New York City
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New York City (NYC) -- Home for over 8 million people and welcomed over 64 million tourists in 2025. For many kinds of travelers out there, they probably resonate about what we consider 'home'. Cliche may it be to say 'Home is where the heart is'; I kind of like what the Filipino Tennis Athlete, Alex Eala said, "Home is not a place, it's the people"...
"The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned." — Maya Angelou
Good Grounds...
"What am I asking of my beloved that I need to do for myself?" – James Hollis
For a long time, I thought good grounds are just there, a given piece that even an eagle can just claim as it is as their own. Until it noticed the ground was shaky, it too, could not rely on it as it used to and with that, it didn't matter where it landed... on the trees, on mountains, on solid rocks, it all trembles as the ground did. With just one change and it affected everything. How does an eagle rest its wings when every stable thing it knew becomes uncertain? Read More...
When Healing in Quietness Ends...
"Men are disturbed not by things, but by the views which they take of them." — Epictetus







A Quiet Path Towards The Crossroads
As I watched the beautiful chaos of Ho Chi Minh City from a seat I occupied on the top floor of a French bakery with its full glass wall, where I enjoyed Cà phê đá, one afternoon in the summer of 2010...
Tracing Back Footsteps on The Sand
Tracing back footsteps in the sand is cool right away, but if somehow you went too far or too long, then it may have slowly faded away, if not totally gone. As I wanted to re-live my blogging days, there were so many things to consider... Read more.

Travel in Time
(Poetry)
Oh the excitement of Travel!
Somehow a realization of what it seemed in one's imagination...

Jump High and Dive Deep
Capture the spirit of adventure, encouraging travelers to embrace thrilling experiences while exploring the wonders that lie both above and beneath the surface.

Amidst the Blue Waters
Inviting travelers to immerse themselves in the calm beauty and endless horizons of the ocean, where relaxation and adventure meet.
"Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore."
– André Gide