Travel · 2019–2026

Ten trips, kept as chapters.

Long trips get split by city so they stay readable. Standout meals get their own page.

Best first read
Japan Winter 2025 — the most complete one
Longest route
UK & Scotland — 16 days
Most recent
Sydney & Singapore — Aug–Sep 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 big multi-city trips. Some are one weekend that mattered.

Finisher holding a Sydney Marathon medal with the Opera House behind

Sydney Marathon Trip 2026

First marathon on three weeks of training, nine days of eating, four unplanned days stuck in Singapore.

Most recent First marathon
26 Aug–8 Sep 2026 26 Aug–8 Sep 2026 · Australia & Singapore
Wedding ceremony arch with Bromo scenery behind

Malang & Bromo Wedding Weekend

Family wedding, not sightseeing. Plus mountain air.

Family Short trip
1–3 May 2026 1–3 May 2026 · Indonesia
Detailed temple architecture at Wat Arun, Bangkok

Bangkok 2025

Two short visits: Wat Arun, the river, and Khaan, the best dinner.

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

New Zealand Winter Road Trip

North Island steam, lots of cloud, lake stops, and green at the end.

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

UK & Scotland Autumn Trip

Easy start in London, 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
Busan coastal rail line with sea and hillside views

South Korea Winter Trip

Seoul for hanok streets and the skyline. Busan for the coast and comfort food.

City + coast Easy pacing
8–19 Dec 2022 8–19 Dec 2022 · South Korea
Cable car view over snowy Swiss alpine peaks

Europe Winter 2021/22 Alpine Route

Zurich to Zermatt and St Moritz. Lesson learned: book New Year lodging early.

Swiss Alps Zermatt sunrise
27 Dec 2021–8 Jan 2022 27 Dec 2021–8 Jan 2022 · Switzerland
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

How it’s split

Long trips get split into chapters. On purpose.

Nobody wants a sixteen-day journal in 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

On a map

Ten trips and every meal, pinned on the Atlas.

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