Category: Travel

Day 1 of Moroccan Vacation: Marrakech on February 5th, 2017

First day in Morocco, as we woke up to the ancient city of Marrakech. The plan of the day was to visit the attractions in Marrakech Medina (Old City), book the desert tour to Sahara and exchange some… Read More

Flight Log of Ryanair Flight 7752 from Madrid to Marrakech on February 4th, 2017

Originally, when I was planning this trip to Europe, I was fascinated by photos showing majesty of imposing Sahara sand dunes and intricacy of century-old ancient city streets, that the North Africa country of Morocco presented to the… Read More

Day 3 of Spanish Vacation: Madrid on February 4th, 2017

Last day of our three-day stay in Madrid before heading off for Marrakech. The plan of the day was to visit the attractions in the city, the two most important were Catedral de Santa María la Real de… Read More

Day 2 of Spanish Vacation: Segovia on February 3rd, 2017

The second day of our three-day stay in Madrid, and we chose to visit the historic city of Segovia, with its well-preserved Roman Aqueduct.

Day 1 of Spanish Vacation: Toledo on February 2nd, 2017

The first of our three-day stay at Madrid, and we picked the historic city of Toledo for our visit. Historically, the city of Toledo has been the capital of the Spanish empire for nearly five centuries, and had… Read More

Day 0 of Spanish Vacation: Madrid on February 1st, 2017

This post follows the previous ones about flights on Qatar Airways from Hangzhou to Madrid, and is about the rest of our first day in Madrid. After getting off the plane, the city of Madrid welcomed us with… Read More

Flight Log of Qatar Airways Flight 891 / 149 from Hangzhou to Madrid via Doha on January 31st, 2017

With a luxurious 5-week winter holiday that could probably be my last, and with round-trip flights to Europe as low as 39XX CNY (It seemed that Qatar Airway’s year-round sale had never ended, and I was quite amazed… Read More

Flight Log of Xiamen Air Flight 878 from Kuala Lumpur to Hangzhou (via Fuzhou)

Chinese New Year Day morning. After a not-so-merry new year “celebration” under the KLCC Towers, followed by a two-hour nap, I was walking past benches filled by homeless people at Pudu Bus Station, and boarded a early-morning airport… Read More

Flight Log of Malaysia Airlines Flight 765 and 1450 from Siem Reap to Langkawi with Transfer at Kuala Lumpur

Time to leave Cambodia as I picked up my luggage from the hostel and was immediately greeted by the waiting Tuk-Tuk driver on the street, who gave me a mystical smile (as God knows how many times in… Read More

Flight Log of Xiamen Air Flight 877 from Hangzhou to Kuala Lumpur (via Fuzhou), and Connection of Airaisa Flight 536 from Kuala Lumpur to Phnom Penh

Winter of 2016. As an escape to the grueling task of grad school application, I searched online for destinations (and air tickets) that could be my winter getaway. It’s a luxurious 5-week holiday that could possibly be my… Read More