winter route Paris finish
31 Dec 2019–12 Jan 2020 31 Dec 2019–12 Jan 2020 · Europe

Reading flow

Longer trips are split into lighter chapters. That’s deliberate.

Trip hub first, city chapters next, and a food page whenever one meal deserves its own memory. Nobody wants a sixteen-day journal as one scroll.

Trip hub Route, dates, pace, and where to start
City chapter The diary itself, day by day, with photos
Food note One meal, its own page, linked both ways

See it laid out

Nine trips and every meal, pinned on the Atlas.

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